Leipzig Kings

The Leipzig Kings were an American football team in Leipzig, Germany, that played in the European League of Football (ELF).

The Leipzig franchise was announced along with Berlin Thunder and Cologne Centurions in March 2021, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football. In April, ELF commissioner Patrick Esume praised the potential of Leipzig for growing the sport and the athletes in the university, despite the relatively short time for the Kings to prepare for the first season.

The Kings introduced their first head coach, Fred Armstrong, who previously coached the national teams of Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria, and also gained coaching experience with Stuttgart Scorpions and two NFL teams, New York Jets and New York Giants.

On May 7, 2021, the Kings signed Japanese wide receiver Yoshihito Omi who would be the first Asian player playing in ELF. In 2019, Omi led in receiving with 33 catches and 544 yards for IBM Big Blue in X League, and acted as captain for the Japan national American football team.

The Kings were removed from the league amid the 2023 season. This came after a two week saga, which include the team suggesting they will "most likely have to stop competing in the European League of Football" after their loan requested was denied by the league and cancelling the upcoming week 6 home match with Prague Lions. The Kings would later announce their withdrawal from the league on July 11, 2023. A day later the ELF announced that the team will be taken out of the league for the remainder of the 2023 season and their license to participate in the European League of Football was "withdrawn", but would like to accept the team back for the 2024 season, if a suitable new owners will be found.

The Kings are playing their home games at the 7,000 capacity Bruno-Plache-Stadion.

Reference

  Maurice Baker
  Leander Carstensen
  Steve McShane
  Niklas Ritter FB
Wide receivers

  Noah Bomba
  Luis Moreno
  Kélian Mouliom
  Leander Winter
Tight ends

  Al Mustafa Khalid Almakki FB
  Domenik Rofalski WR
  Jens Walter | | Offensive linemen   Dominik Behrens
74 Tilman Brütsch C
  Joel Coenes
  Austine Igba Ujene
68 Pollys Junio Sacramento T
Defensive linemen

  Felix Delgado
  Nico Koch
97 Lance Leota DT
  Carlo Reimann
92 Aslan Zetterberg DT | | Linebackers   Niels Schroedter
49 A.J. Wentland ILB
Defensive backs

  Devan Burrell
 4 Roedion Henrique S
  Zil Jalaal Isaac-Turea
24 William James CB
  René Merkel
  Dominic Yaw Aboagye-Duah | | | | Rookies in italics Roster updated 23 March 2023 4 A-import, 5 E-import, 22 homegrown31 active |

From Hamburg Sea Devils: Dominik Behrens

From Stuttgart Surge: Noah Bomba

From Berlin Thunder: Kélian-Mathis Mouliom

Owner – Moritz Heisler, Marc Quoadt General manager – Moritz Heisler Director of Strategy Development – Karsten Köhler Director of football operations – John Alexander Booker Head coach

Head coach – John Alexander Booker Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – n/a Offensive line – n/a Quarterbacks – Elijah Miller Running backs – n/a Wide receivers/tight ends – n/a | | | Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – David Shelton Sr. Linebacker – n/a Defensive line – n/a Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – n/a

Strength and conditioning

Head strength and conditioning – n/a

updated 23 March 2023 |

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