2023 Prague Lions season
PresidentMichal Kozlíček 🇨🇿
Head coachZach Harrod 🇺🇸
Home fieldeFotbal Arena

The 2023 Prague Lions season is the first season of the Prague Lions in the European League of Football for the 2023 season, after winning the Czech Bowl multiple years and the year prior.[1]

Preseason

Coming prior from the Hungarian American Football League, the now franchise of the ELF re-signed with longterm head coach Zach Harrod. Also the president of the club, Michal Kozlíček, will serve as the president of the newly private organization. The Lions will keep an development team in the national league.[2] Several players of the club team later signed contracts with the franchise for the 2023 season, starting with homegrown wide receiver Josef Janota.[3]

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Austria Vienna Vikings1212010–0414180+234W12Automatic playoffs (#2)
2Germany Berlin Thunder12847–3378188+190W2 Advance to playoffs (#5)
3Poland Panthers Wrocław12847–3385221+164W2Advance to playoffs (#6)
4Hungary Fehérvár Enthroners12393–7218424–206L2
5Germany Leipzig Kings122102–8189387–198L9
6Czech Republic Prague Lions121111–9155441–286L7

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference[4]

2023 Prague Lions roster
Quarterbacks
  •  2 Shazzon Mumphrey United States

Running backs

  •   David Kilián Czech Republic
  •   Adam Žouželka Czech Republic

Wide receivers

  •   Brandon Butler Jr Germany
  •   Josef Janota Czech Republic
  •   Lukáš Kadlec Czech Republic
  •   Aymeric Nicault France
  •   Pavel Ševeček Czech Republic
  •   Marek Suchý Czech Republic
  •   Vic Wharton III United States

Tight ends

  •   Martin Havelka Czech Republic
  •   Eden Thiede-Palmer United Kingdom
 Offensive linemen
  •   Josef Fuksa Czech Republic
  •   Michal Knotek Czech Republic
  •   Miroslav Kysilka Czech Republic
  •   Zbyněk Kysilka Czech Republic
  •   Jan Rauš Czech Republic
  •   David Šaněk Czech Republic

Defensive linemen

  •   James Brooks United States
  •   Marek Daník Czech Republic
  •   Jakub Ječný Czech Republic
  •   Jan Lipták Czech Republic
  •   Jakub Smutný Czech Republic
  •   Jan Starý Czech Republic
  •   Zaire Ugapo New Zealand
 Linebackers
  •   Kamel Eltifi Czech Republic
  •   Tomáš Pazourek Czech Republic
  •   Emmanuel Falola United Kingdom

Defensive backs

  •   Aleksandar Borković Serbia
  •   Jakub Brejcha Czech Republic
  •   Aleš Drhlík Czech Republic
  •   Daniel Feuereisel Czech Republic
  •   Charun Jachjajev Czech Republic
  •   Jan Krs Czech Republic
  •   Rogria Lewis United States
  •   Lukáš Růžek Czech Republic
  •   Lukáš Rokošný Czech Republic


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 23 March 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 27 homegrown
37 active

Staff

2023 Prague Lions staff

Front office

  • Owner – Dave Drever, Zach Harrod
  • President – Michal Kozlíček

Head coach

  • Head coach – Dan Disch

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – n/a
  • Quarterbacks – n/a
  • Running backs – n/a
  • Wide receivers – n/a
  • Tight ends/fullbacks – n/a
  • Offensive line – Micah Lembke
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – n/a
  • Defensive line – n/a
  • Linebackers – n/a
  • Defensive backs – n/a

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Enrico Martini




Staff updated 23 March 2023

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Český americký fotbal: dramatické finále, televizní rekord, ale i výzva". Idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "Český tým amerického fotbalu se profesionalizuje a míří do Evropy". Focuson.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    3. ↑ "Evropskou obdobu zámořské NFL budou hrát také pražští Lions". Idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    4. ↑ "ELF: 2023 Prague Lions – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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