2023 Rhein Fire season

The 2023 Rhein Fire season is the second season of the new Rhein Fire team in the European League of Football from Düsseldorf, Germany. The franchise is building upon a solid previous season, missing the play-offs slightly. For this season, the Fire will compete in the new Western Conference with its rivals Cologne Centurions and Frankfurt Galaxy.

2023 Rhein Fire (ELF) season
General managerTom Aust
Head coachJim Tomsula
Home fieldSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Uniform


Preseason

After the 2022 post-season, the franchise announced the departure of former general manager Patricia Klemm due to personal reasons and presented Tom Aust, former public relations manager of the old Rhein Fire.[1][2] Another big change in the coaching staff was the hire of the former Barcelona Dragons head coach Andrew Weidinger as the new offensive coordinator.[3]

Regular season

Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Rhein Fire121208–0540199+341W12Automatic playoffs (#1)
2Germany Frankfurt Galaxy121026–2382233+149L1Advance to playoffs (#4)
3France Paris Musketeers 12664–4320277+43W4
4Germany Hamburg Sea Devils12482–6247278–31L4
5Germany Cologne Centurions12480–8186330–144L1

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference[4]

2023 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 23 March 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 52 homegrown
61 active, 1 inactive

Transactions

From Cologne Centurions: Max Richter, Flamur Simon, Marius Kensy, Jannik Lörcks

From Barcelona Dragons: Alejandro Fernández

From Stuttgart Surge: Benjamin Barnes

Staff
2023 Rhein Fire staff

Front office

  • CEO – Martin Wagner
  • General manager – Tom Aust
  • President of football operations – Jim Tomsula
  • Director of administration - Detlef Reck
  • Director of operation & logistics - Mario Schulz
  • Director of player personnel – Timur Beckmann
  • Chief of staff - Frank Joachim
  • Cheer & Dance director – Nini Pohlmann

Head coach

  • Head coach – Jim Tomsula
  • Assistant head coach – Detlef Reck

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Andrew Weidinger
  • Quarterbacks – Allan Verbraeken
  • Running backs – Thorsten Estermann
  • Tight ends – Timur Beckmann
  • Offensive line – Erol Seval
  • Assistant offensive line – Sascha Spils
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Richard Kent
  • Defensive backs – Stephan Schacht
  • Assistant defensive backs – Jörg Mackenthun
  • Linebacker – Patrick Köpper
  • Assistant linebacker – Thomas Innig
  • Defensive line – Christian Heister
  • Assistant defensive line – Peter Schiefer

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator/Wide receivers – Mario Schulz




Staff updated March 14, 2023

Notes

    References
    1. Elias Hoffmann. "Aust Wird Nachfolger Von Klemm Als Fire GM". footbowl.de (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    2. "Tom Aust spricht für den AFVD". prreport.de (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    3. Carter Anderson. "ELF: Rhein Fire Sign Andrew Weidinger as Offensive Coordinator". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
    4. "ELF: 2023 Rhein Fire – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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