Lisbon Navigators Explained

League:	Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano
City:	Lisbon, Portugal
Stadium:	Lisbon University Stadium
Colors:	Navy and White con Damiana
President:	Jason Resendiz
Coach:	Amilcar Piedade
Championships:	LPFA Portuguese American Football Cup: 2010–2015
Team:	Lisbon Navigators

The Lisbon Navigators^{[1] [2]} (Portuguese: Lisboa Navigators) is an American football team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in April 2007, the Navigators compete in the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano.

History

The Lisbon Navigators are the third Portuguese-American Football team, established two years after the Porto Renegades and the Crusaders American Football Team (2005).

The Lisbon Navigators first played as a visiting team in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) and joined the newly formed Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano (LPFA) the subsequent year. In its first season, the Navigators beat the Paredes Lumberjacks in the first Portuguese American Football Cup, becoming the first American Football champions of Portugal. In their second season, the Navigators earned another LNFA title by defeating the Lumberjacks, 37-27 in the second Portuguese American Football Cup (2011). The Navigators won again in the third Portuguese American Football Cup, beating the Maximinos Warriors, 26-7.

During the 2013 – 2015 seasons, the Navigators continued dominating the field, defeating the Porto Mutts by 20-12 in 2013 and winning the next two Portuguese American Football Cups in 2014 and 2015. The Navigators have been compared to the Budapest Wolves of Hungary, the Bucharest Warriors of Romania, the Bratislava Monarchs of Slovakia, and the Ljubljana Silverhawks of Slovenia.

Roster

QB - Quarterbacks 12 Tiago Soares 18 José Pedro RB - Running Backs 22 Filipe Pereira 25 Rui Sineiro 27 Marco Madeira 5 Pedro Barbosa 9 Ricardo Ladeira FB - Fullbackers 28 Filipe Grangeiro 32 António Sineiro WR - Wide Receivers 2 David Simões 16 Gonçalo Ramos 17 Miguel Franco 15 Nuno Pereira 85 Paulo Monteiro 20 Carlos Ferreira T - Tackles 62 Arnold Soares 58 Elek Andrade 64 Pedro Queiroga 56 Vinicius Franco G - Guards 54 Filipe Campos 73 Pedro Calado 72 Carlos Cunha 79 Miguel Pereira 70 Tiago Baloca C - Centers 69 André Andrade 76 Carlos Barranhas TE - Tight Ends 11 Francisco Malheiro 4 Nélson Fidalgo 87 Casemiro Júnior K - Placekickers 81 Emanuel Morais

CB - Cornerbacks 13 João Costa 21 João Soares 43 Flávio Barros 47 João Vieira 19 Francisco Xavier 24 João Carneiro 99 Fábio Laré S - Safeties 14 André Monteiro 2 Pedro Simões 46 Tiago Gomes 52 Filipe Cunha 15 Miguel Miranda 29 Afonso Amaral LB - Linebackers 38 Paulo Silva 48 João Fonseca 50 Miguel Matias 55 Daniel Fernandes 80 Amílcar Piedade DT - Defensive Tackle 8 Ivan Santana 10 Michael Moreira 63 Nuno Gaião 75 Igor Almeida 93 Daniel Lourenço 88 Carlos Neves 91 Pedro Quitério 98 Ricardo Ramalho DE - Defensive End 33 Mário Gaião 92 Bruno Settimelli 57 Nuno Dâmaso 39 Rui Costa Staff Técnico Daniel Silva Luís Lopes

Season Stats

Portuguese American Football Cup Finals Results

Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano	Champion	Opponent	Result
2010 - Portuguese Bowl I	Lisbon Navigators		45-26
2011 - Portuguese Bowl II	Lisbon Navigators		38-27
2012 - Portuguese Bowl III	Lisbon Navigators		25-7
2013 - Portuguese Bowl IV	Lisbon Navigators		20-12
2014 - Portuguese Bowl V	Lisbon Navigators		34-7
2015 - Portuguese Bowl VI	Lisbon Navigators		34-7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lisboa Navigators. Europlayers. 2016-06-19.
2. Web site: Lisboa Navigators - American Football International. American Football International. en-US. 2016-06-19.