2023 Cologne Centurions (ELF) season
General managerDavid Drane
Head coachUnited States Khalil Carter
Home fieldSüdstadion
Uniform

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
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Rhein Fire121208–0540199+341W12Automatic playoffs (#1)
2Germany Frankfurt Galaxy121026–2382233+149L1Advance to playoffs (#4)
3France Paris Musketeers 12664–4320277+43W4
4Germany Hamburg Sea Devils12482–6247278–31L4
5Germany Cologne Centurions12480–8186330–144L1

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference[4]

2023 Cologne Centurions roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Alexander Frisch Germany
  •   Daniel Smith United States

Running backs

  •   Gerald Ameln Germany
  •  8 Dean Tanwani Germany

Wide receivers

  • 14 Ramin Akhlaghi Germany
  •  5 Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt Germany
  • 81 Valentin Rödiger WR/P/K Germany
  •   Terryon Robinson United States
  •   Aril Rwantambara Belgium
  •   Kris Wedderburn United Kingdom

Tight ends

  • 11 Noah Aarass Germany
 Offensive linemen
  •   Carlos Carrasco Sanz Spain
  • 76 Niklas Meiworm Germany
  • -- Albert Trovato Germany

Defensive linemen

  • 52 Alexander Boes DT Germany
  •   Tim Göckus Germany
  •   Jai-Albert Jackson United Kingdom
  • 95 Jahn Jesus Lara Perez DE Cuba
  •   Frederik Schneider Germany
  • 97 Janek Wenke DE Germany
 Linebackers
  • 30 Matthias Banjaqui OLB Germany
  •   Zachary Blair United States
  • 44 Felix Födinger OLB Germany
  • 58 Lennart Weitz OLB Germany
  •  2 Tufan Yagmur ILB Germany

Defensive backs

  • 29 Efekan Akgün CB Germany
  • 21 Marvin Djopa Germany
  • 31 Dani Lamy CB Belgium
  •   Dajon Owens United States
  • 26 Marius Riepe CB Germany
  • 22 Paul Steffen Germany
  • 32 Chad Walrond S United Kingdom


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

2023 Cologne Centurions 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

    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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