Fixtures
| ELF | 05/17 20:00 | - | Munich Ravens vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| ELF | 05/24 20:00 | - | Raiders Tirol vs Helvetic Mercenaries | - | View | |
| ELF | 05/30 20:00 | - | Cologne Centurions vs Raiders Tirol | - | View | |
| ELF | 06/06 20:00 | - |
Vienna Vikings
vs
Raiders Tirol |
- | View | |
| ELF | 06/14 20:00 | - | Raiders Tirol vs Madrid Bravos | - | View | |
| ELF | 06/20 20:00 | - | Helvetic Mercenaries vs Raiders Tirol | - | View |
Results
| ELF | 08/25 14:25 | - | Raiders Tirol v Munich Ravens | L | 3-30 | |
| ELF | 08/17 16:00 | - | Milano Seamen v Raiders Tirol | W | 0-30 | |
| ELF | 08/11 11:00 | - | Raiders Tirol v Stuttgart Surge | W | 45-42 | |
| ELF | 07/28 14:25 | - | Helvetic Mercenaries v Raiders Tirol | W | 28-42 | |
| ELF | 07/14 14:25 | - | Stuttgart Surge v Raiders Tirol | L | 30-25 | |
| ELF | 07/06 16:00 | - |
[1] Vienna Vikings
v
Raiders Tirol [2] |
L | 27-19 | |
| ELF | 06/29 16:00 | - | Barcelona Dragons v Raiders Tirol | W | 0-32 | |
| ELF | 06/22 16:00 | - | Helvetic Mercenaries v Raiders Tirol | W | 10-33 | |
| ELF | 06/16 14:25 | - | Raiders Tirol v Munich Ravens | W | 29-26 | |
| ELF | 06/08 16:00 | - | Barcelona Dragons v Raiders Tirol | W | 7-63 | |
| ELF | 06/01 14:00 | - |
Vienna Vikings
v
Raiders Tirol |
L | 27-6 | |
| ELF | 05/25 15:00 | - | Milano Seamen v Raiders Tirol | W | 0-32 |
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 |