Raiders Tirol

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Uniform of the Raider Tirol football team in 2025.

The Raiders Tirol are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF) since 2022.

History[edit | edit source]

The Swarco Raiders were founded by a small number of American Football fans and volunteers back in 1992. Starting in Austria's 3rd division in the 1993 season, the team went unbeaten with an overall score of 158–11. After being promoted to the 2nd division, the team failed to continue its run of 1993, and posted a record of 2–14 in 1994 and 1995. The next two seasons, the Raiders reached the playoffs but lost their semifinals. Due to a league expansion they were promoted to Austria's top division, the AFL, in 1998.

The first two-season on the top level the Raiders lost most of their games. In the 2000 season they made it to the playoffs and played its first championship game, losing to the then Chrysler Vikings Vienna. A year later they repeated their appearance in the final, but again lost to the Vikings.

Beginning from the 2022 European League of Football season the now named Raiders Tirol compete with 11 other European teams for the ELF trophy. They start in the central conference together with long-term rival Vienna Vikings, 2021 season champion Frankfurt Galaxy and Stuttgart Surge. The Raiders finished the 2022 ELF season with an 8-4 record and reached the semi-finals of the playoffs. This they lost with 7:19 against Hamburg Sea Devils.

2025 Schedule[edit | edit source]

Week Date Away Team Home Team Venue Score
118.05.2025Raiders TirolMunich RavensSportpark Unterhaching, Unterhaching7–20
225.05.2025Helvetic MercenariesRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck6–44
331.05.2025Raiders TirolCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Cologne68–0
407.06.2025Raiders TirolVienna VikingsGenerali Arena, Vienna7–41
515.06.2025Madrid BravosRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck34–35
621.06.2025Raiders TirolHelvetic MercenariesLidl Arena, Wil44–12
729.06.2025Vienna VikingsRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck44–38
805.07.2025Rhein FireRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck18–35
1019.07.2025Munich RavensRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruckvs.
1126.07.2025Raiders TirolMadrid BravosEstadio de Vallehermoso, Madridvs.
1310.08.2025Raiders TirolRhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburgvs.
1417.08.2025Cologne CenturionsRaiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruckvs.

Seasons[edit | edit source]

2025 Season[edit | edit source]

In September 2024, the Raiders announced the extension of the contract with their Head Coach Jim Herrmann for a further 2 years. [1]

2024 Season[edit | edit source]

On October 16, 2023, the Raiders introduced Jim Herrmann as the new head coach for the 2024 ELF season.

After a win against the Milano Seamen and a loss against the Vienna Vikings, the Raiders announced before the third game week that they were parting ways with starting quarterback D'Angelo Fulford. For the third game, the Tyroleans announced their Austrian Football League US import Kason Martin as quarterback. However, they added that this was only the solution for the game against the Barcelona Dragons and that a replacement for Fulford had already been found in N'Kosi Perry. [2]

The Raiders finished the regular season with a record of 8-4, narrowly missing the playoffs.

2023 Season[edit | edit source]

The Raiders ended the 2023 season with eight wins in twelve games and missed out on a place in the play-offs due to a poor points difference. The dismissal of quarterback Christian Strong, with whom the Raiders had won six out of eight games, caused a stir during the season. Wide receiver Jarvis McClam also left the Raiders with Strong, as he has a strong loyalty to Strong. After the end of the season, the Raiders announced that they would not be renewing the contract of head coach Kevin Herron and were parting ways with him.

2022 Season[edit | edit source]

In the opening game of the ELF, the Raiders lost for the first time in years at home to the Vienna Vikings. After a loss at the Cologne Centurions, the Raiders managed their first win on the third matchday against the Berlin Thunder with 28:16. Three more wins followed before they had to go to Vienna on July 31, 2022. After the 13:29 defeat against the Vikings there, the race for first place in the Central Division was practically already lost. However, the Raiders were subsequently able to secure second place in the division and moved into the semifinals as the best runner-up. There they lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils with 7:19.

