LNFA 2015

The LNFA 2015 season was the 21st season of American football in Spain. Badalona Dracs were the defending champions, but lost to Valencia Firebats in the final.

Teams were divided into three categories, named Serie A, B and C, with promotion and relegation between them.

LNFA Serie A

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Location of teams in LNFA 2015 Serie A

Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. L'Hospitalet Pioners, Rivas Osos, Valencia Firebats, Valencia Giants and Badalona Dracs repeated from last year. Mallorca Voltors were promoted from last year LNFA Serie B.

Valencia Firebats won their fourth title. Mallorca Voltors and L'Hospitalet Pioners were relegated.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation FIR DRA OSO GIA PIO VOL
1 Valencia Firebats 10 9 1 403 131 +272 Playoffs — 28–25 76–0 40–20 44–28 34–0
2 Badalona Dracs 10 7 3 332 94 +238 3–7 — 34–0 25–22 54–14 59–0
3 Rivas Osos 10 6[a] 4 189 240 −51 29–48 17–14 — 27–14 22–15 32–6
4 Valencia Giants 10 6[a] 4 244 153 +91 26–20 0–14 14–6 — 28–14 47–0
5 L'Hospitalet Pioners 10 2 8 159 296 −137 Relegation playoffs 0–47 0–48 13–26 7–19 — 41–8
6 Mallorca Voltors 10 0 10 26 439 −413 Relegated 0–59 6–56 6–30 0–54 0–27 —
Source: Serie A at FieldGoal
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Osos ahead on head-to-head record; Osos–Giants 27–14, Giants–Osos 14–6.

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 6, Valencia
 
 
Valencia Firebats21
 
June 20, Badalona
 
Valencia Giants6
 
Valencia Firebats30
 
June 7, Badalona
 
Badalona Dracs20
 
Badalona Dracs42
 
 
Rivas Osos6
 

Promotion/relegation playoffs

The fifth placed team in Serie A, L'Hospitalet Pioners, played Serie B runner-up, Barberà Rookies. Rookies won the game and will play in next year Serie A.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
L'Hospitalet Pioners 35–54 Barberà Rookies

LNFA Serie B

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Location of teams in LNFA 2015 Serie B
Yellow: Group Odd
Red: Group Even

Ten teams played the Serie B in 2015. Gijón Mariners and Cantabria Bisons resigned to play in the league, due to the new competition format with longer travels.[1]

The two group winners joined directly the semifinals while the second and the third qualified teams played the quarterfinal round.

The worst qualified team was directly relegated to Serie C while the second worst one played a game against the Serie C runner-up to remain in the league.

Legend
The two group winners advanced to the semifinals
Runner-up and third qualified advanced to the quarterfinals.
The team with the second worst record would play a relegation playoff.
The team with the worst record would be relegated.

Group Odd

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification IMP COB COY BUF HOR
1 Reus Imperials 8 8 0 222 51 +171 Semifinals — 20–7 28–14 42–0 21–7
2 Murcia Cobras 8 4 4 115 117 −2 Quarterfinals 14–34 — 19–16 20–13 26–0
3 Santurtzi Coyotes 8 3[a] 5 98 105 −7 0–19 14–7 — 38–6 8–12
4 Barcelona Búfals 8 3[a] 5 67 157 −90 0–32 20–7 14–0 — 14–8
5 Zaragoza Hornets 8 2 6 46 118 −72 Relegation playoffs 9–26 0–15 0–8 10–0 —
Source: Serie B at FieldGoal
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Coyotes ahead on head-to-head record; Coyotes–Búfals 38–6, Búfals–Coyotes 14–0.

