Frankfurt Galaxy

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Uniform of the Frankfurt Galaxy football team in 2024.

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

History[edit | edit source]

The Frankfurt franchise was announced in November 2020, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football. [1] In March 2021, ELF announced it has reached an agreement with the NFL, to be able to use the team names from the days of NFL Europe. On the same day, it was announced Frankfurt will use the previous name of Frankfurt Galaxy. [2]

2025 Schedule[edit | edit source]

Week Date Away Home
1 18 May 2025 16:25 Frankfurt Galaxy Stuttgart Surge
2 24 May 2025 19:00 Frankfurt Galaxy Madrid Bravos
3 01.06.2025 16:25 Paris Musketeers Frankfurt Galaxy
4 08.06.2025 16:25 Cologne Centurions Frankfurt Galaxy
5 15.06.2025 13:00 Frankfurt Galaxy Nordic Storm
6 22.06.2025 13:00 Frankfurt Galaxy Paris Musketeers
7 29.06.2025 13:00 Prague Lions Frankfurt Galaxy
9 12.07.2025 18:00 Stuttgart Surge Frankfurt Galaxy
10 19.07.2025 18:00 Frankfurt Galaxy Cologne Centurions
11 27.07.2025 13:00 Nordic Storm Frankfurt Galaxy
13 10.08.2025 13:00 Frankfurt Galaxy Prague Lions
14 17.08.2025 13:00 Madrid Bravos Frankfurt Galaxy

2025 Season[edit | edit source]

After the 2024 season, Head Coach Kösling moved to the position of Sports Director [3]. Bart Andrus was presented as his successor as Head Coach on October 27, 2024 [4]. Andrus was most recently HC of the Philadelphia Stars in the USFL and won the World Bowl with the Amsterdam Admirals in 2004.

On April 7, 2025, Frankfurt Galaxy announced that it would return to the old colors of the franchise, orange & purple, under the motto “Galaxy reloaded”.

“We want to bring our history back to life while channeling the spirit of NFL Europe into the present day,” says Eric Reutemann, CEO of Frankfurt Galaxy. “Orange is a symbol of our roots - and of our determination to set the standard in this league today.” [5]

2024 Season[edit | edit source]

In the off-season ahead of the 2024 season, the Galaxy announced the departure of quarterback Jakeb Sullivan and offensive coordinator Patrick Griesheimer. Luke Zahradka (formerly Milano Seamen) was signed as the new quarterback, while the services of offensive coordinator Frank Roser (formerly Raiders Tirol and Cologne Centurions) were secured.

A home game was played for the first time in 2024 at the Bieberer Berg stadium in neighboring Offenbach am Main. An agreement was reached with Frankfurt Universe in June 2024 and Matthew McKay was signed as the new quarterback in early July to replace the injured Luke Zahradka. The Galaxy only managed four wins in twelve games, making it their worst season to date.

2023 Season[edit | edit source]

Frankfurt Galaxy played in the Western Conference against teams from Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Paris and in interconference games against Fehérvár Enthroners and Milano Seamen. They finished the regular season with a 10-2 record, while winning the Wild Card round against Berlin Thunder. They lost the semi-final against Rhein Fire 23-42 and extended the contract with Head Coach Thomas Kösling by one year during the season.

2022 Season[edit | edit source]

In May 2022, the Zeitfracht Group joined the Galaxy as sponsor and owner. Zeitfracht provides the team with a Galaxy-designed aircraft for away games.

In the rematch of the NFL Europe's German derby against the re-established Rhein Fire, the Galaxy again started the second season with a loss. They also lost on the second day of play against another ELF newcomer, the Vienna Vikings, with quarterback Sullivan injured. The team got stronger as the season went on and kept a playoff chance until the final day, but then finished the regular season in third place in the Central Conference.

2021 Season[edit | edit source]

The Galaxy played their first game in the 2021 season against the Hamburg Sea Devils. So it came after almost exactly 14 years to the renewed meeting of these two teams, the game was lost with 17:15. Then followed five wins in a row, before it came to the return match against the Sea Devils. This time they won 35:9. This was followed by two more wins against the Panthers Wrocław and the Barcelona Dragons, which secured the lead in the South Division. On the last matchday of the South Division, they defeated the Cologne Centurions with 45:7. Already in the following week, both teams faced each other again in the play-offs (Division Finals). With a 36:6 victory they were crowned Division South Champions and secured their participation in the Championship Game. They won the championship game 32:30 against the Hamburg Sea Devils and became the first ELF champions. The team won the championship game.

Stadium[edit | edit source]

Main article: PSD Bank Arena

The home ground of the Frankfurt Galaxy is the PSD Bank Arena in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt. The stadium has room for 12,542 spectators, of which around 5,000 are seated. In the 2024 regular season, Galaxy played one game at Stadion am Bieberer Berg in the nearby city of Offenbach.

