Madrid Bravos

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Madrid Bravos
AmericanFootball current event.svg Current season
Established September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26)
Play in Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain
madridbravos.com
League/conference affiliations
European League of Football (2024–present)
  • Western Conference (2024)
  • South Division (2025–present)
Current uniform
Madrid Bravos Uniform (2024-).svg
Team colorsBlack, Red, Merlin, Gold
    
Personnel
General managerJaime Martín Lostao
Head coach Andrew Weidinger
Team history
  • Madrid Bravos (2024–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
2024, 2025
Home stadium(s)

The Madrid Bravos are an American football team based in Madrid, Spain. The team started play in the 2024 season in the European League of Football (ELF). [1]

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Madrid was announced as expansion city on May 19, 2023. It is thus the second location in Spain next to the Barcelona Dragons, who have been playing in the ELF since 2021. The name and logo of the new franchise were presented on September 26, 2023. [2]

The team is organized by Marlos Sports 2022 SL. General Manager is Jaime Martín Lostao. The teams from the Madrid area in the highest Spanish league LNFA - Las Rozas Black Demons, Madrid Osos Rivas and Coslada Camioneros - announced a cooperation with the new franchise. [3]

Statistics and records

Season-by-season record

SeasonTeamHead coachRegular seasonPostseasonAverage
Attendance
GPWLPos.GPWLResult
2024 2024 Rip Scherer 12846th (3rd Western)101Lost wildcard1,393
2025 2025 Andrew Weidinger 12846th (2nd Southern)101Lost wildcard3,145

Franchise matchup history

TeamRecordPct.HomeAway
RecordPct.RecordPct.
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Dragons 2–01.0001–01.0001–01.000
Flag of Germany.svg Rhein Fire 1–2.3330–1.0001–1.500
Flag of Germany.svg Cologne Centurions 2–01.0001–01.0001–01.000
Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt Galaxy 2–2.5001–1.5001–1.500
Flag of France.svg Paris Musketeers 0–2.0000–1.0000–1.000
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Sea Devils 4–01.0002–01.0002–01.000
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Helvetic Mercenaries 2–01.0001–01.0001–01.000
Flag of Hungary.svg Fehérvár Enthroners 2–01.0001–01.0001–01.000
Flag of Austria.svg Raiders Tirol 1–1.5001–01.0000–1.000
Flag of Germany.svg Munich Ravens 0–2.0000–1.0000–1.000
Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Surge 0–1.0000–1.000
Total16–10.6158–4.6678–6.571

Attendances

SeasonTotalHighLowAverage
2024 8,3602,0719541,393
2025 18,8693,5592,2813,145

Source: [4]

Top 5 attendances

DateRivalAtt.
26 July 2025 Raiders Tirol 3,559
24 May 2025 Frankfurt Galaxy 3,530
17 May 2025 Hamburg Sea Devils 3,366
12 July 2025 Fehérvár Enthroners 3,069
5 July 2025 Munich Ravens 3,064

Source: [4]

References

  1. "ELF: European League of Football welcomes Madrid". 19 May 2023.
  2. "ELF: Madrid stößt 2024 hinzu". 20 May 2023.
  3. "Madrid wird 18. Team".
  4. 1 2 EFL Data