Austria
Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of around 9 Million. The capital Vienna has a population of around 2 Million. Austria bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
In 1979, the Vienna Ramblocks were founded as the first American Football club in Austria. The Austrian Football League was played in 1984 for the first time. Austrian teams have won the Eurobowl for combined eight times. The Austrian national team won the European championship for the first time im 2023.
European League of Football teams[edit | edit source]
The first rumors about Austrian teams joining the league emerged during the 2021 season. On September 12, 2021 the Vienna Vikings announced their interest in joining the ELF at a press conference. The Vikings and their national rivals Raiders Tirol confirmed their entry into the league ahead of the first ELF championship game.
Team | joined | titles |
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Raiders Tirol | 2022 | |
Vienna Vikings | 2022 | 2022 ELF champion; 2022, 2023, 2024 Conference winner |
Austrian players in the European League of Football[edit | edit source]
2025 season[edit | edit source]
Team | Player | Country |
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Raiders Tirol | Marco Schneider | π¦πΉ |
Raiders Tirol | Adrian Platzgummer | π¦πΉ |
Raiders Tirol | Ruben Seeber | π¦πΉ |
Raiders Tirol | Sebastian Huber | π¦πΉ |
Raiders Tirol | Lukas Kalkhofer | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Benjamin Liedlbauer | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Johannes SchΓΌtz | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Noah TourΓ© | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Emil Eckerstorfer | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Yannick Mayr | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Clemens Walz | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Lukas Holub | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Noel Swancar | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Leo Misangumukini | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Sebastian Ernst | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Leonhard Gerner | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Benjamin Straight | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Nikolaus Huszar | π¦πΉ |
Vienna Vikings | Florian Albrecht | π¦πΉ |
2024 season[edit | edit source]
2023 season[edit | edit source]
2022 season[edit | edit source]
2021 season[edit | edit source]
Team | Player | Country |
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Frankfurt Galaxy | Precious Ogbevoen | π¦πΉ |