The Leipzig Kings are an

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team in

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, that plays in the

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(ELF).

History

The Leipzig franchise was announced along with

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and Cologne Centurions in March 2021, as part of the inaugural season of the European League of Football. In April, ELF commissioner Patrick Esume praised the potential of Leipzig for growing the sport and the athletes in the university, despite the relatively short time for the Kings to prepare for the first season. The Kings introduced their first head coach, Fred Armstrong, who previously coached the national teams of

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, the

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and

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, and also gained coaching experience with Stuttgart Scorpions and two NFL teams,

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and

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. On May 7, 2021, the Kings signed Japanese wide receiver Yoshihito Omi who would be the first Asian player playing in ELF. In 2019, Omi led in receiving with 33 catches and 544 yards for IBM Big Blue in X League, and acted as captain for the

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Season-by-season

Stadium

The Kings are playing their home games at the 4,999 capacity

Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark is a multi-use stadium in Leipzig, Germany. It is used as the stadium of BSG Chemie Leipzig (1997), BSG Chemie Leipzig matches. The capacity of the stadium is 4,999 spectators. For the 2021 ELF season, inaugural season of th ...

Roster

Staff

References

External links

Official website
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