Group Even

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification ROO LIO BLA CAM HUR
1 Barberà Rookies 8 8 0 191 75 +116 Semifinals — 24–20 30–0 30–7 27–13
2 Granada Lions 8 5 3 229 139 +90 Quarterfinals 22–28 — 20–27 26–7 36–2
3 Las Rozas Black Demons 8 3[a] 5 122 124 −2 7–21 9–17 — 19–2 12–21
4 Camioneros Coslada 8 3[a] 5 104 121 −17 6–7 9–26 13–7 — 21–6
5 Zaragoza Hurricanes 8 1 7 75 262 −187 Relegated 0–24 33–62 0–41 0–39 —
Source: Serie B at FieldGoal
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Black Demons ahead on head-to-head record; Black Demons–Camioneros 19–2; Camioneros–Black Demons 13–7.

Promotion playoffs

 
Wild CardSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
May 3
 
 
Granada Lions46
 
May 16
 
Santurtzi Coyotes13
 
Reus Imperials48
 
 
Granada Lions7
 
 
May 31
 
 
Reus Imperials24
 
May 2
 
Barberà Rookies20
 
Murcia Cobras14
 
May 17
 
Las Rozas Black Demons27
 
Barberà Rookies28
 
 
Las Rozas Black Demons21
 
 
 
 

LNFA Serie C

The new Serie C was composed by the Regional and interregional leagues. The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only six teams signed up for the playoffs.[2][3]

Andalusian League

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT LIO POT BAR LIN GOL
1 Granada Lions[a] (X) 4 4 0 224 29 +195 1.000 — — — — —
2 Fuengirola Potros (Y) 7 6 1 281 74 +207 .857 21–39 — 21–0 46–19 56–4
3 Almería Barbarians (Y) 7 4 3 128 187 −59 .571 0–61 12–51 — 37–13 38–9
4 Sevilla Linces (Y) 7 2 5 130 242 −112 .286 8–59 0–41 25–28 — 34–13
5 Córdoba Golden Bulls (Y) 7 0 7 51 282 −231 .000 0–65 0–45 7–13 18–31 —
Source: Serie C at FieldGoal
(X) Ineligible; (Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ Granada Lions can not qualify for the playoffs, as they also play Serie B.

Catalan League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD EAG BOC URO RED SEN LEG PAG WOL FAL ALM
1 Vilafranca Eagles (Y) 9 9 0 0 359 81 +278 — — 34–7 — 29–14 47–21 — 59–6 — 57–0
2 Argentona Bocs (Y) 9 8 0 1 328 81 +247 0–31 — — 32–10 — — 57–0 64–0 47–7 —
3 Barcelona Uroloki (Y) 9 7 0 2 310 112 +198 — 13–20 — — 24–12 34–33 — — — 77–7
4 Terrassa Reds (Y) 9 5 1 3 272 108 +164 19–21 — 0–18 — — 30–8 — 59–0 — 72–0
5 Vall d'Aro Senglars (Y) 9 4 1 4 193 110 +83 — 13–19 — 6–6 — 12–14 14–6 — 39–6 —
6 Torrelles Legends (Y) 9 4 0 5 281 178 +103 — 7–26 — — — — 55–0 37–0 27–29 —
7 Barcelona Pagesos (Y) 9 3 0 6 92 303 −211 14–32 — 0–51 7–50 — — — 26–7 — —
8 Sarrià de Ter Wolves (Y) 9 2 0 7 60 350 −290 — — 6–47 — 0–39 — — — 13–6 28–13
9 Salt Falcons (Y) 9 2 0 7 122 266 −144 0–49 — 0–39 16–26 — — 25–26 — — —
10 Salou Almogàvers (Y) 9 0 0 9 38 466 −428 — 0–63 — — 6–44 0–79 12–13 — 0–33 —
Source: Serie C at FieldGoal
(Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs

Central Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification TOR WIL JAB SMI CUE STI
1 Arganda Toros (A) 6 6 0 216 45 +171 Playoffs — — 21–6 47–12 — —
2 Majadahonda Wildcats (Y) 6 5 1 202 57 +145 12–13 — 26–14 — — —
3 Tres Cantos Jabatos (A) 6 3 3 170 121 +49 Playoffs — — — 38–22 — 39–0
4 Alcorcón Smilodons (A) 6 2 4 142 160 −18 — 2–30 — — 42–13 58–14
5 ANV Cuervos (Y) 6 2 4 83 246 −163 2–66 15–54 26–66 — — —
6 Guadalajara Stings (Y) 6 0 6 45 229 −184 7–51 6–54 — — 12–14 —
Source: Serie C at FieldGoal
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs

