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Fehérvár Enthroners

The Fehérvár Enthroners established in 2007 are an American football team from Székesfehérvár, Hungary. The Enthroners are competing in the Hungarian Football League. The team starts in the 2023 season in the European League of Football (ELF).[1]

Fehérvár Enthroners
Team logo
Established2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Based inSzékesfehérvár, Hungary
Home stadiumFirst Field
Head coachJoe Ashfield
LeagueHFL, ELF, AFL2
DivisionEastern Conference
ColorsBlue, Gold and White
     
League titles2 (2019, 2022)
Websiteenthroners.hu
Current sports event 2023 Fehérvár Enthroners season
The Enthroners' home, the First Field in 2017

History

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After establishing in 2007, the team participated in the lowest league without noticeable success until 2015, reaching play-off for the first time.

In 2016 a new football program started: the team moved to First Field, the first Hungarian American football stadium, and finished runners-up in tier 3, promoted into tier 2. In 2017 the Enthroners won Division I undefeated, and since then they participate in the HFL. In 2018 they finished in the 5th place, but in 2019, after finishing 3rd place in the regular season, they won Hungarian Bowl XIV.[2] In 2021 they lost the final after an undefeated regular season,[3] but in 2022 they won the HFL undefeated.

Since 2018 the Enthroners are participating in the Austrian lower leagues. By the rules they had to compete in Divisions 4, 3 and 2, before promoting to Division 1 (second highest division in Austria). Despite the winning lower divisions the Austrian Federation did not allowed to skip any divisions, so Enthroners had to play in all 4 lower tiers. As the since 2022 the Austrian Federation does not allow to promote teams into top level AFL to stabilize the 10 participating teams' positions, Enthroners were not allowed to play in the top division.[4]

In 2021 they entered the Central European Football League, but because of the Covid-related travel issues the Calanda Broncos won the match without playing.[5]

In 2022 the team participated in the CEFL Cup, won the Southern group and entered the final against Prague Lions.[6] With a 24:20 victory on their home field they won the title.[7]

On May 13, 2022, during a press conference it was announced than the Enthroners will enter the European League of Football in 2023.[8]

Season summary

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Hungarian championship

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Year Division Finish Games W L PF PA Postseason
2009[9] Div III 7th 4 1 3 105 150 —
2010[10] Div II 3rd 6 4 2 170 34 —
2011[11] Div II 10th 5 0 5 45 127 —
2014[12] Div II 11th 4 0 4 47 104 —
2015[13] Div II 5th 4 2 2 60 79 Lost WC: Zala Predators (7–14)
2016[14] Div II 2nd 4 4 0 116 14 Won SF: Dabas Sparks (53–12)
Lost DB VIII: Budapest Eagles (13–35)
2017[15] Div I 1st 7 7 0 248 45 Won PB XI: Budapest Eagles (28–7)
2018[16] HFL 5th 7 2 5 123 210 —
2019[17] HFL 3rd 5 3 2 117 67 Won WC: Miskolc Steelers (33–28)
Won SF: Budapest Cowbells (16–13)
Won HB: Kyiv Capitals (14–12)
2021 HFL 1st 4 4 0 109 21 Lost HB: Budapest Wolves (7–18)
2022 HFL 1st 4 4 0 150 51 Won SF: Miskolc Steelers (26–13)
Won HB: Budapest Wolves (31–24)
  • WC = Wild card
  • SF = Semi finals
  • HB = Hungarian Bowl
  • PB = Pannon Bowl
  • DB = Duna Bowl

Austrian championship

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Year Division Finish Games W L PF PA Postseason
2018[18] Div 4 (Group B) 1st 6 6 0 302 6 Won SF: Wörgl Warriors (75–0)
Won MB IV: Upper Styrian Rhinos (44–6)
2019[19] Div 3 (Group B) 1st 8 8 0 276 24 Won SF: Pinzgau Celtics (37–6)
Won CB XVI: Upper Styrian Rhinos (32–6)
2021[20] Div 2 (Group A) 1st 6 6 0 274 35 Won SF: Styrian Hurricanes (70–0)
Lost IB XIII: Schwaz Hammers (no game)
2022 Div 1 (Group A) 1st 8 8 0 262 38 Won SF: Hohenems Blue Devils (49–18)
Won SB: Amstetten Thunder (42–7)
2023 Div 1 (Group A) 6th 8 1 7
  • SF = Semi finals
  • MB = Mission Bowl
  • CB = Challenge Bowl
  • IB = Iron Bowl
  • SB = Silver Bowl

International

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Year Division Finish Games W L PF PA Postseason
2021[21] CEFL - - - - - - Lost QF Calanda Broncos (no game)[22]
2022[23] CEFL Cup (South) 1. 1 1 0 34 12 Won F: Prague Lions (24–20)
2023 ELF (East) 4. 12 3 9 218 422
2024 ELF (East)
  • QF = Quarter finals
  • F = Final

