The Vienna Vikings is a professional American football club based in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1983, the Vikings are known as one of Europe's most dominant clubs, having won the Eurobowl title five times (2004–2007 and 2013), as well being the runner-up five times (2001, 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012). In the national championship the Vikings are holding the record of 15 Austrian Bowl victories. Since the 2022 season they are member of the European League of Football and under the name Dacia Vienna Vikings they are also still part of the Austrian Football League (AFL).
The Vikings were founded in 1983. Three years later, the Vikings made it to the Austrian Bowl, the Austrian championship game, where they fell short against the Graz Giants. In 1994, the Vikings won their first national championship and repeated the victory two years later. In 1999, the Vikings played their eighth Austrian Bowl, all of them against the Giants, and gained their third title. It was also their first of five consecutive Austrian Bowl wins. Until 2007 the Vikings made it always to the Austrian Bowl and collected two more national titles becoming the team with the record number of 10 Austrian Bowl wins. From 2012 to 2017 the Vikings won four more national titles.
On September 25, 2021 the Vienna Vikings announced their that their first team will compete in the 2022 European League of Football season together with their league rival Tyrolean Raiders[2][3][4][5][6] The coaching staff of the former AFL team will continue coaching the ELF team. The franchise, now being a private corporation as a GesmbH, is owned by the Voluntary association. Together with its rivals Raiders Tirol the Vikings play in the Central Conference of the ELF. The participation allows the signing of up to 6 European foreign players and 4 US-American, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese players.
At the start of the 2022 season, business lawyer and long-time Austrian Football League quarterback Robin Lumsden joined as co-owner and investor.[7] On February 17, 2022 the organisations announced that all home games in the ELF season will be played at the Generali Arena Vienna.[8]
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^"Vikings sorgen für internationale Spiele in der Generali Arena". Kurier (in German). February 17, 2022.
^"ELF: 2023 Vienna Vikings – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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The Vienna Vikings is a professional American football club based in Vienna Austria Founded in 1983 the Vikings are known as one of Europe s most dominant clubs having won the Eurobowl title five times 2004 2007 and 2013 as well being the runner up five times 2001 2003 2008 2010 and 2012 In the national championship the Vikings are holding the record of 15 Austrian Bowl victories Since the 2022 season they are member of the European League of Football and under the name Dacia Vienna Vikings they are also still part of the Austrian Football League AFL Vienna VikingsFounded1983 41 years ago 1983 Based inVienna AustriaHome stadiumGenerali Arena Vienna ELF Football Zentrum Ravelin AFL Head coachChris CalaycayLeagueEuropean League of FootballAustrian Football LeagueDivisionEastern ConferenceColorsPurple gold white League titlesELF 2022 AFL 1994 1996 1999 2003 2005 2007 2009 2012 2014 2017 2020Eurobowl 2004 2007 2013Websiteviennavikings wbr com 2023 Vienna Vikings season Contents 1 History 1 1 Naming rights 1 2 Notable persons 2 European League of Football 2 1 Roster 2 2 Staff 2 3 Season by season 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Vikings were founded in 1983 Three years later the Vikings made it to the Austrian Bowl the Austrian championship game where they fell short against the Graz Giants In 1994 the Vikings won their first national championship and repeated the victory two years later In 1999 the Vikings played their eighth Austrian Bowl all of them against the Giants and gained their third title It was also their first of five consecutive Austrian Bowl wins Until 2007 the Vikings made it always to the Austrian Bowl and collected two more national titles becoming the team with the record number of 10 Austrian Bowl wins From 2012 to 2017 the Vikings won four more national titles From 2014 to 2016 the team took part in a new European competition the BIG6 European Football League 1 Naming rights edit 1983 1998 Vienna Vikings 1999 2005 Chrysler Vikings 2006 2007 Dodge Vikings Vienna 2008 2014 Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna 2015 2016 Vienna Vikings 2017 Dacia Vienna Vikings Notable persons edit George Paton American football executive Defensive back 1993 Mark Helfrich Quarterback 1997 Bernhard Seikovits Vikings youth and senior Bernhard Raimann Vikings youth Stacy Collins DC 1999 2001European League of Football editOn September 25 2021 the Vienna Vikings announced their that their first team will compete in the 2022 European League of Football season together with their league rival