LNFA 2014

American football season in Spain

The LNFA 2014 season was the 20th season of top-tier American football in Spain.

As in the previous season, the teams were divided into two categories, renamed Serie A and Serie B, with promotion and relegation between both divisions.

The 2013-14 season started on November 6, with the first game of the Spanish Cup, and finished on June 15, with the LNFA Bowl game.[1]

L'Hospitalet Pioners are the defending champions, but lost to Badalona Dracs in the semifinals. Dracs ended the season winning their sixth title.

Spanish Cup

Seven teams entered the competition. L'Hospitalet Pioners won the title for the fifth time in a row and ninth overall.[2]

Wild cardQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
24 November – Las Rozas
17 November – Las RozasLas Rozas Black Demons13
6 November – SanturtziLas Rozas Black Demons21Badalona Dracs317 December – Badalona
Coyotes Santurtzi6Valencia Giants17Badalona Dracs27
Las Rozas Black Demons1223 November – Rivas-VaciamadridL'Hospitalet Pioners31
16 November – Rivas-VaciamadridRivas Osos8
Rivas Osos22L'Hospitalet Pioners15
Valencia Firebats20

LNFA Serie A

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Location of teams in LNFA 2014

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

Regular season

Legend
The four top teams will qualify for the championship play-offs
The fifth place will compete in the promotion/relegation play-off
The last team will be relegated to the LNFA Serie B
Team P W L PF PA Dif Head-to-head
Badalona Dracs 10 9 1 346 184 +162
Valencia Firebats 10 6 4 219 194 +25 FIR 28–0 OSO
OSO 34–15 FIR
Rivas Osos 10 6 4 229 194 +35
L'Hospitalet Pioners 10 5 5 264 224 +40
Valencia Giants 10 4 6 187 192 –5
Granada Lions 10 0 10 136 393 –257
DRA FIR GIA LIO OSO PIO
Badalona Dracs 46–8 31–6 41–22 27–21 9–24
Valencia Firebats 20–21 14–6 40–32 OT 28–0 14–29
Valencia Giants 10–42 7–21 41–6 21–11 43–15
Granada Lions 25–54 6–38 0–37 24–28 0–53
Rivas Osos 21–28 34–15 17–10 28–6 41–16
L'Hospitalet Pioners 27–47 13–21 35–6 33–15 19–28

Playoffs

Semifinals
May 24–25 		LNFA Bowl
June 15
      
1 Badalona Dracs 38
4 L'Hospitalet Pioners 20
1 Badalona Dracs 24
2 Valencia Firebats 18
2 Valencia Firebats 22
3 Rivas Osos 12

LNFA Serie B

LNFA 2014 is located in Spain
Camioneros
Camioneros
Coyotes
Coyotes
Hornets
Hornets
Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Imperials
Imperials
Sharks
Sharks
Voltors
Voltors
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Location of teams in LNFA Serie B 2014
Yellow: North Group
Green: East Group
Red: South Group

14 teams entered the LNFA Serie B, the second level of American football in Spain. They were divided in three conferences.

Eight teams qualified to the promotion playoffs, where the three group winners had the three first seeds.

The four worst teams in the regular season played to avoid the relegation to the new Serie C, which will be created in 2015. Alicante Sharks and Sueca Ricers were relegated to Serie C.[3]

Regular season

Legend
The champions of each group were the top seeded in the promotion play-offs
Five teams qualified for the play-offs
The four worst teams played the relegation play-offs

North Group

Team P W L PF PA Dif
Las Rozas Black Demons 8 7 1 208 59 +149
Camioneros Coslada 8 6 2 149 68 +81
Gijón Mariners 8 4 4 169 109 +60
Santurtzi Coyotes 8 3 5 114 100 +14
Cantabria Bisons 8 0 8 27 331 –304
BIS BLA CAM COY MAR
Cantabria Bisons 0–32 7–26 6–49 12–51
Las Rozas Black Demons 42–0 18–6 20–0 35–6
Camioneros Coslada 39–0 14–12 34–9 8–0
Santurtzi Coyotes 30–0 10–21 6–8 10–0
Gijón Mariners 62–2 23–28 16–14 11–0

East Group

Team P W L PF PA Dif Head-to-head
Imperials Reus 8 7 1 219 49 +170
Barcelona Búfals 8 5 3 125 62 +63 BUF 34–6 ROO
ROO 9–0 BUF
Barberà Rookies 8 5 3 96 63 +33
Zaragoza Hurricanes 8 2 6 46 146 –100
Zaragoza Hornets 8 1 7 23 189 –166
BUF HOR HUR IMP ROO
Barcelona Búfals 10–0 14–0 7–21 34–6
Zaragoza Hornets 0–26 8–14 6–35 9–6
Zaragoza Hurricanes 0–27 16–0 0–48 0–10
Imperials Reus 26–7 61–0 14–10 6–0
Barberà Rookies 9–0 21–0 25–6 19–8

South Group

Team P W L PF PA Dif Head-to-head
Mallorca Voltors 6 6 0 177 44 +133
Murcia Cobras 6 4 2 195 60 +135
Sueca Ricers 6 1 5 67 136 –69 RIC 44–0 SHA
SHA 17–7 RIC
Alicante Sharks 6 1 5 36 235 –199
COB RIC SHA VOL
Murcia Cobras 47–0 61–0 12–26
Sueca Ricers 8–19 44–0 8–13
Alicante Sharks 7–44 17–7 6–25
Mallorca Voltors 19–12 40–0 54–6

Promotion playoffs

Quarterfinals
27 April 		Semifinals
11 May 		Final
24 May
         
1 Mallorca Voltors 7
8 Gijón Mariners 0
1 Mallorca Voltors 13
5 Murcia Cobras 6
4 Camioneros Coslada 26
5 Murcia Cobras 31
1 Mallorca Voltors 9
2 Imperials Reus 7
2 Imperials Reus 20
7 Barberà Rookies 0
2 Imperials Reus 20
3 Las Rozas Black Demons 7
3 Las Rozas Black Demons 16
6 Barcelona Búfals 3

Relegation playoffs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cantabria Bisons Susp.[4] Sueca Ricers – –
Zaragoza Hornets 30–19 Alicante Sharks 14–19 16–0

Alicante Sharks and Sueca Ricers are relegated to 2014–15 Serie C.

Promotion/relegation playoffs

The fifth placed team in Serie A played Serie B runner-up. The game took place in Valencia on June 7.[5] Valencia Giants won the game and will play in next season Serie A.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valencia Giants 33–14 Imperials Reus

References

  1. ^ "Definidas prácticamente todas las competiciones nacionales" FEFA Web; 7 October 2013
  2. ^ "Pioners onsigue su noveno título de la Copa de España". fefa.es. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ FEFA.es
  4. ^ Suspended due to the not appearance of Sueca Ricers. Cantabria Bisons was named winner of the series.
  5. ^ "VALENCIA GIANTS Y REUS IMPERIALS BUSCAN UN SITIO ENTRE LA ÉLITE". fefa.es (in Spanish). June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

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