Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) is the name of the top gridiron league which operates in Spain. It was first founded in 1988 and reorganized in 1995 after the merge of several previous Spanish competitions.
The league is run by the Spanish Federation of American Football (Federación Española de Futbol Americano (FEFA) in Spanish language).
At the end of the season, league champion and runner up clinch bids to compete at next year's European Football League, while third and fourth teams classify for the EFAF Cup.
There has been changes in the number of teams throughout the years. Since 2015, teams are divided into three categories: Serie A, with the top six teams, second tier Serie B with ten teams competing in two conferences, and Serie C, with regional and interregional leagues.
History LNFA Bowl results Year Final Host Champion Runner-up 1995 Madrid Madrid Panteras Barcelona Boxers 55–28 1996 Madrid Madrid Panteras Vilafranca Eagles 21–17 1997 Barcelona Vilafranca Eagles Madrid Panteras 40–20 1998 Badalona Drags L'Hospitalet Pioners 13–7 1999 Coslada Badalona Drags Rivas Osos 52–12 2000 Granollers Fénix Badalona Drags 8–0 2001 Rivas Osos Zaragoza Lions 21–7 2002 Badalona Drags Rivas Osos 14–8 2003 Badalona Drags L'Hospitalet Pioners 30–20 2004 Badalona Drags L'Hospitalet Pioners 23–0 2005 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet Pioners Badalona Dracs 24–13 2006 Gijón Valencia Firebats L'Hospitalet Pioners 13–0 2007 Valencia Firebats Badalona Dracs 47–21 2008 Seville L'Hospitalet Pioners Valencia Firebats 36–17 2009 Valencia Valencia Firebats Badalona Dracs 29–10 2010 Argentona L'Hospitalet Pioners Valencia Firebats 36–0 2011 Barcelona L'Hospitalet Pioners Badalona Dracs 24–8 2012 Rivas-Vaciamadrid L'Hospitalet Pioners Rivas Osos 47–24 2013 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet Pioners Badalona Dracs 24–0 2014 Badalona Badalona Dracs Valencia Firebats 24–18 2015 Badalona Valencia Firebats Badalona Dracs 30–20 2016 Calatayud Badalona Dracs Valencia Firebats 41–14 2017 Reus Badalona Dracs Reus Imperials 56–14 2018 Gijón Badalona Dracs Murcia Cobras 33–26 2019 Murcia Badalona Dracs Las Rozas Black Demons 47–6 2020 Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Badalona Badalona Dracs Las Rozas Black Demons 31–21 2022 Rivas-Vaciamadrid Rivas Osos Las Rozas Black Demons 28–12 2023 Las Rozas de Madrid Las Rozas Black Demons Rivas Osos 22–13 2024 Madrid Las Rozas Black Demons Rivas Osos 27–23 2025 Badalona Las Rozas Black Demons Badalona Dracs 36–14 2026 Badalona Las Rozas Black Demons Badalona Dracs 27–13
LNFA Bowl appearances Team Winners Runners-up Winning years Badalona Dracs 11 9 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 L'Hospitalet Pioners 6 4 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Valencia Firebats 4 4 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015 Las Rozas Black Demons 4 3 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Rivas Osos 2 5 2001, 2022 Madrid Panteras 2 1 1995, 1996 Vilafranca Eagles11 1997 Granollers Fénix10 2000 Murcia Cobras01 Reus Imperials01Barcelona Boxers01Zaragoza Lions01
LNFA Serie B The Serie B is the second division of the LNFA. It was created in 2012 and named originally as LNFA while the top league was called LNFA Elite. In 2014, it changed the name to Serie B.
Year Champion Runner-up 2012 Las Rozas Black Demons Valencia Giants 14–10 2013 Granada Lions Barberà Rookies 13–3 2014 Mallorca Voltors Reus Imperials 9–7 2015 Reus Imperials Barberà Rookies 24–20 2016 Murcia CobrasL'Hospitalet Pioners10–8 2017 Las Rozas Black Demons L'Hospitalet Pioners 41–27 2018 Las Rozas Black Demons L'Hospitalet Pioners 41–27 2021 L'Hospitalet Pioners Barberà Rookies 24–21 2022 Alcobendas Cavaliers Valencia Firebats 14–13 2023 Barcelona Pagesos Terrassa Reds 10–7 2024 Terrassa Reds Valencia Giants 30–16 2025 Valencia Firebats Alcobendas Cavaliers 45–6 2026 Alcobendas Cavaliers Alcorcón Smilodons 35–0
LNFA Serie C The Serie C is the third division of the LNFA. It was created in 2015 with the aim to get more teams in the national leagues.
Year Champion Runner-up 2015 Gijón Mariners Alicante Sharks 13–0 2016 Rivas Osos Las Rozas Black Demons 18–0 2017 Camioneros de Coslada Alicante Sharks 40–0 2018 Barcelona Uroloki Guadalajara Stings 39–14
See also Copa de España de Fútbol Americano LNFA 2
External links Spanish Federation of American Football Agrupación Española de Fútbol Americano Historia de la competición en España European Federation of American Football
Historical LNFA game results