The European League of Football heads towards its third season with new interconference games, a brand-new playoff system, and other promising highlights!
By European League of Football
The European League of Football expanded to 17 teams for its third season in 2023!
The 2023 regular season will look similar to the past season. Please find below a list of guidelines for the upcoming regular season of the European League of Football.
REGULAR SEASON
Every team will play 12 games in a span of 14 weeks
Every team faces all teams in their conference twice
All teams of the Western Conference will have two opponents from the Eastern Conference and the Central Conference
All teams of the Eastern Conference and Central Conference will play against one Western Conference Opponent
Exception: Tirol and Vienna will be the only game between Eastern and Central Teams!
All matchups will be played twice, once at each stadium of the respective teams
There will be at least one team on a bye week starting in Week 1
In 2023, the European League of Football will expand their playoff format to six teams compared to only four teams in the previous two years. Please find below a list of guidelines for the new playoff format of the European League of Football starting next season.
PLAYOFFS
Playoffs have been increased from four to six teams
The three conference champions and three best remaining teams will qualify
Seed #1 and #2 will have a first-round bye and automatically move to the semi-finals
#3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5 will be the matchups for wildcard-weekend
The highest remaining seed will have homefield advantage and will play against the lowest remaining seed
Seeds will be ranked by number of wins!
If teams are tied by number of wins, the following TIEBREAKER will determine standings:
1. Head-to-head matchup***;
2. Points difference in head-to-head matchups***;
3. Points scored in head-to-head matchups***;
4. Pointes scored at away games of head-to-head matchups***;
5. Total points difference;
6. Total points scored;
7. Points scored at away games;
8. Coin toss performed by the Commissioner, or a person determined by the Commissioner.
*** Only applicable, if a head-to-head matchup has taken place between all European League of Football teams remaining to be decided.
Quelle: European League of Football
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