Vienna Vikings
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| Founded | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Based in |  Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Generali Arena Vienna (ELF) Football-Zentrum Ravelin (AFL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Chris Calaycay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | European League of Football Austrian Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Purple, Gold and White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League titles | AFL: 1994, 1996, 1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012–2014, 2017, 2020 Eurobowl: 2004–2007, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | viennavikings.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dacia Vienna Vikings is an 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.
In 2021 they announced their intention to join the European League of Football for the upcoming 2022 season together with their league rival Tyrolean Raiders[1][2][3][4]
History[]
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.
From 2014 to 2016, the team took part in a new European competition, the BIG6 European Football League.[5]
Naming rights[]
- 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
European League of Football[]
On September 25, 2021 the Vienna Vikings announced that their first team will compete in the 2022 European League of Football season.[6] The coaching staff of the former AFL Bundesliga 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. In contrast to the AFL season, the participation allows the signing of up to 8 European foreign players and 4 US-American, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese players.
On February 17, 2022 the organisations announced that all home games in the ELF season will be played at the Generali Arena Vienna.[7]
Roster[]
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