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2022 Barcelona Dragons season

2022 Barcelona Dragons (ELF) season
Head coachAndrew Weidinger
Home fieldEstadi Municipal
Results
Record8 – 4
Division place1st
Playoff finishlost Semifinal vs. Vienna Vikings 12 – 39
Uniform

The 2022 Barcelona Dragons season is the second season of the new Barcelona Dragons team in the European League of Football.

Preseason

After a moderate first season, their head coach Adam Rita announced, that he will not return to Barcelona and will become the new head coach of the Catania Elephants.[1][2] On November 15, 2021 the franchise announced the re-signing of their first player with local hero Àlex González and later their first transfer with the signing of Eduardo Sánchez from the Panthers Wrocław.[3][4] Furthermore, the management came to an agreement with the municipality Reus to use their stadion for the 2022 and 2023 season.[5] On March 10, 2022 Andrew Weidinger was presented as the new head coach.[6]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12 8 4 0 5–1 364 225 139 L2 Advance to playoffs
2 Germany Rhein Fire 12 7 5 0 4–2 346 314 32 L1
3 Germany Cologne Centurions 12 3 9 0 2–4 301 473 −172 W1
4 Turkey Istanbul Rams 12 1 11 0 1–5 210 499 −289 L5

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule

Week Date Time (CET) Opponent[A] Result Record Venue TV[B][C] Home Attendance
1 June 5 15:00 @ Stuttgart Surge W 38 – 9 1 – 0 Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Esport3
2 June 12 15:00 @ Hamburg Sea Devils W 24 – 21 2 – 0 Stadion Hoheluft Esport3, ran.de
ProSieben MAXX
3 June 18 18:00 Cologne Centurions W 34 – 32 3 – 0 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 980
4 June 26 15:00 @ Rhein Fire W 17 – 13 4 – 0 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Esport3
5 July 2 18:00 Istanbul Rams W 41 – 7 5 – 0 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 957
6 July 9 18:00 Vienna Vikings L 20 – 27 5 – 1 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3, Puls24, Zappn.tv, More Than Sports TV 1312
7 July 18 bye
8 July 23 15:00 @ Istanbul Rams L 19 – 22 5 – 2 Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium Esport3
9 July 30 18:00 Rhein Fire W 33 – 23 6 – 2 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 1043
10 August 7 bye
11 August 13 17:00 @ Cologne Centurions W 37 – 15 7 – 2 Südstadion Esport3
12 August 20 18:00 Stuttgart Surge W 62 – 8 8 – 2 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 897
13 August 28 15:00 @ Vienna Vikings L 18 – 24 8 – 3 Generali-Arena Vienna Esport3
14 September 3 18:00 Hamburg Sea Devils L 21 – 24 8 – 4 Estadi Municipal de Reus Esport3 963

Source: europeanleague.football

Play-offs

Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 19
4 Austria Tirol Raiders 7
1 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 15
2 Austria Vienna Vikings 27
2 Austria Vienna Vikings 39
3 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12

Attendance

As of September 04, 2022
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
11 Barcelona Dragons 6,152 1,312 897 1,025 −11.9%
League total 230,391 12,055 300 3,200 +77.5%

Source: [1]

Roster

Quarterbacks
  •  1 Zach Edwards
United States
  •  14 Sergio Barbero
Spain
  •  OUT Bartolome Flaquer
Spain

Running backs

  •  3 Adrián Jiménez
Spain
  • 21 Antoni Montón
Spain
  • 34 Elías Rodríguez
Spain

Wide receivers

France
  • 15 Mario Flores
Spain
  • 17 Kyle Sweet
United States
  • 80 Jordi Torrededia
Spain
  • 82 Guillem Visent
Spain
  • 88 Roque Alarcón
Spain
  • 85 Arnau Casamor
Spain
  • OUT Luis Sanchez
Spain

