Stuttgart Surge

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Stuttgart Surge
Team logo
EstablishedApril 2021 (2021-04)
Based inGermany Stuttgart, Germany
Home stadiumGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
Head coach
General manager
LeagueEuropean League of Football (ELF)
DivisionSouth Division (2021)
Central Conference (2022)
Websitestuttgartsurge.com
Current sports event 2021 Stuttgart Surge season

Stuttgart Surge is an American football team based in Stuttgart, Germany. They play in the European League of Football (ELF) as part of the league's South division. The team plays its home games at the Gazi Stadium which is currently the oldest sports stadium in Germany still in use.[1]

Franchise history[]

The Stuttgart franchise is one of the eight founding members of the European League of Football (ELF), established in 2020.[2] Initially, the franchise was supposed to start as the Stuttgart Scorpions, adopting the name of Stuttgart's German Football League (GFL) team.[3] Since the member's assembly of the Stuttgart Scorpions decided to disallow the use of the name, the team formed as Stuttgart Surge reviving the World League of American Football (WLAF) "Surge" franchise of the 1992 World Bowl champion Sacramento Surge.[4][5] The World League of American Football was later renamed the NFL Europe. The label Surge was picked over the name Stallions in compliance of the former 1980s and 1990s American football team and determines the design of the new club logo and ensign.[6] The franchise is operated by the American Football Club Stuttgart GmbH, whose general manager Timo Franke previously worked as gameday manager for the Stuttgart Scorpions.[7][8] Martin Hanselmann, the former coach of Germany's national American football team was signed as head coach in 2021.[9][10]

The team played their first game in the new league against the Barcelona Dragons (ELF) on June 19, 2021, with a 17–21 victory.[11] In their week 2 loss to Frankfurt Galaxy starting Quarterback Jacob Wright was ejected for using a racially charged insult against an opponent for which he was ultimately cut from Stuttgart Surge and banned from playing for any ELF team for the ongoing 2021 season.[12][13] The new Quarterback Aaron Ellis was presented ahead of the week 3 matchup against Berlin Thunder (ELF).[14] After two consecutive losses during the end of the season, the team finished last in the South division and did not qualify for the playoffs.[15]

Logos[]

With the presentation of the new team name in 2021, the franchise unveiled two logos for their first season.[16] The design of the major logo uses the form of the Stuttgart TV tower in the team colors yellow and blue with the tower shaft and the antenna depicting a stylized lightning bolt. The tower basket features the team name in white on a dark ground.[17] The minor logo just shows a stylized lighting bolt in yellow pointing to the right and features optionally the team name or a multiangled line, both in a dark color.[18][19]

Roster[]

2021 Stuttgart Surge roster
Quarterbacks
  •  2 Aaron Ellis United States
  •  16 Michael Winterlik

Running backs

  •  6 Jean-Charles Moukouri France
  •  7 Tom Edel
  •  22 Collins Kamara
  •  26 Ruben Pein
  •  41 Bryan Yankson
  •  34 Serdar Kiraz
  •  27 Samuel Shannon
  •  39 Dimitri Gfeller

Wide receivers

  •  4 Alexander Eitel
  •  12 Frederic Latour
  •  14 Louis Geyer
  •  17 Pascal Flöser
  •  18 Paul Steigerwald
  •  81 Fabian Weigel
  •  24 Finn Seibert
  •  85 Peter Weiblen
  •  87 Domenik Rofalski

Tight ends

  •  5 David Meza United States
  •  88 Marvin Pludra
 Offensive linemen
  •  56 Jens Walther
  •  73 Leon Häbich
  •  66 Marvin Röber
  •  68 Jason Kühn
  •  70 Maximilian Kempchen
  •  71 Jan Steiger
  •  75 Jai Jackson England
  •  77 Marc Kuppinger
  •  51 Thomas Ghebrezherer
  •  78 Nicko Schuster

Defensive linemen

  •  72 Darko Pisaric Croatia
  •  91 Paul Ziebart
  •  92 Tobias Burkhardt
  •  95 Felix Haufe
  •  96 Florian Breitenbach
  •  97 Philipp Ungericht
  •  98 Marcel Fürst
  •  99 Sercan Vardar
 Linebackers
  •  20 Dale Warren United States
  •  2 Danny Washington
  •  44 Japhet Mbala
  •  45 Nijaz Hamulic
  •  48 Tom Stickel
  •  51 Anthony Morris
  •  55 Dennis Gratza
  •  58 Lasse Rave
  •  54 Constantin Lässing
  •   Zachary Blair United States

Defensive backs

  •  21 Julian Jakob CB
  •  23 Marcel Dabo CB/S
  •  31 Nick Wenzelburger S
  •  32 Julian Ludwig-Mayorga S
  •  33 Luca Siebert CB/S
  •  33 Ben Wenzler CB
  •  37 Kevin Bannasch S
  •  30 Till Becker CB
  •  8 Victor Ferrier S

Special teams

  •  10 Jens Hauser K
  •  3 Timo Bronn K
  •   Stefan Müller K
 Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 12 July 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "Die Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn: Ein Denkmal stirbt". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 4 April 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pro football returns to Europe: European League of Football kicks off in 2021". AmericanFootballInternational.com. November 4, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Die Stuttgart Scorpions zwischen zwei Fronten". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Stuttgart Surge startet in der ELF" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "General Manager Timo Franke: Infos zu Name, Logo und Import RB" (in German). football-aktuell.de. April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "General Manager Timo Franke: Infos zu Name, Logo und Import RB" (in German). football-aktuell.de. April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "stuttgartsurge.com". Stuttgart Surge website. 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Manager Timo Franke: Infos zu Name, Logo und Import RB" (in German). football-aktuell.de. April 25, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Stuttgart Surge: Name ist da, Hanselmann wird Head Coach" (in German). Touchdown24. American Football Magazine. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Football: Stuttgart Surge legt los" (in German). Sport1. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Start der European League of Football: Stuttgart Surge gewinnt" (in German). swr.de. June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  12. ^ https://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1624894798802812
  13. ^ https://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=1624901647802812&rubrik=80
  14. ^ "Nach Entlassung von Jacob Wright: Stuttgart Surge verpflichtet Quarterback Aaron Ellis" (in German). July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "Surge verpassen die Playoffs" (in German). August 29, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Stuttgart Surge startet in der ELF" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "stuttgartsurge.com". Stuttgart Surge website. 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "stuttgartsurge.com". Stuttgart Surge website. 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "Stuttgart Surge: Name ist da, Hanselmann wird Head Coach" (in German). Touchdown24. American Football Magazine. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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