ELF playoffs explained: The drama starts now
Florian Puth
© ELFThe road to the ELF Championship Game is set – and it’s all about earning the best possible seed. The ELF Playoffs feature six teams: the four division champions, seeded 1–4 by overall record, and two wildcard teams, seeded 5 and 6. In the Wildcard Round, #3 plays #6 and #4 plays #5, while the top two seeds get a bye and go straight to a home semi-final. In the Semi-Finals, the lowest remaining seed faces #1 and the highest remaining seed faces #2. The winners meet in the Championship Game, with the higher seed designated as the home team.
The ultimate prize awaits: On September 7th at the MHP Arena in Stuttgart. Two teams will battle for European football glory in front of thousands of roaring fans, in one of the most electric stadium atmospheres on the continent. Who will succeed the reigning champions Rhein Fire? Or will the German team make history and become the first ELF team to achieve the three-peat? Secure your tickets now and be part of history when the best of the best clash for the ELF title.
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But first, Week 14 of the regular season will decide it all. Playoff dreams are on the line, home-field advantage is at stake, and one bad quarter could end a season. Expect high-stakes football, razor-thin margins, and the kind of drama only the European League of Football can deliver.
