2023 Cologne Centurions season

2023 Cologne Centurions (ELF) season
2023 Cologne Centurions (ELF) season
General manager	David Drane
Head coach	Khalil Carter
Home field	Südstadion
Uniform
	← 2022; Cologne Centurions (ELF); 2024 →;

The 2023 Cologne Centurions season is going to be the third season of the Cologne Centurions team in the European League of Football after a previous season with mixed results and a 3–9 standing.

Preseason

The first changes for the franchise were in the coaching staff with the departure of Frank Roser as head coach.^[1] Shortly after Khalil Carter was announced as new head coach, marking him as the third head coach in the three-year history of the franchise to date.^[2]^[3]

Regular season

Standings

Western Conference v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STK	Qualification
1	Rhein Fire	12	12	0	8–0	540	199	+341	W12	Automatic playoffs (#1)
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	12	10	2	6–2	382	233	+149	L1	Advance to playoffs (#4)
3	Paris Musketeers	12	6	6	4–4	320	277	+43	W4
4	Hamburg Sea Devils	12	4	8	2–6	247	278	–31	L4
5	Cologne Centurions	12	4	8	0–8	186	330	–144	L1

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference^[4]

**Cologne Centurions (ELF) roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Alexander Frisch Daniel Smith Running backs Gerald Ameln 8 Dean Tanwani Wide receivers 14 Ramin Akhlaghi 5 Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt 81 Valentin Rödiger Terryon Robinson Aril Rwantambara Kris Wedderburn Tight ends 11 Noah Aarass		Offensive linemen Carlos Carrasco Sanz 76 Niklas Meiworm -- Albert Trovato Defensive linemen 52 Alexander Boes DT Tim Göckus Jai-Albert Jackson 95 Jahn Jesus Lara Perez DE Frederik Schneider 97 Janek Wenke DE		Linebackers 30 Matthias Banjaqui OLB Zachary Blair 44 Felix Födinger OLB 58 Lennart Weitz OLB 2 Tufan Yagmur ILB Defensive backs 29 Efekan Akgün CB 21 Marvin Djopa 31 Dani Lamy CB Dajon Owens 26 Marius Riepe CB 22 Paul Steffen 32 Chad Walrond S				Rookies in italics Roster updated 23 March 2022 4 A-import, 6 E-import, 24 homegrown 34 active

Transactions

From Istanbul Rams: Zachary Blair (November 9, 2022), Kris Wedderburn (December 13, 2022), Terryon Robinson (December 22, 2022)
From Hamburg Sea Devils: Gerald Ameln (December 16, 2022)

Staff

**Cologne Centurions (ELF) staff**

	Front office Owner – Hans Seger CEO/General Manager – Tonye Spiff Director of football – David Drane Head coach Head coach – Christos Lambropoulos Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Christos Lambropoulos Running backs – Glynn Mansfeld Offensive line – Jason Tillery			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Javan Lenhardt Defensive line – Javan Lenhardt Defensive backs – Dave Donaldson Special teams coaches Special teams Coordinator – Dave Donaldson Assistant coaches Head of Scouting & Analytics – Steffen Sikora updated 10 March 2023

Notes

References

^ "Cologne Centurions: Frank Roser nicht mehr Head Coach". ran.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Kahlil Carter Wird Neuer Head Coach In Köln". footbowl.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Former CFL player and assistant coach Kahlil Carter named head coach of Cologne Centurions". 3downnation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "ELF: 2023 Cologne Centurions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

[1] "Cologne Centurions: Frank Roser nicht mehr Head Coach". ran.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[2] "Kahlil Carter Wird Neuer Head Coach In Köln". footbowl.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[3] "Former CFL player and assistant coach Kahlil Carter named head coach of Cologne Centurions". 3downnation.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[4] "ELF: 2023 Cologne Centurions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

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