The Madrid Bravos were an American football team based in Madrid, Spain. The team played in the 2024 and 2025 season in the European League of Football.
History Madrid was announced as expansion city on 19 May 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.
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.
In its two first seasons, the club played in the European League of Football, qualifying for the play-offs in both of its seasons, and in both times was eliminated in the wild card game. in 2025, Bravos' quarterback Reid Sinnett was named Most Valuable Player, setting single-season league records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass percentage, and passer rating.
On 9 September 2025 Madrid Bravos announced the club would not play the next ELF season as the club would join teams the newly created European Football Alliance. However, on 10 March 2026, the ownership declared that the team will not take part in the 2026 season.https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/european-football-alliance-unveils-landmark-2026-schedule-and-new-playoff-format/
Statistics and records Season-by-season record Season League Team Head coach Regular season Postseason Average Attendance GP W L Pos. GP W L Result 2024 ELF 2024 Rip Scherer 12 8 4 6th 1 0 1 Lost wildcard 1,393 2025 ELF 2025 Andrew Weidinger 12 8 4 6th 1 0 1 Lost wildcard 3,145
Franchise matchup history +TeamRecordPct.HomeAwayRecordPct.RecordPct. Barcelona Dragons2–0 1–01–0 Cologne Centurions2–01–01–0 Fehérvár Enthroners2–01–01–0 Frankfurt Galaxy2–21–11–1 Hamburg Sea Devils4–02–02–0 Helvetic Mercenaries2–01–01–0 Munich Ravens0–20–10–1 Nordic Storm0–00–0 Paris Musketeers0–20–10–1 Prague Lions0–00–0 Raiders Tirol1–11–00–1 Rhein Fire1–20–11–1 Stuttgart Surge0–1–0–1Total 16–10 8–4 8–6 Defunct teams in light gray.
Attendances Season2024 8,360 2,071 954 1,3932025 18,869 3,559 2,281 3,145 Source: European Leagues Football Data Lab
Top 5 attendances +DateRivalAtt.26 July 2025Raiders Tirol3,55924 May 2025Frankfurt Galaxy3,53017 May 2025Hamburg Sea Devils3,36612 July 2025Fehérvár Enthroners3,0695 July 2025Munich Ravens3,064 Source:
Honors Players HonorPlayer NameSeason ELF Most Valuable Player Reid Sinnett 2025 ELF Offensive Lineman of the Year Brendan Oswin 2025 ELF Offensive Player of the Year Aron Cruickshank 2025 References
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