The 2022 Leipzig Kings season in the European League of Football is the second season in the Leipzig Kings history.
Preseason The franchise began late in the preseason with player signings. The first one was the signing of former Kings running backs coach David McCants and one day later European veteran A.J. Wentland. Leipzig starting quarterback Michael Birdsong announced on March 21, 2022 that he will retire from his professional football career. His replacement for the 2022 season is Jordan Barlow, who was the starting quarterback for the Southwestern Assemblies of God University and won the Victory Bowl in 2021 as well as being named the offensive MVP of the championship game. Like Birdsong previously, he signed a two-year deal with the Kings.
Due to noise emissions in the Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark the team couldn't come to terms with the city for a new lease agreement. The franchise than announced the first home game in a different location with the Paul Greifzu Stadium. For the 2022 season the franchise announced that most of the home games will be held temporarily in the privately owned Bruno-Plache-Stadion of the 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.
Regular season Standings
Schedule WeekDateTime (CET)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap1June 515:00@ Panthers WrocławL 27 – 340 – 1Olympic Stadium WrocławPolsat Sport2June 1215:00Rhein FireL 17 – 280 – 2Paul Greifzu Stadium3June 1817:00Hamburg Sea DevilsL 0 – 140 – 3Leuna Chemie Stadionran.de, Arena4+4June 2615:00@ Berlin ThunderW 19 – 151 – 3Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-SportparkProSieben MAXX, ran.de5July 315:00Stuttgart SurgeW 28 – 222 – 3Bruno-Plache-Stadion6July 1015:00@ Raiders TirolL 6 – 372 – 4Tivoli Stadion TirolPuls24, Zappn.tv7July 1715:00Berlin ThunderL 22 – 332 – 5Bruno-Plache-Stadionran.de8July 24bye9July 3115:00Raiders TirolL 14 – 562 – 6Bruno-Plache-StadionZappn.tv10August 7bye11August 1413:00@ Hamburg Sea DevilsL 0 – 592 – 7Stadion Hoheluft12August 2115:00Panthers WrocławL 37 – 412 – 8Bruno-Plache-StadionPolsat Sport13August 2815:00@ Stuttgart SurgeW 38 – 03 – 8Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau14September 415:00@ Rhein FireW 34 – 314 – 8Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Source: europeanleague.football
Roster
Transactions From Hamburg Sea Devils: Jan-Phillip Bombek (February 17, 2022) Leon Kusterer (April 1, 2022)
From Panthers Wrocław: William James (March 30, 2022)
From Berlin Thunder: Pollys Junio Sacramento
From Barcelona Dragons: Myke Tavarres
Staff
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