Tight ends

  • 24 Javier Castañón
Spain
  • 87 Igor Mašlanka
Slovenia
  • OUT Ruben Quintana
Spain
Offensive linemen
  • 60 Celestin Ngimbi
Spain
  • 64 Elvys Núñez
Spain
  • 70 Mikel Gómez
Spain
  • 68 Alan Mark Sousa
Spain
  • 72 Jose Ariza
Spain
  • 77 Gabriel Rodríguez
Spain
  • 79 Eduardo Sánchez
Spain
  • 65 Miguel Angel Kabankaya
Spain
  • OUT Mathias Hummelmose
Denmark

Defensive linemen

  • 11 Alejandro Fernández DE
Spain
  • 73 Sebastian Bowen DT
Spain
  • 99 Yago Rivero DE
Spain
  • 98 Edwin Elio DT
France
  • 90 Daniel Franco DT
Spain
  • 93 Alberto Del Cerro DE
Spain
United States
  • OUT Junior Varela DT
Spain
  • OUT Aron Sola DE
Spain
Linebackers
  •  7 Anthony Rodrigues OLB
France
  • 10 Cesare Brugnani OLB
Spain
  • 43 Víctor Albarracín ILB
Spain
  • 45 Álex "Posito" González ILB
Spain
  • 49 Sebastián Castañer ILB
Spain
  • 55 Adrián Novella ILB
Spain
  • OUT Joel Cabre LB
Spain

Defensive backs

  •  4 Jairus Moll CB
United States
  •  5 Jorge Félix Velasco S
Spain
  • 13 Joan Carles Bartra S
Spain
  • 20 Lucas Masero CB
Spain
  • 22 Lautaro Frecha S
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  • 23 Jordi Brugnani CB
Spain
  • 25 Niko Lester FS
🇩🇪
  • 26 Cesar Sawane CB
Spain
  • 27 Andy Vera CB
Spain
  • OUT Shawn Wilson CB
United States

Special teams

  •  6 Luis Cereceda P
Spain
Italy
  •  53 Josep Tricas LS
Spain

Practice squad

  • 42 Raúl Hernández TE
Spain


Rookies in italics
Roster updated 23 June 2022[7]
4 A-import, 7 E-import, 37 homegrown
47 active, 1 practice squad

Awards

ELF Honors 2022 Awards

Player Position Award
Andrew Weidinger United States HC Coach of the year
Kyle Sweet United States WR Offensive Player of the year

ELF All Stars Awards

Player Position Award
Kyle Sweet United States WR All Stars 1st Team
Alejandro Fernandez Spain Edge All Stars 1st Team
Zach Edwards United States QB All Stars 2nd Team
Michael Sam United States Edge All Stars 2nd Team

ELF Honors 2022. Nominees

Player Position Award
Zach Edwards United States QB Season MVP
Andrew Weidinger United States HC Coach of the year
Zach Edwards United States QB Offensive Player of the year
Kyle Sweet United States WR Offensive Player of the year
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Defensive Player of the year

MVP of the Week

Week Player Position Team Stat
2 Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 3 TD, 1 Int, 202 Yds passing, 108 Yds rushing
12 Zach Edwards United States QB Barcelona Dragons 7 TD, 0 Int, 321 Yds passing, 67,7 % pass comp

ELF Stats Leaders. Regular Season

Player Position Stat Value
Zach Edwards United States QB Passes Completed 255
Zach Edwards United States QB Passing Yards 3325
Zach Edwards United States QB Passing TD 36
Zach Edwards United States QB Longest TD Pass (yds) 95
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receptions 115
Kyle Sweet United States WR Targets 164
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receiving Yards 1561
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receiving TDs 17
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Sack Yards 137
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Forced Fumbles 7
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Fumbles Recovered 3
Niko Lester Germany S Longest Interception (yds) 97

NFL International Combine 2022 (IPPP)

Player Position Nationality
Alejandro Fernandez DE Spain
Gabriel Rodriguez OL Spain

Statistics

Team Leaders. Regular Season

Offensive

Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Zach Edwards United States QB Passes Completed 255 #1
Zach Edwards United States QB Passing Yards 3325 #1
Zach Edwards United States QB Passing TD 36 #1
Zach Edwards United States QB QB Rating 101.02 #4
Zach Edwards United States QB Rushing Att 98 #11
Zach Edwards United States QB Rushing Yards 549 #6
Zach Edwards United States QB Rushing TDs 4 #12
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receptions 115 #1
Kyle Sweet United States WR Targets 164 #1
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receiving Yards 1561 #1
Kyle Sweet United States WR Receiving TDs 17 #1

