European League of Football
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EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL played its first season in 2021, and has 16 teams for its 2025 season. Teams are located in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Spain and Switzerland with plans to expand.
2025 ELF SEASON
| duration | May 17 - August 16 |
| Playoffs | |
|---|---|
| Wildcard Games | August 23-24 |
| Semi-Finals | August 30-31 |
| ELF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | SEPTEMBER 7 |
| TEAMS |
| 2025 SEASON |
| East Division |
| North Division |
| South Division |
| West Division |
| PREVIOUS SEASONS |
| Central Conference |
| DEFUNCT TEAMS |
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istanbul rams (2022) |
 Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium (istanbul,Turkey) |
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Leipzig Kings (2021-2023) |
 Paul Greifzu Stadium (Leipzig,Germany) |
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Helvetic Guards* (2023) |
 Lidl Arena (Wil,Switzerland) |
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Barcelona Dragons (2021-2024) |
 Estadi Municipal de Badalona (Barcelona,Spain) |
On hiatus for 2025 but to return in 2026 |
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Milano Seamen (2023-2024) |
 Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli (Milan,Italy) |
*Helvetic Guards withdrew in April 2024 and were replaced by the Helvetic Mercenaries.
| EXPANSION | # |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023-2024 | 17 |
| 2025- | 16 |
| 2021- | 8 | Barcelona Dragons Berlin Thunder Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy Hamburg Sea Devils Leipzig Kings Stuttgart Surge Wrocław Panthers |
|---|---|
| 2022 | |
| 12 | Barcelona Dragons Berlin Thunder Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy Hamburg Sea Devils Leipzig Kings Stuttgart Surge Wrocław Panthers |
Istanbul Rams(E) Rhein Fire(E) Tirol Raiders (E) Vienna Vikings (E) |
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| 2023 | |
| 17 | Barcelona Dragons Berlin Thunder Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy Hamburg Sea Devils Rhein Fire Stuttgart Surge Tirol Raiders Vienna Vikings Wrocław Panthers |
Fehérvár Enthroners(E) Helvetic Guards(E) Milano Seamen(E) Munich Ravens(E) Paris Musketeers(E) Prague Lions(E) |
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Istanbul Rams (F) Leipzig Kings (F)* |
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| 2024 | |
| 17 | Barcelona Dragons Berlin Thunder Cologne Centurions Fehérvár Enthroners Frankfurt Galaxy Hamburg Sea Devils Milano Seamen Munich Ravens Paris Musketeers Prague Lions Rhein Fire Stuttgart Surge Tirol Raiders Vienna Vikings Wrocław Panthers |
Helvetic Guards > Helvetic Mercenaries |
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| 2025- | |
| 16 | Berlin Thunder Cologne Centurions Fehérvár Enthroners Frankfurt Galaxy Hamburg Sea Devils Helvetic Mercenaries Milano Seamen Munich Ravens Paris Musketeers Prague Lions Rhein Fire Stuttgart Surge Tirol Raiders Vienna Vikings Wrocław Panthers |
Nordic Storm (E) |
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Barcelona Dragons (F) Milano Seamen (F) |
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(E) - Expansion Team
(F) - Folded Team
*-Leipzig Kings were removed from the league after week 6
| ELF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
The ELF Championship Game follows the playoffs made up of the 4 division champions and the two next best teams.
| 2025 ELF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | MOST TITLES |
|---|---|
 Stuttgart Surge (1) |
 RHEIN FIRE (2) |
| SEASON | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | STADIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 26, 2021 |
 Frankfurt Galaxy (1) |
32 - 30 |  Hamburg Sea Devils |
 Merkur Spiel-Arena Düsseldorf,DE |
| 2 September 25, 2022 |
 vienna vikingS (1) |
27 VS 15 | Hamburg Sea Devils |
 Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 3 September 24, 2023 |
Rhein Fire (1) |
53 VS 34 | Stuttgart Surge |
 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Duisburg, Germany |
| 4 September 22, 2024 |
Rhein Fire (2) |
51 @ 20 | vienna vikingS |
 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 5 September 7, 2025 |
Stuttgart Surge (1) |
24 @ 17 | vienna vikingS |
 MHPArena Stuttgart, Germany |
| STANDINGS | |||||
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| Team | REC | A | RT | RA | |
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Rhein Fire | 2-0 | 2 | 2024 | 2024 |
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Vienna Vikings | 1-2 | 3 | 2022 | 2025 |
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STUTTGART SURGE | 1-1 | 2 | 2025 | 2025 |
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Frankfurt Galaxy | 1-0 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
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Hamburg Sea Devils | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2022 |
LEGEND