European League of Football

European League of Football
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2024 European League of Football season
SportAmerican football
Founded4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
First season2021
Owner(s)SEH Sports & Entertainment Holding, Patrick Esume
CEOŽeljko Karajica
CommissionerPatrick Esume
No. of teams18 (2025)
CountriesGermany (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)
HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Rhein Fire (2nd title)
Most titlesRhein Fire (2 titles)
TV partner(s)
Official websiteeuropeanleague.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]

  1. ^ "CFL or ELF, GFL? Top International players split on their pro football future". American Football International. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Neues Hamburger Footballteam spielt im Stadion Hoheluft" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "ELF Erweiterung 2023: Drei Franchises stehen fest". 14 May 2022.

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