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19 August 2023
2023

Play of race after week 12.

Playoff spots secured

  • Vienna Vikings (Eastern conference winner)
  • Rhein Fire
  • Frankfurt Galaxy

Western conference

Fire win conference unless Galaxy

  1. Win at Sea Devils plus win vs Fire > +24
  2. Win vs Fire > +24 and Fire loss at Guards
  3. Win vs Sea Devils and win vs Fire < +24 and Fire loss at Guards

Central conference

Surge win conference unless Raiders

  1. Win at Seamen plus win vs Surge > +3 or
  2. Win vs Surge > +3 and Surge loss at Guards or
  3. Win vs Seamen and win vs Surge < +3 and Surge loss at Guards

Bye week

Fire and Vikings have a bye to the semifinal, unless

  1. Galaxy get bye instead of Fire if Galaxy wins Western conference and
  1. win against Sea Devils or
  2. loss against Sea Devils and Surge lose one game or win both games with low margin.

  1. Surge get bye instead of Vikings if Surge wins both games with high margin and Vikings lose both games with high margin (combined 75 points)

  2. Surge get bye instead of Fire if Surge win both games and Galaxy win vs Fire with > +24 after losing at Sea Devils and point differential is in favor of Surge.

Wild Card home advantage

Galaxy will be ranked four and, hence, have home advantage in Wild Card round, unless

  • Galaxy clinch Western conference: Fire ranked 4
  • Galaxy loses both games, Raiders win both games, Surge win vs Guards with high margin: Surge ranked 4

Munich Ravens (5-5)

Remaining games:

  • at Milano Seamen
  • vs Barcelona Dragons

Playoff scenario

Win two remaining games with high margin (7-5). At least two out of Raiders, Thunder, Panthers lose all games (with high margin).

Panther Wroclaw (7-4)

Remaining game:

  • Week 14: Panthers at Enthroners
  1. Win vs Enthroners (8-4).
  1. Thunder loss vs Sea Devils
  2. Thunder win vs Sea Devils. Panthers win vs Enthroners with 50 more points
  3. Surge loses both games
  4. Raiders loses at least one game
  1. Loss vs Enthroners (7-5). Raiders lose all remaining games, and Ravens loose at least one game or have two wins without blowouts.

Berlin Thunder (6-4)

Remaining games:

  • Week 13: automatic win vs Leipzig Kings
  • Week 14: Sea Devils at Thunder
  1. Win vs Sea Devils (8-4) and
  1. Raiders lose one game or
  2. Panthers lose vs Enthroners or
  3. Panthers win vs Enthroners, no blowout or
  4. Surge lose both games
  1. Loss vs Sea Devils (7-5) and
  1. Raiders lose all remaining games and Ravens do not win both games with extreme margin or
  2. Panthers lose vs Enthroners and Raiders lose both games or Ravens do not win both games with extreme margin.

Raiders Tirol (7-3)

Remaining games:

  • vs Stuttgart Surge
  • at Milano Seamen
  1. Win both games (9-3, conference winner) or
  2. Win one game (8-4) and
  1. Win vs Surge with > +3, Surge loss vs Guards (Raiders conference winner) or
  2. Two out of Thunder loss vs Sea Devils, Panthers loss vs Enthroners, Ravens lose at least one game.
  1. Lose both remaining games (7-5). Extreme high margin wins for Sea Devils vs Thunder and Enthroners vs Panthers, and not two wins for Ravens with high margin.

Stuttgart Surge (8-2)

Remaining games:

  • at Raiders Tirol
  • vs Helvetic Guards
  1. Win vs Raiders or
  2. Win vs Guards or
  3. Surge lose both games (8-4) and
  1. Raiders loss against Seamen and Surge loss vs Raiders with < +3 (Surge conference winner) or
  2. Thunder loss vs Sea Devils and Panthers loss vs Enthroners.