Madrid Bravos
European American football team
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The Madrid Bravos were an American football team based in Madrid, Spain. The team played in the 2024 and 2025 season in the European League of Football.[1]
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| Founded | September 26, 2023 | ||||||||
| Folded | March 10, 2026 | ||||||||
| Headquartered |  Madrid, Spain | ||||||||
| Colors | Black, Red, Merlin, Gold | ||||||||
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| General manager | Jaime Martín Lostao | ||||||||
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European League of Football (2024–2025)
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| Playoff appearances (2) | |||||||||
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History
Madrid was announced as expansion city on 19 May 2023. It is thus the second location in Spain next to the Barcelona Dragons, who have been playing in the ELF since 2021. The name and logo of the new franchise were presented on September 26, 2023.[2]
The team is organized by Marlos Sports 2022 SL. General Manager is Jaime Martín Lostao. The teams from the Madrid area in the highest Spanish league LNFA - Las Rozas Black Demons, Madrid Osos Rivas and Coslada Camioneros - announced a cooperation with the new franchise.[3]
In its two first seasons, the club played in the European League of Football, qualifying for the play-offs in both of its seasons, and in both times was eliminated in the wild card game. in 2025, Bravos' quarterback Reid Sinnett was named Most Valuable Player, setting single-season league records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass percentage, and passer rating.[4]
On 9 September 2025 Madrid Bravos announced the club would not play the next ELF season as the club would join teams the newly created European Football Alliance.[5] However, on 10 March 2026, the ownership declared that the team will not take part in the 2026 season.[6][7]
Statistics and records
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | Team | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | Average Attendance | ||||||
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| GP | W | L | Pos. | GP | W | L | Result | |||||
| 2024 | ELF | 2024 | Rip Scherer | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6th (3rd Western) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost wildcard | 1,393 |
| 2025 | ELF | 2025 | Andrew Weidinger | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6th (2nd Southern) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost wildcard | 3,145 |
Franchise matchup history
| Team | Record | Pct. | Home | Away | ||
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| Record | Pct. | Record | Pct. | |||
| Barcelona Dragons |
2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
 Cologne Centurions |
2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
 Fehérvár Enthroners |
2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy |
2–2 | .500 | 1–1 | .500 | 1–1 | .500 |
| Hamburg Sea Devils |
4–0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
 Helvetic Mercenaries |
2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Munich Ravens |
0–2 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 |
 Nordic Storm |
0–0 | – | 0–0 | – | ||
 Paris Musketeers |
0–2 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 |
 Prague Lions |
0–0 | – | 0–0 | – | ||
 Raiders Tirol |
1–1 | .500 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Rhein Fire |
1–2 | .333 | 0–1 | .000 | 1–1 | .500 |
| Stuttgart Surge |
0–1 | .000 | – | – | 0–1 | .000 |
| Total | 16–10 | .615 | 8–4 | .667 | 8–6 | .571 |
- Defunct teams in light gray.
Attendances
Source: [8]
Top 5 attendances
| Date | Rival | Att. |
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| 26 July 2025 | Raiders Tirol | 3,559 |
| 24 May 2025 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 3,530 |
| 17 May 2025 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 3,366 |
| 12 July 2025 | Fehérvár Enthroners | 3,069 |
| 5 July 2025 | Munich Ravens | 3,064 |
Source: [8]
Honors
Players
| Honor | Player Name | Season |
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| ELF Most Valuable Player |  Reid Sinnett |
2025 |
| ELF Offensive Lineman of the Year |  Brendan Oswin |
2025 |
| ELF Offensive Player of the Year | Aron Cruickshank |
2025 |