LNFA 2017

{{short description|American football season in Spain}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = LNFA

| season = 2017

| winners = Badalona Dracs
(8th title)

| relegated =

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches =

| prevseason = 2015–16

| nextseason = 2018

| updated =

}}

The 2017 LNFA season was the 23rd season of American football in Spain.

Teams were divided into three categories, named Serie A, B and C, with promotion and relegation between them.

Badalona Dracs won their eighth title, a record for the tournament.

LNFA Serie A

=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=

{{Location map+ |Spain |width=275|float=right|caption=Location of teams in LNFA 2017 Serie A |places=

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.516389 |long=2.124444 |label={{small|Rookies}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.448889 |long=2.246111 |label={{small|Dracs}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=37.933333 |long=-1.2 |label={{small|Cobras}} |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=39.402778 |long=-0.404444 |label={{small|Giants}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=39.466667 |long=-0.383333 |label={{small|Firebats}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.15 |long=1.116667 |label={{small|Imperials}}|position=bottom}}

}}

Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. Murcia Cobras promoted from the last Serie B while no team was relegated from the previous season.

As an expansion of the league to eight teams was planned, the last qualified team played also the relegation play-offs instead of being directly relegated.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Location

! Stadium

Badalona Dracs

| Badalona

| Municipal

Barberà Rookies

| Barberà del Vallès

| Can Llobet

Murcia Cobras

| Murcia

| José Barnés

Reus Imperials

| Reus

| Municipal Reddis

Valencia Firebats

| Valencia

| Jardín del Turia

Valencia Giants

| Catarroja

| Polideportivo

=Regular season=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|res_col_header=QR|matches_style=FBR

|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://lnfa.fefa.es/clasificacion-lnfa-serie-a/ FEFA]

|team1=DRA|win_DRA=9|loss_DRA=1|gf_DRA=430|ga_DRA=119|status_DRA=

|team2=IMP|win_IMP=8|loss_IMP=2|gf_IMP=356|ga_IMP=292|status_IMP=

|team3=FIR|win_FIR=4|loss_FIR=6|gf_FIR=229|ga_FIR=307|status_FIR=

|team4=COB|win_COB=4|loss_COB=6|gf_COB=204|ga_COB=218|status_COB=

|team5=GIA|win_GIA=3|loss_GIA=7|gf_GIA=235|ga_GIA=325|status_GIA=

|team6=ROO|win_ROO=2|loss_ROO=8|gf_ROO=206|ga_ROO=399|status_ROO=

|match_IMP_FIR=33–18 |match_GIA_COB=13–27 |match_ROO_DRA=14–35

|match_GIA_FIR=41–16 |match_COB_ROO=37–6 |match_DRA_IMP=54–6

|match_IMP_GIA=50–27 |match_FIR_ROO=30–18 |match_DRA_COB=26–7

|match_ROO_IMP=28–49 |match_COB_FIR=10–20 |match_GIA_DRA=6–32

|match_FIR_DRA=21–57 |match_IMP_COB=47–20 |match_ROO_GIA=36–44

|match_FIR_IMP=22–35 |match_COB_GIA=14–37 |match_DRA_ROO=65–3

|match_COB_DRA=0–33 |match_GIA_IMP=27–32 |match_ROO_FIR=34–30

|match_FIR_GIA=36–14 |match_IMP_DRA=48–32 |match_ROO_COB=7–34

|match_DRA_GIA=52–0 |match_IMP_ROO=49–30 |match_FIR_COB=29–28

|match_DRA_FIR=44–14 |match_COB_IMP=34–7 |match_GIA_ROO=26–30

|name_DRA=Badalona Dracs

|name_FIR=Valencia Firebats

|name_COB=Murcia Cobras

|name_GIA=Valencia Giants

|name_ROO=Barberà Rookies

|name_IMP=Reus Imperials

|result1=PO|result2=PO|result3=PO|result4=PO|result5=RP|result6=RP

|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Playoffs

|col_RP=red1 |text_RP=Relegation playoffs

}}

=Playoffs=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|score-width=25

|omit_blanks=yes

|bold_winner=high

|21 May – Badalona|Badalona Dracs|21|Murcia Cobras|13

|21 May – Reus|Reus Imperials|32|Valencia Firebats|28

|3 June – Reus

| Badalona Dracs|56|Reus Imperials|14

}}

=Relegation playoffs=

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Valencia Giants||11–8|Mallorca Voltors|}}

