2015–16 LNFA season

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Season2015–16
ChampionsBadalona Dracs
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The 2015–16 LNFA season was the 22nd season of American football in Spain.

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

Badalona Dracs won their seventh title, a record for the tournament.

LNFA Serie A

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in LNFA 2016 Serie A

Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. Rivas Osos, Valencia Firebats, Valencia Giants and Badalona Dracs repeated from last year. Barberà Rookies and Reus Imperials were promoted from last year LNFA Serie B.

On December 28, the three teams from the Community of Madrid (Rivas Osos from Serie A, Camioneros Coslada and Las Rozas Black Demons from Serie B) were excluded from the competition as they did not have a junior team in the junior league.[1]

Team Location Stadium
Badalona Dracs Badalona Municipal
Barberà Rookies Barberà del Vallès Can Llobet
Reus Imperials Reus Municipal Reddis
Valencia Firebats Valencia Jardín del Turia
Valencia Giants Catarroja Polideportivo

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation DRA FIR ROO IMP GIA
1 Badalona Dracs 8 8 0 422 72 +350 Playoffs — 51–27 47–0 67–6 53–0
2 Valencia Firebats 8 6 2 243 161 +82 13–38 — 32–26 62–0 40–12
3 Barberà Rookies 8 3 5 145 238 −93 8–56 8–26 — 29–26 18–24
4 Reus Imperials 8 2 6 142 309 −167 18–62 26–27 21–22 — 24–20
5 Valencia Giants 8 1 7 82 254 −172 Relegation playoffs 0–48 0–16 6–34 20–21 —
Source: Serie A at FieldGoal

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June, Badalona
 
 
Badalona Dracs49
 
18 June, Calatayud
 
Reus Imperials3
 
Badalona Dracs41
 
4 June, Valencia
 
Valencia Firebats14
 
Valencia Firebats17
 
 
Barberà Rookies6
 

Promotion/relegation playoffs

On June 12, the fifth placed team in Serie A, Valencia Giants, played against Serie B runner-up, L'Hospitalet Pioners. Giants won the game and will play in next year Serie A.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valencia Giants 26–7 L'Hospitalet Pioners

LNFA Serie B

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Location of teams in LNFA 2016 Serie B
Yellow: Group Odd
Red: Group Even

Seven teams played the Serie B in 2016. L'Hospitalet Pioners and Mallorca Voltors were relegated from previous Serie A season. Gijón Mariners were promoted from Serie C in 2015.

The nine original teams were reduced to seven on December 28, when the Spanish Federation of American Football excluded the two teams from the Community of Madrid (Las Rozas Black Demons and Camioneros Coslada) arguing that they did not have junior teams in the junior league, one of the criteria to play the Serie A or B.[1]

Murcia Cobras won the Serie B, and promoted to next year Serie A Season. L'Hospitalet Pioners, as runner-up, played a promotion game against the last team in 2015–16 Serie A, Valencia Giants, but lost it and remained in Serie B.

Legend
The two group winners advanced to the semifinals
The next three teams advanced to the Wild Card.
The team with the worst record would play a relegation playoff.

Group Odd

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification COB MAR VOL LIO
1 Murcia Cobras 6 6 0 116 23 +93 Semifinals — 30–0 9–3 32–0
2 Gijón Mariners 6 3 3 66 95 −29 Wild Card 14–15 — 14–11 14–12
3 Mallorca Voltors 6 2 4 77 87 −10 6–16 20–14 — 27–7
4 Granada Lions 6 1 5 53 107 −54 0–14 7–10 27–10 —
Source: Serie B at FieldGoal

Group Even

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification PIO BUF COY
1 L'Hospitalet Pioners 5 4 1 150 59 +91 Semifinals — 28–7 40–7
2 Barcelona Búfals 6 4 2 118 111 +7 Wild Card 14–29
31–30 		— 29–10
3 Santurtzi Coyotes 5 0 5 31 129 −98 0–23 6–23
8–14 		—
Source: Serie B at FieldGoal

Promotion playoffs

 
Wild CardSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
May 7, Gijón
 
 
Gijón Mariners7
 
May 21, Murcia
 
Mallorca Voltors0
 
Murcia Cobras27
 
 
Gijón Mariners7
 
 
June 4, Murcia
 
 
Murcia Cobras10
 
May 7, Barcelona
 
L'Hospitalet Pioners8
 
Barcelona Búfals16
 
May 21, L'Hospitalet
 
Granada Lions7
 
L'Hospitalet Pioners28
 
 
Barcelona Búfals7
 
 
 
 

LNFA Serie C

The Serie C was composed by the Regional and interregional leagues. The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only two teams signed up for the playoffs. The three teams from the Community of Madrid that were excluded in December 2015 from the 2015–16 season took part in the promotion playoffs.

Rivas Osos won the Serie C, and promoted to next year Serie B Season.

Andalusian League

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Comments LIO POT BAR LIN
1 Granada Lions[a] (X) 6 5[b] 1 291 66 +225 — 26–31 29–15 69–6
2 Fuengirola Potros 6 5[b] 1 254 52 +202 Playoffs 7–20 — 47–0 54–0
3 Almería Barbarians (Y) 6 2 4 113 205 −92 7–55 0–61 — 51–0
4 Sevilla Linces (Y) 6 0 6 25 360 −335 0–92 6–54 13–40 —
Source: Andalusian League at FieldGoal
(X) Ineligible for the playoffs; (Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ Granada Lions can not qualify for the playoffs, as they also play Serie B.
  2. ^ a b Lions ahead on head-to-head record; Lions–Potros 26–31, Potros–Lions 7–20.

