2022 Berlin Thunder season

2022 Berlin Thunder (ELF) season
2022 Berlin Thunder (ELF) season
General manager	Diana Hoge
Head coach	Johnny Schmuck
Home field	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
	← 2021; Berlin Thunder (ELF); 2023 →;

The 2022 Berlin Thunder season is the second season of the Berlin Thunder team in the European League of Football.

Preseason

The Berlin Thunder started to resign their players on October 21, 2021 for the 2022 ELF season with the signing of leading rusher Joc Crawford.^[2] For this season the Berlin franchise introduced the league wide first season tickets for their home games.^[3] In an episode of their own published podcast, the director of football operations Björn Werner confirmed to not hold any form of combine for the 2022 season ^[4]

Regular season

Standings

Northern Conference v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	T	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STK	Qualification
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	12	11	1	0	6 – 0	424	160	264	W10	Advance to playoffs
2	Berlin Thunder	12	7	5	0	3 – 3	324	282	42	L1
3	Panthers Wrocław	12	5	7	0	2 – 4	287	305	−18	W1
4	Leipzig Kings	12	4	8	0	1 – 5	242	370	−128	W2

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (CET)	Opponent^[A]	Result	Record	Venue	TV^[B]^[C]	Recap
1	June 5	15:00	@ Hamburg Sea Devils	L 18 – 43	0 – 1	Stadion Hoheluft		^[5]
2	June 11	15:00	Istanbul Rams	W 41 – 7	1 – 1	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	S Sport, ran.de, More Than Sports TV
3	June 19	15:00	@ Raiders Tirol	L 16 – 28	1 – 2	Tivoli Stadion Tirol	Zappn.tv, Puls24
4	June 26	15:00	Leipzig Kings	L 15 – 19	1 – 3	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
5	July 2	15:00	@ Cologne Centurions	W 34 – 7	2 – 3	Südstadion	ran.de
6	July 10	15:00	Panthers Wrocław	W 31 – 25 (OT)	3 – 3	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de, Polsat Sport
7	July 17	15:00	@ Leipzig Kings	W 33 – 22	4 – 3	Bruno-Plache-Stadion	ran.de
8	July 24	bye
9	July 31	15:00	Cologne Centurions	W 39 – 29	5 – 3	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
10	August 7	bye
11	August 14	12:00	@ Panthers Wrocław			Olympic Stadium Wrocław
12	August 21	12:00	Hamburg Sea Devils			Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
13	August 27	12:00	@ Istanbul Rams			Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium
14	September 4	12:00	Raiders Tirol			Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

**2022 Berlin Thunder roster**
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	Quarterbacks 9 Joe Germinerio 🇺🇸 18 Ian Gehrke WR 🇩🇪 Running backs 1 Joc Crawford 🇺🇸 5 Giacomo DePauli 🇩🇪 22 Albert Wiesigstrauch 🇩🇪 24 Tim Schulz 🇩🇪 Wide receivers 6 Willi Dill 🇩🇪 7 Robin Wilzeck 🇩🇪 11 Bryan Zerbe 🇩🇪 17 Emil Drossard 🇩🇪 84 Kélian Mouliom 🇩🇪 89 Philipp Schuhmann 🇩🇪 Tight ends 13 Yannis Binner 🇩🇪 85 Nicolai Schumann WR 🇩🇪 86 Tillman Bolk 🇩🇪		Offensive linemen 51 Alper Peközer 🇹🇷 52 Oleg Gerats 🇩🇪 56 Connor Bolton 🇬🇧 66 Lawrence Cornwall-Baptiste 🇬🇧 69 Jannik Werblow 🇩🇪 70 Tobias Rodlauer 🇦🇹 71 Gideon Grabert 🇩🇪 72 Maximilian Kempchen 🇩🇪 73 Marcel Camenz 🇩🇪 77 Max Bähr 🇩🇪 79 Cedric Ouattara 🇩🇪 Defensive linemen 2 Stanley Zeregbe DE 🇫🇷 45 Kyle Kitchens DE 🇺🇸 44 Marcel Steffen DE 🇩🇪 48 Falco Paris DE 🇩🇪 50 Hamsa El-Zein DT 🇩🇪 90 Ben Baierl DT 🇩🇪 92 Tuna Hiller DT 🇩🇪 95 Nick Rudloff DT 🇩🇪 96 Marcel Behm DT 🇩🇪 97 Kay Wagner DT 🇩🇪 99 Michael Stark DT 🇩🇪		Linebackers 8 Paul Seifert OLB 🇩🇪 10 Baran Çelik ILB 🇩🇪 14 Kevin Hummel OLB 🇩🇪 27 Rayan Khefif ILB 🇫🇷 30 Ludvig Myrén OLB 🇸🇪 31 Simon Leinauer ILB/LS 🇩🇪 40 Jeremy Sommerwerk ILB 🇩🇪 55 Marius Markert ILB 🇩🇪 80 Aaron Rosemann OLB 🇩🇪 Defensive backs 3 Arne Gehrt S 🇩🇪 10 Dominique Shelton S 🇺🇸 12 Alexander Karim Rushdy Stadahl CB 🇩🇪 15 Moritz Thiele CB 🇩🇪 19 Phillip Ruffin CB 🇩🇪 20 Robby Kendall S 🇺🇸 21 Amir Kilani S 🇫🇷 23 Paul Fischer CB 🇩🇪 33 Felix Mohlberg S 🇩🇪 Special teams 26 Jonas Schenderlein K/P 🇩🇪				Practice squad Luca Dohn OL 🇩🇪 Rookies in italics Roster updated 04 June 2022^[6] 4 A-import, 8 E-import, 44 homegrown 55 active, 1 practice squad