{{OneLegResult|Barberà Rookies||16–22|Rivas Osos|}}

|}

LNFA Serie B

=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+ |Spain |width=250|float=right|caption=Location of teams in LNFA 2017 Serie B|places=

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.383333 |long=2.183333|label={{small|Búfals}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.330278 |long=-3.031389 |label={{small|Coyotes}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=41.358889 |long=2.099417 |label={{small|Pioners}}||position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=39.566667 |long=2.516667 |label={{small|Voltors}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=40.491667 |long=-3.873333 |label={{small|Black Demons}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=40.2825 |long=-3.800556 |label={{small|Cuervos}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=40.339444 |long=-3.518056 |label={{small|Osos}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Spain |lat=43.533333 |long=-5.7 |label={{small|Mariners}}|position=top}}

}}

Eight teams will play the Serie B in 2017. No teams were relegated from Serie A, while Las Rozas Black Demons, Rivas Osos and ANV Fuenlabrada Cuervos promoted from the previous season of the Serie C.{{cite web|url=http://www.nflhispano.com/2016/10/17/definidos-los-calendarios-de-las-series-a-y-b/|publisher=NFL Hispano|language=es|date=17 October 2016|accessdate=21 October 2016|title=Definidos los calendarios de las Series A y B del football nacional}}

Granada Lions resigned to continue playing in the Serie B.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Location

! Stadium

ANV Fuenlabrada Cuervos

| Fuenlabrada

| Fermín Cacho

Barcelona Búfals

| Barcelona

| Lluís Companys

Gijón Mariners

| Gijón

| Las Mestas

L'Hospitalet Pioners

| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

| Hospitalet Nord

Las Rozas Black Demons

| Las Rozas de Madrid

| El Cantizal

Mallorca Voltors

| Palma

| Son Moix

Rivas Osos

| Rivas Vaciamadrid

| Cerro del Telégrafo

Santurtzi Coyotes

| Santurtzi

| Mikel Trueba

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|res_col_header=Q|show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR|split4=yes

|show_groups=T

|update=30 April 2017 |source=[http://lnfa.fefa.es/lnfa-serie-b/ Serie B at FieldGoal]

|result1=SF|result2=SF|result5=SF|result6=SF

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Playoffs

|team1=BLA|pos_BLA=1|win_BLA=8|loss_BLA=0|gf_BLA=290|ga_BLA=100

|team2=PIO|pos_PIO=2|win_PIO=5|loss_PIO=3|gf_PIO=185|ga_PIO=136

|team3=MAR|pos_MAR=3|win_MAR=4|loss_MAR=4|gf_MAR=190|ga_MAR=167

|team4=COY|pos_COY=4|win_COY=1|loss_COY=6|gf_COY=106|ga_COY=184

|team5=OSO|pos_OSO=1|win_OSO=6|loss_OSO=2|gf_OSO=260|ga_OSO=70

|team6=VOL|pos_VOL=2|win_VOL=4|loss_VOL=4|gf_VOL=177|ga_VOL=172

|team7=BUF|pos_BUF=3|win_BUF=3|loss_BUF=5|gf_BUF=210|ga_BUF=142

|team8=CUE|pos_CUE=4|win_CUE=0|loss_CUE=7|gf_CUE=6 |ga_CUE=453

|match_MAR_BLA=12–14 |match_PIO_COY=33–0 |match_BUF_OSO=8–20 |match_VOL_CUE=53–0

|match_BLA_PIO=19–17 |match_COY_MAR=19–33 |match_CUE_BUF=0–73 |match_OSO_VOL=12–14

|match_BLA_COY=65–7 |match_PIO_MAR=19–35 |match_CUE_OSO=0–50 |match_BUF_VOL=19–15

|match_CUE_COY=6–74 |match_MAR_OSO=0–19 |match_BUF_PIO=18–23 |match_VOL_BLA=7–53

|match_COY_PIO=3–7 |match_BLA_MAR=50–30 |match_OSO_BUF=34–0 |match_CUE_VOL=0–61{{efn|name=fn1|Both teams agreed to end the match before finishing the fourth quarter.}}

|match_PIO_BLA=27–28 |match_MAR_COY=27–3 |match_BUF_CUE=66–0 |match_VOL_OSO=14–28

|match_MAR_PIO=19–22 |match_COY_BLA=0–13 |match_VOL_BUF=13–12 |match_OSO_CUE=76–0

