Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) is the name of the top gridiron league which operates in Spain. It was first founded in 1988 and reorganized in 1995 after the merge of several previous Spanish competitions.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event LNFA 2023
SportAmerican football
Founded(1988) rebranded in 1995
No. of teams10
Country Spain
Most recent
champion(s)		Las Rozas Black Demons
(1st title)
Most titlesBadalona Dracs
(10 titles)
Official websitehttp://lnfa.fefa.es/
Former logo

The league is run by the Spanish Federation of American Football (Federación Española de Futbol Americano (FEFA) in Spanish language).

At the end of the season, league champion and runner up clinch bids to compete at next year's European Football League, while third and fourth teams classify for the EFAF Cup.

There has been changes in the number of teams throughout the years. Since 2015, teams are divided into three categories: Serie A, with the top six teams, second tier Serie B with ten teams competing in two conferences, and Serie C, with regional and interregional leagues.

History

LNFA Bowl results
Year Final Host Champion Runner-up Score
1995 MadridMadrid PanterasBarcelona Boxers55–28
1996 MadridMadrid PanterasVilafranca Eagles21–17
1997 BarcelonaVilafranca EaglesMadrid Panteras40–20
1998 Badalona DragsL'Hospitalet Pioners13–7
1999 CosladaBadalona DragsRivas Osos52–12
2000 Granollers FénixBadalona Drags08–0
2001 Rivas OsosZaragoza Lions21–7
2002 Badalona DragsRivas Osos14–8
2003 Badalona DragsL'Hospitalet Pioners30–20
2004 Badalona DragsL'Hospitalet Pioners23–0
2005 L'Hospitalet de LlobregatL'Hospitalet PionersBadalona Dracs24–13
2006 GijónValencia FirebatsL'Hospitalet Pioners13–0
2007 Valencia FirebatsBadalona Dracs47–21
2008 SevilleL'Hospitalet PionersValencia Firebats36–17
2009 ValenciaValencia FirebatsBadalona Dracs29–10
2010 ArgentonaL'Hospitalet PionersValencia Firebats36–0
2011 BarcelonaL'Hospitalet PionersBadalona Dracs24–8
2012 Rivas-VaciamadridL'Hospitalet PionersRivas Osos47–24
2013 BarcelonaL'Hospitalet PionersBadalona Dracs24–0
2014 BadalonaBadalona DracsValencia Firebats24–18
2015 BadalonaValencia FirebatsBadalona Dracs30–20
2016 CalatayudBadalona DracsValencia Firebats41–14
2017 ReusBadalona DracsReus Imperials56–14
2018 GijónBadalona DracsMurcia Cobras33–26
2019 MurciaBadalona DracsLas Rozas Black Demons47–6
2020 Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 BadalonaBadalona DracsLas Rozas Black Demons31–21
2022 Rivas-VaciamadridRivas OsosLas Rozas Black Demons28–12
2023 Las Rozas de MadridLas Rozas Black DemonsRivas Osos22–13

LNFA Bowl appearances
Team Winners Runners-up Winning years
Badalona Dracs 11 7 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
L'Hospitalet Pioners 6 4 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Valencia Firebats 4 4 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015
Madrid Panteras 2 1 1995, 1996
Rivas Osos 2 4 2001, 2022
Las Rozas Black Demons 1 3 2023
Vilafranca Eagles 1 1 1997
Granollers Fénix 1 0 2000
Murcia Cobras 0 1
Reus Imperials 0 1
Barcelona Boxers 0 1
Zaragoza Lions 0 1

LNFA Serie B

The Serie B is the second division of the LNFA. It was created in 2012 and named originally as LNFA while the top league was called LNFA Elite. In 2014, it changed the name to Serie B.

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2012Las Rozas Black DemonsValencia Giants14–10
2013Granada LionsBarberà Rookies13–3
2014Mallorca VoltorsReus Imperials9–7
2015Reus ImperialsBarberà Rookies24–20
2016Murcia CobrasL'Hospitalet Pioners10–8
2017Las Rozas Black DemonsL'Hospitalet Pioners41–27

LNFA Serie C

The Serie C is the third division of the LNFA. It was created in 2015 with the aim to get more teams in the national leagues.

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2015Gijón MarinersAlicante Sharks13–0
2016Rivas OsosLas Rozas Black Demons18–0
2017Camioneros de CosladaAlicante Sharks40–0

See also
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