Broadcasting of ELF games
On January 30, 2025, the OTT provider DAZN and the ELF announced that the ELF Gamepass will be fully transferred to DAZN, meaning that it will no longer be available directly via the league or other providers.
The contract will initially run until 2033.
Free-TV contracts and broadcasts are not affected by this agreement.
Prices have not yet been set, and it is still unclear what will happen to existing game passes purchased from the ELF.
ELF Gamepass[edit | edit source]
From 2021 - 2024, the European League of Football offered a Gamepass directly, which included all league matches and other content. This was discontinued at the beginning of 2025 before the season in favor of the DAZN deal mentioned above . [1]
Television[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
The following TV broadcasters are confirmed for the 2025 season:
| Region(s) | Broadcaster(s) | Type | Since | Contract till |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Puls24 / Joyn.at / ORF Sport+ ¹ | Free TV | 2024 | 2026 |
| Germany/Austria/Switzerland | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7 ran.de, joyn.de MoreThanSports TV |
Free TV
Stream Free TV |
2021 | 2026 |
| Switzerland | TV24[2] | Free TV | 2023 | 2026 |
2024[edit | edit source]
The following broadcasters are confirmed for the 2024 season:
| Region(s) | Broadcaster(s) | Type | Since | Contract till |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Puls24 / Joyn.at / ORF Sport+ ¹ | Free TV | 2024 | 2026 |
| Czech Republic | O2 TV | IPTV | 2023 | |
| France | beIN Sports France | Pay TV | 2024 | |
| Germany/Austria/Switzerland | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7 ran.de, joyn.de MoreThanSports TV |
Free TV
Stream Free TV |
2021 | 2026 |
| Poland | Polsat | Pay TV, some games Free TV | 2022 | |
| Spain | LaLiga+ | Pay TV | 2024 | |
| Switzerland | TV24[3] | Free TV | 2023 | 2026 |
¹ ORF Sport Plus will show three games in the 2024 season: July 6 Vikings @ Raiders, August 17 Enthroners @ Vikings, August 25 Ravens @ Raiders. These games are not exclusive, i.e. they will also be broadcast on Puls24 or joyn.at.
2023[edit | edit source]
As CEO Zeljko Karajica announced at the 2023 season kickoff press conference[4], the Gamepass will be offered in the 2023 season in cooperation with Endeavor Streaming[5], who also provide the Gamepass for the NFL, WWE & UFC for example.[6]
| Region(s) | Broadcaster(s) | Since |
|---|---|---|
| International | ELF Gamepass ¹ | 2021 |
| Austria | ProSieben Maxx / Pro7 (Free TV)
ran.de, More Than Sports TV, Joyn TV24 (CH) |
2021 |
| Germany | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| Czech Republic & Slovakia | O2 TV Sport ² | 2023 |
| Hungary | Net4+³ | 2022 |
| China [7] | iQIYI Sports | 2022 |
| Poland | Polsat Sport | 2022 |
¹ All games are available in English. Since week 11 of the 2023 season, all gamepass games are only available in english!
² O2TV Sports stopped broadcasting matches of the Prague Lions after week 9. Other matches are sometimes broadcast.
³ TV: (Arena4, Match4): all Enthroners games are live, other games are also broadcasted. Stream: (Net4+, formerly Arena4+): all Enthroners and several (2-3 per week) other games are live
2022[edit | edit source]
| Region(s) | Broadcaster(s) | Since |
|---|---|---|
| International | LIVENow VOD | 2021 |
| ELF Gamepass | ||
| Austria | Puls 4 Network (Puls 24, Zappn) | 2022 |
| Austria | ProSieben Maxx
ranSport More Than Sports TV |
2021 |
| Germany | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| China | iQIYI | 2022 |
| Hungary | Arena4, Match4, Arena4+/Net4+ | 2022 |
| Italy | Eleven Sports | 2022 |
| Poland | Polsat Sport | 2022 |
| Spain | Esport3 | 2021 |
| Turkey | S Sport | 2022 |
| United States | Next Level Sports | 2022 |
| Indonesia | Eleven Sport | 2022 |
| Malaysia | ||
| Philippines | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Taiwan | ||
| Thailand |
The service of the gamepass was provided by British company StreamAMG.
