2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season
# 2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2021 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the first season of the new Frankfurt Galaxy team in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. After losing the season opener to the Hamburg Sea Devils on a last second Phillip Friis Andersen Field Goal, the team proceeded to win all remaining games, to win their ELF South Division, beating the Cologne Centurions in the playoffs and ultimately winning the inaugural Championship Game at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf against the Hamburg Sea Devils on September 26, 2021.

## Regular season

### Standings

South Divisionvte :

| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Div | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 10 | 9 | 1 | 357 | 132 | 6–0 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Cologne Centurions | 10 | 5 | 5 | 310 | 365 | 3–3 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Barcelona Dragons | 10 | 3 | 7 | 237 | 277 | 2–4 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart Surge | 10 | 2 | 8 | 157 | 355 | 1–5 | |

Source: europeanleague.football

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Time (CET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | June 20 | 15:00 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 15–17 | 0–1 | Stadion Hoheluft | ProSieben Maxx | Recap |
| 2 | June 27 | 15:00 | at Stuttgart Surge | W 42–20 | 1–1 | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | More Than Sports TV | Recap |
| 3 | July 4 | 15:00 | Wrocław Panthers | W 22–13 | 2–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ProSieben Maxx | Recap |
| 4 | July 11 | 15:00 | at Cologne Centurions | W 41–20 | 3–1 | Südstadion | More Than Sports TV | Recap |
| 5 | July 17 | 18:00 | Barcelona Dragons | W 42–22 | 4–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ran.de, Esport3 | Recap |
| 6 | August 1 | 15:00 | Stuttgart Surge | W 57–3 | 5–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ran.de | Recap |
| 7 | August 8 | 15:00 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 35–9 | 6–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ProSieben Maxx | Recap |
| 8 | August 15 | 15:00 | at Wrocław Panthers | W 36–7 | 7–1 | Olympic Stadium | ProSieben Maxx | Recap |
| 9 | August 28 | 19:00 | at Barcelona Dragons | W 22–14 | 8–1 | Estadi Municipal | ran.de, Esport3 | Recap |
| 10 | September 5 | 15:00 | Cologne Centurions | W 45–7 | 9–1 | PSD Bank Arena | ran.de | Recap |

Source: europeanleague.football

## Playoffs

| Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 30 | | | |
| N2 | Wrocław Panthers | 27 | | | |
| N2 | Wrocław Panthers | 27 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Hamburg Sea Devils | 30 |
| | | | Frankfurt Galaxy | Frankfurt Galaxy | 32 |
| S1 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 36 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Frankfurt Galaxy | 32 |
| S2 | Cologne Centurions | 6 | | | |

### Divisional playoffs

**South: Frankfurt Galaxy 36, Cologne Centurions 3**

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Centurions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Galaxy | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 |

at PSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

* Date: 11 September 2021
* Game time: 14:45 CET
* Game attendance: 2,000
* Referee: K. Walentynow
* Game Book

**North: Hamburg Sea Devils 30, Wrocław Panthers 27**

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Sea Devils | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 |

at Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany

* Date: 12 September 2021
* Game time: 14:45 CET
* Game attendance: 2,200
* Referee: Thomas Denker
* Game Book

## Championship Game

The inaugural Championship Game, between the North and South division champions, was played on September 26, at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf. In a game in which the lead changed more than once, the impact of the kicking game could be felt, as Frankfurt, not confident enough of the quality of their placekicker, opted for two point conversions after every single Touchdown (only one out of five being successful) and not attempting a single Field Goal. Meanwhile Phillip Friis Andersen who had made 17 out of 18 attempts during the regular season (league best) and made every single Point after Touchdown attempt during the game missed a field goal attempt from 38 yards while the score was 30-26 in favor of Hamburg and another from 61 yards on the last play of the game for Hamburg.

| Year | North Division | North Division | South Division | South Division | Site | Attendance | MVP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 30 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 32 | Merkur Spiel-Arena • Düsseldorf | 22,000 | Jakeb Sullivan |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sea Devils | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Galaxy | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 32 |

at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

* Date: 26 September 2021
* Game time: 14:45 CET
* Game attendance: 22,000
* Referee: M. Scholz
* Game Book