|match_OSO_MAR=21–34 |match_COY_CUE=TBD |match_BLA_VOL=48–0 |match_PIO_BUF=37–14

|name_BLA=Las Rozas Black Demons |group_BLA={{Tooltip|O|Odd}}

|name_PIO=L'Hospitalet Pioners |group_PIO={{Tooltip|O|Odd}}

|name_COY=Santurtzi Coyotes |group_COY={{Tooltip|O|Odd}}

|name_MAR=Gijón Mariners |group_MAR={{Tooltip|O|Odd}}

|name_OSO=Rivas Osos |group_OSO={{Tooltip|E|Even}}

|name_VOL=Mallorca Voltors |group_VOL={{Tooltip|E|Even}}

|name_CUE=ANV Fuenlabrada Cuervos |group_CUE={{Tooltip|E|Even}}

|name_BUF=Barcelona Búfals |group_BUF={{Tooltip|E|Even}}

}}

{{notelist}}

=Promotion playoffs=

As the Serie A would be expanded to eight teams for the next season, the two winners of the semifinals both were directly promoted while the two losers would play a serie against the fifth and the sixth qualified teams of the Serie A.

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|score-width=25|bold_winner=high

|Las Rozas|Las Rozas Black Demons|49|Mallorca Voltors|0

|Rivas-Vaciamadrid|Rivas Osos|10|L'Hospitalet Pioners|14

|27 May – Las Rozas|Las Rozas Black Demons|41|L'Hospitalet Pioners|27

}}

LNFA Serie C

=Andalusian League=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://andaluciafootball.com/index.php/table/xvi-lafa/ FAFA] and [http://andaluciafootball.com/index.php/calendar/resultados-y-clasificaciones/ FAFA]

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Qualification to playoffs

|team1=POT|win_POT=6|loss_POT=0|gf_POT=309|ga_POT=45

|team2=LIO|win_LIO=4|loss_LIO=2|gf_LIO=205|ga_LIO=130

|team3=BAR|win_BAR=4|loss_BAR=2|gf_BAR=195|ga_BAR=75

|team4=BLU|win_BLU=3|loss_BLU=3|gf_BLU=156|ga_BLU=110

|team5=LIN|win_LIN=1|loss_LIN=5|gf_LIN=26 |ga_LIN=290

|team6=GOL|win_GOL=0|loss_GOL=6|gf_GOL=32 |ga_GOL=273

|match_BAR_GOL=34–0|match_POT_LIN=58–0|match_LIO_BLU=19–22

|match_GOL_POT=0–79|match_LIN_BLU=0–46|match_LIO_BAR=28–20

|match_BLU_GOL=41–0|match_BAR_LIN=56–0|match_POT_LIO=54–20

|match_GOL_BAR=6–42|match_LIN_LIO=0–62|match_BLU_POT=12–36

|match_GOL_LIN=14–26|match_BLU_LIO=22–25|match_POT_BAR=28–13

|match_BAR_BLU=30–13|match_LIO_GOL=51–12|match_LIN_POT=0–54

|name_BAR=Almería Barbarians

|name_BLU=Aljarafe Blue Devils

|name_GOL=Córdoba Golden Bulls

|name_POT=Fuengirola Potros

|name_LIO=Granada Lions

|name_LIN=Sevilla Linces

}}

==Playoffs==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|score-width=25

|omit_blanks=yes

|bold_winner=high

|29 April|Fuengirola Potros|74|Aljarafe Blue Devils|0

|29 April|Granada Lions|20|Almería Barbarians|8

|14 May|Fuengirola Potros|52|Granada Lions|23

}}

=Catalan league=

==Regular season==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.fcfa.cat/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=ranking&p=93:xxix-lcfa-sr&division=0 FCFA], [http://www.fcfa.cat/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=resultsmatrix&p=93&division=&r=&Itemid=33 FCFA]

