Rhein Fire (ELF)

For the earlier NFL Europe team, see Rhein Fire (NFL Europe).

The Rhein Fire are an American football team in Düsseldorf, Germany, which plays in the European League of Football since it was added as an expansion team during the 2022 ELF season.

Rhein Fire

Established	2021 (2021)
Based in	Düsseldorf, Germany
Home stadium	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg
Head coach	Jim Tomsula
General manager	Max Paatz
League	European League of Football (ELF)
Division	North division
Colors	Maroon, Black, Gold, White[1]
League titles	2 (2023, 2024)
Division titles	Western Conference (2023, 2024)
Website	rheinfire.eu
Current uniform
2023 Rhein Fire season

Rhein fire won the ELF championship game in 2023 and 2024.

History

On 25 September 2021, the Rhein Fire was announced as the third expansion and 11th overall team to play in the European League of Football beginning in the 2022 season.^[2] 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 pre-season, the management announced that the former NFL Europe Rhein Fire head coach Jim Tomsula would also be the first head coach of the Rhein Fire in the European League of Football.^[3]

Season-by-season

Name	Coach	Regular season					Postseason				Result	Ø Attendance
		GP	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	GP	Won	Lost	Win %
2022	Jim Tomsula	12	7	5	.583	2nd (Southern)	DNQ					8,755
2023		12	12	0	1.000	1st (Western)	3	3	0	1.000	ELF Champion	9,814
2024		12	11	1	.917	1st (Western)	2	2	0	1.000	ELF Champion	10,786
2025						(North)

Stadium

The stadium is the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg with a capacity for 31,500 people. The venue is shared with MSV Duisburg of the third tier German association football league.