The Frankfurt Galaxy is a professional American football team in Frankfurt, Germany, that competes in the European Football Alliance (EFA). They played in the European League of Football (ELF) from 2021 to 2025, and won the ELF championship in 2021.
History
European League of Football (2021–2025) The Frankfurt franchise was announced in November 2020, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football. In March 2021, ELF announced it has reached an agreement with the NFL, to be able to use the team names from the days of NFL Europe. On the same day, it was announced Frankfurt will use the previous name of Frankfurt Galaxy.
The Frankfurt Galaxy would finish their inaugural season with a 9-1 record, defeating the Cologne Centurions in the South Division Finals 36-6 to secure a spot in the first ELF Championship Game. In a spiritual rematch of the final game in NFL Europe history, the Galaxy defeated the Hamburg Sea Devils 32-30 to win their first league championship. Galaxy quarterback Jakeb Sullivan was named 2021 Offensive Player of the Year, with running back Gerald Ameln winning Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Thomas Kösling earning Coach of the Year honors.
European Football Alliance (2026–present) Following the conclusion of the 2025 season, the eleven member franchises of the European Football Alliance confirmed that they would leaving the European League of Football to start a new competition in 2026, with the Frankfurt Galaxy among the teams confirmed for the new league. The Galaxy would host the first-ever EFA game at PSD Bank Arena on 15 May 2026, losing to the Paris Musketeers 21-20. The Galaxy would finish the 2026 EFA season with a 4-6 record, qualifying for the BIG4 Playoffs as the fourth seed. In the first playoff game in EFA history, Frankfurt lost to the Munich Ravens 52-33.
Season-by-season Season Division Head coach Regular season Postseason Result Ø Attendance GP Won Lost Win % Finish GP Won Lost Win % 2021 ELF South Thomas Kösling 10 9 1 .900 1st 2 2 0 1.000 2,100 2022 ELF Central Thomas Kösling 12 8 4 .667 3rd DNQ 5,008 2023 ELF Western 12 10 2 .800 2nd 2 1 1 .500 6,437 2024 12 4 8 .333 5th DNQ 7,098 2025 ELF West Bart Andrus 12 6 6 .500 3rd DNQ 7,251 2026 EFA Thomas Kösling 10 4 6 .400 4th 1 01.000 Total 68 41 27 .603 5 3 2 .600 5,634
Honours Team European League of Football – Championship game Winners: 2021 European League of Football – Southern Division Champions: 2021 Players HonorPlayer NameSeason ELF Offensive Player of the Year Jakeb Sullivan 2021 ELF Offensive Rookie of the Year Gerald Ameln 2021 ELF Man of the Year Thang Le Minh 2023 Coaches HonorPlayer NameSeason ELF Coach of the Year Thomas Kösling 2021 Logo The logo is an updated version of the original Frankfurt Galaxy logo, represents a galaxy. The team colors were purple, metallic gold, and black through the 2024 season. Ahead of the 2025 ELF season, the Galaxy updated their color scheme, replacing the gold with orange to better match their NFL Europe predecessors.
Stadium The Galaxy are playing their home games at the PSD Bank Arena.
References
External links Official website