2022 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2022 Frankfurt Galaxy season is the second season of the new Frankfurt Galaxy team in the European League of Football.

2022 Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) season
General managerJörg Ziesche
Head coachGermany Thomas Kösling
Home fieldPSD Bank Arena
Results
Record8 – 4
Conference place3rd
Uniform

Preseason

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After change in management and a new general manager with co-owner Christopher Knower[1] the 2021 champion announced starting quarterback Jakeb Sullivan.[2] Shortly after, the franchise re-signed local talent Lorenz Regler for the 2022 season.[3] With effect from May 1st, Jörg Ziesche will be replacing Christopher Knower as general manager.[4]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1   Vienna Vikings 12 10 2 0 5–1 352 209 143 L1 Advance to playoffs
2   Raiders Tirol 12 8 4 0 3–3 418 229 189 W1 Best 2nd place advances
3   Frankfurt Galaxy 12 8 4 0 4–2 386 247 139 W2
4   Stuttgart Surge 12 0 12 0 0–6 113 451 −338 L12

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule

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Week Date Time (CET) Opponent[A] Result Record Venue TV[B][C] Recap
1 June 5 15:00 Rhein Fire L 26 – 29 0 – 1 PSD Bank Arena ProSieben MAXX, ran.de, Arena4+, Eleven Sport
2 June 12 15:00 @ Vienna Vikings L 10 – 30 0 – 2 Generali-Arena Vienna Puls24, Zappn.tv, Eleven Sport
3 June 19 15:00 Panthers Wrocław W 47 – 13 1 – 2 PSD Bank Arena Polsat Sport
4 June 25 17:00 @ Cologne Centurions W 48 – 11 2 – 2 Südstadion ran.de
5 July 3 15:00 @ Raiders Tirol L 17 – 23 2 – 3 Tivoli Stadion Tirol Puls24, Zappn.tv
6 July 10 15:00 @ Stuttgart Surge W 26 – 20 (OT) 3 – 3 Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
7 July 17 15:00 Cologne Centurions W 46 – 14 4 – 3 PSD Bank Arena ProSieben MAXX, ran.de, Arena4+
8 July 24 bye
9 July 31 15:00 @ Panthers Wrocław W 30 – 29 5 – 3 Olympic Stadium Wrocław Polsat Sport
10 August 7 bye
11 August 14 15:00 Vienna Vikings W 42 – 8 6 – 3 PSD Bank Arena
12 August 21 15:00 @ Rhein Fire L 21 – 23 6 – 4 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
13 August 28 15:00 Raiders Tirol W 36 – 33 7 – 4 PSD Bank Arena
14 September 4 15:00 Stuttgart Surge W 37 – 13 8 – 4 PSD Bank Arena

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

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Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Moritz Johannknecht
 
 
  •  9 Jasper Small
 

Running backs

  • 22 Kai Hunter
 
  • 27 Thomas Fischbach
 
  • 32 Justin Rodney
 
  • 44 León Helm FB
 
  • 45 Max Schmidt
 

Wide receivers

  • 10 Timo Benschuh
 
  • 13 Marvin Rutsch
 
  • 15 Max Siemssen
 
  • 16 Niklas Schumm
 
 
  • 19 Nico Strahmann
 
  • 80 Luis Moreno
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  • 81 Janez von Renesse
 
