The Lisbon 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 MoraisCB - 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 Paredes Lumberjacks 45-26 2011 - Portuguese Bowl II Lisbon Navigators Paredes Lumberjacks 38-27 2012 - Portuguese Bowl III Lisbon Navigators Maximinos Warriors 25-7 2013 - Portuguese Bowl IV Lisbon Navigators Porto Mutts 20-12 2014 - Portuguese Bowl V Lisbon Navigators Maximinos Warriors 34-7 2015 - Portuguese Bowl VI Lisbon Navigators Crusaders American Football Team 34-7
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