Raiders Tirol

Raiders Tirol
Based in	Innsbruck, Austria
Stadium	Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Established	1992
Division	Central Conference
Colors	Black, silver  
Website	https://www.raiders.at/

Uniform of the Raider Tirol football team in 2023.

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

History

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.

2022 Season

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.

2023 Season

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.

2024 Season

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

Stadium

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.

Players

Top Players

Quarterback	Year	G	COMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
Sean Shelton	2022	12	248	390	63.6	3135	31	6	18
Christian Strong	2023	8	185	286	64.7	2126	17	7	14

Receiver	Year	G	RRC	TGT	YDS	CTCH %	YPG	YPC	LNG	TD	TD/G
Philipp Haun	2022-23	24	92	151	1221	60.9	50.9	13.3	70	12	0.5
Marco Schneider	2022-23	24	84	137	1153	61.3	48.0	13.7	46	12	0.5
Adrian Platzgummer	2022-23	24	71	106	803	67.0	33.5	11.3	55	7	0.3
Jarvis McClam	2023	8	61	86	788	70.9	98.5	12.9	72	8	1.0

Running	Year	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	YPG	LNG	TD	TD/G	FMB	FML
Tobias Bonatti	2022-23	24	241	1247	5.2	52.0	64	12	0.5	6	4
Lukas Haslwanter	2022-23	23	120	565	4.7	24.6	35	7	0.3	1	1

2024 Roster

2024 Raiders Tirol roster

	Quarterbacks   D'Angelo Fulford 🇺🇸 Running backs 22 Philipp Timmermann RB 🇩🇪 HG 24 Lukas Haslwanter 🇦🇹 25 Tobias Bonatti 🇦🇹 Wide receivers  4 Marco Schneider 🇦🇹  6 Adrian Platzgummer 🇦🇹 10 Philipp Haun 🇦🇹 11 Toni Rabensteiner 🇮🇹 HG 84 Felix Reitter 🇦🇹   Darion Chafin 🇺🇸 Tight ends 83 David Kanyinda 🇦🇹 87 Richard Weber 🇦🇹   Thomas Langecker 🇦🇹		Offensive linemen 59 Gerd Mitterdorfer C 🇮🇹 HG 76 Tobias Haslehner 🇦🇹   Oscar Strömstedt OT 🇸🇪    Alberto Adduci 🇮🇹    Pascal Danihel 🇦🇹   Günther Prinz 🇦🇹   Isaiah Kléberg 🇳🇱    Felix Schulz 🇦🇹   Thomas Aronokhale 🇦🇹 Defensive linemen 41 Philipp Loeffelberger 🇦🇹 91 Stanley Aronokhale DT 🇦🇹 94 Benedikt Dorner 🇦🇹 95 Armin Husarevic DT 🇺🇸 HG   Robert Lachmann DE 🇩🇪    Berend Grube DE 🇩🇪    Fabian Egger 🇦🇹		Linebackers  1 Ruben Seeber ILB/P 🇦🇹 20 Patrick Pilger 🇦🇹 33 Tim Unger OLB/K 🇩🇪 HG 39 Sebastian Huber 🇦🇹 43 Precious Ogbevoen 🇦🇹 55 Julian Perfler LB 🇦🇹 Defensive backs  3 Jan Mayerhofer FS 🇦🇹 14 Jessey Mensah CB 🇦🇹 23 Vincent Müller SS 🇦🇹   Jonas Gacek 🇩🇪    Lukas Kalkhofer 🇦🇹   Fara’ad McCombs 🇺🇸   Devin Taylor 🇺🇸   Mato Beglarian 🇦🇹 Special teams   Sandro Egger K 🇦🇹				Rookies in italics Roster updated May 7, 2024 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 34 homegrown 44 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

