Munich Ravens

{{short description|American football team from Munich, Germany}} {{Infobox gridiron football team | name = Munich Ravens | current = 2026 Munich Ravens season | logo = Munich_Ravens_Logo.jpg | helmet = | founded = {{Start date|2022|08|03}} | folded =  | city = {{flagicon|GER}} Munich, Germany | misc = | uniform = | colors = Blue, white, black<br>{{color box|#29acfa}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#000000}} | coach = Kendral Ellison | owner = Thomas Krohne | chairman = | president = | general manager = Sean Shelton | mascot = Dave the Rave (Raven) | nicknames = | league = European Football Alliance (2026-present) European League of Football (2023–2025) * Central Conference (2023–2024) * South Division (2025) | team_history = * Munich Ravens (2023–present) | no_league_champs = 0 | no_conf_champs = 0 | no_div_champs = 1 | league_champs = | conf_champs = | div_champs = 2025 | playoff_appearances = 2024, 2025 | no_playoff_appearances = 2 | stadium_years = * Sportpark Unterhaching (2023–present) }}

The '''Munich Ravens''' are an American football team based in Munich, Germany. The team started playing in the 2023 season of the European League of Football (ELF) and moved to the European Football Alliance (EFA) in 2026.

== History == The entry of the newly founded franchise into the professional ELF league was announced in August 2022. However, no name or other information was revealed. On September 8, 2022, the name of the team was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Munich Ravens – Coming Soon {{!}} 2023 |url=https://munichravens.com/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |language=de-DE}}</ref> On September 28, 2022, it was announced that the former Raiders Tirol quarterback and MVP for the 2022 European League of Football season, Sean Shelton, was appointed Director of Sport Operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Raiders QB and MVP Sean Shelton joins Munich Ravens as Director of Sport Operation. |url=https://europeanleague.football/elf-news/former-raiders-qb-and-mvp-sean-shelton-joins-munich-raven-as-director-of-sport-operation |access-date=2022-10-20 |language=en-EN}}</ref>

===Season-by-season=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center; width:65em" |- ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" | Division ! rowspan="2" | Head Coach ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! colspan="4" | Postseason ! rowspan="2" | Result ! rowspan="2" | Ø Attendance |- ! GP ! Won ! Lost ! Win % ! Finish ! GP ! Won ! Lost ! Win % |- | 2023 | rowspan=2 | ELF Central | John Shoop | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3rd | – | – | – | – |– | 5,009 |- | 2024 | rowspan=3 | Kendral Ellison | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | | 5,036 |- | 2025 | ELF South | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.917 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | | 3,450 |- | 2026 | EFA |- ! colspan=2|'''Total''' ! !36 !27 !9 !0.750 ! - !2 !0 !2 !0.000 ! !4,498 |} <!--

== Roster == {{#section-h:2023 Munich Ravens season|Roster}} -->

==Honors== ===Team=== '''Division Championships''' {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Season ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Coach ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Record |- ! 2025 ! {{flagicon|USA}} Kendral Elisson ! 11-1 |- |}

===Players=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Honor ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Player Name ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Season |- ! '''ELF Offensive Player of the Year''' ! {{flagicon|USA}} Markell Castle<ref>https://x.com/ELF_Official/status/1705644129038778456</ref> ! 2023 |- |}

===Coaches=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Honor ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Coach Name ! style="background:#29acfa; color:black; border:2px solid #000;" scope="col"|Season |- ! '''ELF Coach of the Year''' ! {{flagicon|USA}} Kendral Elisson<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honors: Sinnett MVP -Elisson Coach of the Year |url=https://europeanleague.football/news/honors-sinnet-mvp-elisson-coach-of-the-year-3930 |access-date=2025-09-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> ! 2025 |- |}

==External links== {{Commons}} * [https://munichravens.com/ Official website]

== References == <references />

Category:Munich Ravens Category:European League of Football teams Category:European Football Alliance teams Category:2022 establishments in Germany Category:American football teams in Germany Category:American football teams established in 2022 Category:Sport in Munich