[2] The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with the ELF Championship Game on September 25, 2022 at the Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt.

[3] In their first year in the league, Vienna Vikings won the title, beating 2021 runners-up Hamburg Sea Devils 27-15.

On September 25, 2021, the Vienna Vikings, Raiders Tirol as well as Rhein Fire were officially introduced as new teams.

In the 2022 preseason, several ELF players were picked up by other professional leagues, including 2021 season MVP Madre London.

ELF contracts allow for premature termination in case professional North American leagues want to sign these players.

According to the new rule, teams will now face each other 5 yards apart, and can only start moving after the returner catches the kickoff, or 3 seconds after the ball hits the ground.

[14] After making its ELF debut in the 2021 championship game, Instant Replay will be used for the entirety of the 2022 season.

The league set this rule to ensure competitive balance, in which teams with more funds can pay their import players earlier.

at Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany at Football-Zentrum Ravelin, Vienna, Austria The Vikings won the title in their first season.