2023 Munich Ravens season

The 2023 Munich Ravens season is the inaugural season of the newly founded Munich Ravens in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.

2023 Munich Ravens season
General managerSebastian Stolz
Head coachJohn Shoop
Home fieldTBD

Preseason

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The first steps of the franchise was the hiring of former Hamburg Sea Devils offensive quality control coach and NFL (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers) offensive coordinator John Shoop[1] and general manager Sebastian Stolz, former PR-manager of the Hamburg Sea Devils in the NFL Europa and strategy manager for the Oakland Raiders.[2] Another important hiring was the addition of the newly director of sport, former Raiders Tirol quarterback and MVP of the 2022 European League of Football season Sean Shelton.[3]

In preparation for the new season, the franchise held an invitational tryout at the Olympiastadion (Munich) with several dozen participants.[4] After that, the first signings of players were announced, beginning with former Panthers Wrocław Darius Robinson.[5] As the first franchise quarterback Chad Jeffries was announced, coming from the Danube Dragons as Austrian title winner and league MVP.[6]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1   Stuttgart Surge 12 10 2 8–2 387 237 +150 W3 Automatic playoffs (#3)
2   Raiders Tirol 12 8 4 8–2 307 230 +77 W1
3   Munich Ravens 12 7 5 7–3 425 338 +87 W2
4   Helvetic Guards 12 3 9 3–7 174 378 –204 L4
5   Milano Seamen 12 2 10 2–8 328 497 –169 L3
6   Barcelona Dragons 12 2 10 2–8 199 396 –197 L10

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

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Reference[7]

Munich Ravens roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Chad Jeffries
 
  • 16 Lukas Von Stumpfeldt
 

Running backs

  • 20 Rachid ALi-Tagba
 
  • 22 Alex Braunsperger
 
  •  7 Tomiwa Oyewo
 
  • 44 Niklas Ritter FB
 
  • 33 Justin Rodney
 

Wide receivers

  • 80 Lukas Anzeneder
 
  •  8 Noah Bomba
 
  •  2 Markell Castle
 
  •  1 Sixten Dragan
 
  • 18 Jannik Nowak
 
  • 17 Mo Riedinger
 
  • 13 Marvin Rutsch
 
  • 14 Jason Sanders
 
  • 11 Luca Salvo
 
  • 28 Leander Winter
 

Tight ends

  • 81 Sebastian Kurrer
 
  • 85 Marlon Malki
 
  • 82 Philip Okonkwo
 
  • 88 Jens Walter
 
Offensive linemen
  • 60 Marvin Biegert
 
  • -- Gerrit Brandt
 
  • 65 Jan Eberl
 
  • 71 Marco Fischer
 
  • 73 Thomas Heller
 
  • 55 Nathan Kalemba
 
  • 53 Dominik Ondra
 
  • 72 Maxime Roussl
  
  • 75 Thomas Schmidt
 
  • 50 Tobias Vorreiter
 
  • 70 Philip Weinzierl
 

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Johannes Bräu
 
  • 98 Etuale Liu
 
  • 97 Bilal Mawuena
 
  • 94 MJ Ricco
 
  • 93 Robin Rogoss
 
  • 49 Patrick Roth
 
  • 95 Leon Schmidt
 
  • 90 Dominic Siegel
 
  • 35 Tyler Vaimaona
 
  • 45 Tizian Vogl
 
  • 49 Maximillian Von Engelhardt
 
  • 91 Leon Weber
 
  • 56 Vladislav Zarkov
 
  • 15 Johannes Zirngibl
 
Linebackers
  • 40 Joshua Akena
 
  • 52 Michael Bausch
 
  • 58 Burak Efendioglu
 
  • 10 Nic Haritonenko
 
  • 35 Exree Loe
 
  • 51 Leon Nieper
 
  • 37 Jan-Niclas Rung
 
  •  9 Kevin Titz
 

Defensive backs

  • 27 Joschka Bartz
 
  • 24 Jonas Gürntke
 
  • 37 Gabriel Kalus
 
  • 39 Enis Kaser
 
  • 28 Blake King
 
  • 32 Julian Ludwig-Mayorga
 
  • 21 Martin Marcacci
 
  •  6 Luis Moreno
 
  • 19 Junior Nkembi
 
  •  3 Justin Rogers
 
 
  • 25 Moritz Scharr
 

Special teams

  •  4 Robert Werner
 


Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 21, 2023
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 56 homegrown
67 active

Staff

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Munich Ravens staff

Front office

  • Owners – Christian Binder, Thomas Krohne
  • General manager – Sebastian Stolz
  • Director Sports Operations – Sean Shelton

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – n/a
  • Quarterbacks – TeeJay Gordan
  • Offensive line – Paul Dunn
  • Running backs – Tristan Müller
  • Wide receivers – Tarik Ibrahim
  • Tight ends – Maximilian Feruga
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Vince Okruch
  • Defensive backs – Alan Reed
  • Linebacker – Ryan Newell
  • Defensive line – Gunther Renner

Special teams coaches

  • Kick-Off/ Kick-Off Return coordinator – Tristan Müller
  • Punt/ Punt Return coordinator – Maximilian Feruga
  • Field Goal/ PAT coordinator – Valentin Pfnür
  • Field Goal/ PAT block coordinator – Ryan Newell


Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Ryan Newell


Staff updated 28 January 2023


Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "ELF: Munich Ravens verpflichten John Shoop als Head Coach". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Stolz wird Manager der Münchner ELF-Franchise". stadionwelt.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Munich Ravens gelingt Coup - Sean Shelton wird Director Sports Operations". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ "ELF: Munich Ravens host top regional talent in muddy tryout". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Munich Ravens: Ex-NFL-Profi erste Verpflichtung der Vereinsgeschichte". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ "ELF-QUARTERBACKS: VIEL ERFAHRUNG UND EINE KRASSE WILDCARD". ouchdown24 (in German). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "ELF: 2023 Munich Ravens – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.