# 2024 Madrid Bravos season

The 2024 Madrid Bravos season was the first season of the Madrid Bravos team in the European League of Football. They were located in the Western Conference of the ELF.
Rip Scherer was the head coach of the club's first season.
After starting with three consecutive wins, the inaugural one at the Spanish derby against Barcelona Dragons, Bravos ended the regular season with a record of eight wins and four losses, thus qualifying for the wild card, where they were defeated by Rhein Fire.

## Regular season
### Standings
#### Division

Western Conferencevte :
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | Qualification |
| 1 | Rhein Fire C | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9–1 | 476 | 174 | +302 | W9 | Automatic playoffs (#3) |
| 2 | Paris Musketeers Q | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8–2 | 407 | 242 | +165 | W4 | Advance to playoffs (#4) |
| 3 | Madrid Bravos Q | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6–4 | 411 | 204 | +207 | W1 | Advance to playoffs (#6) |
| 4 | Cologne Centurions E | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4–6 | 303 | 444 | -141 | W2 | |
| 5 | Frankfurt Galaxy E | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3–7 | 285 | 397 | -112 | L2 | |
| 6 | Hamburg Sea Devils E | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0–10 | 226 | 473 | -247 | L9 | |
Source: europeanleague.football

#### Overall

Overall standingsvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | PCT | CONF | PD | STK |
| Conference leaders |||||||||
| 1 | Vienna Vikings C | East | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 8–0 | +278 | W12 |
| 2 | Stuttgart Surge C | Central | 11 | 1 | .917 | 9–1 | +386 | W2 |
| 3 | Rhein Fire C | West | 11 | 1 | .917 | 9–1 | +302 | W9 |
| Wild cards |||||||||
| 4 | Paris Musketeers Q | West | 10 | 2 | .833 | 8–2 | +165 | W4 |
| 5 | Munich Ravens Q | Central | 9 | 3 | .750 | 7–3 | +343 | W7 |
| 6 | Madrid Bravos Q | West | 8 | 4 | .667 | 6–4 | +207 | W1 |
| Not Qualified for the Playoffs |||||||||
| 7 | Raiders Tirol E | Central | 8 | 4 | .667 | 8–2 | +132 | L1 |
| 8 | Panthers Wrocław E | East | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5–3 | +71 | W2 |
| 9 | Cologne Centurions E | West | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4–6 | -141 | W2 |
| 10 | Berlin Thunder E | East | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5–3 | +60 | L1 |
| 11 | Frankfurt Galaxy E | West | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3–7 | -112 | L2 |
| 12 | Milano Seamen E | Central | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3–7 | -194 | W1 |
| 13 | Hamburg Sea Devils E | West | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0–10 | -247 | L9 |
| 14 | Fehérvár Enthroners E | East | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1–7 | -254 | L4 |
| 15 | Barcelona Dragons E | Central | 2 | 10 | .167 | 2–8 | -460 | L8 |
| 16 | Helvetic Mercenaries E | Central | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1–9 | -253 | L6 |
| 17 | Prague Lions E | East | 1 | 11 | .083 | 1–7 | -283 | L1 |

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Att. | Recap |
| 1 | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye |
| 2 | Sat, June 1 | Barcelona Dragons | W 42–12 | 1–0 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 2,071 | Recap |
| 3 | Sat, June 8 | at Rhein Fire | W 22–10 | 2–0 | Niederrheinstadion | 8,146 | Recap |
| 4 | Sat, June 15 | at Cologne Centurions | W 35–24 | 3–0 | New Tivoli | 1,798 | Recap |
| 5 | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye |
| 6 | Sat, June 29 | Rhein Fire | L 15–40 | 3–1 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 1,946 | Recap |
| 7 | Sat, July 6 | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 46–15 | 4–1 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 1,102 | Recap |
| 8 | Sat, July 13 | at Barcelona Dragons | W 54–0 | 5–1 | Estadi Municipal de Badalona | 1,918 | Recap |
| 9 | Sun, July 21 | Paris Musketeers | L 13–29 | 5–2 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 983 | Recap |
| 10 | Sat, July 27 | Cologne Centurions | W 37–0 | 6–2 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 954 | Recap |
| 11 | Sat, August 3 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 52–9 | 7–2 | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 1,304 | Recap |
| 12 | Sat, August 10 | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–37 | 7–3 | PSD Bank Arena | 5,222 | Recap |
| 13 | Sat, August 17 | at Paris Musketeers | L 12–15 | 7–4 | Stade Jean-Bouin | 3,000 | Recap |
| 14 | Sat, August 24 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 63–13 | 8–4 | Stadion Šubićevac, Šibenik | 2,532 | Recap |
Source: europeanleague.football

### Game summaries

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Bravos | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
at Estadi Municipal, Badalona, Spain
* Date: 1 June 2024
* Game time: 17:30 CEST
* Game attendance: 2,071
* Referee: Wojciech Ratajczak
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| Fire | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen, Germany
* Date: 8 June 2024
* Game time: 14:30 CEST
* Game attendance: 8,146
* Referee: John Haentjens
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Centurions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany
* Date: 15 June 2024
* Game time: 17:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 1,798
* Referee: Gyula Udvardi
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fire | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| Bravos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
at Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
* Date: 29 June 2024
* Game time: 19:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 1,946
* Referee: Frank Kristensen
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Galaxy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Bravos | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
at Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
* Date: 9 July 2024
* Game time: 19:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 1,102
* Referee: Frank Kristensen
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 19 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 54 |
| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Estadi Municipal, Badalona, Spain
* Date: 13 July 2024
* Game time: 18:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 1,918
* Referee: Thomas Plendl
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Musketeers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| Bravos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
* Date: 21 July 2024
* Game time: 13:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 983
* Referee: Wojciech Ratajczak
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Centurions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bravos | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 37 |
at Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
* Date: 27 July 2024
* Game time: 19:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 954
* Referee: Krzystof Walentynowicz
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sea Devils | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bravos | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Estadio de Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
* Date: 3 August 2024
* Game time: 19:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 1,304
* Referee: John Haentjens
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Bravos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
at PSD Bank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: 10 August 2024
* Game time: 18:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 5,222
* Referee: Krzystof Walentynowicz
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bravos | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Musketeers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France
* Date: 17 August 2024
* Game time: 16:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 3,000
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 14 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 63 |
| Sea Devils | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Stadion Šubićevac, Šibenik, Croatia
* Date: 24 August 2024
* Game time: 18:00 CEST
* Game attendance: 2,532
* Referee: Wojciech Ratajczak

## Play-offs

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Att. | Recap |
| Wild card | September 1 | at Rhein Fire | L 10–40 | 0–1 | MSV-Arena | 7,149 | Recap |

### Game summaries

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bravos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fire | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany
* Date: 1 September 2024
* Game time: 15:15 CEST
* Game attendance: 7,149
* Referee: John Haentjens