Leipzig Kings

Leipzig Kings
Established	2021
Based in	Leipzig, Germany
Home stadium	Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark
Head coach	Fred Armstrong
League	European League of Football (ELF)
Division	North Division
Current uniform

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

History

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

On May 7, 2021, the Kings signed Japanese wide receiver Yoshihito Omi who would be the first Asian player playing in ELF.[4] 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.

Stadium

The Kings are playing their home games at the 4,999 capacity Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark.

Roster

**2022 Leipzig Kings roster**

	Quarterbacks Jordan Barlow 🇺🇸 Running backs Oliver Bahr 🇩🇪 Javier Carrasco Jr. 🇪🇸 David McCants 🇺🇸 Morten Runne FB 🇩🇪 Wide receivers 11 Anthony Dablé 🇫🇷 (non-E-imp) 83 Jonas "Kobie" Breme 🇩🇪 89 Nils Baeumer 🇩🇪 Anton Jallai 🇸🇪 Leon Kusterer LS 🇩🇪 Nemanja "Kisili" Stojanovic 🇷🇸 Tight ends 85 Anton Doroshev 🇩🇪 Philip Eichhorn 🇩🇪		Offensive linemen 73 Max Bruder 🇩🇪 74 Tilman Brütsch C 🇩🇪 78 Christoph Schob 🇩🇪 Felix Leppler G 🇩🇪 Pollys Junio Sacramento T 🇧🇷 Lucas Thiem 🇩🇪 Defensive linemen 56 Lance Leota DT 🇳🇿 90 Daniel Thiele 🇩🇪 92 Aslan Zetterberg DT 🇸🇪 93 Christopher Hans 🇩🇪 Sasan Jelvani 🇩🇪 Myke Tavarres 🇺🇸		Linebackers 32 Lion Deckwarth 🇩🇪 50 Jonas Schultes 🇩🇪 54 Martin Strauss 🇩🇪 Jan-Phillip Bombek 🇩🇪 Burak Efendioğlu 🇩🇪 William James 🇸🇪 A.J. Wentland 🇺🇸 Defensive backs 4 Roedion Henrique 🇳🇱 (non-E-imp) 10 Shida Wang 🇨🇳 28 Jonathan Dietze S 🇩🇪 33 Paul Meißner S 🇩🇪 Special teams 18 Marcel Ulbrich K 🇩🇪 Florian Finke K/P 🇩🇪				Rookies in italics Roster updated 01 May 2022 4 A-import, 7 E-import, 27 homegrown 38 active

Staff

**2022 Leipzig Kings staff**

	Front office Owner – Moritz Heisler General Manager – Personnel coordinator – Head of football operations – Quality control – Quang Pham Minh Head coach Head coach – Fred Armstrong Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Quarterbacks – Running backs – Wide receivers – Tight ends – Offensive line – John Alexander Booker			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Richard Kent Linebacker – Defensive line – Konstantinos "Guss" Kosmakos Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kicking consultant – Assistant coaches Coaching assistant – Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – updated 28 March 2022

References

"European League of Football mit Berlin Thunder, Köln Centurions und Leipzig Kings" (in German). ran (Sportsendung). March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
"European League of Football: Chef sieht Potenzial in Leipzig". Zeit (in German). April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
"ELF: Armstrong Cheftrainer der Leipzig Kings". Welt (in German). April 7, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
"European League of Football: Leipzig Kings sign top Japanese WR Yoshihito Omi". American Football International. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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[1] "European League of Football mit Berlin Thunder, Köln Centurions und Leipzig Kings" (in German). ran (Sportsendung). March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[2] "European League of Football: Chef sieht Potenzial in Leipzig". Zeit (in German). April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[3] "ELF: Armstrong Cheftrainer der Leipzig Kings". Welt (in German). April 7, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[4] "European League of Football: Leipzig Kings sign top Japanese WR Yoshihito Omi". American Football International. May 9, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.