LNFA 2017
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(8th title)
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Badalona Dracs (8th title) |
← 2015–16 2018 → | |
The 2017 LNFA season was the 23rd season of American football in Spain.
Teams were divided into three categories, named Serie A, B and C, with promotion and relegation between them.
Badalona Dracs won their eighth title, a record for the tournament.
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are tied at the end of the competition, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria:
- Highest percentage of wins in games between tied teams.
- Lowest percentage of points against in games between tied teams.
- Highest difference between points scored and points against in games between tied teams.
- Lowest percentage of points against in all the games.
- Highest difference between points scored and points against in all the games.
- Lowest percentage of sent off players in all the games.
- Drawing of lots.
Stadia and locations
Six teams entered the LNFA Serie A, the top-tier level of American football in Spain. Murcia Cobras promoted from the last Serie B while no team was relegated from the previous season.
As an expansion of the league to eight teams was planned, the last qualified team played also the relegation play-offs instead of being directly relegated.
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Badalona Dracs | Badalona | Municipal |
| Barberà Rookies | Barberà del Vallès | Can Llobet |
| Murcia Cobras | Murcia | José Barnés |
| Reus Imperials | Reus | Municipal Reddis |
| Valencia Firebats | Valencia | Jardín del Turia |
| Valencia Giants | Catarroja | Polideportivo |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation | DRA | IMP | FIR | COB | GIA | ROO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badalona Dracs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 430 | 119 | +311 | Playoffs | — | 54–6 | 44–14 | 26–7 | 52–0 | 65–3 | |
| 2 | Reus Imperials | 10 | 8 | 2 | 356 | 292 | +64 | 48–32 | — | 33–18 | 47–20 | 50–27 | 49–30 | ||
| 3 | Valencia Firebats | 10 | 4 | 6 | 229 | 307 | −78 | 21–57 | 22–35 | — | 29–28 | 36–14 | 30–18 | ||
| 4 | Murcia Cobras | 10 | 4 | 6 | 204 | 218 | −14 | 0–33 | 34–7 | 10–20 | — | 14–37 | 37–6 | ||
| 5 | Valencia Giants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 235 | 325 | −90 | Relegation playoffs | 6–32 | 27–32 | 41–16 | 13–27 | — | 26–30 | |
| 6 | Barberà Rookies | 10 | 2 | 8 | 206 | 399 | −193 | 14–35 | 28–49 | 34–30 | 7–34 | 36–44 | — |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 May – Badalona | ||||||
| Badalona Dracs | 21 | |||||
| 3 June – Reus | ||||||
| Murcia Cobras | 13 | |||||
| Badalona Dracs | 56 | |||||
| 21 May – Reus | ||||||
| Reus Imperials | 14 | |||||
| Reus Imperials | 32 | |||||
| Valencia Firebats | 28 | |||||
Relegation playoffs
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia Giants | 11–8 | Mallorca Voltors |
| Barberà Rookies | 16–22 | Rivas Osos |