LNFA 2011
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The 2011 LNFA
season was the 17th season of top-tier American football
in Spain
. The regular season began on January 22, 2011 and ended on May 14, 2011. The playoffs began on May 15 and ended on June 18.
The tournament was about to keep its format of 15 teams divided into three conferences of five teams each, but Marbella Sharks withdrew the competition months before it started, so the teams were reassigned. The Spanish Conference included the six top teams of the 2010 season
. The National and Hispanic Conferences included four teams each. At the end of the regular season, the three top finishers of the Conferencia Española accessed directly to the semi finals for the title, and faced the winner of the playoffs between wild cards.
L'Hospitalet Pioners
won their fourth LNFA title, the second in a row.
LNFA
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano is the name of the top American football league which operates in Spain. It was founded in 1995 after the merge of several previous Spanish competitions....
season was the 17th season of top-tier American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
in Spain
Spain
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. The regular season began on January 22, 2011 and ended on May 14, 2011. The playoffs began on May 15 and ended on June 18.
The tournament was about to keep its format of 15 teams divided into three conferences of five teams each, but Marbella Sharks withdrew the competition months before it started, so the teams were reassigned. The Spanish Conference included the six top teams of the 2010 season
LNFA 2010
The 2010 season of the LNFA was the 16th season of top-tier American football in Spain. In the 2010 season the league expanded to 15 teams, divided into three conferences of five teams each. The Conferencia Española included the five top teams of the 2009 season...
. The National and Hispanic Conferences included four teams each. At the end of the regular season, the three top finishers of the Conferencia Española accessed directly to the semi finals for the title, and faced the winner of the playoffs between wild cards.
L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:...
won their fourth LNFA title, the second in a row.
Spanish Conference
| Team | |||||||
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| L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:... |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 421 | 142 | |
| Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats is an American football team based in Valencia, Valencian Community .-History:The team was established in april, 1993 as Valencia Bats, joining the defunct American Football League for the 1994 season. The following season a new national league is created in Spain, divided in two... |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 279 | –11 |
| Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs is an american football team based in Badalona, Catalonia .-History:Three enthusiastics of American football got together in Badalona on a December of 1987's evening to found the team. They were Pere Moliner, first president of the team, Ramón Ventura and Italian Alfonso Genchi... |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 262 | |
| Rivas Osos Rivas Osos Rivas Osos is an american football team based in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Community of Madrid .-History:... |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 252 | 268 | –16 |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 174 | 292 | –118 |
| Barcelona Búfals Barcelona Búfals Barcelona Búfals is an American football team based in Barcelona, Catalonia .They compete at the LNFA.-History:... |
10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 367 | |
National Conference
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers is an american football team based in Sueca, Spain.... |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 37 | |
| Valencia Giants | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 95 | |
| Coyotes Santurtzi | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 247 | –225 |
| Gijón Mariners Gijón Mariners Gijón Mariners is an American football team based in Gijón, Asturias .-History:The team was established in 2001 by a group of players of flag football at the beach. They joined the Spanish league for the 2006 season, and got included on the Western Conference of the LNFA 2... |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 174 | –122 |
Hispanic Conference
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies is an american football team based in Barberà del Vallès, Spain.... |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 105 | |
| Camioneros de Coslada | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 110 | |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 145 | 133 | |
| Terrassa Reds | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 244 | –106 |
Play-offs
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| WILD CARD 1 | ||||||||
| Valencia Giants | 0–21 | Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies is an american football team based in Barberà del Vallès, Spain.... |
May 15, 12:00 CEST Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used... |
Polideportivo El Saler, Valencia | - | - | ||
| WILD CARD 2 | ||||||||
| Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers is an american football team based in Sueca, Spain.... |
50–6 | Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies Barberà Rookies is an american football team based in Barberà del Vallès, Spain.... |
May 21, 17:00 CEST | Antonio Puchades Stadium, Sueca Sueca Sueca is a city in eastern Spain in the Valencian Community. It is situated on the left bank of the river Xúquer. The town of Sueca is separated from the Mediterranean Sea 11 km to the east by the Serra de Cullera, though the municipality possesses 7 km of Mediterranean coastline... |
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| SEMI FINALS | ||||||||
| L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:... |
49–6 | Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers Sueca Ricers is an american football team based in Sueca, Spain.... |
June 4, 18:00 CEST | - | - | - | ||
| Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats is an American football team based in Valencia, Valencian Community .-History:The team was established in april, 1993 as Valencia Bats, joining the defunct American Football League for the 1994 season. The following season a new national league is created in Spain, divided in two... |
22–30 (OT Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... ) |
Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs is an american football team based in Badalona, Catalonia .-History:Three enthusiastics of American football got together in Badalona on a December of 1987's evening to found the team. They were Pere Moliner, first president of the team, Ramón Ventura and Italian Alfonso Genchi... |
June 4, 18:00 CEST | Polideportivo El Saler, Valencia | - | - | ||
| FINAL | ||||||||
| L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:... |
24–8 | Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs is an american football team based in Badalona, Catalonia .-History:Three enthusiastics of American football got together in Badalona on a December of 1987's evening to found the team. They were Pere Moliner, first president of the team, Ramón Ventura and Italian Alfonso Genchi... |
June 18, 17:30 CEST | Serrahima Stadium, Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
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