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Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) is the name of the top
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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
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, 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


LNFA Bowl appearances


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.


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.


See also

* Spain's american football cup *
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External links


Spanish Federation of American FootballAgrupación Española de Fútbol AmericanoEuropean Federation of American FootballInternational Federation of American Football
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1995 establishments in Spain Sports leagues established in 1995