The 2020 LNFA season is the 26th season of American football in Spain.[1]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 January – 31 May |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Badalona Dracs are the defending champions.
Competition format
editFor the 2020 season, ten teams joined the league. Valencia Firebats and Granada Lions resigned to their place, while L'Hospitalet Pioners replaced Santiago Black Ravens, relegated from the previous season.
The teams were divided into two groups of five, according to geographical criteria. All teams play ten games during the regular season: two games (home and away) against each other team in their group, plus two inter-group games (against one team of each other group).
At the end of the regular season, the best three teams in each group qualify for the playoffs.[2] Final position in the aggregate table will determine seeding for the playoffs.
Tiebreakers
editIf 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:
- Highest percentage of wins in games between tied teams.
- Lowest percentage of points against in games between tied teams.
- Highest difference between points scored and points against in games between tied teams.
- Lowest percentage of points against in all the games.
- Highest difference between points scored and points against in all the games.
- Lowest percentage of sent off players in all the games.
- Drawing of lots.
Stadia and locations
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Ten teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain.
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Badalona Dracs | Badalona | Pomar |
| Coslada Camioneros | Coslada | Valleaguado |
| Fuengirola Potros | Fuengirola | Elola |
| Gijón Mariners | Gijón | Las Mestas |
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Joan Serrahima |
| 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 |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | Zaragoza | David Cañada |
Regular season
editGroup North
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | BAD | RIV | HOS | ZAR | GIJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badalona Dracs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 101 | +95 | 1.000 | Qualification to semifinals | — | 10–7 | 22 Mar | 52–14 | 55–21 | |
| 2 | Rivas Osos | 5 | 3 | 2 | 174 | 97 | +77 | .600 | Qualification to wildcard game | 38–39 | — | 14 Mar | 34–0 | 4 Apr | |
| 3 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 5 | 3 | 2 | 161 | 130 | +31 | .600 | 21–40 | 28–49 | — | 18 Apr | 30–19 | ||
| 4 | Zaragoza Hurricanes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 145 | −123 | .250 | 5 Apr | 22 Mar | 0–53 | — | 8–6 | ||
| 5 | Gijón Mariners | 5 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 168 | −80 | .000 | 18 Apr | 20–46 | 22–29 | 14 Mar | — |
Group South
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | ROZ | MLL | MUR | FUE | COS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 5 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 70 | +87 | 1.000 | Qualification to semifinals | — | 4 Apr | 28–0 | 18 Apr | 22 Mar | |
| 2 | Mallorca Voltors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 151 | 81 | +70 | .750 | Qualification to wildcard | 38–39 | — | 41–16 | 15 Mar | 19 Apr | |
| 3 | Murcia Cobras | 5 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 104 | −16 | .400 | 7–21 | 21 Mar | — | 20–14 | 45–0 | ||
| 4 | Fuengirola Potros | 5 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 128 | −38 | .400 | 19–55 | 6–41 | 5 Apr | — | 35–6 | ||
| 5 | Coslada Camioneros | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 141 | −103 | .000 | 6–14 | 20–31 | 15 Mar | 6–16 | — |
Playoffs
edit| Wildcard | Semi-finals | LNFA Bowl | ||||||||
| 9–10 May – TBD | ||||||||||
| 1st Group North | ||||||||||
| 25–26 April – TBD | ||||||||||
| 2nd Group South | ||||||||||
| 30–31 May – TBD | ||||||||||
| 3rd Group North | ||||||||||
| 9–10 May – TBD | ||||||||||
| 1st Group South | ||||||||||
| 25–26 April – TBD | ||||||||||
| 2nd Group North | ||||||||||
| 3rd Group South | ||||||||||
Prior to the season, the Copa de España was played between the 10 teams that registered in the competition. Badalona Dracs successfully defended the title, achieving their fifth Cup overall.[3]
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 10 November 2019 – Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| Badalona Dracs | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November 2019 – Alcobendas | ||||||||||||||
| Alcobendas Cavaliers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alcobendas Cavaliers | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 24 November 2019 – Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| Mallorca Voltors | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Badalona Dracs | 34 | |||||||||||||
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 9 November 2019 – Gijón | ||||||||||||||
| Gijón Mariners | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November 2019 – Rivas | ||||||||||||||
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Osos Rivas | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December 2019 – El Masnou | ||||||||||||||
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Badalona Dracs | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 November 2019 – Las Rozas | ||||||||||||||
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Murcia Cobras | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 November 2019 – Las Rozas | ||||||||||||||
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Coslada Camioneros | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 10 November 2019 – Coslada | ||||||||||||||
| Coslada Camioneros | 37 | |||||||||||||
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 6 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Definido el calendario de la XXIV Copa de España" (in Spanish). Spanish Federation of American Football. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Diez equipos tomarán parte en la XXVI LNFA Serie A" (in Spanish). FEFA.es. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Dracs revalidan el título de Copa ante Black Demons (15-3)" (in Spanish). Spanish American Football Federation. 15 December 2019.