# LNFA 2012

The 2012 LNFA season was the 18th season of top-tier American football in Spain. The regular season was played from January 29, 2012 until the end of may, 2012.
L'Hospitalet Pioners won their 5th LNFA title and the third in a row.

## System change

The competition system was changed for this season. The top six teams from the previous season were included in a new conference, called LNFA Elite, and only those were able to play for the title. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams of the LNFA Elite (Rivas Osos, L'Hospitalet Pioners, Valencia Firebats and Badalona Dracs) played a single-elimination tournament for the title. 5th place's team of the LNFA Elite (Barberà Rookies) went into another single-elimination game against the team placed 2nd within the other conferences' sudden death tournament (Valencia Giants) to determine which of the two will play at the LNFA Elite next season, while 6th place's team of the LNFA Elite (Sueca Ricers) will be replaced by the winner of the other conferences' sudden death tournament (Las Rozas Black Demons).

## Results
### LNFA Elite
#### 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 next season
| Team | P | W | T | L | PF | PA | Dif |
| Rivas Osos | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 264 | 140 | +124 |
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 345 | 163 | +182 |
| Valencia Firebats | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 181 | +87 |
| Badalona Dracs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 141 | +63 |
| Barberà Rookies | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 295 | –215 |
| Sueca Ricers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 309 | –241 |
| | DRA | FIR | OSO | PIO | RIC | ROO |
| Badalona Dracs | | 24–27 | 24–22 | 6–14 | 1–0 | 48–0 |
| Valencia Firebats | 18–10 | | 20–37 | 31–24 | 36–6 | 54–0 |
| Rivas Osos | 14–13 | 13–12 | | 14–26 | 31–0 | 31–12 |
| L'Hospitalet Pioners | 40–12 | 43–35 | 21–38 | | 49–12 | 34–7 |
| Sueca Ricers | 6–43 | 6–0 | 12–43 | 8–63 | | 0–17 |
| Barberà Rookies | 0–23 | 18–35 | 0–21 | 0–31 | 26–18 | |

#### Playoffs

The four top teams will play for the 2012 LNFA title. The semifinals will be 1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd. The games will be played in the home of the highest seed.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Rivas Osos | 17 | | | |
| 4 | Badalona Dracs | 16 | | | |
| 4 | Badalona Dracs | 16 | 1 | Rivas Osos | 24 |
| | | | 2 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 47 |
| 2 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 24 | 2 | L'Hospitalet Pioners | 47 |
| 3 | Valencia Firebats | 14 | | | |

### LNFA
#### Regular season

* Legend
* Group winners and runners-up advanced to the promotion play-offs
* The two best runners-up advanced to the promotion play-offs

##### North Conference

| Team | P | W | T | L | PF | PA | Dif |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 33 | +195 |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 68 | +47 |
| Gijón Mariners | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 97 | -43 |
| Camioneros Coslada | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 152 | -109 |
| Coyotes Santurtzi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 99 | -90 |
| | BLA | CAM | COY | HUR | MAR |
| Las Rozas Black Demons | | 38–6 | 31–0 | 49–6 | 45–0 |
| Camioneros Coslada | 0–37 | | 6–0 | 12–14 | 0–13 |
| Coyotes Santurtzi | 0–14 | 0–7 | | 0–0 | 7–0 |
| Zaragoza Hurricanes | 21–10 | 35–0 | 18–2 | | 21–3 |
| Gijón Mariners | 0–12 | 15–12 | 23–0 | 0–0 | |

##### South Conference

| Team | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Dif | TB |
| Murcia Cobras | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 43 | +234 |
| Granada Lions | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 95 | +88 |
| Sevilla Linces | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 128 | +50 |
| Alicante Sharks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 238 | –177 | 1–1 (+14) |
| Cehegín Wolves | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 238 | –195 | 1–1 (–14) |
| | COB | LIN | LIO | SHA | WOL |
| Murcia Cobras | | 33–0 | 36–19 | 28–3 | 51–3 |
| Sevilla Linces | 6–23 | | 20–22 | 64–0 | 26–14 |
| Granada Lions | 12–18 | 24–15 | | 24–6 | 33–0 |
| Alicante Sharks | 0–54 | 12–14 | 0–28 | | 12–14 |
| Cehegín Wolves | 0–34 | 0–33 | 0–21 | 12–28 | |

##### East Conference

| Team | P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Dif | TB |
| Barcelona Búfals | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 70 | +126 | 1–1 (+10) |
| Mallorca Voltors | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 80 | +134 | 1–1 (–10) |
| Valencia Giants | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 139 | +41 |
| Terrassa Reds | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 215 | –107 |
| Museros Bous | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 284 | –194 |
| | BOU | BUF | GIA | RED | VOL |
| Museros Bous | | 3–47 | 14–31 | 12–33 | 0–44 |
| Barcelona Búfals | 39–15 | | 20–14 | 2–0 | 30–6 |
| Valencia Giants | 41–21 | 6–18 | | 28–14 | 12–19 |
| Terrassa Reds | 21–19 | 6–34 | 20–36 | | 14–28 |
| Mallorca Voltors | 28–6 | 20–6 | 13–12 | 56–0 | |

#### Playoffs

The eight top teams will compete for the promotion to the LNFA Elite. The LNFA champions will promote, while the runner-up will play the promotion playoff against the fifth team in the LNFA Elite.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Murcia Cobras | 34 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valencia Giants | 40 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Valencia Giants | 40 | 8 | Valencia Giants | 12 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mallorca Voltors | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Mallorca Voltors | 14 | 4 | Mallorca Voltors | 10 | | | |
| 5 | Granada Lions | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Granada Lions | 6 | | | | 8 | Valencia Giants | 10 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 14 |
| 2 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 40 | | | | | | | 2 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 14 |
| 7 | Sevilla Linces | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sevilla Linces | 6 | 2 | Las Rozas Black Demons | 6 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Zaragoza Hurricanes | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barcelona Búfals | 21 | 6 | Zaragoza Hurricanes | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Zaragoza Hurricanes | 27 | | | | | | |
* Las Rozas Black Demons promoted to LNFA Elite 2013.
* Valencia Giants won the Promotion Game against Barberà Rookies and promote to LNFA Elite 2013.