ELF Lineal Championship
The lineal championship is an inofficial title held initially by an undisputed team and subsequently by a team who defeats the reigning team. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "the man who beat the man". In 2021 and in 2023 the ELF champion was also lineal champion, this will also be the case in 2024.
The current lineal champions are Rhein Fire after beating Madrid Bravos on June 29, 2024.
List of lineal champions[edit | edit source]
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Undisputed champion[edit | edit source]
- In 2021 on game day 1 there were four winners: Panthers Wroclaw (55-39 vs Cologne Centurions), Stuttgart Surge (17-21 at Barcelona Dragons), Hamburg Sea Devils (17-15 vs Frankfurt Galaxy), and Leipzig Kings (27-37 at Berlin Thunder).
- On game day 2 Panthers beat Kings (54-28) and Galaxy beat Surge (20-42). Sea Devils unbeaten.
- On game day 3 Galaxy beat Panthers (13-22). Sea Devils unbeaten.
- On game day 8, Galaxy and Sea Devils met to find the undisputed champion, Galaxy won 35-9.
Statistics per team[edit | edit source]
This table shows how many games a team has finished as lineal champion of the league, either having just earned or defended the title. Additionally, the number of streaks (continuos posession of the title) is listed. This is the same as the number of games where a team has earned the title. Number of times the team has been the actual league champion is also shown, for comparison.
The table is sorted by the total number of games, descending. In case of ties, teams who have been the title holder last are shown first. Former teams are marked with †.
| Team | Games | Streaks | First game | Last game | League championships |
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| Rhein Fire | 22 | 4 (3+2+7+10) | 2022, week 1 | 2024, CG week, current | 2 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 2 (6+1) | 2021, week 8 | 2022. week 11 | 1 |
| Vienna Vikings | 3 | 1 (3) | 2022, week 6 | 2022. week 9 | 1 |
| Madrid Bravos | 2 | 1 (2) | 2024, week 3 | 2024. week 4 | |
| Munich Ravens | 2 | 1 (2) | 2023, week 9 | 2023. week 11 | |
| Helvetic Guards † | 2 | 1 (2) | 2023, week 7 | 2023. week 8 | |
| Leipzig Kings † | 2 | 1 (2) | 2022, week 14 | 2023. week 1 | |
| Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 1 (2) | 2022, week 4 | 2022. week 5 | |
| Stuttgart Surge | 1 | 1 (1) | 2023, week 6 | 2023. week 6 | |
| Paris Musketeers | 1 | 1 (1) | 2023, week 5 | 2023. week 5 | |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 1 | 1 (1) | 2023, week 4 | 2023. week 4 | |
| Berlin Thunder | 1 | 1 (1) | 2023, week 3 | 2023. week 3 | |
| Wrocław Panthers | 1 | 1 (1) | 2023, week 2 | 2023. week 2 |
Vienna Vikings won the league in 2022, but were not the lineal champion after that game: Leipzig Kings held the informal title and did not have to defend it, as they failed to reach playoffs
Teams that never held the status[edit | edit source]
Current teams: Cologne Centurions, Fehérvár Enthroners, Helvetic Mercenaries, Milano Seamen, Prague Lions, Raiders Tirol.
Former teams: Istanbul Rams.
Longest streaks[edit | edit source]
The largest number of consecutive games a single team held the title. Only streaks of three or more games are listed.
| Team | Games | First game | Last game |
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| Rhein Fire | 10 | 2024, week 6 | 2024, CG week, ongoing |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 2023, week 12 | 2024, week 2 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 2021, week 8 | 2021, CG week |
| Vienna Vikings | 3 | 2022, week 6 | 2022, week 9 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 2022, week 1 | 2022, week 3 |