An extra gameday was played to reach the required minimum of six games to compete in the playoffs for promotion. The results of the extra game were:

  • Arganda Toros 18–6 Alcorcón Smilodons
  • Majadahonda Wildcats 26–7 Tres Cantos Jabatos
  • ANV Cuervos 13–6 Guadalajara Stings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification SHA RIC PRE WOL SPA
1 Alicante Sharks (A) 8 7 1 160 51 +109 Playoffs — 27–6 14–6 36–6 36–0
2 Sueca Ricers (Y) 8 5 3 154 75 +79 24–6 — 6–12 13–0 26–0
3 Cartagena Pretorianos (Y) 7 3[a] 4 70 81 −11 2–14 8–26 — 18–7 18–7
4 Cehegín Wolves (Y) 7 3[a] 4 101 114 −13 7–20 22–14 TBD — 27–13
5 La Nucía Spartans (Y) 8 1 7 27 191 −164 0–7 0–39 7–6 0–32 —
Source: Serie C at FieldGoal
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pretorianos wins head-to-head against Wolves (1–0)

Northern League

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification MAR COY BIS DAR
1 Gijón Mariners (A) 6 6 0 248 29 +219 Playoffs — 10–7 33–0 85–0
2 Santurtzi Coyotes[a] (X) 6 3 3 197 45 +152 20–23 — 0–6 66–0
3 Cantabria Bisons (A) 6 3 3 105 113 −8 Playoffs 2–35 6–45 — 53–0
4 Zaragoza Dark Knights (Y) 6 0 6 0 363 −363 0–62 0–59 0–38 —
Source: Serie C at FieldGoal
(A) Advance to a further round; (X) Ineligible; (Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ Santurtzi Coyotes can not qualify for the playoffs, as they also play Serie B.

Playoffs

The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only six teams signed up for these.[4][5] The champion of the Serie C will promote directly to Serie B, while the runner-up must play one more game against a Serie B team.[6]

Granada Lions and Santurtzi Coyotes can not qualify for the playoffs, as they also play Serie B.

Tiebreakers

The six teams are ranked based on these criteria:[7]

  1. higher percentage of wins
  2. lower average of points allowed
  3. superior point difference average
  4. lower average of players sent off
  5. lucky draw

Ranking

# Team W PA Dif C
1 Gijón Mariners 1.000 4.8 36.5 Northern League
2 Arganda Toros 1.000 7.5 28.5 Central Conference
3 Alicante Sharks .875 6.4 13.6 Eastern Conference
4 Cantabria Bisons .500 18.8 –1.3 Northern League
5 Tres Cantos Jabatos .500 20.2 8.2 Central Conference
6 Alcorcón Smilodons .333 26.7 –3 Central Conference

Bracket

 
Wild CardSemifinalsFinals
 
                
 
April 25 & May 2
 
 
Cantabria Bisons263056
 
May 16 & 23
 
Tres Cantos Jabatos257 32
 
Gijón Mariners4961110
 
 
Cantabria Bisons77 14
 
 
May 30
 
 
Gijón Mariners13
 
April 26 & May 2
 
Alicante Sharks0
 
Alicante Sharks163450
 
May 16 & 24
 
Alcorcón Smilodons66 12
 
Arganda Toros369
 
 
Alicante Sharks2013 33
 
 
 
 

Promotion/relegation playoff

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zaragoza Hornets 13–7 Alicante Sharks

References

  1. ^ Definida la Serie B 2014-2015 - NFLhispano.com - NFLhispano.com
  2. ^ Fieldgoal.eu Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ NFL Hispano.com
  4. ^ Fieldgoal.eu Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ NFL Hispano.com
  6. ^ NFL Hispano.com
  7. ^ Regulations 2014–15 Season FEFA.es