Stuttgart Surge

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Uniform of the Stuttgart Surge football team in 2024.

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

History[edit | edit source]

The Stuttgart franchise is one of the founding members of the European League of Football, which was launched in 2020, and was originally supposed to adopt the name of the Stuttgart Scorpions from the German Football League (GFL). [1]After this was rejected by a majority decision of the Scorpions' club members, the team competes in the ELF under the name Stuttgart Surge. [2] The translation of the new name as the Surge can also be found in the logo design of the franchise and was chosen in reference to the Sacramento Surge team. The team played from 1991 to 1992 in the World League of American Football (WLAF), a predecessor league of the NFL Europe and won the World Bowl in 1992. The name Surge was able to prevail internally, among other things, against the resumption of the name of the Stuttgart Stallions, which were active as an American football team in the 1980s and 1990s in Stuttgart. The franchise is operated by the American Football Club Stuttgart GmbH, whose managing director Timo Franke was previously active with the Stuttgart Scorpions.

2025 Schedule[edit | edit source]

Week Date Away Team Home Team Venue Score
118.05.2025Frankfurt GalaxyStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart20–33
225.05.2025Stuttgart SurgeParis MusketeersStade Robert-Bobin, Bondoufle0–6
331.05.2025Stuttgart SurgeHamburg Sea DevilsWeserstadion, Bremen53–14
408.06.2025Munich RavensStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart28–36
622.06.2025Cologne CenturionsStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart7–88
729.06.2025Stuttgart SurgeMunich RavensSportpark Unterhaching, Unterhaching33–36
806.07.2025Fehérvár EnthronersStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart12–55
912.07.2025Stuttgart SurgeFrankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt54–39
1020.07.2025Paris MusketeersStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart8–26
1127.07.2025Hamburg Sea DevilsStuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgartvs.
1309.08.2025Stuttgart SurgeCologne CenturionsSüdstadion, Colognevs.
1416.08.2025Stuttgart SurgeFehérvár EnthronersFirst Field, Székesfehérvárvs.

Seasons[edit | edit source]

2024 Season[edit | edit source]

As in the 2023 season, the Stuttgart Surge were considered the favorites for the 2024 season. With just one defeat and eleven wins, they won their conference and had a bye week in the wildcard round.

In their semi-final, they played at home against the eventual champions and defending champions Rhein Fire. The score was 23-23 after regulation time, but they were unable to score in overtime and conceded a touchdown, allowing Rhein Fire to win the game 29-23 and advance to the final.

2023 Season[edit | edit source]

On October 18, 2022, the Surge announced the signing of Jordan Neuman as its new Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator. Neuman was most recently Head Coach of the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns and won the German Bowl 2022 with them. Also joining the Surge coaching staff from Schwäbisch Hall are Johannes Brenner as defensive coordinator and Cody Pastorino as his assistant.

For the first time in its history, Surge finished the regular season with a positive record of 10-2 and advanced to the playoffs. In the wildcard round, the #3 seed faced the #6 seed, the Panthers Wrocław. The game was clearly won with 37:14.

In the semifinals, they beat the #2 seed, the Vienna Vikings, 40-33 in Vienna.

In the championship game, the #1 seed Rhein Fire awaited, against whom the team lost 34:53.

2022 Season[edit | edit source]

Before the start of the 2022 season, Suni Musa became the new general manager. The previous general manager, Timo Franke, took over sales and sponsorship. In addition, NFL player Jakob Johnson became co-owner of the Surge. Johnson had previously been an ambassador for the Surge. Stuttgart also joined Frankfurt in the new Central Division for the 2022 season, where they will face the two expansion teams from Austria.

The first home game of the season was lost to the Barcelona Dragons in front of a crowd of 2690. On July 2, after a season opener with four losses in four games, the Surge announced that Martin Hanselmann had resigned as offensive coordinator. His replacements in that regard are George Streeter for the running game and Fabian Birkholz for the passing game. Streeter, who has also served in a number of NFL roles, most recently coached the Stuttgart Scorpions' U19 team. Birkholz was previously a position coach and coordinator with various teams in the GFL.

On July 20, after three more consecutive losses, Stuttgart announced that Martin Hanselmann was also stepping down from his position as head coach. His interim successor was running game coordinator George Streeter, whose position was filled just as temporarily by former defensive backs coach Marvin Washington. However, the team failed to improve noticeably and finished the season without a win. After the season, Streeter became Director of Player Personnel and Development.

2021 Season[edit | edit source]

Former German national team coach Martin Hanselmann was hired as head coach and offensive coordinator.

The team won its first league game on June 19, 2021, against the Barcelona Dragons, 17-21. A week later, the team lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy in its first home game, in front of 750 spectators allowed due to the pandemic.