2023 Roster

2023 Raiders Tirol roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Joseph Dolincheck {{{4}}} 🇺🇸 15 Stefan Maiacher {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Running backs 22 Philipp Timmermann {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 HG 24 Lukas Haslwanter {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 25 Tobias Bonatti {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 29 Stefan Schneider {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Wide receivers  4 Marco Schneider {{{4}}} 🇦🇹  5 Trevon Sidney {{{4}}} 🇺🇸  6 Adrian Platzgummer {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 10 Philipp Haun {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 11 Toni Rabensteiner {{{4}}} 🇮🇹 HG 80 Fabian Abfalter {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 81 Simon Pilger {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 82 David Kanyinda {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 83 Marco Rumetshofer {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 84 Felix Reitter {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Tight ends 85 Markus Schaberl {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 87 Richard Weber {{{4}}} 🇦🇹		Offensive linemen 53 Jeffery Asare C {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 59 Gerd Mitterdorfer C {{{4}}} 🇮🇹 HG 65 Inderjit Singh {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 74 Steven Nielsen {{{4}}} 🇩🇰 75 David Perathoner {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 76 Tobias Haslehner {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 77 Dominic Spielmann {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 78 Daniel Fankhauser RG {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Defensive linemen 41 Philipp Loeffelberger {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 90 Niklas Gustav DE {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 91 Stanley Aronokhale DT {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 92 Laurynas Orlovičius DT {{{4}}} 🇱🇹 93 Maximilian Wild DE {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 94 Benedikt Dorner {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 95 Armin Husarevic DT {{{4}}} 🇺🇸 (non-A-imp) 99 Manuel Jovic DE {{{4}}} 🇦🇹		Linebackers  1 Ruben Seeber ILB/P {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 13 Lucky Ogbevoen OLB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 20 Patrick Pilger {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 33 Tim Unger OLB/K {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 HG 39 Sebastian Huber {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 40 Alex Ferrari {{{4}}} 🇮🇹 43 Precious Ogbevoen {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Defensive backs  3 Jan Mayerhofer FS {{{4}}} 🇦🇹  7 Jalen Embry {{{4}}} 🇺🇸  8 Christoph Nitzlnader CB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹  9 Thomas Kugler FS {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 HG 14 Jessey Mensah CB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 21 Divine Buckrham SS {{{4}}} 🇺🇸 23 Vincent Müller SS {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 28 Fabian Raunig SS {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 32 Matthias Rebl SS {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 35 Clemens Voit CB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Special teams 16 Arno Christoph Schwarz K {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 19 Niklas Sanin K {{{4}}} 🇦🇹				Reserve lists 96 Denis William Butz DT {{{4}}} 🇩🇪 HG 72 Basil Weber OG {{{4}}} 🇨🇭 🇩🇪 97 Nicolas Melcher DE {{{4}}} 🇦🇹   Sandro Platzgummer RB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 79 Robert Wittmann OT {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Practice squad 55 Julian Perfler LB {{{4}}} 🇦🇹   Tinashe Chawaguta DT {{{4}}} 🇦🇹   Emanuel Trinkl K {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 30 Sebastian Summerer FS {{{4}}} 🇦🇹 Rookies in italics Roster updated 18 August 2023 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 43 homegrown 53 active, 4 practice squad

Staff

Head Coaches

Name	Tenure	Record		Titles
		W	L
Kevin Herron	2022-2023	16	9	-
Jim Herrmann	2024-

2024 Staff

2024 Raiders Tirol staff

	Front office President – Elisabeth Swarovski General Manager – Ulz Däuber Team Manager – Paul-Philipp Lasch Head of International Recruiting – Niklas Gustav Quality Control & Analytics Specialist – Quang Pham Minh Head coach Head coach – Jim Herrmann Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jeff Jagodzinski Quarterbacks – Jeff Jagodzinski Wide Reciever - Zac Tallent Running backs – Nick Kleinhansl Tight ends – Nick Kleinhansl Offensive line – Charlie Eger			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Herrmann Linebacker – Simon Riedl Defensive line – Mike Waufle Defensive backs – Benjamin Barton Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Benjamin Barton Assistant coaches Assistant Defensive Coach – Christian Nobile, Jakub Samel Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Andreas Pröller Staff updated May 14, 2024

Total record

	Games	Win	Loss	Win %	P+	P-	PDiff
Raiders Tirol	25	16	9	0.640	732	478	+254

Record per oppenent

	Games	Win	Loss	Win %	P+	P-	PDiff
Leipzig Kings	2	2	0	1.000	93	20	+73
Milano Seamen	2	2	0	1.000	80	40	+40
Berlin Thunder	2	2	0	1.000	65	26	+39
Barcelona Dragons	2	2	0	1.000	46	16	+30
Helvetic Guards	2	2	0	1.000	46	21	+25
Munich Ravens	2	2	0	1.000	84	62	+22
Stuttgart Surge	4	2	2	0.500	108	47	+61
Cologne Centurions	2	1	1	0.500	91	69	+22
Frankfurt Galaxy	2	1	1	0.500	56	53	+3
Hamburg Sea Devils	1	0	1	0.000	7	19	-12
Vienna Vikings	4	0	4	0.000	56	105	-49

Source: https://elfdata.eu/