# 2022 Barcelona Dragons season

The 2022 Barcelona Dragons season is the second season of the new Barcelona Dragons team in the European League of Football.

## Preseason

After a moderate first season, their head coach Adam Rita announced, that he will not return to Barcelona and will become the new head coach of the Catania Elephants. On November 15, 2021 the franchise announced the re-signing of their first player with local hero Àlex González and later their first transfer with the signing of Eduardo Sánchez from the Panthers Wrocław. Furthermore, the management came to an agreement with the municipality Reus to use their stadion for the 2022 and 2023 season. On March 10, 2022 Andrew Weidinger was presented as the new head coach.

## Regular season
### Standings

Southern Conferencevte :
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | T | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona Dragons | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5–1 | 364 | 225 | 139 | L2 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rhein Fire | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4–2 | 346 | 314 | 32 | L1 | |
| 3 | Cologne Centurions | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2–4 | 301 | 473 | −172 | W1 | |
| 4 | Istanbul Rams | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1–5 | 210 | 499 | −289 | L5 | |
Source: europeanleague.football

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Time (CET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Home Attendance |
| 1 | June 5 | 15:00 | @ Stuttgart Surge | W 38 – 9 | 1 – 0 | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau | Esport3 | |
| 2 | June 12 | 15:00 | @ Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24 – 21 | 2 – 0 | Stadion Hoheluft | Esport3, ran.de ProSieben MAXX | |
| 3 | June 18 | 18:00 | Cologne Centurions | W 34 – 32 | 3 – 0 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3 | 980 |
| 4 | June 26 | 15:00 | @ Rhein Fire | W 17 – 13 | 4 – 0 | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena | Esport3 | |
| 5 | July 2 | 18:00 | Istanbul Rams | W 41 – 7 | 5 – 0 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3 | 957 |
| 6 | July 9 | 18:00 | Vienna Vikings | L 20 – 27 | 5 – 1 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3, Puls24, Zappn.tv, More Than Sports TV | 1312 |
| 7 | July 18 | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye |
| 8 | July 23 | 15:00 | @ Istanbul Rams | L 19 – 22 | 5 – 2 | Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium | Esport3 | |
| 9 | July 30 | 18:00 | Rhein Fire | W 33 – 23 | 6 – 2 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3 | 1043 |
| 10 | August 7 | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye |
| 11 | August 13 | 17:00 | @ Cologne Centurions | W 37 – 15 | 7 – 2 | Südstadion | Esport3 | |
| 12 | August 20 | 18:00 | Stuttgart Surge | W 62 – 8 | 8 – 2 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3 | 897 |
| 13 | August 28 | 15:00 | @ Vienna Vikings | L 18 – 24 | 8 – 3 | Generali-Arena Vienna | Esport3 | |
| 14 | September 3 | 18:00 | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 21 – 24 | 8 – 4 | Estadi Municipal de Reus | Esport3 | 963 |
Source: europeanleague.football

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | Championship Game | Championship Game |
| 1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 19 | | | |
| 4 | Tirol Raiders | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Tirol Raiders | 7 | 1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 15 |
| | | | 2 | Vienna Vikings | 27 |
| 2 | Vienna Vikings | 39 | 2 | Vienna Vikings | 27 |
| 3 | Barcelona Dragons | 12 | | | |

## Attendance

    As of September 04, 2022
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 11 | Barcelona Dragons | 6,152 | 1,312 | 897 | 1,025 | −11.9%$^†$ |
| | League total | 230,391 | 12,055 | 300 | 3,200 | +77.5%$^†$ |
Source:

## Awards
### ELF Honors 2022 Awards

| Player | Position | Award |
| Andrew Weidinger | HC | Coach of the year |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Offensive Player of the year |

### ELF All Stars Awards

| Player | Position | Award |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | All Stars 1st Team |
| Alejandro Fernandez | Edge | All Stars 1st Team |
| Zach Edwards | QB | All Stars 2nd Team |
| Michael Sam | Edge | All Stars 2nd Team |

### ELF Honors 2022. Nominees

| Player | Position | Award |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Season MVP |
| Andrew Weidinger | HC | Coach of the year |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Offensive Player of the year |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Offensive Player of the year |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Defensive Player of the year |

