In March 2021, it was announced that a new franchise in Cologne is one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. The team would be named Cologne Centurions, taking the identity of the former NFL Europe team, after the league reached an agreement with the NFL for the naming rights. [1]
2025 Schedule
Week
Date
Away Team
Home Team
Venue
Score
1
18.05.2025
Cologne Centurions
Berlin Thunder
Preussenstadion, Berlin
14–63
3
31.05.2025
Raiders Tirol
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
68–0
4
08.06.2025
Cologne Centurions
Frankfurt Galaxy
PSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt
15–47
5
14.06.2025
Panthers Wrocław
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
57–3
6
22.06.2025
Cologne Centurions
Stuttgart Surge
Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart
7–88
7
29.06.2025
Paris Musketeers
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
62–0
8
06.07.2025
Cologne Centurions
Panthers Wrocław
Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław
2–54
9
13.07.2025
Berlin Thunder
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
45–2
10
19.07.2025
Frankfurt Galaxy
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
74–10
11
26.07.2025
Cologne Centurions
Paris Musketeers
Stade Robert-Bobin, Bondoufle
7–74
13
09.08.2025
Stuttgart Surge
Cologne Centurions
Südstadion, Cologne
44–3
14
17.08.2025
Cologne Centurions
Raiders Tirol
Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck
6–63
Seasons
2025 Season
After not hearing anything from the Centurions for a long time, it was announced on February 3 that Anes Hodzic is the new managing director of Cologne Football Betreiber GmbH. [2]
Just under two weeks later, Javan Lenhardt was introduced as the new head coach. [3]
On March 28, insolvency proceedings were initiated against Cologne Football Betreiber GmbH.
A new company, CH Sport Betreiber GmbH, was founded. [4]
On April 14, a new management duo was announced in the form of Kevin Tewe and Senad Mecavica. [5]
On April 29, Tewe announced that he would not be joining the Centurions after all. The reason he gave was the high level of effort involved in the operational business. [6][7]
As the local newspaper Kölner Stadtanzeiger reported on May 17, a criminal complaint has been filed with the Cologne public prosecutor's office against the persons responsible for Cologne Football Betreiber GmbH - among other things on suspicion of deliberately delaying insolvency.[8]
2024 Season
Gregg Brandon, who already has over 40 years of college experience, has been hired as the new head coach. The Centurions have secured the services of Jag Bal as defensive coordinator.
Brandon left the Centurions after the seventh game day for health reasons. His position as head coach was taken over by Jag Bal. Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa was appointed as the new offensive coordinator.
As the Cologne stadiums were occupied during the 2024 European Football Championship, the Centurions played their first four home games at the Tivoli in nearby Aachen. However, with the exception of the first game with Rhein Fire as the opponent (8,558 spectators), the attendance was disappointing. The remaining two home games took place in Cologne's Südstadion.
In sporting terms, Cologne, who were rated as clear underdogs before the season, managed to surprise somewhat. In particular, they managed two wins against both the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Hamburg Sea Devils. Overall, the Centurions finished in fourth place in the strong Western Conference with a balanced record (6-6).
Kahlil Carter was hired as the new head coach in October 2022. [9] Carter most recently served as the defensive coordinator of the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL in 2018, as well as coaching high school football.
In mid-October 2022, Quarterback Jan Weinreich announced that he would not play for the Centurions in 2023. [10]
On March 17, 2023, the Centurions announced the retirement of Kahlil Carter from the head coaching position. [11] He was succeeded by Christos Lambropoulos, who had been the Centurions' offensive coordinator in the previous season.
The season was disappointing in sporting terms. Not a single win was achieved in the strong Western Conference. Only in the interconference games against the Prague Lions did Cologne manage to win twice. There were also two wins off the field due to the withdrawal of the Leipzig Kings.
At the beginning of October 2023, the Centurions announced that they would not be renewing the contracts of Sporting Director David Drane, Head Coach Christos Lambropoulos, Defensive Coordinator Javan Lenhardt, OL Coach Jason Tillery and RB Coach Glynn Mansfeld.
2022 Season
In the second season, Frank Roser took over as head coach. [12] In early April, Runningback Madre London moved to the Pittsburgh Maulers in the newly formed USFL. [13] The Centurions started the season with two wins, but then suffered nine straight losses. The team thus finished the season in third place in the Southern Conference. After the final game of the 2022 regular season, Frank Roser announced that he had resigned from his position as head coach of the Centurions by mutual agreement.
