Gijón Mariners
Encyclopedia
Gijón Mariners is an American football
team based in Gijón
, Asturias
(Spain
).
at the beach. They joined the Spanish league for the 2006 season, and got included on the Western Conference of the LNFA 2
. They played their first game ever on that competition February 19th, 2006, against Zaragoza Hurricanes with a score against of 60-6. On their second season, again in the LNFA-2, they qualified for the play-offs and only lost on the last round (semi-finals) for the championship bowl.
The success of the merchandise finally made it possible to reach the top competition, the LNFA
, on the 2008 season. They finished with a 4-4 (Won-Lost) record, the best ever for a rookie team on the league's history.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
(Spain
Spain
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).
History
The team was established in 2001 by a group of players of flag footballFlag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
at the beach. They joined the Spanish league for the 2006 season, and got included on the Western Conference of the LNFA 2
LNFA 2
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. They played their first game ever on that competition February 19th, 2006, against Zaragoza Hurricanes with a score against of 60-6. On their second season, again in the LNFA-2, they qualified for the play-offs and only lost on the last round (semi-finals) for the championship bowl.
The success of the merchandise finally made it possible to reach the top competition, the LNFA
LNFA
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano is the name of the top American football league which operates in Spain. It was founded in 1995 after the merge of several previous Spanish competitions....
, on the 2008 season. They finished with a 4-4 (Won-Lost) record, the best ever for a rookie team on the league's history.
2009 Schedule & results
| Date | Field | Game | Result |
| Jan-31-2009 | Estadio Del Júpiter | Barcelona Búfals Barcelona Búfals Barcelona Búfals is an American football team based in Barcelona, Catalonia .They compete at the LNFA.-History:... - Gijón Mariners |
14-27 |
| Feb-14-2009 | Las Mestas | Gijón Mariners - Coslada Camioneros | 13-6 |
| feb-21-2009 | Estadio Cerro del Telégrafo | Rivas Osos Rivas Osos Rivas Osos is an american football team based in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Community of Madrid .-History:... - Gijón Mariners |
60-0 |
| Feb-28-2009 | Las Mestas | Gijón Mariners - L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners L'Hospitalet Pioners is an American football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia .-History:... |
0-59 |
| Mar-07-2009 | El Cantizal | Las Rozas Black Demons - Gijón Mariners | 27-24 |
| Mar-21-2009 | Las Mestas | Gijón Mariners - Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats Valencia Firebats is an American football team based in Valencia, Valencian Community .-History:The team was established in april, 1993 as Valencia Bats, joining the defunct American Football League for the 1994 season. The following season a new national league is created in Spain, divided in two... |
16-39 |
| Apr-04-2009 | Estadio Municipal de la Chana | Granada Lions Granada Lions Granada Lions is an American football team based in Granada, Andalusia .-History:The team was established February 2, 2001 as Granada Universitarios... - Gijón Mariners |
2-66 |
| Apr-18-2009 | Las Mestas | Gijón Mariners - Sevilla Linces Sevilla Linces Sevilla Linces is an american football team based in Seville, Andalusia .-History:The team has an interesting history as they were founded by a group of players brought together by an advertisement published in a magazine called 100 yards asking for people to play football for fun... |
45-21 |
| May-9-2009 | Las Mestas | Gijón Mariners - Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs Badalona Dracs is an american football team based in Badalona, Catalonia .-History:Three enthusiastics of American football got together in Badalona on a December of 1987's evening to found the team. They were Pere Moliner, first president of the team, Ramón Ventura and Italian Alfonso Genchi... |
0-42 |