Cologne Centurions (ELF)

Cologne Centurions
Established	2021
Based in	Cologne, Germany
Home stadium	Südstadion
Head coach	Christos Lambropoulos
General manager	David Drane
League	European League of Football (ELF)
Division	Western Conference
Colors	Red, white, grey, black;
Website	centurionscologne.com
Current uniform
	2023 Cologne Centurions season

The Cologne Centurions are an American football team based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).

History edit

In March 2021, it was announced that a new franchise in Cologne is one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. The team would be named Cologne Centurions, taking the identity of the former NFL Europe team, after the league reached an agreement with the NFL for the naming rights.^[2] After finishing 5–5 in the regular season, Cologne advanced to the play-offs where they were eliminated by eventual champion Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) in the first round. After the season, their Head Coach Kirk Heidelberg left the organization, reportedly in mutual agreement.

Stadium edit

The Centurions are playing their home games at Südstadion in Cologne.^[3]

Roster edit

Reference^[4]

**Cologne Centurions (ELF) roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Alexander Frisch Daniel Smith Running backs Gerald Ameln 8 Dean Tanwani Wide receivers 14 Ramin Akhlaghi 5 Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt 81 Valentin Rödiger WR/P/K Terryon Robinson Aril Rwantambara Kris Wedderburn Tight ends 11 Noah Aarass		Offensive linemen Carlos Carrasco Sanz 76 Niklas Meiworm -- Albert Trovato Defensive linemen 52 Alexander Boes DT Tim Göckus Jai-Albert Jackson 95 Jahn Jesus Lara Perez DE Frederik Schneider 97 Janek Wenke DE		Linebackers 30 Matthias Banjaqui OLB Zachary Blair 44 Felix Födinger OLB 58 Lennart Weitz OLB 2 Tufan Yagmur ILB Defensive backs 29 Efekan Akgün CB 21 Marvin Djopa 31 Dani Lamy CB Dajon Owens 26 Marius Riepe CB 22 Paul Steffen 32 Chad Walrond S				Rookies in italics Roster updated 23 March 2022 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 24 homegrown 34 active

Transactions edit

From Istanbul Rams: Zachary Blair (November 9, 2022), Kris Wedderburn (December 13, 2022), Terryon Robinson (December 22, 2022)
From Hamburg Sea Devils: Gerald Ameln (December 16, 2022)

Staff edit

**Cologne Centurions (ELF) staff**

	Front office Owner – Hans Seger CEO/General Manager – Tonye Spiff Director of football – David Drane Head coach Head coach – Christos Lambropoulos Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Christos Lambropoulos Running backs – Glynn Mansfeld Offensive line – Jason Tillery			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Javan Lenhardt Defensive line – Javan Lenhardt Defensive backs – Dave Donaldson Special teams coaches Special teams Coordinator – Dave Donaldson Assistant coaches Head of Scouting & Analytics – Steffen Sikora updated 10 March 2023

References edit

^ "KAHLIL CARTER RESIGNS AS HEAD COACH OF THE COLOGNE CENTURIONS".
^ "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". americanfootballinternational.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Profisport beim SV Weiden Fußballverein hilft den Cologne Centurions". rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "ELF: 2023 Cologne Centurions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

External links edit

[1] "KAHLIL CARTER RESIGNS AS HEAD COACH OF THE COLOGNE CENTURIONS".

[2] "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". americanfootballinternational.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[3] "Profisport beim SV Weiden Fußballverein hilft den Cologne Centurions". rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de (in German). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[4] "ELF: 2023 Cologne Centurions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

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