2015–16 LNFA season

American football season in Spain LNFA 2015–16 Badalona Dracs 2015 2017 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 Spain 275 right Location of teams in LNFA 2016 Serie A Spain 41.516389 2.124444 Rookies Red pog.svg left Spain 41.448889 2.246111 Dracs Red pog.svg top Spain 39.402778 -0.404444 Giants Red pog.svg left Spain 39.466667 -0.383333 Firebats Red pog.svg right Spain 41.15 1.116667 Imperials Red pog.svg right 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.December 28, 2015 Comunicado FEFA Incumpliento Requisitos http://www.slideshare.net/FEFA_Spain/comunicado-fefa-incumplimiento-requisitos?platform=hootsuite es Barcelona FEFA 2016-01-11 Team Location StadiumBadalona Dracs Badalona MunicipalBarberà Rookies Barberà del Vallès Can LlobetReus Imperials Reus Municipal ReddisValencia Firebats Valencia Jardín del TuriaValencia Giants Catarroja Polideportivo Regular season main WL wins points QR true complete Serie A at FieldGoal PO PO PO PO RP R green1 Playoffs yellow1 Relegation playoffs red1 Relegated FIR 6 2 243 161 DRA 8 0 422 72 GIA 1 7 82 254 ROO 3 5 145 238 IMP 2 6 142 309 0–16 6–34 0–48 20–21 18–62 26–27 24–20 21–22 29–26 8–56 8–26 18–24 53–0 67–6 51–27 47–0 32–26 13–38 40–12 62–0 Badalona Dracs Valencia Firebats Valencia Giants Barberà Rookies Reus Imperials Playoffs main 2 high 5 June, Badalona Badalona Dracs 49 Reus Imperials 3 4 June, Valencia Valencia Firebats 17 Barberà Rookies 6 18 June, Calatayud Badalona Dracs 41 Valencia Firebats 14 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. Valencia Giants 26–7 L'Hospitalet Pioners |} LNFA Serie B Spain 250 right Location of teams in LNFA 2016 Serie B 8px Yellow: Group Odd8px Red: Group Even Spain 41.383333 2.183333 Búfals Red pog.svg right Spain 37.986111 -1.130278 Cobras Yellow pog.svg top Spain 43.330278 -3.031389 Coyotes Red pog.svg top Spain 41.358889 2.099417 Pioners Red pog.svg left Spain 39.566667 2.516667 Voltors Yellow pog.svg bottom Spain 37.178056 -3.600833 Lions Yellow pog.svg right Spain 43.533333 -5.7 Mariners Yellow pog.svg top 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. 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 main WL wins points Q true complete Serie B at FieldGoal SF WC WC WC green1 Semifinals blue1 Wild Card COB 6 0 116 23 MAR 3 3 66 95 VOL 2 4 77 87 LIO 1 5 53 107 14–12 14–11 14–15 0–14 7–10 27–10 27–7 20–14 6–16 32–0 30–0 9–3 Murcia Cobras Granada Lions Gijón Mariners Mallorca Voltors Group Even main WL wins points Q true complete Serie B at FieldGoal SF WC green1 Semifinals blue1 Wild Card PIO 4 1 150 59 COY 0 5 31 129 BUF 4 2 118 111 40–7 28–7 14–2931–30 29–10 6–238–14 0–23 Barcelona Búfals L'Hospitalet Pioners Santurtzi Coyotes Promotion playoffs main 3 Wild Card Semifinals Final 25 yes high 2;4 May 7, Gijón Gijón Mariners 7 Mallorca Voltors 0 May 7, Barcelona Barcelona Búfals 16 Granada Lions 7 May 21, Murcia Murcia Cobras 27 Gijón Mariners 7 May 21, L'Hospitalet L'Hospitalet Pioners 28 Barcelona Búfals 7 June 4, Murcia Murcia Cobras 10 L'Hospitalet Pioners 8 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 main WL wins points Comments true complete Andalusian League at FieldGoal X Ineligible for the playoffs Granada Lions can not qualify for the playoffs, as they also play Serie B. Refused to qualify for the playoffs Y Y Lions ahead on head-to-head record; Lions–Potros 26–31, Potros–Lions 7–20. LIO PO green1 Playoffs LIO 5 1 291 66 POT 5 1 254 52 BAR 2 4 113 205 LIN 0 6 25 360 47–0 7–20 