Valencia Firebats
Encyclopedia
Valencia Firebats is an American football
team based in Valencia, Valencian Community
(Spain
).
, where they have been playing ever since.
In the 2002 season, the team makes his first appearance at the EFAF Cup
, in the same group with Badalona Dracs
(Esp) and Ostia Marines (Ita).
2006 was a remarkable season, as the team won their first national bowl, beating L'Hospitalet Pioners
and qualifying for the first time for the European Football League
, where they met Bergamo Lions
(Ita) and Tirol Raiders
(Aus) in the 2007 season.
They won the spanish bowl again on the next season, 2007, against Badalona Dracs
this time. Once again, they qualifyed as national champion for the European Football League. This time, rivals were Coventry Jets (Gbr) and Oslo Vikings
(Nor).
In the 2008 season, for third time in a row, they played the spanish bowl, being defeated by L'Hospitalet Pioners
, but qualifying for their third European Football League (2009 season). They faced the Bolzano Giants (Ita) and the Braunschweig Lions
(Ger).
In 2009 they arrived to their 4th spanish bowl, winning in a nice game, being the opponent this time the Badalona Dracs
. Again in the EFL as national champion, they will meet in 2010 the Bergamo Lions
(Ita) and the Élancourt Templiers
(Fra).
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...
team based in Valencia, Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
(Spain
Spain
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).
History
The team was established in april, 1993 as Valencia Bats, joining the defunct American Football League (AFL) for the 1994 season. The following season a new national league is created in Spain, divided in two divisions, First and Second. Valencia Bats are invited to compete in the First DivisionLNFA
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....
, where they have been playing ever since.
In the 2002 season, the team makes his first appearance at the EFAF Cup
EFAF Cup
The EFAF Cup is an international competition for European American Football clubs. The EFAF Cup is the second highest level of club competition in the European Federation of American Football , behind the European Football League ,.- EFAF Cup :...
, in the same group with 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...
(Esp) and Ostia Marines (Ita).
2006 was a remarkable season, as the team won their first national bowl, beating L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:...
and qualifying for the first time for the European Football League
European Football League
The European Football League is a European Cup style tournament for European American Football teams affiliated to EFAF...
, where they met Bergamo Lions
Bergamo Lions
The Bergamo Lions is an American football team from Bergamo, Italy. They won the Eurobowl in 2000, 2001 and 2002, while losing to the Chrysler Vikings in the finals of 2004 and 2005. In Italy they have been unbeaten since 1998...
(Ita) and Tirol Raiders
Swarco Raiders Tirol
The Swarco Raiders Tirol, is a semi-professional American football club based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since has become one of Austria's and Europe's most dominant American Football clubs, winning the Eurobowl title three times and the EFAF Cup once...
(Aus) in the 2007 season.
They won the spanish bowl again on the next season, 2007, against 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...
this time. Once again, they qualifyed as national champion for the European Football League. This time, rivals were Coventry Jets (Gbr) and Oslo Vikings
Oslo Vikings
Oslo Vikings is the name of an American football club located in Oslo, Norway, that competes in the Norway American Football Federation and the European Federation of American Football tournaments....
(Nor).
In the 2008 season, for third time in a row, they played the spanish bowl, being defeated by L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners
L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:...
, but qualifying for their third European Football League (2009 season). They faced the Bolzano Giants (Ita) and the Braunschweig Lions
Braunschweig Lions
The New Yorker Lions are an American Football team from Braunschweig, Germany. Until late 2010, the team was known as the Braunschweig Lions....
(Ger).
In 2009 they arrived to their 4th spanish bowl, winning in a nice game, being the opponent this time the 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...
. Again in the EFL as national champion, they will meet in 2010 the Bergamo Lions
Bergamo Lions
The Bergamo Lions is an American football team from Bergamo, Italy. They won the Eurobowl in 2000, 2001 and 2002, while losing to the Chrysler Vikings in the finals of 2004 and 2005. In Italy they have been unbeaten since 1998...
(Ita) and the Élancourt Templiers
Elancourt Templiers
The Elancourt Templiers are a French American football team based in the city of ÉlancourtThe team plays in Ligue Élite de Football Américain and in European Football League....
(Fra).