Competition: | LNFA |
Season: | 2018 |
Winners: | Badalona Dracs (9th title) |
Runners-Up: | Murcia Cobras |
Prevseason: | 2017 |
Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 LNFA season is the 24th season of American football in Spain.
Teams were divided into two categories, named Serie A and B.
Badalona Dracs are the defending champions.
The FEFA agreed to expand the Serie A to three groups of five teams according to geographical criteria, for reducing the economical costs for the clubs.[1]
After the resignation of runners-up Reus Imperials to continue playing the league due to financial difficulties only two days before the start of the season, the Group A was reduced to four teams.[2]
At the end of the regular season, The twelve best qualified teams overall will qualify to the playoffs while the two worst teams will play the relegation playoffs.
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:
Fifteen teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain, after the changes in the competition format.
Team | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Alicante Sharks | Alicante | Antonio Solana |
Badalona Dracs | Badalona | Badalona Sud |
Coslada Camioneros | Coslada | Valleaguado |
Gijón Mariners | Gijón | Las Mestas |
Granada Lions | Granada | Antonio Prieto Castillo |
L'Hospitalet Pioners | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Hospitalet Nord |
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 |
Santiago Black Ravens | Santiago de Compostela | Santa Isabel |
Santurtzi Coyotes | Santurtzi | Mikel Trueba |
Valencia Firebats | Valencia | Jardín del Turia |
Valencia Giants | Catarroja | Polideportivo |
Prior to the season, the Copa de España was played between the THREE teams that registered in the competition.
Badalona Dracs achieved their third trophy ever.[3]
The final was played at Polideportivo Batiste Subies, in La Pobla de Farnals.