Granada Lions

Granada Lions
Helmet Logo
General information
Founded2001
StadiumComplejo Deportivo Antonio Prieto Castillo
HeadquarteredGranada  Spain
Colors
  Blue
  Orange
Personnel
PresidentJavier Sánchez
League / conference affiliations
LNFA

Granada Lions is an American football team based in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

History

The team was established February 2, 2001 as Granada Universitarios.[1] The name was later changed to the actual Lions, after one of the better known symbols from the Alhambra, the Court of the Lions, in order to represent the whole city of Granada.[2]

After playing in regional leagues, they joined the national league LNFA 2 in 2004.

Finally, in 2006, the team was promoted to the top league in Spain, the LNFA, where they keep competing.

Notable players

  • Alvaro Carvajal, Quarterback

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "NFL Hispano 09/26/2005". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  2. ^ "NFL Hispano 09/07/2005". Archived from the original on 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-17.