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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Based in |  Innsbruck, Austria |
| Home stadium | Tivoli Stadion Tirol |
| Head coach | Jim Herrmann |
| General manager | Claudia Nuener |
| Team president | Elisabeth Swarovski |
| League | European League of Football Austrian Football League |
| Division | Central Conference |
| Colors | Black, silver |
| Mascot(s) | Birdie |
| Website | raiders.at |
| Current uniform | |
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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.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Austrian champions, the Swarco Raiders, join the European League of Football". 25 September 2021.
- ^ "PR: Austria in a double pack: Innsbruck follows Vienna – Raiders Tirol will compete in the European League of Football in 2022". 25 September 2021.
- ^ "SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol spielen ab 2022 in der European League of Football". 25 September 2021.