The Rhein Fire are an

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team in

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. They play in the

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(ELF) since 2022 expansion.

History

On 25 September 2021, the Rhein Fire were announced as third expansion and eleventh overall teams to play in the European League of Football from season 2022. The team would be taking the identity of the former NFL Europe team, after the league reached an agreement before the 2021 season with the NFL for the naming rights. In the 2022 preseason the management announced that former NFL Europe Rhein Fire head coach

Jim Tomsula James Andrew Tomsula (born April 14, 1968) is an American football coach and head coach of the Rhein Fire of the European League of Football. Serving as a defensive coach throughout his career, Tomsula has also been the head coach for the Rhein F ...

will also be the first head coach of the Rhein Fire in the European league of Football.

Stadium

The stadium is the

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with a capacity for 31.500 people.

Roster

Staff

References

External links

Official website
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