The 2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the first season of the new Frankfurt Galaxy team in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. After losing the season opener to the Hamburg Sea Devils on a last second Phillip Friis Andersen Field Goal, the team proceeded to win all remaining games, to win their ELF South Division, beating the Cologne Centurions in the playoffs and ultimately winning the inaugural Championship Game at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf against the Hamburg Sea Devils on September 26, 2021.
Regular season Standings
Schedule
WeekDateTime (CET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap1June 2015:00at Hamburg Sea DevilsL 15–170–1Stadion HoheluftProSieben MaxxRecap2June 2715:00at Stuttgart SurgeW 42–201–1Gazi-Stadion auf der WaldauMore Than Sports TVRecap3July 415:00Wrocław PanthersW 22–132–1PSD Bank ArenaProSieben MaxxRecap4July 1115:00at Cologne CenturionsW 41–203–1SüdstadionMore Than Sports TVRecap5July 1718:00Barcelona DragonsW 42–224–1PSD Bank Arenaran.de, Esport3Recap6August 115:00Stuttgart SurgeW 57–35–1PSD Bank Arenaran.deRecap7August 815:00Hamburg Sea DevilsW 35–96–1PSD Bank ArenaProSieben MaxxRecap8August 1515:00at Wrocław PanthersW 36–77–1Olympic StadiumProSieben MaxxRecap9August 2819:00at Barcelona DragonsW 22–148–1Estadi Municipalran.de, Esport3Recap10September 515:00Cologne CenturionsW 45–79–1PSD Bank Arenaran.deRecap Source: europeanleague.football
Playoffs
Divisional playoffs South: Frankfurt Galaxy 36, Cologne Centurions 3
North: Hamburg Sea Devils 30, Wrocław Panthers 27
Championship Game The inaugural Championship Game, between the North and South division champions, was played on September 26, at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf. In a game in which the lead changed more than once, the impact of the kicking game could be felt, as Frankfurt, not confident enough of the quality of their placekicker, opted for two point conversions after every single Touchdown (only one out of five being successful) and not attempting a single Field Goal. Meanwhile Phillip Friis Andersen who had made 17 out of 18 attempts during the regular season (league best) and made every single Point after Touchdown attempt during the game missed a field goal attempt from 38 yards while the score was 30-26 in favor of Hamburg and another from 61 yards on the last play of the game for Hamburg.
YearNorth DivisionSouth DivisionSiteAttendanceMVP 2021 Hamburg Sea Devils30 Frankfurt Galaxy32 Merkur Spiel-Arena • Düsseldorf 22,000 Jakeb Sullivan
Roster
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