# LNFA 2014

The LNFA 2014 season was the 20th season of top-tier American football in Spain.
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, and finished on June 15, with the LNFA Bowl game.
L'Hospitalet Pioners are the defending champions, but lost to Badalona Dracs in the semifinals. Dracs ended the season winning their sixth title.

## Spanish Cup

Seven teams entered the competition. L'Hospitalet Pioners won the title for the fifth time in a row and ninth overall.
| Wild card | Wild card | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | | | 24 November – Las Rozas | 24 November – Las Rozas | | |
| | | 17 November – Las Rozas | 17 November – Las Rozas | Las Rozas Black Demons | 13 | | |
| 6 November – Santurtzi | 6 November – Santurtzi | Las Rozas Black Demons | 21 | Badalona Dracs | 31 | 7 December – Badalona | 7 December – Badalona |
| Coyotes Santurtzi | 6 | Valencia Giants | 17 | | | Badalona Dracs | 27 |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 12 | | | 23 November – Rivas-Vaciamadrid | 23 November – Rivas-Vaciamadrid | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 31 |
| | | 16 November – Rivas-Vaciamadrid | 16 November – Rivas-Vaciamadrid | Rivas Osos | 8 | | |
| | | Rivas Osos | 22 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 15 | | |
| | | Valencia Firebats | 20 | | | | |

## LNFA Serie A

Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. L'Hospitalet Pioners, Rivas Osos, Valencia Firebats, Rivas Osos and Badalona Dracs repeated from last year. Granada Lions were promoted from last year LNFA Serie B.

### Regular season

* Legend
* The four top teams will qualify for the championship play-offs
* The fifth place will compete in the promotion/relegation play-off
* The last team will be relegated to the LNFA Serie B
| Team | P | W | L | PF | PA | Dif | Head-to-head |
| Badalona Dracs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 346 | 184 | +162 |
| Valencia Firebats | 10 | 6 | 4 | 219 | 194 | +25 | FIR 28–0 OSO OSO 34–15 FIR |
| Rivas Osos | 10 | 6 | 4 | 229 | 194 | +35 | FIR 28–0 OSO OSO 34–15 FIR |
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 10 | 5 | 5 | 264 | 224 | +40 |
| Valencia Giants | 10 | 4 | 6 | 187 | 192 | –5 |
| Granada Lions | 10 | 0 | 10 | 136 | 393 | –257 |
| | DRA | FIR | GIA | LIO | OSO | PIO |
| Badalona Dracs | | 46–8 | 31–6 | 41–22 | 27–21 | 9–24 |
| Valencia Firebats | 20–21 | | 14–6 | 40–32 OT | 28–0 | 14–29 |
| Valencia Giants | 10–42 | 7–21 | | 41–6 | 21–11 | 43–15 |
| Granada Lions | 25–54 | 6–38 | 0–37 | | 24–28 | 0–53 |
| Rivas Osos | 21–28 | 34–15 | 17–10 | 28–6 | | 41–16 |
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 27–47 | 13–21 | 35–6 | 33–15 | 19–28 | |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals May 24–25 | Semifinals May 24–25 | Semifinals May 24–25 | LNFA Bowl June 15 | LNFA Bowl June 15 | LNFA Bowl June 15 |
| 1 | Badalona Dracs | 38 | | | |
| 4 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 20 | | | |
| 4 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 20 | 1 | Badalona Dracs | 24 |
| | | | 2 | Valencia Firebats | 18 |
| 2 | Valencia Firebats | 22 | 2 | Valencia Firebats | 18 |
| 3 | Rivas Osos | 12 | | | |

## 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

* Legend
* The champions of each group were the top seeded in the promotion play-offs
* Five teams qualified for the play-offs
* The four worst teams played the relegation play-offs

#### North Group

| Team | P | W | L | PF | PA | Dif |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 8 | 7 | 1 | 208 | 59 | +149 |
| Camioneros Coslada | 8 | 6 | 2 | 149 | 68 | +81 |
| Gijón Mariners | 8 | 4 | 4 | 169 | 109 | +60 |
| Santurtzi Coyotes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 114 | 100 | +14 |
| Cantabria Bisons | 8 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 331 | –304 |
| | BIS | BLA | CAM | COY | MAR |
| Cantabria Bisons | | 0–32 | 7–26 | 6–49 | 12–51 |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 42–0 | | 18–6 | 20–0 | 35–6 |
| Camioneros Coslada | 39–0 | 14–12 | | 34–9 | 8–0 |
| Santurtzi Coyotes | 30–0 | 10–21 | 6–8 | | 10–0 |
| Gijón Mariners | 62–2 | 23–28 | 16–14 | 11–0 | |

#### East Group

| Team | P | W | L | PF | PA | Dif | Head-to-head |
| Imperials Reus | 8 | 7 | 1 | 219 | 49 | +170 |
| Barcelona Búfals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 125 | 62 | +63 | BUF 34–6 ROO ROO 9–0 BUF |
| Barberà Rookies | 8 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 63 | +33 | BUF 34–6 ROO ROO 9–0 BUF |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 8 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 146 | –100 |
| Zaragoza Hornets | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 189 | –166 |
| | BUF | HOR | HUR | IMP | ROO |
| Barcelona Búfals | | 10–0 | 14–0 | 7–21 | 34–6 |
| Zaragoza Hornets | 0–26 | | 8–14 | 6–35 | 9–6 |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 0–27 | 16–0 | | 0–48 | 0–10 |
| Imperials Reus | 26–7 | 61–0 | 14–10 | | 6–0 |
| Barberà Rookies | 9–0 | 21–0 | 25–6 | 19–8 | |

#### South Group

| Team | P | W | L | PF | PA | Dif | Head-to-head |
| Mallorca Voltors | 6 | 6 | 0 | 177 | 44 | +133 |
| Murcia Cobras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 195 | 60 | +135 |
| Sueca Ricers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 136 | –69 | RIC 44–0 SHA SHA 17–7 RIC |
| Alicante Sharks | 6 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 235 | –199 | RIC 44–0 SHA SHA 17–7 RIC |
| | COB | RIC | SHA | VOL |
| Murcia Cobras | | 47–0 | 61–0 | 12–26 |
| Sueca Ricers | 8–19 | | 44–0 | 8–13 |
| Alicante Sharks | 7–44 | 17–7 | | 6–25 |
| Mallorca Voltors | 19–12 | 40–0 | 54–6 | |

### Promotion playoffs

| Quarterfinals 27 April | Quarterfinals 27 April | Quarterfinals 27 April | Semifinals 11 May | Semifinals 11 May | Semifinals 11 May | Final 24 May | Final 24 May | Final 24 May |
| 1 | Mallorca Voltors | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gijón Mariners | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gijón Mariners | 0 | 1 | Mallorca Voltors | 13 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Murcia Cobras | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Camioneros Coslada | 26 | 5 | Murcia Cobras | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Murcia Cobras | 31 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Murcia Cobras | 31 | | | | 1 | Mallorca Voltors | 9 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Imperials Reus | 7 |
| 2 | Imperials Reus | 20 | | | | | | | 2 | Imperials Reus | 7 |
| 7 | Barberà Rookies | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barberà Rookies | 0 | 2 | Imperials Reus | 20 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 7 | | | |
| 3 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 16 | 3 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 7 | | | |
| 6 | Barcelona Búfals | 3 | | | | | | |

### Relegation playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cantabria Bisons | Susp. | Sueca Ricers | – | – |
| Zaragoza Hornets | 30–19 | Alicante Sharks | 14–19 | 16–0 |
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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Valencia Giants | 33–14 | Imperials Reus |