Roster

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Reference[24]

Fehérvár Enthroners roster
Quarterbacks 
 
  • 10 Máté Hegedűs
 

Running backs

  • 39 Kende Ráthonyi
 
  • 34 Levente Tóth FB
 
  • 36 Erik Madaras
 
  • 41 Dávid Novakov
 

Wide receivers 

 
  • 14 Márton Mészáros
 
  • 18 László Benedek
 
  • 82 Nándor Tóth
 
  • 88 Jay Griffin IV
 

Tight ends

  • 86 László Boros
 
  • 87 Kristóf Horváth
 
Offensive linemen
  • 56 Connor Bolton T
 
  • 70 Zsolt Bosznai C
 
  • 66 László Filep T
 
  • 67 Bence Horváth L. C
 
  • 64 Bálint Kéri G
 
  • 72 Máté Károly G
 
  • 75 Márk Lekrinszki G
 
  • 53 Alper Peközer G
 
  • 62 Rajmund Radics G
 
  • 79 Dániel Szabó T
 

Defensive linemen

  • 57 Álmos Illés DE
 
  • 99 Péter Fehér DT
 
  • 92 Balázs Gráber DT
 
  • 90 Florian Hirsch DE
 
  • 94 Dávid Józsa DT
 
  • 96 Barna Kovács DT
 
  • 54 Dániel Pantali DE
 
  • 50 Jebrai Regan DE/OLB
 
  • 98 Péter Trembulyák DE
 
Linebackers
  • 22 Péter Baranyai OLB
 
  • 35 Benedek Bodnár OLB
 
  • 42 Max Nedzelsky OLB
 
  • 59 Vilmos Nosza MLB
 
  • 52 Csaba Peter MLB
 
  •  7 Antony Rodrigues OLB
 
  • 51 János Zilai MLB
 

Defensive backs

  •  5 Benedek Horváth CB
 
  •  6 Dávid Tóth S
 
  •  8 Máté Gyarmati CB
 
  • 21 Mateusz Dzioban SS
 
  • 23 Elijah Moody CB
 
  • 24 Barnabás Gáspár SS
 
  • 26 Márton Németh SS
 
  • 33 Ádám Mézes CB
 
  • 43 Botond Hansel CB
 

Special teams

  •  9 Krisztián Somogyi K
 
  • 16 Péter Szőke K/P
 


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated November 22, 2023
3 A-import, 5 E-import, 42 homegrown
50 active

Staff

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Fehérvár Enthroners staff

Front office

  • General Manager – Viktor Bóka

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Joe Ashfield
  • Running backs – n/a
  • Wide receivers/tight ends – James Anderson
  • Offensive line – Bill Meyers
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Jaime Hill
  • Defensive backs – Péter Szilas
  • Linebacker – Andre Whyte
  • Defensive line – Tim McGee

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Péter Hanó




Staff updated 1 April 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European League of Football - Neue ELF-Teams: Mailand, Zürich und Budapest steigen in European League of Fotball ein". www.ran.de (in German). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. ^ "Fehérvár Enthroners survive scare, capture first ever Hungarian crown". American Football International. 2019-07-09.
  3. ^ "Budapest Wolves stun Fehérvár Enthroners to capture 8th Hungarian title". American Football International. 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ "Austrian Football League wird auf zehn Teams aufgestockt" (in German). 2021-11-25.
  5. ^ "Calanda Broncos — Fehervar Enthroners". 2021-05-29.
  6. ^ "CEFL Cup refueled". 2022-03-05.
  7. ^ "CEFL Cup final game recap". 2022-07-24.
  8. ^ "ELF adds Milano Seamen, Fehérvár Enthroners, and Zurich for 2023". American Football International. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  9. ^ "2009 Divízió III. eredmények".[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "2010 Divízió II. eredmények". Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  11. ^ "2011 Divízió II. eredmények".
  12. ^ "2014 Divízió II. eredmények".
  13. ^ "2015 ESA Divízió II. eredmények".
  14. ^ "2016 Fezen Divízió II. eredmények".
  15. ^ "2017 Fezen Divízió I. eredmények".
  16. ^ "2018 HFL eredmények".
  17. ^ "2019 HFL eredmények". Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  18. ^ "Archiv Division 4" (in German).
  19. ^ "Archiv Division 3" (in German).
  20. ^ "Archiv Division 2" (in German).
  21. ^ "Restructuring the Championship". 2021-04-20.
  22. ^ "Calanda Broncos — Fehervar Enthroners". 2021-05-29.
  23. ^ "CEFL Cup refueled". 2022-03-05.
  24. ^ "ELF: 2023 Fehervar Enthroners Roster: A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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