### MVP of the Week

| Week | Player | Position | Team | Stat |
| 2 | Zach Edwards | QB | Barcelona Dragons | 3 TD, 1 Int, 202 Yds passing, 108 Yds rushing |
| 12 | Zach Edwards | QB | Barcelona Dragons | 7 TD, 0 Int, 321 Yds passing, 67,7 % pass comp |

### ELF Stats Leaders. Regular Season

| Player | Position | Stat | Value |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passes Completed | 255 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passing Yards | 3325 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passing TD | 36 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Longest TD Pass (yds) | 95 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receptions | 115 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Targets | 164 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receiving Yards | 1561 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receiving TDs | 17 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Sack Yards | 137 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Forced Fumbles | 7 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Fumbles Recovered | 3 |
| Niko Lester | S | Longest Interception (yds) | 97 |

### NFL International Combine 2022 (IPPP)

| Player | Position | Nationality |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | |
| Gabriel Rodriguez | OL | |

## Statistics
### Team Leaders. Regular Season
#### Offensive

| Player | Position | Stat | Value | ELF Rk |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passes Completed | 255 | #1 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passing Yards | 3325 | #1 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Passing TD | 36 | #1 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | QB Rating | 101.02 | #4 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Rushing Att | 98 | #11 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Rushing Yards | 549 | #6 |
| Zach Edwards | QB | Rushing TDs | 4 | #12 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receptions | 115 | #1 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Targets | 164 | #1 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receiving Yards | 1561 | #1 |
| Kyle Sweet | WR | Receiving TDs | 17 | #1 |

#### Defensive

| Player | Position | Stat | Value | ELF Rk |
| Alex "Posito" Gonzalez | LB | Tackles Total | 79 | #16 |
| Anthony Rodrigues | LB | Tackles Solo | 52 | #8 |
| Alex "Posito" Gonzalez | LB | Tackles Ast | 30 | #23 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Sacks | 15.5 | #2 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Sack Yards | 137 | #1 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | TFL | 20.5 | #3 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | TFL Yards | 152 | #2 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Forced Fumbles | 7 | #1 |
| Alejandro Fernandez | DE | Fumbles Recovered | 3 | #1 |
| Jordi Brugnani | CB | Interceptions | 4 | #5 |
| Jordi Brugnani | CB | Break Ups | 10 | #7 |

#### Returns

| Player | Position | Stat | Value | ELF Rk |
| Jairus Moll | CB | Punt Return Yards | 146 | #8 |
| Jairus Moll | CB | Punt Return Longest | 27 | #16 |
| Jairus Moll | CB | Kickoff Return Yards | 375 | #12 |
| Jairus Moll | CB | Kickoff Return Longest | 54 | #9 |
| Jairus Moll | CB | Return Yards Total | 521 | #9 |

#### Kicking

| Player | Position | Stat | Value | ELF Rk |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | FG Made | 9 | #5 |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | FG % | 56.25 | #8 |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | FG Long | 46 | #7 |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | PAT Made | 39 | #2 |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | PAT % | 84.78 | #2 |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | Kickoff Yards | 4494 | #4 |
| Luis Cereceda | P | Punt Yards | 1455 | #4 |
| Luis Cereceda | P | Punt Long | 69 | #2 |
| Luis Cereceda | P | Punt Inside 20 | 7 | #7 |
| Luis Cereceda | P | Punt 50+ | 3 | #9 |
| Luis Cereceda | P | Punt Avg Yards | 38.29 | #7 |

## Transactions
### In Season Roster moves. Players Signed

23rd Jun: Sergio Barbero QB
16th Jun: Jairus Moll DB , Josep Tricas LS
04th Jun: Junior Varela DL , Miguel Angel Kabankaya OL
01st Jun: Michael Sam DL

### In Season Roster moves. Players Released

02nd Sep: Mathias Hummelmose OL , Junior Varela DL
07th Jul: Aron Sola DE , Joel Cabre LB
30th Jun: Ruben Quintana TE
23rd Jun: Luis Sanchez WR , Bartolome Flaquer QB
16th Jun: Shawn Wilson DB
04th Jun: Jean Marc Ciocan DL
31st May: Max Nazewicz LB