Cologne Centurions

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Uniform of the Cologne Centurions football team in 2023.

The Cologne Centurions are an American football team based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF) since 2021.

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Week Date Away Team Home Team Venue Score
118.05.2025Cologne CenturionsBerlin ThunderPreussenstadion, Berlin14–63
331.05.2025Raiders TirolCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Cologne68–0
408.06.2025Cologne CenturionsFrankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt15–47
514.06.2025Panthers WrocławCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Cologne57–3
622.06.2025Cologne CenturionsStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart7–88
729.06.2025Paris MusketeersCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Cologne62–0
806.07.2025Cologne CenturionsPanthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski, Wrocław2–54
913.07.2025Berlin ThunderCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Colognevs.
1019.07.2025Frankfurt GalaxyCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Colognevs.
1126.07.2025Cologne CenturionsParis MusketeersStade Robert-Bobin, Bondouflevs.
1309.08.2025Stuttgart SurgeCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Colognevs.
1417.08.2025Cologne CenturionsRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruckvs.

Seasons[edit | edit source]

2025 Season[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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).

2023 Season[edit | edit source]

Due to the restructuring of the conferences for the 2023 season, the Centurions now play in the Western Conference.

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

Stadiums[edit | edit source]

Main article: Südstadion

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.


Player Statistics[edit | edit source]

This section shows the performance data of selected players of the corresponding team.

Passing[edit | edit source]

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 6 47 112 470 1 8 8 42.0% 78.3 4.2
Dylan Jacob 1 3 52 91 465 4 1 17 57.1% 155.0 5.1
Keegan McCormick-Reamer 1 6 43 85 291 1 5 20 50.6% 48.5 3.4

Receiving[edit | edit source]

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
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[edit | edit source]

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 40 23 34 67.6% 48 52 87 59.8% 69 52 121
Daniel Schuhmacher 1 12 0 4 0.0% 0 21 32 65.6% 0 21 21

Rushing[edit | edit source]

Only players who have at least 500 rushing yards for this team are included

Player # Exp GP Rush Att Rush YDS Avg Rush LNG Rush TD Fumbles Lost
Madre London 1 10 303 2177 7.2 86 23 2
Gerald Ameln 2 17 245 987 4.0 85 8 4
Isaiah Weed 1 12 85 721 8.5 51 8 2

Rosters[edit | edit source]

2025 roster[edit | edit source]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve


Off the roster

Roster updated July 01, 2025
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 45 homegrown
54 active, 0 practice squad



Legend
Name = A-Import
Name = E-Import
Name = Season-ending


2024 roster[edit | edit source]

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Injured reserve



Roster updated August 2, 2024
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 55 homegrown
64 active, 0 practice squad



Legend
Name = A-Import
Name = E-Import
Name = Season-ending


2023 Roster[edit | edit source]

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Injured reserve



Roster updated 18 August 2023
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 41 homegrown
50 active, 1 practice squad



Legend
Name = A-Import
Name = E-Import
Name = Season-ending


2022 Roster[edit | edit source]

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Off the roster

Roster updated Mar 15, 2025
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 53 homegrown
64 active, 0 practice squad



Legend
Name = A-Import
Name = E-Import
Name = Season-ending



2021 Roster[edit | edit source]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

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Special teams



Roster updated Mar 16, 2025
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 57 homegrown
66 active



Legend
Name = A-Import
Name = E-Import
Name = Season-ending



Head Coaches[edit | edit source]

  • Any w/o games are not included
  • Record includes reg. season & playoff matches
  • Playoffs = participations
Coach Tenure Record Playoffs Titles Win%
Javan Lenhardt 2025 0–7 0 0 .000
Gregg Brandon 2024 1–4 0 0 .200
Jag Bal 2024 5–2 0 0 .714
Christos Lambropoulos 2023 2–8 0 0 .200
Frank Roser 2022 3–9 0 0 .250
Kirk Heidelberg 2021 5–6 1 0 .455


Total record[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Cologne Centurions 52 16 36 0.308 1125 2055 -930

Record per Season[edit | edit source]

Season Conference Rank Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- Playoffs
2021 South 2 10 5 5 0.500 320 365 Semi final @ Frankfurt Galaxy 6-36
2022 Southern 3 12 3 9 0.250 301 473
2023 Western 5 12 4 8 0.333 186 330
2024 Western 4 12 6 6 0.500 303 444
2025 West 4 7 0 7 0.000 41 439

Record per Opponent[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Fehérvár Enthroners 2 2 0 1.000 86 38 +48
Prague Lions 2 2 0 1.000 60 23 +37
Istanbul Rams 2 2 0 1.000 83 68 +15
Stuttgart Surge 3 2 1 0.667 65 120 -55
Hamburg Sea Devils 4 2 2 0.500 93 100 -7
Leipzig Kings 2 1 1 0.500 72 89 -17
Raiders Tirol 3 1 2 0.333 69 159 -90
Barcelona Dragons 4 1 3 0.250 138 143 -5
Panthers Wrocław 4 1 3 0.250 77 197 -120
Frankfurt Galaxy 10 2 8 0.200 183 383 -200
Madrid Bravos 2 0 2 0.000 24 72 -48
Berlin Thunder 3 0 3 0.000 50 136 -86
Paris Musketeers 5 0 5 0.000 61 243 -182
Rhein Fire 6 0 6 0.000 64 284 -220

Source: https://elfdata.eu/

References[edit | edit source]