LNFA 2020 explained

Competition:LNFA
Season:2020
Teams:10
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 LNFA season is the 26th season of American football in Spain.[1]

Badalona Dracs are the defending champions.

Competition format

For 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

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

Ten teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain.

TeamLocationStadium
Badalona DracsBadalonaPomar
Coslada CamionerosCosladaValleaguado
Fuengirola PotrosFuengirolaElola
Gijón MarinersGijónLas Mestas
L'Hospitalet PionersL'Hospitalet de LlobregatJoan Serrahima
Las Rozas Black DemonsLas Rozas de MadridEl Cantizal
Mallorca VoltorsPalmaSon Moix
Murcia CobrasMurciaJosé Barnés
Rivas OsosRivas VaciamadridCerro del Telégrafo
Zaragoza HurricanesZaragozaDavid Cañada

Regular season

Group South

Copa de España

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Definido el calendario de la XXIV Copa de España. Spanish Federation of American Football. es. 24 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Diez equipos tomarán parte en la XXVI LNFA Serie A. FEFA.es. 30 September 2019. 6 October 2019. es. 6 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191006143817/https://www.fefa.es/diez-equipos-tomaran-parte-en-la-xxvi-lnfa-serie-a/. dead.
  3. Web site: Dracs revalidan el título de Copa ante Black Demons (15-3). Spanish American Football Federation. 15 December 2019. es.