Swedish Superserien kicks off 2023 season
The Swedish Superserien kicks off its 2023 season this Saturday, April 15.
The four teams – the defending champion Stockholm Mean Machines, the Carlstad Crusaders, Tyresö Royal Crowns and Örebro Black Knights – will face each opponent twice in a regular season which will last for two months. The Swedish title game will take place on July 8.
Stockholm will be looking to defend a title that they have won 14 times since 1998, including two of the last four. Meanwhile, Carlstad are aiming for championship #10. Both the Black Knights and Royal Crowns have captured the Swedish title once each.
Stockholm Mean Machines (2022 record – 8-0 – Swedish champions)
Head coach: Fredrik Pilbäck
Key returning players: LB Adam Westin, OL Oscar Backe Lindberg, DB Calle Henriksson, ST Omar Fall, QB Mark Pappas, (Morehead State), WR Matt Retzlaff (Southern Oregon), WR Robin Gavelin
Key new players: K Alvin Gustavsson, OL Ryan Glasson, RB Gustav Skeppner
Örebro Black Knights (2022 record – 3-4 – Swedish Finalists)
Head coach: Micael Jönsson
Key returning players: QB Trevor Vasey (American, Assumption College, NAIA, Dusseldorf Panthers 2019), RB Timmy Göransson, DL/OL Martin Jäppinen, DL/OL Sebastian Nilsson (Team Sweden), OL Gustav Rydberg (Team Sweden), WR Jesper Lindeus, WR Johannes Lindeus, RB Kasper Wedbert (Team Sweden), LB Edvin Jönsson (Team Sweden)
Key new players: DB ALonso Iglesias (Spain), LB Oliver Nilsson, LB Linus Olandersson, OL Samuel Schmidt, WR James Tammisto (Karlskoga Wolves)
Carlstad Crusaders (2022 Record – 2-5 – Finished 3rd)
Head coach: Alex Burdette
Key returning players: LB Mattias Eriksson (Team Sweden), DL Isak Berg, DB Elias Rosenkvist (Team Sweden), DB Rory Kelly (Acadia), QB Albin Forsmann, OL Oliver Landström (Team Sweden)
Key new players: DB (backup QB) Dante Vandeven (Central Methodist, Southeast Missouri State)
Tyresö Royal Crowns (2022 Record – 1-6 – Finished 4th)
Head coach: Noghor Jemide
Key returning players: DE Malcolm Engström, RB Oliver Lundberg, LB Victor Frank, OL Daniel Myrsten
Key new players: OL Elliot Heijmer (RIG) OL Rasmus Hagberg, (RIG) DB Nils Böök (Täby), WR Alexander Segerfeldt (Carlstad), WR Kevin Börzei (Carlstad) QB Hamish McClure (Nevada),
Graphics: Igor Lazarevic
