LNFA 2020

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Season2020
Dates11 January – 31 May
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The 2020 LNFA season is the 26th season of American football in Spain. [1]

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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

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Location of teams in LNFA 2020 Serie A

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

TeamLocationStadium
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

Group North

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification BAD RIV HOS ZAR GIJ
1 Badalona Dracs 550196101+951.000Qualification to semifinals—10–722 Mar52–1455–21
2 Rivas Osos 53217497+77.600Qualification to wildcard game38–39—14 Mar34–04 Apr
3 L'Hospitalet Pioners 532161130+31.60021–4028–49—18 Apr30–19
4 Zaragoza Hurricanes 41322145−123.2505 Apr22 Mar0–53—8–6
5 Gijón Mariners 50588168−80.00018 Apr20–4622–2914 Mar—
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2020. Source: FEFA

Group South

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification ROZ MLL MUR FUE COS
1 Las Rozas Black Demons 55015770+871.000Qualification to semifinals—4 Apr28–018 Apr22 Mar
2 Mallorca Voltors 43115181+70.750Qualification to wildcard38–39—41–1615 Mar19 Apr
3 Murcia Cobras 52388104−16.4007–2121 Mar—20–1445–0
4 Fuengirola Potros 52390128−38.40019–556–415 Apr—35–6
5 Coslada Camioneros 50538141−103.0006–1420–3115 Mar6–16—
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2020. Source: FEFA

Playoffs

 
WildcardSemi-finalsLNFA 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
 

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]

 
First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 

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References

  1. ↑ "Definido el calendario de la XXIV Copa de España" (in Spanish). Spanish Federation of American Football. 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Dracs revalidan el título de Copa ante Black Demons (15-3)" (in Spanish). Spanish American Football Federation. 15 December 2019.
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