Tyrolean Raiders 2 3 4 5 6 The coaching staff of the former AFL team will continue coaching the ELF team The franchise now being a private corporation as a GesmbH is owned by the Voluntary association Together with its rivals Raiders Tirol the Vikings play in the Central Conference of the ELF The participation allows the signing of up to 6 European foreign players and 4 US American Canadian Mexican or Japanese players At the start of the 2022 season business lawyer and long time Austrian Football League quarterback Robin Lumsden joined as co owner and investor 7 On February 17 2022 the organisations announced that all home games in the ELF season will be played at the Generali Arena Vienna 8 Roster edit Reference 9 Vienna Vikings roster Quarterbacks 8 Chris Helbig nbsp 12 Alexander Reischl nbsp Running backs 24 Karri Pajarinen nbsp 5 Anton Wegan nbsp 3 Florian Wegan nbsp 29 Kevin Wojta nbsp Wide receivers 83 Flaviu Andrisan nbsp 4 Jordan Bouah nbsp 10 Weston Carr nbsp 17 Philipp Dubravec nbsp 83 Emil Eckerstorfer nbsp 6 Radim Kalous nbsp 18 Raphael Komeyli nbsp 11 Michael Schachermayr nbsp 14 Johannes Schultz nbsp 82 Florian Simsik nbsp Tight ends 89 Florian Bierbaumer nbsp 15 Rudi Lee Frey nbsp 88 Mortiz Schmahel nbsp 88 Daniel Schonet nbsp Offensive linemen 56 Matthew Daltrey C nbsp 78 Robert Dragotinits T nbsp 57 Michael Haider T nbsp 71 Lukas Holub T nbsp 65 Mike Janda G nbsp 53 Florian Markus G nbsp 61 Aleksandar Milanovic T nbsp 79 Benjamin Rab G nbsp 77 David Rauter G nbsp 51 Clemens Walz G nbsp Defensive linemen 9 Jamarcus Henderson DE nbsp 94 Florian Grunsteidl DE nbsp 52 Oskar Kranich DE nbsp 90 Leo Misangumukini DE nbsp 91 Bernhard Mosor DT nbsp 99 Maximilian Mullner DT nbsp 75 Daniel Pozarek DT nbsp 95 Florian Sudi DT nbsp 96 Marvin Wappl DT nbsp Linebackers 42 Moritz Elmauthaler ILB nbsp 44 Matthias Eriksson nbsp 33 Sebastian Ernst nbsp 44 Leon Huber ILB nbsp 41 Dustin Illetschko ILB nbsp 30 Marcel Kovarik ILB nbsp 39 Valentine Leutgeb nbsp 40 Thomas Schnurrer ILB nbsp 45 Matthias Stadlmann ILB nbsp 48 Noah Swancar ILB nbsp 49 Alex Watholowitsch ILB nbsp Defensive backs 7 Exavier Edwards S nbsp 25 Linus Ganter CB nbsp 21 Leonhard Gerner CB nbsp 32 Luis Horvath S nbsp 27 Nikolaus Huszar CB nbsp 20 Florian Jobst CB nbsp 22 Christoph Kellner CB nbsp 26 Elmeri Laalo CB nbsp 25 Max Morawetz CB nbsp 28 Sebastian Schrenk CB nbsp 23 Benjamin Straight S nbsp 36 Fabio Zvonimir Tartarotti CB nbsp 37 Sebastian Wimmer CB nbsp Special teams 19 Oskar Hertz nbsp 14 Caspar Prill nbsp 2 Dennis Tasic nbsp Rookies in italics Roster updated 21 November 2023 4 A import 7 E import 56 homegrown66 active Staff edit Vienna Vikings staff Front office Owners Constantin Burkheiser Markus Kraetschmer Robin Lumsden AFC Dacia Vienna Vikings e V President Karl Wurm Vice president Michael Holub General Manager Lukas Leitner Head coach Head coach Chris Calaycay Assistant head coach Benjamin Sobotka Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator quarterbacks John Shannon Running backs Marianne Pahkala Wide receivers tight ends n a Offensive line Thomas Tippold Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator linebacker Daniel Aubock Defensive line Benjamin Sobotka Defensive backs n a Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator n a Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning Marianne Pahkala updated 23 March 2023 Season by season edit Season Head coach Regular season Postseason Result O Attendance GP Won Lost Win Finish GP Won Lost Win 2022 Chris Calaycay 12 10 2 833 1st Central 2 2 0 1 Won Championship Game 3 085 2023 Chris Calaycay 0 0 0 000 Eastern 0 0 0 000 nbsp Blue River Bowl III Danube Dragons vs Vikings at Rattenfangerstadion in Korneuburg 2010Honours editEuropean League of Football Champions 2022 Eurobowl Champions 5 2004 2007 2013 Runners up 5 2001 2003 2008 2010 2012 Austrian Bowl Champions 15 1994 1996 1999 2003 2005 2007 2009 2012 2014 2017 2020 Runners up 14 1986 1988 1991 1995 1998 2004 2006 2011 2015 2018 2019 2021 2023References edit BIG6 European Football League starts 2014 www eurobowl com 20 November 2013 Retrieved 5 December 2013 ELF Dacia Vienna Vikings become the league s newest member 25 September 2021 PR Ninth Team Fourth Nation Vienna Vikings Will Start in the European League of Football for the 2022 Season 25 September 2021 Vienna Vikings ab 2022 Teil der European League of Football 30 September 2021 https news in 24 com sports news 168498 html dead link Der Krampf ums Eierlaberl Warum sich Football in Europa schwertut Der Standard in German October 4 2021 Retrieved February 17 2022 Vienna Vikings present new investors with interesting background May 12 2022 Vikings sorgen fur internationale Spiele in der Generali Arena Kurier in German February 17 2022 ELF 2023 Vienna Vikings A Complete Roster Breakdown American Football International External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vienna Vikings Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vienna Vikings amp oldid 1205800434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
