Raiders Tirol
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Fixtures
| European League of Football | 05/24 20:00 | - | Milano Seamen vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| European League of Football | 05/31 20:00 | - | Vienna Vikings vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| European League of Football | 06/07 20:00 | - | Barcelona Dragons vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| European League of Football | 06/14 20:00 | - | Raiders Tirol vs Munich Ravens | - | View | |
| European League of Football | 06/21 20:00 | - | Helvetic Guards vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| European League of Football | 07/05 20:00 | - | Raiders Tirol vs Vienna Vikings | - | View |
Results
| European League of Football | 09/02 15:00 | - | Milano Seamen v Raiders Tirol | W | 27-42 | |
| European League of Football | 08/26 14:00 | - | Raiders Tirol v Stuttgart Surge | L | 28-38 | |
| European League of Football | 08/19 14:00 | - | Vienna Vikings v Raiders Tirol | L | 13-7 | |
| European League of Football | 08/12 14:00 | - | Raiders Tirol v Helvetic Guards | W | 24-14 | |
| European League of Football | 07/22 16:00 | - | Raiders Tirol v Munich Ravens | W | 25-24 | |
| European League of Football | 07/15 17:00 | - | Barcelona Dragons v Raiders Tirol | W | 3-17 | |
| European League of Football | 07/09 12:25 | - | Raiders Tirol v Vienna Vikings | L | 13-34 | |
| European League of Football | 07/02 14:25 | - | Raiders Tirol v Milano Seamen | W | 38-13 | |
| European League of Football | 06/25 11:00 | - | Stuttgart Surge v Raiders Tirol | L | 6-3 | |
| European League of Football | 06/17 16:00 | - | Raiders Tirol v Barcelona Dragons | W | 29-13 | |
| European League of Football | 06/11 14:25 | - | Helvetic Guards v Raiders Tirol | W | 7-22 | |
| European League of Football | 06/04 11:00 | - | Munich Ravens v Raiders Tirol | W | 38-59 |
Wikipedia - Raiders Tirol
The Raiders Tirol (for the AFL-Teams SWARCO Raiders Tirol, formerly Papa Joe's Tyrolean Raiders) are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since have become one of Austria's and Europe's most dominant American football teams, winning the Eurobowl title three times (2008, 2009, and 2011) and the CEFL also three times (2017–2019). Competing in the Austrian Football League (AFL), the team has won the league championship eight times, most recently in 2021. In 2022, the Raiders joined the European League of Football (ELF).
In 2019, the Swarco Raiders Tirol completed their first perfect season with a record of 16–0 and won Austrian Bowl XXV, as well as the CEFL and ECTC Bowls.
The Raiders employ the most full-time coaches and staff out of all European teams, combined with their special cooperation with the Las Vegas Raiders, many teams, coaches and players regard the Raiders as one of the most well-run organizations in Europe. In 2021 they announced their intention to join the European League of Football for the upcoming 2022 season together with their league rival Vienna Vikings.
History
The Swarco Raiders were founded by a small number of American Football fans and volunteers back in 1992. Starting in Austria's 3rd division in the 1993 season, the team went unbeaten with an overall score of 158–11. After being promoted to the 2nd division, the team failed to continue its run of 1993, and posted a record of 2–14 in 1994 and 1995. The next two seasons, the Raiders reached the playoffs but lost their semifinals. Due to a league expansion they were promoted to Austria's top division, the AFL, in 1998.
The first two-season on the top level the Raiders lost most of their games. In the 2000 season they made it to the playoffs and played its first championship game, losing to the then Chrysler Vikings Vienna. A year later they repeated their appearance in the final, but again lost to the Vikings.
Retired numbers
| Raiders Tirol retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Florian Hueter | Defensive player & coach | 2007 – 2021 | 2021 |