The average attendance at home games was 1429 spectators due to pandemic restrictions. On June 28, 2021, the Surge parted ways with U.S. quarterback Jacob Wright in response to accusations of racism against him. Even before the game against Berlin Thunder in Week 3, a new quarterback, Aaron Ellis, was presented on July 2, 2021. After losses in the last two games of the season, the Stuttgart Surge team, with a total of two wins out of ten games, finished fourth in the South Division and thus failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Stadium[edit | edit source]

Main article: Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau

The Waldau-Stadion, known as the Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m southwest of the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and holds 11,410 spectators

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
Reilly Hennessey 3 31 559 833 7593 77 17 31 67.1% 244.9 9.1
Kenyatte Allen 1 7 112 174 1531 10 5 15 64.4% 218.7 8.8
Aaron Ellis 1 7 82 161 1173 9 7 33 50.9% 167.6 7.3
Dante Vandeven 1 8 86 177 1077 3 13 24 48.6% 134.6 6.1
Lars Heidrich 2 13 53 86 874 11 2 1 61.6% 67.2 10.2
Randall Schroeder 1 4 83 159 837 3 4 6 52.2% 209.3 5.3
Jan Weinreich 1 3 58 94 621 4 5 3 61.7% 207.0 6.6
Jacob Wright 1 2 29 57 366 3 1 1 50.9% 183.0 6.4

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
Louis Geyer 4 46 193 306 3001 34 63.1% 15.5 4.2 65.2
Yannick Mayr 2 25 112 154 1884 14 72.7% 16.8 4.5 75.4
Darrell Stewart Jr. 2 20 129 184 1736 15 70.1% 13.5 6.5 86.8
Paul Steigerwald 4 44 99 154 1204 13 64.3% 12.2 2.3 27.4
Mike Harley Jr 1 7 34 50 659 6 68.0% 19.4 4.9 94.1

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
Lenny Krieg 2 32 23 32 71.9% 52 117 156 75.0% 69 117 186
Timo Bronn 2 15 16 20 80.0% 45 42 54 77.8% 48 42 90

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
Nicolas Khandar 2 19 237 1279 5.4 43 8 2
Kai Hunter 3 34 270 1165 4.3 31 16 1
Philéas Pasqualini 2 16 189 729 3.9 34 6 4
Bryan Yankson 5 40 208 642 3.1 18 3 3
Reilly Hennessey 3 31 169 601 3.6 37 23 2
Levin Liebenow 2 16 78 522 6.7 70 4 2

Rosters[edit | edit source]

2025 Roster[edit | edit source]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve


Off the roster

Roster updated July 25, 2025
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 54 homegrown
62 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad



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


2024 Roster[edit | edit source]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve



Roster updated July 31, 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]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured reserve

Practice squad


Roster updated 18 August 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 44 homegrown
54 active, 9 practice squad



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%
Jordan Neuman 2023 – current 30–7 2 0 .811
Martin Hanselmann 2021 – 2022 2–15 0 0 .118
George Streeter 2022 0–5 0 0 .000

Total record[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Stuttgart Surge 59 32 27 0.542 1734 1521 +213

Record per Season[edit | edit source]

Season Conference Rank Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- Playoffs
2021 South 4 10 2 8 0.200 157 355
2022 Central 4 12 0 12 0.000 113 451
2023 Central 1 12 10 2 0.833 387 237 Wild card round vs Panthers Wrocław 37-14
Semi final @ Vienna Vikings 40-33
Championship game vs Rhein Fire 34-53
2024 Central 1 12 11 1 0.917 565 179 Semi final vs Rhein Fire 23-29
2025 West 1 9 7 2 0.778 378 170

Record per Opponent[edit | edit source]

Games Win Loss Win % P+ P- PDiff
Milano Seamen 4 4 0 1.000 224 80 +144
Helvetic Mercenaries 2 2 0 1.000 111 14 +97
Fehérvár Enthroners 1 1 0 1.000 55 12 +43
Hamburg Sea Devils 1 1 0 1.000 53 14 +39
Paris Musketeers 4 3 1 0.750 69 40 +29
Munich Ravens 6 4 2 0.667 192 132 +60
Barcelona Dragons 8 5 3 0.625 241 190 +51
Panthers Wrocław 5 3 2 0.600 146 110 +36
Helvetic Guards 2 1 1 0.500 60 50 +10
Raiders Tirol 6 3 3 0.500 119 178 -59
Cologne Centurions 3 1 2 0.333 120 65 +55
Vienna Vikings 3 1 2 0.333 53 116 -63
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 2 4 0.333 143 221 -78
Leipzig Kings 4 1 3 0.250 72 139 -67
Rhein Fire 2 0 2 0.000 57 82 -25
Berlin Thunder 2 0 2 0.000 19 78 -59

Source: https://elfdata.eu/

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