2023 Munich Ravens season

2023 Munich Ravens season
General manager	Sebastian Stolz
Head coach	John Shoop
Home field	TBD

The 2023 Munich Ravens season is the inaugural season of the newly founded Munich Ravens in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.

Preseason

The first steps of the franchise was the hiring of former Hamburg Sea Devils offensive quality control coach and NFL (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers) offensive coordinator John Shoop^[1] and general manager Sebastian Stolz, former PR-manager of the Hamburg Sea Devils in the NFL Europa and strategy manager for the Oakland Raiders.^[2] Another important hiring was the addition of the newly director of sport, former Raiders Tirol quarterback and MVP of the 2022 European League of Football season Sean Shelton.^[3]

In preparation for the new season, the franchise held an invitational tryout at the Olympiastadion (Munich) with several dozen participants.^[4] After that, the first signings of players were announced, beginning with former Panthers Wrocław Darius Robinson.^[5] As the first franchise quarterback Chad Jeffries was announced, coming from the Danube Dragons as Austrian title winner and league MVP.^[6]

Regular season

Standings

Central Conference v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STK	Qualification
1	Stuttgart Surge	12	10	2	8–2	387	237	+150	W3	Automatic playoffs (#3)
2	Raiders Tirol	12	8	4	8–2	307	230	+77	W1
3	Munich Ravens	12	7	5	7–3	425	338	+87	W2
4	Helvetic Guards	12	3	9	3–7	174	378	–204	L4
5	Milano Seamen	12	2	10	2–8	328	497	–169	L3
6	Barcelona Dragons	12	2	10	2–8	199	396	–197	L10

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference^[7]

Munich Ravens roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Chad Jeffries 16 Lukas Von Stumpfeldt Running backs 20 Rachid ALi-Tagba 22 Alex Braunsperger  7 Tomiwa Oyewo 44 Niklas Ritter FB 33 Justin Rodney Wide receivers 80 Lukas Anzeneder  8 Noah Bomba  2 Markell Castle  1 Sixten Dragan 18 Jannik Nowak 17 Mo Riedinger 13 Marvin Rutsch 14 Jason Sanders 11 Luca Salvo 28 Leander Winter Tight ends 81 Sebastian Kurrer 85 Marlon Malki 82 Philip Okonkwo 88 Jens Walter		Offensive linemen 60 Marvin Biegert -- Gerrit Brandt 65 Jan Eberl 71 Marco Fischer 73 Thomas Heller 55 Nathan Kalemba 53 Dominik Ondra 72 Maxime Roussl 75 Thomas Schmidt 50 Tobias Vorreiter 70 Philip Weinzierl Defensive linemen 92 Johannes Bräu 98 Etuale Liu 97 Bilal Mawuena 94 MJ Ricco 93 Robin Rogoss 49 Patrick Roth 95 Leon Schmidt 90 Dominic Siegel 35 Tyler Vaimaona 45 Tizian Vogl 49 Maximillian Von Engelhardt 91 Leon Weber 56 Vladislav Zarkov 15 Johannes Zirngibl		Linebackers 40 Joshua Akena 52 Michael Bausch 58 Burak Efendioglu 10 Nic Haritonenko 35 Exree Loe 51 Leon Nieper 37 Jan-Niclas Rung  9 Kevin Titz Defensive backs 27 Joschka Bartz 24 Jonas Gürntke 37 Gabriel Kalus 39 Enis Kaser 28 Blake King 32 Julian Ludwig-Mayorga 21 Martin Marcacci  6 Luis Moreno 19 Junior Nkembi  3 Justin Rogers  8 Darius Saint-Robinson 25 Moritz Scharr Special teams  4 Robert Werner				Rookies in italics Roster updated November 21, 2023 4 A-import, 7 E-import, 56 homegrown 67 active

Staff

Munich Ravens staff

	Front office Owners – Christian Binder, Thomas Krohne General manager – Sebastian Stolz Director Sports Operations – Sean Shelton Head coach Head coach – John Shoop Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – n/a Quarterbacks – TeeJay Gordan Offensive line – Paul Dunn Running backs – Tristan Müller Wide receivers – Tarik Ibrahim Tight ends – Maximilian Feruga			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vince Okruch Defensive backs – Alan Reed Linebacker – Ryan Newell Defensive line – Gunther Renner Special teams coaches Kick-Off/ Kick-Off Return coordinator – Tristan Müller Punt/ Punt Return coordinator – Maximilian Feruga Field Goal/ PAT coordinator – Valentin Pfnür Field Goal/ PAT block coordinator – Ryan Newell Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Ryan Newell Staff updated 28 January 2023

Notes

References

1. "ELF: Munich Ravens verpflichten John Shoop als Head Coach". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
2. "Sebastian Stolz wird Manager der Münchner ELF-Franchise". stadionwelt.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "Munich Ravens gelingt Coup - Sean Shelton wird Director Sports Operations". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "ELF: Munich Ravens host top regional talent in muddy tryout". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. "Munich Ravens: Ex-NFL-Profi erste Verpflichtung der Vereinsgeschichte". Ran.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
6. "ELF-QUARTERBACKS: VIEL ERFAHRUNG UND EINE KRASSE WILDCARD". ouchdown24 (in German). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
7. "ELF: 2023 Munich Ravens – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.