LNFA 2018

The 2018 LNFA season is the 24th season of American football in Spain.

LNFA

Season	2018
Champions	Badalona Dracs (9th title)
Runner up	Murcia Cobras
← 2017 2019 →

Teams were divided into two categories, named Serie A and B.

Badalona Dracs are the defending champions.

LNFA Serie A

Competition format changes

The FEFA agreed to expand the Serie A to three groups of five teams according to geographical criteria, for reducing the economical costs for the clubs.^[1]

After the resignation of runners-up Reus Imperials to continue playing the league due to financial difficulties only two days before the start of the season, the Group A was reduced to four teams.^[2]

At the end of the regular season, The twelve best qualified teams overall will qualify to the playoffs while the two worst teams will play the relegation playoffs.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are tied at the end of the competition, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria:

1. Highest percentage of wins in games between tied teams.
2. Lowest percentage of points against in games between tied teams.
3. Highest difference between points scored and points against in games between tied teams.
4. Lowest percentage of points against in all the games.
5. Highest difference between points scored and points against in all the games.
6. Lowest percentage of sent off players in all the games.
7. Drawing of lots.

Stadia and locations

Dracs

Cobras

Giants

Firebats

Coyotes

Pioners

Voltors

Black Demons

Osos

Mariners

Sharks

Black Ravens

Camioneros

Lions

Location of teams in LNFA 2018 Serie A

Fifteen teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain, after the changes in the competition format.

Team	Location	Stadium
Alicante Sharks	Alicante	Antonio Solana
Badalona Dracs	Badalona	Badalona Sud
Coslada Camioneros	Coslada	Valleaguado
Gijón Mariners	Gijón	Las Mestas
Granada Lions	Granada	Antonio Prieto Castillo
L'Hospitalet Pioners	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	Hospitalet Nord
Las Rozas Black Demons	Las Rozas de Madrid	El Cantizal
Mallorca Voltors	Palma	Son Moix
Murcia Cobras	Murcia	José Barnés
Rivas Osos	Rivas Vaciamadrid	Cerro del Telégrafo
Santiago Black Ravens	Santiago de Compostela	Santa Isabel
Santurtzi Coyotes	Santurtzi	Mikel Trueba
Valencia Firebats	Valencia	Jardín del Turia
Valencia Giants	Catarroja	Polideportivo

Regular season

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD		BAD	VFI	MLL	HOS
1	Badalona Dracs	6	6	0	278	35	+243		—	48–6	62–13	42–3
2	Valencia Firebats	6	3	3	101	135	−34		7–42	—	20–27	32–6
3	Mallorca Voltors	6	3	3	120	170	−50		0–50	0–18	—	39–13
4	L'Hospitalet Pioners	6	0	6	47	206	−159		6–34	12–18	7–41	—

Source: FEFA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD		MUR	COS	VGI	GRA	ALI
1	Murcia Cobras	8	8	0	293	39	+254		—	7–0	40–0	48–8	53–0
2	Coslada Camioneros	8	6	2	261	39	+222		13–16	—	42–16	38–0	42–0
3	Valencia Giants	8	4	4	118	193	−75		18–45	0–47	—	14–6	28–6
4	Granada Lions	8	1	7	42	238	−196		0–50	0–44	0–22	—	28–14
5	Alicante Sharks	8	1	7	35	240	−205		0–34	0–35	7–20	8–0	—

Source: FEFA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD		ROZ	RIV	GIJ	STZ	STG
1	Las Rozas Black Demons	8	7	1	319	66	+253		—	13–17	40–0	41–0	46–0
2	Rivas Osos	8	7	1	290	69	+221		35–37	—	27–12[a]	55–0	46–0
3	Gijón Mariners	8	4	4	172	186	−14		14–39	7–47	—	40–13	23–0
4	Santurtzi Coyotes	8	2	6	101	263	−162		0–54	0–26	20–27	—	20–0
5	Santiago Black Ravens	8	0	8	20	318	−298		0–49	0–37	0–49	20–48	—

Source: FEFA
Notes:

1. Match finished after the third quarter.

Overall standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	B	Murcia Cobras	8	8	0	293	39	+254	1.000	Advance to quarterfinals
2	A	Badalona Dracs	6	6	0	278	35	+243	1.000
3	C	Rivas Osos	8	7	1	290	69	+221	.875
4	C	Las Rozas Black Demons	8	7	1	319	66	+253	.875
5	B	Coslada Camioneros	8	6	2	261	39	+222	.750	Advance to wildcard round
6	A	Valencia Firebats	6	3	3	101	135	−34	.500
7	C	Gijón Mariners	8	4	4	172	186	−14	.500
8	B	Valencia Giants	8	4	4	118	193	−75	.500
9	A	Mallorca Voltors	6	3	3	120	170	−50	.500
10	C	Santurtzi Coyotes	8	2	6	101	263	−162	.250
11	B	Granada Lions	8	1	7	42	238	−196	.125
12	B	Alicante Sharks	8	1	7	35	240	−205	.125
13	A	L'Hospitalet Pioners	6	0	6	47	206	−159	.000	Qualified to relegation playoffs
14	C	Santiago Black Ravens	8	0	8	20	318	−298	.000

Source: FEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Points against per game

Playoffs

Wildcard

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

LNFA Bowl

5 May

Murcia Cobras

35

29 April

Mallorca Voltors

14

Valencia Giants

2

19 May

Mallorca Voltors

41

Murcia Cobras

35

Las Rozas Black Demons

28

5 May

Las Rozas Black Demons

22

28 April

Coslada Camioneros

12

Coslada Camioneros

42

2 June – Gijón

Alicante Sharks

0

Murcia Cobras

26

Badalona Dracs

33

6 May

Badalona Dracs

78

29 April

Gijón Mariners

12

Gijón Mariners

50

20 May

Santurtzi Coyotes

0

Badalona Dracs

48

Rivas Osos

0

5 May

Rivas Osos

20

28 April

Valencia Firebats

15

Valencia Firebats

53

Granada Lions

10

Copa de España

Prior to the season, the Copa de España was played between the THREE teams that registered in the competition.

Badalona Dracs achieved their third trophy ever.^[3]

The final was played at Polideportivo Batiste Subies, in La Pobla de Farnals.

	First round				Semifinal
					25 November 2018 – La Pobla de Farnals
					Badalona Dracs	26
	12 November 2018 – Coslada
					Las Rozas Black Demons	7
	Coslada Camioneros	0
	Las Rozas Black Demons	13