Madrid Bravos
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The Madrid Bravos are an American football team based in Madrid, Spain, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF) sind 2024.
History[edit | edit source]
The team was announced at 19th May 2023 at the Season 3 Kick Off Press Confernce as Madrid ELF Team. The name and logo of the new franchise were be announced on September 26, 2023.
The team is organized by the capital company Marlos Sports 2022 SL. General manager is Jaime Martín. [1] Teams in the highest Spanish league LNFA from the Madrid area announced cooperation with the new franchise. [2]
On Oct. 25, 2023, the franchise announced that veteran coach Rip Scherer will be their head coach for the 2024 season. [3]
2024 Season[edit | edit source]
In the Western Conference, the Bravos 2024 competed against the Hamburg Sea Devils, Paris Musketeers, Frankfurt Galaxy, Cologne Centurions and Rhein Fire.
Their interconference rivals were the Barcelona Dragons. The Madrid Bravos have already been able to introduce several high-caliber players in their first off-season. In addition to wide receiver William Patterson, edge rusher Alejandro Fernandez also transferred from Rhein Fire to the Spanish franchise.
The Bravos started their franchise history with a win in the Spanish derby against Barcelona. This was followed by a surprising victory at reigning champions Rhein Fire. It was only in the return game two weeks later that the Bravos suffered their first defeat. However, the Bravos continued to impress in the following games and ultimately finished third in the Western Conference with eight wins and four losses.
This earned them a place in the playoffs. There they faced Rhein Fire for the third time in the wild card round. The Bravos were clearly defeated by the defending champions by 10:40.
After the season, Head Coach Rip Scherer left the team for personal reasons. Assistant Head Coach Mac McWhorter (retirement) and Offensive Coordinator Dave Warner (moved to the Prague Lions as Head Coach) also left the franchise.
2025 Season[edit | edit source]
Andrew Weidinger became the new Head Coach on October 1, 2024. Weidinger was previously Offensive Coordinator of Rhein Fire for two years and Head Coach of the Barcelona Dragons in 2022. [4]
Stadium[edit | edit source]
On 25.04. it was announced that the home games will be played in Vallehermoso Stadium. [5]
2025 Roster[edit | edit source]
| Quarterbacks
Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Names with a strikethrough = season ending
Rookies in italics | ||||||
2024 Roster[edit | edit source]
| Quarterbacks
Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams |
Injured reserve
Names with a strikethrough = season ending
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2024 Staff[edit | edit source]
Head Coaches[edit | edit source]
| Name | Tenure | Record | Titles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | |||
| Rip Scherer | 2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Weidinger | 2025- | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Front office
Head coach
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Total record[edit | edit source]
| Games | Win | Loss | Win % | P+ | P- | PDiff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Bravos | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | 421 | 244 | +177 |
Record per Season[edit | edit source]
| Season | Conference | Rank | Games | Win | Loss | Win % | P+ | P- | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 411 | 204 | Wild card round @ Rhein Fire 10-40 |
Record per Opponent[edit | edit source]
| Games | Win | Loss | Win % | P+ | P- | PDiff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 115 | 22 | +93 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 96 | 12 | +84 |
| Cologne Centurions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 24 | +48 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 66 | 52 | +14 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 47 | 90 | -43 |
| Paris Musketeers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 25 | 44 | -19 |
Source: https://elfdata.eu/
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.touchdown24.de/elf/elf-madrid-stoesst-2024-hinzu
- ↑ https://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=16845350638030
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MadridBravos/status/1717122931304632817
- ↑ https://europeanleague.football/news/madrid-bravos-andrew-weidinger-becomes-new-head-coach-2533
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MadridBravos/status/1783422157340442705
