Upcoming season or competition: 2024 European League of Football season | |
Sport | American football |
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Founded | 4 November 2020 |
First season | 2021 |
Owner(s) | SEH Sports & Entertainment Holding, Patrick Esume |
CEO | Željko Karajica |
Commissioner | Patrick Esume |
No. of teams | 18 (2025) |
Countries | Germany (7 teams) Austria (2 teams) Spain (2 teams) Czech Republic (1 team) Sweden (1 team) Denmark (1 team) France (1 team) Hungary (1 team) Italy (1 team) Poland (1 team) Switzerland (1 team) |
Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Rhein Fire (2nd title) |
Most titles | Rhein Fire (2 titles) |
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Official website | europeanleague.football |
The European League of Football (ELF) is a professional[1] American football league based in Europe, continuing some team names and logos of the former NFL Europe. The ELF played its first season in 2021,[2] and has 17 teams in the 2024 season. Teams are located in Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France and Denmark with plans to expand.[3]