Stadium[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tivoli Stadion Tirol

The Tivoli Stadion Tirol (formerly named Tivoli-Neu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Innsbruck, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bundesliga club WSG Tirol and Raiders Tirol of the European League of Football. The stadium capacity was 17,400 when it was built in 2000. For the UEFA Euro 2008 the stadium was temporarily expanded to 30,000 people.


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
Sean Shelton 1 13 274 437 3354 32 6 24 62.7% 258.0 7.7
N'Kosi Perry 2 13 201 350 2554 21 13 16 57.4% 196.5 7.3
Christian Strong 1 8 185 286 2126 17 7 14 64.7% 265.8 7.4
Joseph Dolincheck 1 4 70 137 823 6 7 9 51.1% 205.8 6.0

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
Philipp Haun 4 44 154 251 1962 18 61.4% 12.7 3.5 44.6
Marco Schneider 4 45 132 214 1806 16 61.7% 13.7 2.9 40.1
Adrian Platzgummer 4 43 92 144 1112 7 63.9% 12.1 2.1 25.9
Jarvis McClam 1 8 61 86 788 8 70.9% 12.9 7.6 98.5
Tobias Bonatti 4 41 61 83 533 2 73.5% 8.7 1.5 13.0

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
Darragh Leader 1 12 17 26 65.4% 46 29 39 74.4% 51 29 80
Arno Schwarz 2 16 9 17 52.9% 45 30 38 78.9% 27 30 57
Niklas Sanin 2 20 8 12 66.7% 47 14 20 70.0% 24 14 38
Jonata Loria 1 8 5 7 71.4% 40 33 36 91.7% 15 33 48

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
Tobias Bonatti 4 41 456 2362 5.2 64 30 4
Lukas Haslwanter 4 43 388 1892 4.9 63 19 1
N'Kosi Perry 2 13 86 532 6.2 44 7 0

Rosters[edit | edit source]

2025 Roster[edit | edit source]

2025 Raiders Tirol roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve


Off the roster

Roster updated July 03, 2025
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 49 homegrown
59 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad



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


2024 Roster[edit | edit source]

2024 Raiders Tirol roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Practice squad


Roster updated July 25, 2024
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 51 homegrown
61 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad



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


2023 Roster[edit | edit source]

2023 Raiders Tirol roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Practice squad


Off the roster

Roster updated 18 August 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 43 homegrown
53 active, 4 practice squad



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


2022 Roster[edit | edit source]

Raiders Tirol roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers


Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams



Roster updated 05 June 2022
4 A-import, 8 E-import, 39 homegrown
51 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%
Jim Herrmann 2024 – current 13–7 0 0 .650
Kevin Herron 2022 – 2023 16–9 1 0 .640

Total record[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Raiders Tirol 45 29 16 0.644 1369 880 +489

Record per Season[edit | edit source]

Season Conference Rank Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- Playoffs
2022 Central 2 12 8 4 0.667 418 229 Semi final @ Hamburg Sea Devils 7-19
2023 Central 2 12 8 4 0.667 307 230
2024 Central 3 12 8 4 0.667 359 227
2025 South 2 8 5 3 0.625 278 175

Record per Opponent[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Barcelona Dragons 4 4 0 1.000 141 23 +118
Helvetic Mercenaries 4 4 0 1.000 163 56 +107
Milano Seamen 4 4 0 1.000 142 40 +102
Leipzig Kings 2 2 0 1.000 93 20 +73
Berlin Thunder 2 2 0 1.000 65 26 +39
Helvetic Guards 2 2 0 1.000 46 21 +25
Rhein Fire 1 1 0 1.000 35 18 +17
Madrid Bravos 1 1 0 1.000 35 34 +1
Cologne Centurions 3 2 1 0.667 159 69 +90
Munich Ravens 5 3 2 0.600 123 138 -15
Stuttgart Surge 6 3 3 0.500 178 119 +59
Frankfurt Galaxy 2 1 1 0.500 56 53 +3
Hamburg Sea Devils 1 0 1 0.000 7 19 -12
Vienna Vikings 8 0 8 0.000 126 244 -118

Source: https://elfdata.eu/

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/jim-herrmann-extends-with-raiders-tirol-for-two-more-years-2408
  2. ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/raiders-find-their-quarterback-in-n-kosi-perry-1975
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