The LNFA 2014 season was the 20th season of top-tier

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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. As in the previous season, the teams were divided into two categories, renamed Serie A and Serie B, with promotion and relegation between both divisions. The 2013-14 season started on November 6, with the first game of the

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

, and finished on June 15, with the LNFA Bowl game.

L'Hospitalet Pioners The L'Hospitalet Pioners (; "L'Hospitalet Pioneers") are a gridiron football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia (Spain). History Their nickname recalls the history of the team, as they are one of the pioneering teams to play gridir ...

are the defending champions, but lost to

Badalona Dracs The Badalona Dracs (, "Badalona Dragons") are a gridiron football team based in Badalona, Catalonia. History Three American football enthusiasts got together in Badalona on a December 1987's evening to found the team. They were Pere Moliner, first ...

in the semifinals. Dracs ended the season winning their sixth title.

Spanish Cup

Seven teams entered the competition.

won the title for the fifth time in a row and ninth overall.

LNFA Serie A

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

Rivas Osos Rivas Osos (''Rivas Bears'' in English language) is an American football team based in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Community of Madrid (Spain). They have won the LNFA twice, in 2001 and 2022, and were runners-up in 1999, 2002, 2012 and 2023. They have al ...

Valencia Firebats The Valencia Firebats are a gridiron team based in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). History The team was established in April, 1993, as Valencia Bats, joining the defunct ''American Football League (AFL)'' for the 1994 season. The following ...

and

repeated from last year. Granada Lions were promoted from last year LNFA Serie B.

Regular season

Playoffs

LNFA Serie B

14 teams entered the LNFA Serie B, the second level of American football in Spain. They were divided in three conferences. Eight teams qualified to the promotion playoffs, where the three group winners had the three first seeds. The four worst teams in the regular season played to avoid the relegation to the new Serie C, which will be created in 2015. Alicante Sharks and Sueca Ricers were relegated to Serie C.

Regular season

North Group

East Group

South Group

Promotion playoffs

Relegation playoffs

Alicante Sharks and Sueca Ricers are relegated to 2014–15 Serie C.

Promotion/relegation playoffs

The fifth placed team in Serie A played Serie B runner-up. The game took place in Valencia on June 7. Valencia Giants won the game and will play in next season Serie A.

References

External links

FEFA American Football Spanish Federation
{{LNFA Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano 2014 in Spanish sport 2014 in American football