Catalan League

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD BOC URO FAL RED EAG PAG LEG ALM
1 Argentona Bocs (Y) 7 7 0 277 27 +250 — 42–0 — — — — 42–0 73–0
2 Barcelona Uroloki (Y) 7 5[a] 2 119 94 +25 — — 14–11 6–12 13–9 14–8 — —
3 Salt Falcons/Senglars (Y) 7 5[a] 2 207 107 +100 13–45 — — — — — 47–7 48–6
4 Terrassa Reds (Y) 7 4 3 167 101 +66 7–40 — 8–25 — — 6–13 — —
5 Vilafranca Eagles (Y) 7 3[b] 4 183 143 +40 7–22 — 14–29 15–34 — 48–19 — —
6 Barcelona Pagesos (Y) 7 3[b] 4 125 131 −6 0–13 — 13–34 — — — 37–7 35–9
7 Torrelles Legends (Y) 7 1 6 71 280 −209 — 12–33 — 2–54 26–58 — — 17–9
8 Salou Almogàvers (Y) 7 0 7 24 290 −266 — 0–39 — 0–46 0–32 — — —
Source: Catalan League at FieldGoal
(Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Uroloki ahead on head-to-head record; Uroloki 14–11 Falcons/Senglars.
  2. ^ a b Eagles ahead on head-to-head record; Eagles 48–19 Pagesos.

Madrid League

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification CAM SMI TOR WIL JAB CAP STI BLA
1 Camioneros Coslada 7 7 0 299 21 +278 Playoffs — — — 35–0 43–0 — — 62–0
2 Alcorcón Smilodons (Y) 7 5 2 111 85 +26 0–38 — — — — 27–6 — 1–0
3 Madrid Toros (Y) 7 5 2 151 114 +37 21–26 8–22 — — — 42–7 — 1–0
4 Majadahonda Wildcats (Y) 7 4 3 224 107 +117 — 2–8 36–44 — 24–20 — 56–0 —
5 Tres Cantos Jabatos (Y) 7 4 3 182 129 +53 — 19–6 20–28 — — 29–22 48–6 —
6 Madrid Capitals (Y) 7 2 5 83 214 −131 0–42 — — 0–62 — — 20–0 —
7 Guadalajara Stings (Y) 7 1 6 33 239 −206 0–53 12–47 3–7 — — — — —
8 Arganda Blackhawks (Y) 7 0 7 20 194 −174 — — — 0–44 0–46 12–28 8–12 —
Source: Madrid League at ACFAM
(Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs

East Conference

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT SHA PRE SPA WOL SAN
1 Alicante Sharks (Y) 6 6 0 186 26 +160 1.000 — 24–8 22–0 48–6 43–0
2 Cartagena Pretorianos (Y) 7 4 3 174 106 +68 .571 6–28 — — 22–12 49–0
3 La Nucía Spartans (Y) 6 3 3 72 103 −31 .500 — 21–20 — 14–0 19–14
4 Cehegín Wolves (Y) 7 2 5 108 162 −54 .286 6–21 14–38 35–12 — —
5 Rafelbunyol Sants (Y) 6 1 5 40 183 −143 .167 — 7–31 12–6 7–35 —
Source: East Conference at FieldGoal
(Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs

Northern League

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification BIS HUR MAD HOR DAR CUE BER ROY
1 Cantabria Bisons (Y) 6 6 0 370 19 +351 — 49–7 56–6 108–0
2 Zaragoza Hurricanes (Y) 6 6 0 238 22 +216 — 30–7 62–0 66–0
3 Oviedo Madbulls (Y) 6 4 2 219 128 +91 0–79 8–16 — 68–0
4 Zaragoza Hornets (Y) 6 3 3 82 76 +6 6–7 0–27 — 28–6
5 Zaragoza Dark Knights (Y) 6 2 4 123 162 −39 7–37 27–28 — 48–0
6 Cuervos ANVL 6 2 4 65 183 −118 Playoffs 6–39 20–28 — 27–6
7 Piélagos Berserkers (Y) 6 1 5 35 229 −194 0–71 6–60 0–2 —
8 Gijón Royals (Y) 6 0 6 13 326 −313 0–55 0–12 13–17 —
Source: FEFAPA
(Y) Refused to qualify for the playoffs

Playoffs

The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only two teams signed up for these. The three teams from the Community of Madrid that were excluded in December 2015 from the 2015–16 season will take part in the promotion playoffs.

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.

Tiebreakers

The two teams were ranked based on these criteria:[2]

  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 Fuengirola Potros .833 8.7 33.7 Andalusian League
2 ANVL Cuervos .333 30.5 –19.7 Northern League

Bracket

 
Wild CardSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
April 29, Las Rozas
 
 
Las Rozas Black Demons20
 
May 14, Fuengirola
 
Camioneros Coslada8
 
Fuengirola Potros0
 
 
Las Rozas Black Demons20
 
 
May 28
 
 
Las Rozas Black Demons0
 
 
Rivas Osos18
 
 
May 15
 
 
ANVL Cuervos0
 
 
Rivas Osos58
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ a b "Comunicado FEFA Incumpliento Requisitos" (Press release) (in Spanish). Barcelona: FEFA. December 28, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ Regulations 2014–15 Season FEFA.es