Granada Lions

American football team based in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Granada Lions

Founded	2001
Based in	Granada Spain
Home stadium	Complejo Deportivo Antonio Prieto Castillo
Team president	Javier Sánchez
League	LNFA
Colors	Blue Orange

Granada Lions is an American football team based in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

History

The team was established February 2, 2001 as Granada Universitarios.^[1] The name was later changed to the actual Lions, after one of the better known symbols from the Alhambra, the Court of the Lions, in order to represent the whole city of Granada.^[2]

After playing in regional leagues, they joined the national league LNFA 2 in 2004.

Finally, in 2006, the team was promoted to the top league in Spain, the LNFA, where they keep competing.

Notable players

Alvaro Carvajal, Quarterback

Notable former players

Brian Wilbur, Quarterback

References

^ "NFL Hispano 09/26/2005". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
^ "NFL Hispano 09/07/2005". Archived from the original on 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-17.