2021[edit | edit source]
| Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Germany | ProSieben Maxx
ranSport More Than Sports TV |
| Spain | Esport3 |
| Worldwide | ELF Gamepass |
The service of the gamepass was provided by British company StreamAMG.
2024 Pro7Maxx (Germany) ratings[edit | edit source]
All ratings are from the rating site Quotenmeter.de
| Week | Date | Match | Ratings | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26.05.2024 | Cologne Centurions – Rhein Fire | ProSieben Maxx | |
| Stuttgart Surge – Munich Ravens | ||||
| 2 | 02.06.2024 | Hamburg Sea Devils – Paris Musketeers | 0,06 Mio. (0,5 %) | |
| Frankfurt Galaxy – Rhein Fire | 0,17 Mio. (1,4 %) | |||
| 3 | 09.06.2024 | Berlin Thunder – Fehervar Enthroners | 0,05 Mio. (0,6 %) | |
| Munich Ravens – Prague Lions | 0,09 Mio. (0,7 %) | |||
| 4 | 16.06.2024 | Frankfurt Galaxy – Panthers Wrocław | ||
| Raiders Tirol – Munich Ravens | ||||
| 5 | 22.06.2024 | Munich Ravens – Stuttgart Surge | 0,05 Mio. (0,3 %) | |
| 23.06.2024 | Berlin Thunder – Rhein Fire | |||
| 6 | 30.06.2024 | Stuttgart Surge – Helvetic Mercenaries | 0,08 Mio. | |
| Frankfurt Galaxy – Hamburg Sea Devils | 0,08 Mio. | |||
| 7 | 07.07.2024 | Paris Musketeers – Hamburg Sea Devils | 0,08 Mio. | |
| Rhein Fire – Cologne Centurions | 0,12 Mio. | |||
| 8 | 13.07.2024 | Frankfurt Galaxy – Cologne Centurions | 0,08 Mio. (0,4 %) | |
| 14.07.2024 | Paris Musketeers – Berlin Thunder | |||
| Hamburg Sea Devils – Rhein Fire | ||||
| 9 | 21.07.2024 | Berlin Thunder – Vienna Vikings | ||
| Rhein Fire – Frankfurt Galaxy | ||||
| 10 | 28.07.2024 | Rhein Fire – Paris Musketeers | ||
| Hamburg Sea Devils – Frankfurt Galaxy | ||||
| 11 | 04.08.2024 | Cologne Centurions – Frankfurt Galaxy | 0,02 Mio. (0,2%) | |
| Berlin Thunder – Paris Musketeers | 0,04 Mio. (0,3%) | |||
| 12 | 10.08.2024 | Frankfurt Galaxy - Madrid Bravos | ||
| 11.08.2024 | Stuttgart Surge - Tirol Raiders | |||
| Berlin Thunder - Wroclaw Panthers | ||||
| 13 | 18.08.2024 | |||
| Berlin Thunder - Rhein Fire | 0,13 Mio. (1,0%) | |||
| 14 | 25.08.2024 | Frankfurt Galaxy - Paris Musketeers | 0,06 Mio (0,6%) | |
| Munich Ravens - Tirol Raiders | 0,09 Mio (0,6%) | |||
| Wildcard | 31.08.2024 | |||
| 01.09.2024 | Madrid Bravos - Rhein Fire | 0,08 Mio (0,6%) | ||
| Semi | 07.09.2024 | |||
| 08.09.2024 | Rhein Fire - Stuttgart Surge | 0,21 Mio (1,6%) | ||
| Final | 22.09.2024 | Rhein Fire - Vienna Vikings | 0,24 Mio (2,7%) |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/elf-and-dazn-agree-multi-year-global-broadcast-deal-2905
- ↑ European League of Football continues live on TV24 in Switzerland https://europeanleague.football/news/european-league-of-football-continues-live-on-tv24-in-switzerland-1787
- ↑ European League of Football continues live on TV24 in Switzerland https://europeanleague.football/news/european-league-of-football-continues-live-on-tv24-in-switzerland-1787
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsvVg05sfuI
- ↑ https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/european-league-of-football-partners-with-endeavor-streaming-to-power-next-generation-streaming-service
- ↑ https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/top-moments-of-the-elf-2023-season-kick-off-press-conference/
- ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/european-league-of-football-continues-streaming-deal-with-iqiyi-sports-from-china-1156