Transactions

From Leipzig Kings: Kyle Kitchens (November 12, 2021)^[7]

Staff

**2022 Berlin Thunder staff**
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	Front office Owner – FBG Football Berlin GmbH CEO – Levon Melikian General Manager – Diana Hoge Director of football – Björn Werner Head of scouting/quality control – Henry Schlegel Head of operations – Marcus Döbler Head coach Head coach – Johnny Schmuck Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Johnny Schmuck Offensive assistant – Kyle Israel Quarterbacks – Darius Outlaw Running backs – Curtis Cooper Wide receivers – Elijah Pope Tight ends/fullbacks – Offensive line – Jörg Bauerfeind Assistant offensive line – Ron Bauerfeind Offensive assistant – Leeroy Foster			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Christopher Kuhfeldt Defensive line – Islam Abzorov Linebackers – Defensive backs – Simon Bohlmann Defensive assistant – Mario Baierl Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jörg Bauerfeind Assistant coaches Mental coach – Fatima Yazici Strength and conditioning Head athletic coach – Christopher Kuhfeldt Staff updated 05 May 2022

Notes

^ Intra-Conference games are in bold text
^ All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
^ Viewers in brackets if available

References

^ "Erste Geschäftsführerin in der ELF: Hoge übernimmt Berlin Thunder". RAN.de (in German). Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ "Instagram Post - Berlin Thunder". Berlin Thunder official Instagram. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "Instagram Post - Berlin Thunder". Berlin Thunder official Instagram. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "Berlin Thunder Podcast Episode 1" (Interview). Berlin Thunder Podcast Episode 1. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "Gamebook week 1: Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Berlin Thunder".
^ "ELF Football Fans - Berlin Thunder roster". May 22, 2022.
^ "ELF-Star-Defender Kyle Kitchens: "Berlin ist wie Zuhause für mich"". TOUCHDOWN24 (in German). December 2, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[5] Intra-Conference games are in bold text

[6] All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass

[7] Viewers in brackets if available

[1] "Erste Geschäftsführerin in der ELF: Hoge übernimmt Berlin Thunder". RAN.de (in German). Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[2] "Instagram Post - Berlin Thunder". Berlin Thunder official Instagram. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[3] "Instagram Post - Berlin Thunder". Berlin Thunder official Instagram. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[4] "Berlin Thunder Podcast Episode 1" (Interview). Berlin Thunder Podcast Episode 1. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[8] "Gamebook week 1: Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Berlin Thunder".

[9] "ELF Football Fans - Berlin Thunder roster". May 22, 2022.

[10] "ELF-Star-Defender Kyle Kitchens: "Berlin ist wie Zuhause für mich"". TOUCHDOWN24 (in German). December 2, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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v t e Berlin Thunder
Founded in 2021 Based in Berlin, Germany
Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	Amateurstadion Olympiapark Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Head coaches	Jag Bal (2021) Johnny Schmuck (2022–present)
Seasons	2021 2022
Related	Orlando Thunder (1991–1992) NFL Europe team (1999–2007)