2021 Season
After finishing 5–5 in the regular season, Cologne advanced to the play-offs where they were eliminated by eventual champion Frankfurt Galaxy in the first round. After the season, their Head Coach Kirk Heidelberg left the organization, reportedly in mutual agreement.
The Centurions were playing their home games at Südstadion between 2021 and 2023. The stadium has a capacity of 11,748 capacity including 1,863 covered seats. It's also the home stadium of the soccer club Fortuna Köln.
The last two games of the 2021 season were played at Ostkampfbahn, a small stadium (capacity 333) next to the biggest stadium in Cologne, the Rheinenergiestadion.
The last two games of the 2023 season were played at Sportpark Höhenberg. The stadium mainly used by soccer club Viktoria Köln has a capacity of 8,343 including 3,226 seating.
As the stadiums in Cologne were not available, Centurions play the first four games of the 2024 season at Tivoli in Aachen, about 70 kilometres west of Cologne. Tivoli has a capacity of 32.960 with 19.345 seating.
Attendance
This overview shows the development of the team's attendance figures from year to year.
Please note: The championship game is not included, as although one team is listed as the home team, the game itself is an event organized by the league, not by the respective home team.
Season
Games
Total
Avg
+/− vs prev
2021
5
6,216
1,243
—
2022
6
11,058
1,843
▲ +78%
2023
6
13,866
2,773
▲ +25%
2024
6
17,360
2,893
▲ +25%
2025
6
4,617
770
▼ -73%
Attendance
This overview shows the development of the team's attendance figures from year to year.
Please note: The championship game is not included, as although one team is listed as the home team, the game itself is an event organized by the league, not by the respective home team.
Season
Games
Total
Avg
+/− vs prev
2023
6
13,866
2,773
—
2024
6
17,360
2,893
▲ +25%
2025
6
4,617
770
▼ -73%
Player Statistics
This section shows the performance data of selected players of the corresponding team.
Passing
Only players who have at least 50 passing attempts for this team are included
Name
# Exp
G
CMP
ATT
YDS
TD
INT
SCK
CMP%
YPG
Y/A
Jan Weinreich
2
21
389
693
4937
45
20
43
56.1%
235.1
7.1
Isaiah Weed
1
12
222
360
2553
17
14
16
61.7%
212.8
7.1
Judd Erickson
1
7
163
289
1386
7
9
16
56.4%
198.0
4.8
Jan Leuker
1
9
62
151
613
1
12
13
41.1%
68.1
4.1
Dylan Jacob
1
3
52
91
465
4
1
17
57.1%
155.0
5.1
Norman Douglas
1
4
32
70
356
2
3
21
45.7%
89.0
5.1
Receiving
Only players who have received for at least 500 career yards for their team are included in this list.
Name
# Exp
GP
Rec
Tgt
Yds
TD
Ctch%
YPC
RPG
YPG
Quinten Pounds
2
20
130
222
1678
21
58.6%
12.9
6.5
83.9
Jannik Loercks
3
34
98
151
1138
9
64.9%
11.6
2.9
33.5
Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt
3
24
88
150
1131
8
58.7%
12.9
3.7
47.1
Carlos Hill
1
9
63
97
919
10
64.9%
14.6
7.0
102.1
Austin Osborne
1
12
62
127
732
3
48.8%
11.8
5.2
61.0
Louis Geyer
1
12
47
100
687
9
47.0%
14.6
3.9
57.3
Terryon Robinson
1
10
58
94
565
8
61.7%
9.7
5.8
56.5
Ben Fröhlich
2
21
49
79
508
3
62.0%
10.4
2.3
24.2
Kicking
Only players who scored at least 20 points are included in this list.
Player
Seasons Active
GP
FG Made
FG Att
FG %
FG Long (Max)
XP Made
XP Att
XP %
FG PTS
XP PTS
Total PTS
Jens Appelt
4
44
25
40
62.5%
49
55
91
60.4%
75
55
130
Daniel Schuhmacher
1
12
0
4
0.0%
0
21
32
65.6%
0
21
21
Rushing
Only players who have at least 500 rushing yards for this team are included
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