54–0 51–0 7–55 0–61 0–92 13–40 6–54 26–31 29–15 69–6 Fuengirola Potros Granada Lions Almería Barbarians Sevilla Linces Catalan League main WL wins wins Comments true complete Catalan League at FieldGoal Uroloki ahead on head-to-head record; Uroloki 14–11 Falcons/Senglars. URO Eagles ahead on head-to-head record; Eagles 48–19 Pagesos. EAG Refused to qualify for the playoffs BOC 7 0 277 27 PAG 3 4 125 131 URO 5 2 119 94 ALM 0 7 24 290 FAL 5 2 207 107 RED 4 3 167 101 LEG 1 6 71 280 EAG 3 4 183 143 7–22 15–34 48–19 14–29 42–0 42–0 73–0 13–9 6–12 14–8 14–11 7–40 6–13 8–25 26–58 12–33 2–54 17–9 0–13 37–7 13–34 35–9 13–45 47–7 48–6 0–32 0–39 0–46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Vilafranca Eagles Terrassa Reds Argentona Bocs Barcelona Uroloki Barcelona Pagesos Salt Falcons/Senglars Torrelles Legends Salou Almogàvers Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Madrid League main WL wins points Qualification true complete Madrid League at ACFAM Refused to qualify for the playoffs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y PO green1 Playoffs CAM 7 0 299 21 SMI 5 2 111 85 TOR 5 2 151 114 WIL 4 3 224 107 JAB 4 3 182 129 CAP 2 5 83 214 STI 1 6 33 239 BLA 0 7 20 194 27–6 0–38 1–0 8–22 21–26 1–0 24–20 56–0 36–44 2–8 0–62 0–42 20–0 8–12 0–46 12–28 0–44 43–0 35–0 62–0 3–7 0–53 12–47 20–28 29–22 48–6 19–6 — — — — — — — — — — 42–7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Alcorcón Smilodons Arganda Blackhawks Camioneros Coslada Guadalajara Stings Madrid Capitals Madrid Toros Tres Cantos Jabatos Majadahonda Wildcats East Conference main WL percentage points Qualification true complete East Conference at FieldGoal Refused to qualify for the playoffs Y Y Y Y Y SHA 6 0 186 26 PRE 4 3 174 106 WOL 2 5 108 162 SPA 3 3 72 103 SAN 1 5 40 183 — — — 49–0 6–28 22–12 7–35 7–31 — 12–6 22–0 24–8 48–6 43–0 19–14 21–20 14–0 6–21 35–12 14–38 Cartagena Pretorianos Alicante Sharks Cehegín Wolves La Nucía Spartans Rafelbunyol Sants Northern League main WL wins points Qualification true complete FEFAPA Refused to qualify for the playoffs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y PO green1 Playoffs BIS 6 0 370 19 HUR 6 0 238 22 MAD 4 2 219 128 HOR 3 3 82 76 DAR 2 4 123 162 CUE 2 4 65 183 BER 1 5 35 229 ROY 0 6 13 326 Zaragoza Hornets Zaragoza Hurricanes Cantabria Bisons Zaragoza Dark Knights Gijón Royals Oviedo Madbulls Piélagos Berserkers Cuervos ANVL 0–55 13–17 0–12 0–27 6–7 28–6 0–71 6–60 7–37 48–0 27–28 0–79 8–16 68–0 30–7 62–0 66–0 6–39 27–6 20–28 56–6 49–7 108–0 0–2 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:Regulations 2014–15 Season FEFA.es higher percentage of wins lower average of points allowed superior point difference average lower average of players sent off lucky draw Ranking #TeamW Winning percentagePA Average of points allowedDif Average of point differenceC Conference or league1Fuengirola Potros.8338.733.7Andalusian League2ANVL Cuervos.33330.5–19.7Northern League Bracket main 3 Wild Card Semifinals Final 25 yes high 2;3;4 April 29, Las Rozas Las Rozas Black Demons 20 Camioneros Coslada 8 May 14, Fuengirola Fuengirola Potros 0 Las Rozas Black Demons 20 May 15 ANVL Cuervos 0 Rivas Osos 58 May 28 Las Rozas Black Demons 0 Rivas Osos 18 References note External links FEFA American Football Spanish Federation Results and information of Spanish leagues Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano Category:2015 in Spanish sport Category:2016 in Spanish sport Category:2016 in American football