Madrid Bravos
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| Founded | September 26, 2023 | ||||||||
| Headquartered |  Madrid, Spain | ||||||||
| Colors | Black, Red, Merlin, Gold | ||||||||
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| General manager | Jaime Martín Lostao | ||||||||
| Head coach | Dave Warner | ||||||||
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European League of Football (2024–2025)
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The Madrid Bravos are an American football team based in Madrid, Spain. The team started play in the 2024 season in the European League of Football[1] and moved to the European Football Alliance after the 2025 season.
History
Madrid was announced as expansion city on May 19, 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 the European League of Football, successfully qualifing for the play-offs and in both times eliminated in the wild card game.
However, 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.[4]
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 |
| 2026 | EFA | 2026 | Dave Warner | |||||||||
Franchise matchup history
| Team | Record | Pct. | Home | Away | ||
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| Record | Pct. | Record | Pct. | |||
| Barcelona Dragons
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2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
 Cologne Centurions
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2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
 Fehérvár Enthroners
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2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy
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2–2 | .500 | 1–1 | .500 | 1–1 | .500 |
| Hamburg Sea Devils
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4–0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Helvetic Mercenaries
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2–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Munich Ravens
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0–2 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 |
 Nordic Storm
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0–0 | – | 0–0 | – | ||
 Paris Musketeers
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0–2 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 | 0–1 | .000 |
 Prague Lions
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0–0 | – | 0–0 | – | ||
 Raiders Tirol
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1–1 | .500 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 0–1 | .000 |
| Rhein Fire
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1–2 | .333 | 0–1 | .000 | 1–1 | .500 |
| Stuttgart Surge
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0–1 | .000 | – | – | 0–1 | .000 |
| Total | 16–10 | .615 | 8–4 | .667 | 8–6 | .571 |
- Defunct teams in light gray.
Attendances
| Season | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,360 | 2,071 | 954 | 1,393 |
| 2025 | 18,869 | 3,559 | 2,281 | 3,145 |
Source: [5]
Top 5 attendances
| Date | Rival | Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 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: [5]
Honors
Players
| Honor | Player Name | Season |
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| ELF Most Valuable Player |  Reid Sinnett
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2025 |
| ELF Offensive Lineman of the Year | .svg.png){kind=small} Brendan Oswin
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2025 |
| ELF Offensive Player of the Year | Aron Cruickshank
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2025 |
References
- ^ "ELF: European League of Football welcomes Madrid". 19 May 2023.
- ^ "ELF: Madrid stößt 2024 hinzu". 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Madrid wird 18. Team".
- ^ "The European Football Alliance (EFA) has decided…". Madrid Bravos on X. 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b EFL Data