Season 2015–16 | Champions Badalona Dracs | |
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The 2015–16 LNFA season was the 22nd season of American football in Spain.
Contents
- Stadia and locations
- Promotionrelegation playoffs
- LNFA Serie B
- LNFA Serie C
- Playoffs
- Tiebreakers
- References
Teams were divided into three categories, named Serie A, B and C, with promotion and relegation between them.
Badalona Dracs won their seventh title, a record for the tournament.
Stadia and locations
Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. Rivas Osos, Valencia Firebats, Valencia Giants and Badalona Dracs repeated from last year. Barberà Rookies and Reus Imperials were promoted from last year LNFA Serie B.
On December 28, the three teams from the Community of Madrid (Rivas Osos from Serie A, Camioneros Coslada and Las Rozas Black Demons from Serie B) were excluded from the competition as they did not have a junior team in the junior league.
Promotion/relegation playoffs
On June 12, the fifth placed team in Serie A, Valencia Giants, played against Serie B runner-up, L'Hospitalet Pioners. Giants won the game and will play in next year Serie A.
LNFA Serie B
Seven teams played the Serie B in 2016. L'Hospitalet Pioners and Mallorca Voltors were relegated from previous Serie A season. Gijón Mariners were promoted from Serie C in 2015.
The nine original teams were reduced to seven on December 28, when the Spanish Federation of American Football excluded the two teams from the Community of Madrid (Las Rozas Black Demons and Camioneros Coslada) arguing that they did not have junior teams in the junior league, one of the criteria to play the Serie A or B.
Murcia Cobras won the Serie B, and promoted to next year Serie A Season. L'Hospitalet Pioners, as runner-up, played a promotion game against the last team in 2015–16 Serie A, Valencia Giants, but lost it and remained in Serie B.
LNFA Serie C
The Serie C was composed by the Regional and interregional leagues. The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only two teams signed up for the playoffs. The three teams from the Community of Madrid that were excluded in December 2015 from the 2015–16 season took part in the promotion playoffs.
Rivas Osos won the Serie C, and promoted to next year Serie B Season.
Playoffs
The top 8 teams could qualify to the promotion playoffs, but finally only two teams signed up for these. The three teams from the Community of Madrid that were excluded in December 2015 from the 2015–16 season will take part in the promotion playoffs.
The champion of the Serie C will promote directly to Serie B, while the runner-up must play one more game against a Serie B team.
Tiebreakers
The two teams were ranked based on these criteria:
- higher percentage of wins
- lower average of points allowed
- superior point difference average
- lower average of players sent off
- lucky draw