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF

|team1=FAL|win_FAL=7|loss_FAL=0|gf_FAL=252|ga_FAL=43

|team2=RED|win_RED=6|loss_RED=1|gf_RED=251|ga_RED=60

|team3=BOC|win_BOC=4|loss_BOC=3|gf_BOC=242|ga_BOC=84

|team4=URO|win_URO=4|loss_URO=3|gf_URO=137|ga_URO=76

|team5=LEG|win_LEG=4|loss_LEG=3|gf_LEG=168|ga_LEG=164

|team6=EAG|win_EAG=2|loss_EAG=5|gf_EAG=64 |ga_EAG=262

|team7=PAG|win_PAG=1|loss_PAG=6|gf_PAG=55 |ga_PAG=269

|team8=ALM|win_ALM=0|loss_ALM=7|gf_ALM=29 |ga_ALM=240

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Qualification to playoffs

|match_PAG_RED=0–41|match_EAG_URO=0–38|match_ALM_LEG=0–36|match_BOC_FAL=6–14

|match_RED_PAG=—|match_URO_EAG=—|match_LEG_ALM=—|match_FAL_BOC=—

|match_PAG_EAG=20–30|match_RED_URO=19–6|match_LEG_BOC=0–56|match_ALM_FAL=7–62

|match_EAG_PAG=—|match_URO_RED=—|match_BOC_LEG=—|match_FAL_ALM=—

|match_FAL_PAG=55–0|match_RED_ALM=47–0|match_URO_LEG=19–28|match_BOC_EAG=54–0

|match_PAG_FAL=—|match_ALM_RED=—|match_LEG_URO=—|match_EAG_BOC=—

|match_EAG_ALM=20–13|match_RED_LEG=41–12|match_BOC_PAG=48–7|match_FAL_URO=19–6

|match_ALM_EAG=—|match_LEG_RED=—|match_PAG_BOC=—|match_URO_FAL=—

|match_RED_EAG=44–0|match_LEG_FAL=6–20|match_URO_BOC=19–10|match_ALM_PAG=6–14

|match_EAG_RED=—|match_FAL_LEG=—|match_BOC_URO=—|match_PAG_ALM=—

|match_FAL_EAG=61–0|match_LEG_PAG=54–14|match_URO_ALM=14–0|match_BOC_RED=21–41

|match_EAG_FAL=—|match_PAG_LEG=—|match_ALM_URO=—|match_RED_BOC=—

|match_PAG_URO=0–35|match_EAG_LEG=14–32|match_FAL_RED=21–18|match_ALM_BOC=3–47

|match_URO_PAG=—|match_LEG_EAG=—|match_RED_FAL=—|match_BOC_ALM=—

|name_BOC=Argentona Bocs

|name_PAG=Barcelona Pagesos

|name_URO=Barcelona Uroloki

|name_ALM=Salou Almogàvers

|name_FAL=Salt Falcons/Senglars

|name_RED=Terrassa Reds

|name_LEG=Torrelles Legends

|name_EAG=Vilafranca Eagles

}}

==Playoffs==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|score-width=25

|omit_blanks=yes

|bold_winner=high

| |Salt Falcons/Senglars|28|Barcelona Uroloki|6

| |Terrassa Reds|3|Argentona Bocs|9

| |Salt Falcons/Senglars|7|Argentona Bocs|22

}}

=Madrilenian league=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|res_col_header=Q

|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.fmfa.es/competiciones/lmfa-9/table/3-lmfa-9-temporada-2016-2017 FMFA]

|team1=CAM|win_CAM=7|loss_CAM=0|gf_CAM=283|ga_CAM=34

|team2=CAP|win_CAP=6|loss_CAP=1|gf_CAP=215|ga_CAP=152

|team3=TOR|win_TOR=4|loss_TOR=3|gf_TOR=177|ga_TOR=115

|team4=WIL|win_WIL=3|loss_WIL=4|gf_WIL=216|ga_WIL=150

|team5=SMI|win_SMI=3|loss_SMI=4|gf_SMI=124|ga_SMI=161

|team6=JAB|win_JAB=3|loss_JAB=4|gf_JAB=141|ga_JAB=209

|team7=OSO|win_OSO=2|loss_OSO=5|gf_OSO=134|ga_OSO=186

|team8=STI|win_STI=0|loss_STI=7|gf_STI=17 |ga_STI=300

|match_TOR_JAB=14–25 |match_CAM_CAP=51–0 |match_STI_OSO=0–53 |match_WIL_SMI=13–18

|match_JAB_TOR=— |match_CAP_CAM=— |match_OSO_STI=— |match_SMI_WIL=—

|match_OSO_TOR=14–20 |match_CAM_SMI=45–0 |match_JAB_WIL=15–57 |match_CAP_STI=49–0

|match_TOR_OSO=— |match_SMI_CAM=— |match_WIL_JAB=— |match_STI_CAP=—

|match_WIL_OSO=26–7 |match_TOR_CAM=17–43 |match_SMI_CAP=22–36 |match_STI_JAB=9–36

|match_OSO_WIL=— |match_CAM_TOR=— |match_CAP_SMI=— |match_JAB_STI=—

|match_OSO_CAM=0–48 |match_CAP_TOR=20–12 |match_JAB_SMI=13–8 |match_WIL_STI=64–0

|match_CAM_OSO=— |match_TOR_CAP=— |match_SMI_JAB=— |match_STI_WIL=—

|match_OSO_CAP=21–26 |match_SMI_STI=42–8 |match_CAM_JAB=46–0 |match_TOR_WIL=13–7

|match_CAP_OSO=—|match_STI_SMI=—

|match_OSO_SMI=0–28|match_CAM_WIL=49–17|match_CAP_JAB=36–14|match_STI_TOR=0–55

|match_SMI_OSO=—|match_WIL_CAM=—|match_JAB_CAP=—|match_TOR_STI=—

|match_SMI_TOR=6–46|match_CAP_WIL=48–32|match_JAB_OSO=38–39|match_STI_CAM=0–1{{efn|name=fn1|Match awarded to Camioneros de Coslada as Guadalajara Guadalajara Stings did not want to play the match.}}

|match_TOR_SMI=—|match_WIL_CAP=—|match_OSO_JAB=—|match_CAM_STI=—

|name_CAM=Camioneros de Coslada

|name_WIL=Majadahonda Wildcats

|name_TOR=Toros de Madrid

|name_OSO=Osos de Madrid

|name_CAP=Madrid Capitals

|name_JAB=Tres Cantos Jabatos

|name_SMI=Alcorcón Smilodons

|name_STI=Guadalajara Stings

}}

{{notelist}}

=Northern league=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|res_col_header=Q

|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.fefapa.es/liga-norte-senior-2017/ FEFAPA]

|team1=HUR|win_HUR=4|loss_HUR=0|gf_HUR=133|ga_HUR=17

|team2=BIS|win_BIS=2|loss_BIS=2|gf_BIS=69|ga_BIS=70

|team3=HOR|win_HOR=0|loss_HOR=4|gf_HOR=6 |ga_HOR=121

|match_HUR_HOR=43–0

|match_HOR_BIS=6–31

|match_BIS_HUR=14–27

|match_HOR_HUR=0–26

|match_BIS_HOR=21–0

|match_HUR_BIS=37–3

|name_BIS=Cantabria Bisons

|name_HUR=Zaragoza Hurricanes

|name_HOR=Zaragoza Hornets

}}

=Serie C League=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|ranking_style=wins|for_against_style=points|res_col_header=Q

|show_matches=true

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.alacantitv.com/alicante-sharks-exitos-cara-al-playoff/]

|team1=SHA|win_SHA=6|loss_SHA=0|gf_SHA=142|ga_SHA=12

|team2=MAD|win_MAD=0|loss_MAD=0|gf_MAD=0|ga_MAD=0

|team3=DAR|win_DAR=0|loss_DAR=0|gf_DAR=0|ga_DAR=0

|team4=PRE|win_PRE=0|loss_PRE=0|gf_PRE=0|ga_PRE=0

|team5=EAG|win_EAG=0|loss_EAG=0|gf_EAG=0|ga_EAG=0

|match_PRE_SHA=12–37

|match_SHA_MAD=27–0

|match_DAR_SHA=0–35

|match_EAG_SHA=0–60

|match_SHA_PRE=28–0

|match_SHA_EAG=55–0

|name_SHA=Alicante Sharks

|name_EAG=Almassora Eagle Rays

|name_MAD=Oviedo Madbulls

|name_DAR=Zaragoza Dark Knights

|name_PRE=Cartagena Pretorianos

}}

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|RD1=Wild Card|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Final|score-width=25|omit_blanks=yes|bold_winner=high|skipmatch=1;3;4

|23 April|{{small|4}} Toros de Madrid|28|{{small|5}} Cantabria Bisons|7

|7 May – Alicante|{{small|1}} Alicante Sharks|28|{{small|4}} Toros de Madrid|13

|7 May – Coslada|{{small|2}} Camioneros de Coslada|38|{{small|3}} Granada Lions|0

|21 May – Coslada|{{small|1}} Alicante Sharks|0|{{small|2}} Camioneros de Coslada|40

}}

Source: [http://lnfa.fefa.es/playoffs-lnfa-serie-c/ LNFA Serie C Playoffs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514083330/http://lnfa.fefa.es/playoffs-lnfa-serie-c/ |date=2017-05-14 }} at FEFA website {{in lang|es}}

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