2023 Stuttgart Surge season

2023 Stuttgart Surge season
General manager	Suni Musa
Head coach	Jordan Neuman
Home field	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
Uniform

The 2023 Stuttgart Surge season is the third season of Stuttgart Surge in the European League of Football. It is the first season with a new head coach after a winless season prior.

Preseason

To the end of the regular season in 2022, the team and coaching staff of the franchise were in turmoil after finishing the first two seasons with 2 - 20. The front office in contrast were kept stabile with two additions to it of former coaches of the organization.^[1] Following changes in staff and personnel concerned transactions from the German League Champion Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns to the franchise. Almost the complete staff around Jordan Neumann changed the league, following the demise of the German Football League and its problematic structures. Connected to that, a lot of players were following in hopes of better competition and exposure. ^[2]

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^[3]

Stuttgart Surge roster

	Quarterbacks  4 Reilly Hennessey 12 Janis Kaiser 16 Jan Weinreich Running backs 20 Janis Hackenberg  2 Kai Hunter  6 Levin Liebenow 37 Maximilan Merwarth FB 35 Philead Pasqualini 17 Nelson Stegmaier 41 Bryan Yankson Wide receivers 81 Paul Böhringer 79 Luca Faschian  7 Louis Geyer 13 Joshua Haas 10 Florian Lengauer 14 Yannick Mayr  3 Aurieus Minton 19 Bryce Nunnelly 85 Emil Rabin 18 Paul Steigerwald  8 Darrel Stewart Tight ends 80 Philip Eichhorn 88 Emmanuel Häfele		Offensive linemen 78 Benhur Arya 62 Elias Becher 66 Sascha Beck 67 Markos Dubravkic 74 Robert Hager 73 Paul Jakob 61 Luca Jokiel 73 Lukas Maier 79 Lenny Sadzik 77 Marlon Werthmann 55 Alessandro Vergani Defensive linemen 92 Simon Butsch 59 Lorenzo Deiana 70 Maximilian Dommermuth 94 ALi Hayak 54 Alexander Kress 75 Brice Tchouadje DT 99 Sercan Vardar DE 91 Raphael Zistler		Linebackers 44 Maleka Japhet Mbala ILB 47 Nikolas Knoblauch ILB 32 Luis Bach 23 Guiseppe Della Vecchia 25 Thomas Frach 11 Majan Jelvani  1 Sasan Jelvani 27 Khaylan Kearse-Thomas 28 Luca Siebert 43 Benjamin Spiess 52 Lukas Storz Defensive backs 29 Diego Cardenas CB 30 Kai Singer S 21 Julian Jakob CB 31 Nick Wenzelburger S 33 Ben Wenzler CB  9 Lasse Engel 24 Mitch Fettig 15 Konstantin Katz 22 Martin Körber 36 Mark Scherenberg S 26 Thiago Siebert  5 Goran Zec Special teams 34 Lenny Krieg				Rookies in italics Roster updated 5 March 2023 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 52 homegrown 62 active

Transactions

From Frankfurt Galaxy: Konstantin Katz, Kai Hunter
From Cologne Centurions: Louis Geyer
From Leipzig Kings: Philip Eichhorn

Staff

Stuttgart Surge staff

	Front office Owner – Steffen Korinth, Erwin & Martin Schmidt, Jakob Johnson General Manager – Suni Musa Director of Player Personnel and Development – George Streeter Director of football operations/personnel – Jeremy Bryson Head coach Head coach – Jordan Neuman Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jordan Neuman Quarterbacks – n/a Running backs – Joshua Tapscott Wide receivers – Joseph Joyner Tight ends/fullbacks – Jochen Holzinger Offensive line – Hunter Sims			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Johannes Brenner Assistant defensive coordinator – Cody Pastorino Linebacker – Daniel McCray Inside linebacker – David Zeller Defensive line – Justin Bernthaler Defensive backs – n/a Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – n/a Assistant coaches Analytics coach – Friedemann Hees Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Natalia Wisniewska Head of Strength and conditioning – Corey Chapman Staff updated 23 March 2023

Notes

References

1. "Paukenschlag! Stuttgart Surge mit Neustart nach Horror-Saison". ran.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
2. JC Abbott. "Frustrations with GFL led Jordan Neuman to leave champion Unicorns for ELF's Stuttgart Surge". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
3. "ELF: 2023 Stuttgart Surge – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.