  • 82 Hendrik Schwarz P
 
  • 83 Zinedin Bendjabou
 
  • 84 Cheikhou Sow
 
  • 85 Markus Hachenberg
 
  • 86 Lorenz Regler
 

Tight ends

  • 87 Kevin Mwamba
 
Offensive linemen
  • 62 Lucas Hebel
 
  • 66 Francesco Runco
 
  • 71 Frank Atunlese
 
  • 72 Basil Weber
 
  • 73 Marko Vidović
 
  • 74 Sven Fischer T
 
  • 75 Joachim Christensen C
 
  • 77 Yannic Kiehl T
 
  • 78 Tim Hirsch
 
  • 79 Kai Wullbrandt
 

Defensive linemen

  • 54 Karlis Brauns DE
 
  • 55 Mamadou Sy DT
 
  • 90 Marc Anthony Hor DT
 
  • 92 Tim Göckus DE
 
  • 93 Thang Le Minh DT
 
  • 94 Cedric Udegbe DE
 
  • 95 Mete Konya DT
 
  • 98 Koku Antoine Giede DE
 
  • 99 Kevin Maier DE
 
Linebackers
  • 40 Louis Achaintre ILB
 
  • 50 Calvin Schuld ILB
 
  • 51 Mark Andrew Adjei ILB
 
  • 52 Wael Nasri ILB
 
  • 53 Daniel Josiah ILB
 
  • 56 Sebastían Silva Gomez OLB
 
  • 58 Anthony Keith Williams ILB
 
  • 59 Thomas Albrecht ILB
 

Defensive backs

  • 14 Joshua Poznanski S
 
  • 18 Fernando Lowery CB
 
  • 23 Maximilian Kranz CB
 
  • 24 Karim Ben El Ghali CB
 
  • 31 Konstantin Katz CB
 
  • 35 Marcos Schlabitz S
 
 

Special teams

  •  1 Ryan Rimmler K
 
 
Reserve lists
  • 21 Gennadiy Adams RB   (IR)
 
  • 28 Simon Otto CB   (IR)
 
  • 30 Falk Reuter S   (IR)
 
  • 41 Sebastian Gauthier OLB   (IR)
 
  • 61 Lars Hampel OL   (IR)
 
  • 65 Malcom Müller OL   (IR)
 
  • 97 Sven Rieger DT   (IR)
 


Rookies in italics
Roster updated 25 June 2022[5]
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 47 homegrown
57 active, 7 inactive

Transactions

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From Berlin Thunder: Louis Achaintre, Wael Nasri (February 4, 2022)[6]

Jermaine Brealy Jr. was released after the first regular season game.[citation needed]

Staff

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Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – B.G.A. Football Betriebs GmbH
    (i.a. Christopher Knower, David Knower,
    Kösling, Eric Reutemann,
    James McGoldrick, Dr. Jörg Zirener)
  • CEO – Christopher Knower
  • General manager – Jörg Ziesche
  • Cheer Director & Coach –

Head coach

  • Head coach – Thomas Kösling

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Patrick Griesheimer
  • Quarterbacks – Andy McMillan
  • Running backs – Roscoe Baptist
  • Assistant running backs – Ramin Chaban
  • Wide receivers – Guido Reuels
  • Assistant wide receivers – Johannes Rübsamen
  • Tight ends – Florian Bambuch
  • Offensive line – Pascal Abt
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Thomas Kösling
  • Linebacker – Martin Latka
  • Defensive line – Kai Schlegel
  • Assistant defensive line – Ralf Horn
  • Assistant defensive line – Milan Misic
  • Defensive backs/assist. DC – Adrian Hensel
  • Assistant defensive backs – Dennis Nicholas Kozak
  • Assistant defensive backs – Max Zaher
  • Defense scheme assistant – Daniel Garcia

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Kai Schlegel
  • Special teams assistant – Kay Schulmeyer


Strength and conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – Scott McNeil
  • Athletic trainer – Jonas Riess


Staff updated 01 May 2022


Notes

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  1. ^ Intra-Conference games are in bold text
  2. ^ All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
  3. ^ Viewers in brackets if available

References

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  1. ^ @frankfurtgalaxy (October 27, 2021). "General Manager Alexander Korosek leaves Frankfurt Galaxy" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @frankfurtgalaxy (November 11, 2021). "He is back!!" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @frankfurtgalaxy (November 28, 2021). "Our captain is back!" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Frankfurt Galaxy verstärkt sich: Unternehmer Jörg Ziesche ab 1. Mai in der Geschäftsleitung". Football-Fan.de (in German). April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Frankfurt Galaxy in der ELF 2022 – Auf dem Weg zur Titelverteidigung?". ticketmaster.de (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "ELF: Frankfurt Galaxy sign ELF's top tackler linebacker Wael Nasri". AmericanFootballInternational.com. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.