| Founded | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
|---|---|
| Based in |  Vienna,Austria |
| Home stadium | Generali Arena Vienna (ELF) Football-Zentrum Ravelin (AFL) |
| Mascot | Loki (White Wolve) |
| League | European League of Football Austrian Football League |
| Division | East Division |
| Colors | Purple, gold, white |
| Personnel | |
| Head coach | Chris Calaycay |
| Championships | |
| League titles (0) | ELF:2022 AFL: 1994, 1996, 1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012–2014, 2017, 2020, 2025 Eurobowl: 2004–2007, 2013 |
| Website | viennavikings |
 Current season | |
TheVienna Vikings is a professionalAmerican football club based inVienna,Austria. Founded in 1983, the Vikings are known as one of Europe's most dominant clubs, having won theEurobowl title five times (2004–2007 and 2013), as well as being the runner-up five times (2001, 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012). In the national championship, the Vikings hold the record of 16Austrian Bowl victories. Since the 2022 season, they’ve been members of theEuropean League of Football. The second team is still part of theAustrian Football League (AFL).
The Vikings were founded in 1983. Three years later, the Vikings made it to theAustrian Bowl, the Austrian championship game, where they fell short against theGraz Giants. In 1994, the Vikings won their first national championship and repeated the victory two years later. In 1999, the Vikings played their eighth Austrian Bowl, all of them against the Giants, and gained their third title. It was also their first of five consecutive Austrian Bowl wins. Until 2007 the Vikings made it always to the Austrian Bowl and collected two more national titles becoming the team with the record number of 10 Austrian Bowl wins. From 2012 to 2017 the Vikings won four more national titles.
After also competing in theEuropean Football League for many years, the club took part in a new European competition from 2014 to 2018 theBIG6 European Football League.[1]
On September 25, 2021 the Vienna Vikings announced their that their first team will compete in the2022 European League of Football season together with their league rivalTyrolean Raiders[2][3][4][5][6] The coaching staff of the former AFL team will continue coaching the ELF team. The franchise, now being a private corporation as aGesmbH, is owned by theVoluntary association. Together with its rivalsRaiders Tirol the Vikings play in the Central Conference of the ELF. The participation allows the signing of up to 6 European foreign players and 4 US-American, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese players.
At the start of the 2022 season, business lawyer and long-timeAustrian Football League quarterback Robin Lumsden joined as co-owner and investor.[7] On February 17, 2022 the organisations announced that all home games in the ELF season will be played at theGenerali Arena Vienna.[8] In the regular season the team with quarterbackJackson Erdmann won ten out of twelve games and secured the top spot in the Central Division. Due to soccer clubAustria Wien withdrawing the consent for the use of the Generali Arena, the semi final had to be played at the football center Ravelin in front of 900 spectators, with Viking winning 39–12 versusBarcelona Dragons. The Championship Game was played in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt. The Vikings won the championship 27–15 against theHamburg Sea Devils.
For the 2023 season, the team signed quarterbackChris Helbig from thePotsdam Royals. Most home games were played atHohe Warte Stadium, only the opener took place at Generali Arena. The team had a perfect 12–0 record in the regular season. The semi final versus Stuttgart Surge was played at Generali Arena in front of 10,108 audience. However, the Vikings lost with 33–40.
For the 2024 season, the Vikings presented a new, different logo for the ELF team. Four games were played atWiener Neustadt Arena, the other games were again held at Generali Arena. The Vikings with their new quarterbackBen Holmes won all regular season games again. The semi final was held at Generali Arena in front of 10,981. The Vikings won 47–31 versus theParis Musketeers. In their second championship game, played atArena Auf Schalke inGelsenkirchen, the Vikings faced the defending champions. In front of a 41,364 crowd, the Vikings never really found their feet in the game, and lost 20–51.
| Season | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | Result | Ø Attendance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | GP | Won | Lost | Win % | ||||
| 2022 | Chris Calaycay | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1st(Central) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Championship Game | 3,085 |
| 2023 | Chris Calaycay | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st(Eastern) | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost semifinal | 4,910 |
| 2024 | Chris Calaycay | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st(Eastern) | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost Championship Game | 6,168 |
| 2025 | Chris Calaycay | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 1st(East) | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost Championship Game | |
| Sum | 48 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4,721 | ||||
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