LNFA 2012

The 2012 LNFA season was the 18th season of top-tier American football in Spain. The regular season was played from January 29, 2012 until the end of may, 2012.

L'Hospitalet Pioners won their 5th LNFA title and the third in a row.

System change

The competition system was changed for this season. The top six teams from the previous season were included in a new conference, called LNFA Elite, and only those were able to play for the title. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams of the LNFA Elite (Rivas Osos, L'Hospitalet Pioners, Valencia Firebats and Badalona Dracs) played a single-elimination tournament for the title. 5th place's team of the LNFA Elite (Barberà Rookies) went into another single-elimination game against the team placed 2nd within the other conferences' sudden death tournament (Valencia Giants) to determine which of the two will play at the LNFA Elite next season, while 6th place's team of the LNFA Elite (Sueca Ricers) will be replaced by the winner of the other conferences' sudden death tournament (Las Rozas Black Demons).

Results

LNFA Elite

Regular season

Legend
The four top teams will qualify for the championship play-offs
The fifth place will compete in the promotion/relegation play-off
The last team will be relegated to the LNFA next season

Team P W T L PF PA Dif Rivas Osos 10 8 0 2 264 140 +124 L'Hospitalet Pioners 10 8 0 2 345 163 +182 Valencia Firebats 10 6 0 4 268 181 +87 Badalona Dracs 10 5 0 5 204 141 +63 Barberà Rookies 10 2 0 8 80 295 –215 Sueca Ricers 10 1 0 9 68 309 –241

DRA FIR OSO PIO RIC ROO Badalona Dracs 24–27 24–22 6–14 1–0 [1] 48–0 Valencia Firebats 18–10 20–37 31–24 36–6 54–0 Rivas Osos 14–13 13–12 14–26 31–0 31–12 L'Hospitalet Pioners 40–12 43–35 21–38 49–12 34–7 Sueca Ricers 6–43 6–0 12–43 8–63 0–17 Barberà Rookies 0–23 18–35 0–21 0–31 26–18

Playoffs

The four top teams will play for the 2012 LNFA title. The semifinals will be 1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd. The games will be played in the home of the highest seed.

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Rivas Osos	17
	4	Badalona Dracs	16
						1	Rivas Osos	24
						2	L'Hospitalet Pioners	47
	2	L'Hospitalet Pioners	24
	3	Valencia Firebats	14

LNFA

Regular season

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the promotion play-offs
The two best runners-up advanced to the promotion play-offs

North Conference

Team P W T L PF PA Dif Las Rozas Black Demons 8 7 0 1 228 33 +195 Zaragoza Hurricanes 8 5 2 1 115 68 +47 Gijón Mariners 8 3 1 4 54 97 -43 Camioneros Coslada 8 2 0 6 43 152 -109 Coyotes Santurtzi 8 1 1 6 9 99 -90

BLA CAM COY HUR MAR Las Rozas Black Demons 38–6 31–0 49–6 45–0 Camioneros Coslada 0–37 6–0 12–14 0–13 Coyotes Santurtzi 0–14 0–7 0–0 7–0 Zaragoza Hurricanes 21–10 35–0 18–2 21–3 Gijón Mariners 0–12 15–12 23–0 0–0

South Conference

Team P W L T PF PA Dif TB Murcia Cobras 8 8 0 0 277 43 +234 Granada Lions 8 6 0 2 183 95 +88 Sevilla Linces 8 4 0 4 178 128 +50 Alicante Sharks 8 1 0 7 61 238 –177 1–1 (+14) Cehegín Wolves 8 1 0 7 43 238 –195 1–1 (–14)

COB LIN LIO SHA WOL Murcia Cobras 33–0 36–19 28–3 51–3 Sevilla Linces 6–23 20–22 64–0 26–14 Granada Lions 12–18 24–15 24–6 33–0 Alicante Sharks 0–54 12–14 0–28 12–14 Cehegín Wolves 0–34 0–33 0–21 12–28

East Conference

Team P W L T PF PA Dif TB Barcelona Búfals 8 7 0 1 196 70 +126 1–1 (+10) Mallorca Voltors 8 7 0 1 214 80 +134 1–1 (–10) Valencia Giants 8 4 0 4 180 139 +41 Terrassa Reds 8 2 0 6 108 215 –107 Museros Bous 8 0 0 8 90 284 –194

BOU BUF GIA RED VOL Museros Bous 3–47 14–31 12–33 0–44 Barcelona Búfals 39–15 20–14 2–0 30–6 Valencia Giants 41–21 6–18 28–14 12–19 Terrassa Reds 21–19 6–34 20–36 14–28 Mallorca Voltors 28–6 20–6 13–12 56–0

Playoffs

The eight top teams will compete for the promotion to the LNFA Elite. The LNFA champions will promote, while the runner-up will play the promotion playoff against the fifth team in the LNFA Elite.

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	1	Murcia Cobras	34
	8	Valencia Giants	40
						8	Valencia Giants	12
						4	Mallorca Voltors	10
	4	Mallorca Voltors	14
	5	Granada Lions	6
											8	Valencia Giants	10
											2	Las Rozas Black Demons	14
	2	Las Rozas Black Demons	40
	7	Sevilla Linces	6
						2	Las Rozas Black Demons	6
						6	Zaragoza Hurricanes	0
	3	Barcelona Búfals	21
	6	Zaragoza Hurricanes	27

• Las Rozas Black Demons promoted to LNFA Elite 2013.
• Valencia Giants won the Promotion Game against Barberà Rookies and promote to LNFA Elite 2013.

External links

• AEFA American Football Spanish Association

1. Not played due to Ricers not having enough players. Dracs were awarded a 1-0 win.