2025 Nordic Storm season
| 2025 Nordic Storm season | |
|---|---|
| General manager |  Palle Christensen |
| Head coach |  John Shoop |
| Defensive coordinator | Brandon Noble |
| Home field | Gladsaxe Stadium |
The 2025 Nordic Storm season is the inaugural season of the Nordic Storm team in the European League of Football for the 2025 season.
Preseason
The Storm were announced to join the European League of Football on September 21, 2024.[1] They are regarded as representing both Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden, the two cities connected by the Øresund Bridge. This makes them the first ELF franchise in Scandinavia and the first one to represent two countries. Players from both Denmark and Sweden are considered homegrown players under the league's rules.[2] The Storm will play their inaugural season at Gladsaxe Stadium in Søborg.[3]
On October 3, 2024, former NFL offensive coordinator and Munich Ravens head coach John Shoop was named as the Nordic Storm's first head coach.[4] First players signed were quarterback Jadrian Clark and running back Glen Toonga. Both played for the ELF champion Rhein Fire for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, and were MVP in this seasons. The first Danish player was Joachim Christensen (ELF champion with Frankfurt Galaxy in 2021), the first Swedish signing was Ludvig Myrén, who had played for the Berlin Thunder for the last three years.[5]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhein Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | – | |
| 1 | Nordic Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | – | |
| 1 | Berlin Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | – | |
| 1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | – | |
Source: europeanleague.football
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent[A] | Result | Record | Venue | Att. | Recap |
| 1 | May 18 | at Helvetic Mercenaries | Lidl Arena, Wil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | May 25 | at Panthers Wroclaw | Stadion Olimpijski | ||||
| 3 | June 1 | at Berlin Thunder | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 4 | bye | ||||||
| 5 | June 15 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 6 | June 21 | Panthers Wroclaw | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 7 | June 29 | Helvetic Mercenaries | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 8 | July 6 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg | ||||
| 9 | July 13 | Rhein Fire | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 10 | July 20 | at Berlin Thunder | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin | ||||
| 11 | July 26 | at Frankfurt Galaxy | PSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt | ||||
| 12 | bye | ||||||
| 13 | August 9 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Gladsaxe Stadion | ||||
| 14 | August 16 | at Rhein Fire | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg | ||||
Source: elfdata.eu
Notes
- ^ Intra-Conference games are in italics
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Rookies in italics | ||||||
References
- ^ "Copenhagen becomes 18th location of the ELF". europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Malchow, Alex (2024-09-28). "Nordic Storm: "Creating a strong football culture in Denmark/Sweden"". europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Stadium confirmed! This is where Nordic Storm is at home | ELF". europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "John Shoop named first Nordic Storm head coach". europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCSEmwZOIXS/