Barcelona Dragons (ELF)

The Barcelona Dragons are an American football team based in Catalonia, Spain, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).

Barcelona Dragons
Team logo
Established2021 (2021)
Based inSpain Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
Home stadiumEstadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Head coachDavid Shelton
LeagueEuropean League of Football (ELF)
DivisionCentral Conference
ColorsDark Green, red, yellow,
     
Websitewww.bcn-dragons.com
Current sports event2023 Barcelona Dragons season

History

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On 11 January 2021, it was announced that a new franchise in Barcelona will be one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. The name chosen for the franchise was Gladiators Football, and the team will be coached by long-time CFL coach Adam Rita[1][2] After the league was announced in March 2021, an agreement was reached with the NFL to reuse NFL Europe team names, and the franchise was renamed the Barcelona Dragons.[3]

Season-by-season

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Season Head coach Regular season Postseason Result Ø Attendance
GP Won Lost Win % Finish GP Won Lost Win %
2021 Adam Rita 10 3 7 .300 3rd (South) DNQ 1,163
2022 Andrew Weidinger 12 8 4 .750 1st (Southern) 1 0 1 .000 1,025
2023 Gabriel Sánchez 12 2 10 .167 5th (Central) 0 0 0 .000 1,081

Stadium

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The Dragons are playing their home games in Badalona, near the city center of Barcelona.

Roster

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Reference[4]

Barcelona Dragons (ELF) roster
Quarterbacks
 
  • 12 Narcis Bach
 
  • PS Marc Novella
 
 

Running backs

  • 21 Antonio Montón
 
  • 13 Edu Molina
 
  • 34 Walter Jublawy
 
  • 85 Marc Mesa
 
  • OUT Cosimo Casati
 
  • OUT Samuel Arias
 

Wide receivers

  • 2 Vincent McDonald
 
  • 14 Theodore Landström
 
  • 80 Jordi Torrededia
 
  • 16 Alex Pacheco
 
  • 87 Jacobo Senise
 
  • 88 Alejandro Gracia
 
  • 86 Alejandro García
 
  • 81 Pau Tomás
 
  • PS Pablo Gomez
 
  • PS Lluis Sague
 
  • OUT Josh Johnston
 
  • OUT Melvin Palin
 
  • OUT Eduardo Pérez
 

Tight ends

  • 16 Raul Cernuda
 
  • OUT Elias Rodriguez
 
Offensive linemen
  • 72 José Ariza
 
  • 77 Max Charnley-Collins
 
  • 70 Jonas Hagerup
 
  • 64 Elvys Núñez
 
  • 62 Alvaro Muñoz
 
  • 71 David Culebras
 
  • 74 Alan Mark Sousa
 
  • 65 Carlos Guillén
 
  • 56 Enzo Biasizzo
 
  • OUT Ben Dixon
 
  • OUT Tomas Middleton
 
  • OUT Mikel Gomez
 
  • OUT Santiago Yuste
 
  • OUT Diego Varela
 
  • OUT Ivan Rodriguez Hita
 

Defensive linemen

  • 73 Sebastián Bowen
 
  • 98 Daniel Franco
 
  • 45 Diego Irles
 
  • 92 Mamadou Ka
 
  • 59 Rodrigo Sanz
 
  • 42 Darius Slade
 
  • 50 Leonardo Rovesti
 
  • 55 Benjamin Egbudiwe
 
  • 95 Arthur Pinheiro
 HG
  • 52 Santiago Requena
 
  • PS Eric Figueroa
 
  • OUT Diego Paz
 
  • OUT Daniel López
 
Linebackers
  • 10 Cesare Brugnani
 
  • 1 Alex Posito
 
  • 43 Albarracín Victor
 
  • 49 Sebastián Castañer
 
  • 25 Manuel Fernández
 
  • 52 Mario Ruiz
 
  • PS Gerard Palau
 
  • OUT Mario Perez
 

Defensive backs

  • 22 Lautaro Frecha S
 
  •  8 Luke Glenna S
 
  •  5 Jorge Félix Velasco S
 
  •  3 Brayan Colomé S
 
  • 23 Jordi Brugnani CB
 
  • 20 Lucas Masero CB
 
  • 27 Andy Vera CB
 
  •  9 Iker González CB
 
  •  4 Julio Aguado
 
  • PS Marius Filip CB
 HG
  • OUT Hugo Mínguez S
 
  • OUT Ivan Garcia CB
 

Special teams

  • 6 Luis Cereceda K
 
  • 7 Sam Higgins P
 HG
  • PS Angel Miralles K
 
  • PS Victor Moreno K
 
  • OUT Pep Tricas LS
 


Rookies in italics
Roster updated February 26, 2024
4 A-import, 5 E-import, 42 homegrown
51 active, 8 practice squad

Staff

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Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff

Front office

  • Owner – Big Ten Football SL (Jason Robinson,
    Malcolm Smith, Martin Roache, Bartolomeo Iccarino)
  • CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino

Head coach

  • Head coach – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Miguel Ángel Romero Jiménez 🇲🇽
  • Running backs – Stefano Scarpitti 🇮🇹
  • Wide receivers/tight ends – Victor Martín 🇪🇸
  • Offensive line – Eduardo Yagues Nuño 🇲🇽
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽
  • Defensive backs – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽
  • Defensive backs Assistant – Samuel Eisenstadt 🇺🇸
  • Linebacker – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸
  • Defensive line – Chase Baker 🇺🇸
  • Defensive line Assistant – Marc Aurellano 🇪🇸

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸

Assistant coaches

  • Head scouting and game analysis - Eric Kiewski 🇩🇪/🇫🇷
  • Head data and analytics – Guillermo Mora 🇪🇸
  • International PR - Michael Sam 🇺🇸

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽


updated 24th May 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Gladiators from Spain newest addition to the European League of Football". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ @Gladiators_ELF (14 February 2021). "ADAM RITA is our new HEAD COACH!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". americanfootballinternational.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "ELF: 2023 Barcelona Dragons – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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