Defensive

Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez Spain LB Tackles Total 79 #16
Anthony Rodrigues France LB Tackles Solo 52 #8
Alex "Posito" Gonzalez Spain LB Tackles Ast 30 #23
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Sacks 15.5 #2
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Sack Yards 137 #1
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE TFL 20.5 #3
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE TFL Yards 152 #2
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Forced Fumbles 7 #1
Alejandro Fernandez Spain DE Fumbles Recovered 3 #1
Jordi Brugnani Spain CB Interceptions 4 #5
Jordi Brugnani Spain CB Break Ups 10 #7

Returns

Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Jairus Moll United States CB Punt Return Yards 146 #8
Jairus Moll United States CB Punt Return Longest 27 #16
Jairus Moll United States CB Kickoff Return Yards 375 #12
Jairus Moll United States CB Kickoff Return Longest 54 #9
Jairus Moll United States CB Return Yards Total 521 #9

Kicking

Player Position Stat Value ELF Rk
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K FG Made 9 #5
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K FG % 56.25 #8
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K FG Long 46 #7
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K PAT Made 39 #2
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K PAT % 84.78 #2
Giorgio Tavecchio Italy K Kickoff Yards 4494 #4
Luis Cereceda Spain P Punt Yards 1455 #4
Luis Cereceda Spain P Punt Long 69 #2
Luis Cereceda Spain P Punt Inside 20 7 #7
Luis Cereceda Spain P Punt 50+ 3 #9
Luis Cereceda Spain P Punt Avg Yards 38.29 #7

Transactions

In Season Roster moves. Players Signed

23rd Jun: Sergio Barbero QB Spain

16th Jun: Jairus Moll DB United States , Josep Tricas LS Spain

04th Jun: Junior Varela DL Spain , Miguel Angel Kabankaya OL Spain

01st Jun: Michael Sam DL United States

In Season Roster moves. Players Released

02nd Sep: Mathias Hummelmose OL Denmark , Junior Varela DL Spain

07th Jul: Aron Sola DE Spain , Joel Cabre LB Spain

30th Jun: Ruben Quintana TE Spain

23rd Jun: Luis Sanchez WR Spain , Bartolome Flaquer QB Spain

16th Jun: Shawn Wilson DB United States

04th Jun: Jean Marc Ciocan DL France

31st May: Max Nazewicz LB United States

Staff

Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – Big Ten Football SL
  • CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino
  • Director football operations – Jesús Sánchez

Head coach

  • Head coach – Andrew Weidinger
  • Assistant head coach – Patrick Wennin

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Andrew Weidinger
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Mónica Rafecas
  • Running backs – Patrick Wennin
  • Wide receivers – Victor Martin
  • Tight ends – Xavi Gonzalo
  • Offensive line – Giuliano Cattaneo
  • Assistant offensive line – Gonzalo Pérez
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez
  • Linebacker – Raúl Saavedra
  • Assistant linebacker – Carla Lasheras
  • Defensive line – Chase Baker
  • Assistant defensive line – Marc Aurellano

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Patrick Wennin


Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – N/A


updated 05 Junio 2022


Notes

  1. ^ Intra-Conference games are in bold text
  2. ^ All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass
  3. ^ Viewers in brackets if available

References

  1. ^ @Dragons_BCN (November 11, 2021). "Moltes gràcies per tot, Coach Adam Rita!" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Adam Rita, conosciamo insieme il nuovo HC degli Elephants". CIF9 (in Italian). January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ @Dragons_BCN (November 15, 2021). "Àlex González Posito renova per la temporada 2022" (Tweet) (in Catalan) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @Dragons_BCN (November 20, 2021). "Eduardo Sánchez, signed for the 2022 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Los Barcelona Dragons seguirán en Reus hasta 2023". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign former NFL assistant Andrew Weidinger as HC". AmericanFootballInternational.com. March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "ELF: Barcelona Dragons release roster for 2022 season". AmericanFootballInternational.com. May 5, 2022.