The mayor, Dr. Frank Nopper, presented the “Elf Trophy” to the media at the Stuttgart City Council together with the director of Elf, Zeljko Karajica, and the member of the Board of Directors of the VFB Rouven Kasper.
American football has been present in German amateur sport in Stuttgart with the already consolidated Stuttgart Scorpions (founded in 1982) and Stuttgart Silver Arrows (founded in 1997). Now, the still young European Professional League organizes in Stuttgart the largest football event to date: more than 35,000 tickets have been sold for the European Football League final (ELF), which will be played on Sunday at the MHP Arena. 16 teams from nine countries have determined the finalists: Stuttgart arose was runner -up in 2023 and will now face the Vienna Vikings (champions in 2022 and runners -up in 2024).
The mayor, Dr. Frank Nopper: “As an International Sports City, Stuttgart is very open to sports that grow rapidly in Germany. It is great that tens of thousands of sports fans go to Stuttgart for the final of the European Soccer League. I am especially pleased that Stuttgart arises has qualified for the Stuttgart final.”
Zeljko Karajica, General Director of the ELF: “It is a great honor and something very special for the ELF to bring the game of the championship to Stuttgart for the first time, to a city with a great football tradition and a public -loving audience of sport. The more than 35,000 entries sold are a clear sign that the interest in our sport continues to grow in Germany and Europe. With the viking of Vienna and the arise of Stuttgart, the stoutgarts of Stuttgart. Two best teams on the continent are in the final.
Rouven Kasper, member of the Board of Directors of the VFB: “We are delighted that the MHP Arena Stuttgart is the headquarters of the match for the ELF championship. Our city and our region will receive on Sunday the long -awaited ‘Final Dahoim’ with the participation of our Stuttgart arises. What a specialty! We will live another first -order international sporting event in the heart of our Neckark Stuttgart crosses the fingers through the ELF and for both finalists to reach a new record of spectators for European football teams in Germany and so that we all live a final of great category and environment. “
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