ELF Postseason Guide

ELF Playoff Format

Main article: ELF Playoffs

The European League of Football’s playoff system rewards division champions while ensuring the most competitive teams reach the postseason. A total of six teams qualify for the playoffs based on their regular-season performance.

Wildcard Round

The four division champions are seeded #1 through #4 based on their overall record. The two best non-division champions qualify as wildcard teams and are seeded #5 and #6. The wildcard round matchups are as follows:

   #3 seed vs. #6 seed
   #4 seed vs. #5 seed

The top two seeds (#1 and #2) receive a bye in the wildcard round and advance directly to the semi-finals.

Semi-Final Round

The highest remaining seed will face the #2 seed, while the lowest remaining seed will take on the #1 seed.

Championship Game

The winners of the semi-finals move on to the Championship Game. The higher-seeded team will be designated as the home team for the final.

Tiebreaker Rules

In the event that two or more teams finish with the same record, the following tiebreaker rules will be applied in order

Determination of the Final Standings Within the Division

• Number of wins
• Win Percentage within Division
• Head-to-head matchup
• Strength of Victory (SOV)
• Strength of Schedule (SOS)
• Points difference in head-to-head matchups
• Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
• Total point difference*
• Total points scored
• Points scored at away games
• Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person determined by the Commissioner

Determination of the Seeding of the Division Champions

• Number of wins
• Head-to-head matchup
• Strength of Victory (SOV)
• Strength of Schedule (SOS)
• Points difference in head-to-head matchups
• Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
• Total point difference*
• Total points scored
• Points scored at away games
• Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person determined by the Commissioner

Determination of Remaining Qualified Seeds

• Number of wins
• Head-to-head matchup
• Strength of Victory (SOV)
• Strength of Schedule (SOS)
• Points difference in head-to-head matchups
• Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
• Total point difference*
• Total points scored
• Points scored at away games
• Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person determined by the Commissioner

* For the purpose of determining the tiebreaker, and irrespective of the actual score of an ELF Game, a maximum point difference of 35 points per ELF Game shall be taken into account.

Strength of Schedule (SoS)

The composite record of all opponents in current season. All cumulated wins of teams, on the schedule, divided through the number of total games played by the teams on the schedule.

SoS Formula

  SoS = # Wins(All Opp.) / (# Wins(All Opp.) + # Losses(All Opp.))

Example: 70 Wins / (70 Wins + 74 Losses) = 0.49

Strength of Victory (SoV)

The composite record of teams defeated in current season. All cumulated wins of teams, that have been defeated, divided through the number of total games played by the defeated teams.

SoV Formula

  SoV = # Wins(Def. Opp.) / (# Wins(Def. Opp.) + # Losses(Def. Opp.))

Example: 12 Wins / (12 Wins + 36 Losses) = 0.25

Current SoS & SoV

This overview is automatically recalculated after each game.

SOV & SOS Overview - Season 2025

Team	Wins	Losses	Win%	SOV	SOS
Vienna Vikings	10	1	0.909	0.436	0.470
Munich Ravens	10	1	0.909	0.400	0.439
Nordic Storm	10	1	0.909	0.300	0.348
Stuttgart Surge	9	2	0.818	0.343	0.394
Rhein Fire	7	4	0.636	0.416	0.561
Paris Musketeers	7	4	0.636	0.286	0.485
Madrid Bravos	7	4	0.636	0.143	0.364
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	5	0.545	0.455	0.591
Prague Lions	6	5	0.545	0.227	0.364
Raiders Tirol	5	6	0.455	0.255	0.515
Panthers Wrocław	5	6	0.455	0.145	0.561
Berlin Thunder	3	8	0.273	0.030	0.455
Hamburg Sea Devils	2	9	0.182	0.409	0.636
Fehérvár Enthroners	1	10	0.091	0.273	0.606
Helvetic Mercenaries	0	11	0.000	0.000	0.682
Cologne Centurions	0	11	0.000	0.000	0.530