Player Statistics[edit | edit source]

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

Passing[edit | edit source]

All time passing statistics.

Name Active G CMP ATT YDS TD INT SCK CMP% YPG Y/A
Jakeb Sullivan 2021–2023 35 719 1096 8996 96 24 99 65.6% 257.0 8.2
Matthew McKay 2024–2025 11 182 285 2346 18 9 24 63.9% 213.3 8.2
Luke Zahradka 2024 5 91 161 1142 9 7 5 56.5% 228.4 7.1
Steve Cluley 2023 3 64 114 812 8 1 8 56.1% 270.7 7.1
Moritz Johannknecht 2021–2022 13 55 94 692 7 2 4 58.5% 53.2 7.4
Lars Heidrich 2023 11 42 80 585 7 2 5 52.5% 53.2 7.3
Moritz Maack 2024 12 44 84 538 2 4 5 52.4% 44.8 6.4
Conrad Schumann 2025 1 2 3 31 0 0 0 66.7% 31.0 10.3

Receiving[edit | edit source]

Only players who have received for at least 500 career yards for their team are included in this list.

Name Career GP Rec Tgt Yds TD Ctch% YPC RPG YPG
Nico Strahmann 2021–2025 53 159 225 2108 18 70.7 13.3 3.0 39.8
Reece Horn 2022–2023 22 116 184 1800 20 63.0 15.5 5.3 81.8
Lorenz Regler 2021–2023 35 102 189 1364 16 54.0 13.4 2.9 39.0
Markell Castle 2024 12 75 119 1180 6 63.0 15.7 6.3 98.3
Kevin Kaya 2024–2025 17 67 123 961 7 54.5 14.3 3.9 56.5
Marvin Rutsch 2021–2022 23 87 122 864 8 71.3 9.9 3.8 37.6
Kevin Mwamba 2021–2023 29 61 80 752 8 76.3 12.3 2.1 25.9
Normen Schumm 2023–2025 29 49 86 704 9 57.0 14.4 1.7 24.3
Anthony Mahoungou 2021 12 43 57 635 8 75.4 14.8 3.6 52.9
Hendrik Schwarz 2021–2024 50 46 79 599 7 58.2 13.0 0.9 12.0
Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt 2024–2025 15 39 64 518 4 60.9 13.3 2.6 34.5

Kicking[edit | edit source]

Player Career Span GP FG Made FG Att FG % FG Long (Max) XP Made XP Att XP % FG PTS XP PTS Total PTS
Ryan Rimmler 2022-2025 45 65 92 70.7% 60 111 141 78.7% 195 111 306
Maximilian Siemssen 2021 9 4 7 57.1% 43 12 22 54.5% 12 12 24
Max Ebsen 2021 5 2 6 33.3% 48 12 17 70.6% 6 12 18
Hendrik Schwarz 2021-2023 26 2 2 100.0% 25 4 11 36.4% 6 4 10
Luca Sack 2021 6 1 2 50.0% 42 0 1 0.0% 3 0 3

Further statistics[edit | edit source]

Rushing[edit source]

Only players who have rushed for at least 400 career yards for their team are included in this list.

Frankfurt Galaxy all-time rushing leaders
Name S G ATT YDS AVG YPG TD TD/G FMB FML
Thomas Fischbach 3 34 270 1061 3.9 31.2 7 0.2 2 1
Sandro Platzgummer 1 11 152 651 4.3 59.2 5 0.5 2 1
Jakeb Sullivan 3 31 196 576 2.9 18.6 14 0.5 6 1
Justin Rodney 2 22 113 476 4.2 21.6 4 0.2 3 2
Gennadiy Adams 2 9 98 473 4.8 52.6 4 0.4 3 0
Matthew McKay 1 6 63 423 6.7 70.5 3 0.5 2 2

Rosters[edit | edit source]

2025 Roster[edit | edit source]

2025 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Names with a strikethrough = season ending



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated June 13, 2025
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 54 homegrown
64 active, 0 practice squad

2024 Roster[edit | edit source]

2024 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers


Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Names with a strikethrough = season ending



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated July 25 2024
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 46 homegrown
56 active, 0 practice squad

2023 Roster[edit | edit source]

2023 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Names with a strikethrough = season ending
 Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 18 August 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 42 homegrown
52 active, 12 practice squad

2022 Roster[edit | edit source]

Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Names with a strikethrough = season ending



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 25 June 2022
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 47 homegrown
57 active, 7 inactive

2021 Roster[edit | edit source]

Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs


Injured reserve

Names with a strikethrough = season ending



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 10 Sept 2021

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%
Bart Andrus 2025 3–2 0 0 .600
Thomas Kösling 2021 – 2024 34–16 2 1 .680

2025 Staff[edit | edit source]

2025 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front office

  • Owner – B.G.A. Football Betriebs GmbH
    (i.a. Christopher Knower, David Knower,
    Kösling, Eric Reutemann,
    James McGoldrick, Dr. Jörg Zirener)
  • CEO – Eric Reutemann
  • General manager – Jörg Ziesche
  • Director of sports – Thomas Kösling
  • Strategy advisor –
  • Director of scouting – Lorenz Leinweber
  • Quality Control Coach – Florian Bambuch

Head coach

  • Head coach – Bart Andrus

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Bart Andrus
  • Assistant offensive coordinator –
  • Quarterbacks –
  • Offense consulting –
  • Running backs – Torrance Brown
  • Wide receivers – Guido Reuels
  • Tight ends – Florian Bambuch
  • Offensive line – Mike Mitchell
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – John Leijten
  • Assistant defensive coordinator –
  • Linebacker – Andy Meyer
  • Defensive line – Michael Minor, Milan Misic
  • Defensive backs – Tom Mason

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Marvin Washington


Strength and conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – Mike Wahle


Staff updated May 14, 2025

2024 Staff[edit | edit source]

2024 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front office

  • Owner – B.G.A. Football Betriebs GmbH
    (i.a. Christopher Knower, David Knower,
    Kösling, Eric Reutemann,
    James McGoldrick, Dr. Jörg Zirener)
  • CEO – Eric Reutemann
  • General manager – Jörg Ziesche
  • Strategy advisor –
  • Director of scouting – Lorenz Leinweber
  • Quality Control Coach – Florian Bambuch

Head coach

  • Head coach – Thomas Kösling

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Frank Roser
  • Assistant offensive coordinator – Florian Bambuch
  • Quarterbacks – Conrad Schumann
  • Offense consulting –
  • Running backs – Sven Hammer
  • Wide receivers – Guido Reuels, Ben Palmer
  • Tight ends –
  • Offensive line – Shajan Nagatholy, Eugen Kremser
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Thomas Kösling
  • Assistant defensive coordinator – Andy Meyer
  • Linebacker – n/a
  • Defensive line – Milan Mišić
  • Defensive backs – Javan Lenhardt, Adrian Hensel

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Jörn Scholl
  • Special Teams Assistant Coordinator – Tibor Gohmert, Florian Penz


Strength and conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – n/a


Staff updated April 15, 2024

Total record[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Frankfurt Galaxy 55 37 18 0.673 1664 1233 +431

Record per Season[edit | edit source]

Season Conference Rank Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- Playoffs
2021 South 1 10 9 1 0.900 357 132 Semi final vs Cologne Centurions 36-6
Championship game vs Hamburg Sea Devils 32-30
2022 Central 3 12 8 4 0.667 386 247
2023 Western 2 12 10 2 0.833 382 233 Wild card round vs Berlin Thunder 20-3
Semi final @ Rhein Fire 23-42
2024 Western 5 12 4 8 0.333 285 397
2025 West 2 5 3 2 0.600 143 143

Record per Opponent[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Fehérvár Enthroners 2 2 0 1.000 94 13 +81
Milano Seamen 2 2 0 1.000 93 47 +46
Barcelona Dragons 2 2 0 1.000 64 36 +28
Berlin Thunder 1 1 0 1.000 20 3 +17
Hamburg Sea Devils 7 6 1 0.857 186 124 +62
Panthers Wrocław 6 5 1 0.833 174 126 +48
Cologne Centurions 10 8 2 0.800 383 183 +200
Stuttgart Surge 5 4 1 0.800 182 89 +93
Madrid Bravos 3 2 1 0.667 99 99 -0
Paris Musketeers 5 3 2 0.600 114 130 -16
Vienna Vikings 2 1 1 0.500 52 38 +14
Raiders Tirol 2 1 1 0.500 53 56 -3
Nordic Storm 1 0 1 0.000 0 35 -35
Rhein Fire 7 0 7 0.000 150 254 -104

Source: https://elfdata.eu/

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/pro-football-returns-to-europe-european-league-of-football-kicks-off-in-2021/
  2. ↑ https://www.ran.de/american-football/elf/elf-news/comeback-fuer-sea-devils-und-galaxy-nfl-europe-brands-sind-zurueck-116073
  3. ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/kosling-steps-down-as-galaxy-head-coach-to-become-new-sports-director-2537
  4. ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/this-is-why-galaxy-decided-to-sign-bart-andrus-2658
  5. ↑ https://frankfurt-galaxy.eu/galaxy-reloaded/
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