Lisbon Navigators

The Lisbon Navigators[1][2] (Portuguese: Lisboa Navigators) is an American football team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in April 2007, the Navigators compete in the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano.

Lisbon Navigators
FoundedApril 2007 (2007-04)
LeagueLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano
Based inLisbon, Portugal
StadiumLisbon University Stadium
ColorsNavy and White con Damiana
   
PresidentJason Resendiz
Head coachAmilcar Piedade
ChampionshipsLPFA Portuguese American Football Cup: 2010–2015
Websitewww.lisboanavigators.pt
Uniforms

History

The Lisbon Navigators are the third Portuguese-American Football team, established two years after the Porto Renegades and the Crusaders American Football Team (2005).

The Lisbon Navigators first played as a visiting team in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (LNFA) and joined the newly formed Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano (LPFA) the subsequent year. In its first season, the Navigators beat the Paredes Lumberjacks in the first Portuguese American Football Cup, becoming the first American Football champions of Portugal.

In their second season, the Navigators earned another LNFA title by defeating the Lumberjacks, 37-27 in the second Portuguese American Football Cup (2011). The Navigators won again in the third Portuguese American Football Cup, beating the Maximinos Warriors, 26-7.

During the 2013 – 2015 seasons, the Navigators continued dominating the field, defeating the Porto Mutts by 20-12 in 2013 and winning the next two Portuguese American Football Cups in 2014 and 2015. The Navigators have been compared to the Budapest Wolves of Hungary, the Bucharest Warriors of Romania, the Bratislava Monarchs of Slovakia, and the Ljubljana Silverhawks of Slovenia.

Roster

QB - Quarterbacks

  • 12 Tiago Soares
  • 18 José Pedro

RB - Running Backs

  • 22 Filipe Pereira
  • 25 Rui Sineiro
  • 27 Marco Madeira
  • 5 Pedro Barbosa
  • 9 Ricardo Ladeira

FB - Fullbackers

  • 28 Filipe Grangeiro
  • 32 António Sineiro

WR - Wide Receivers

  • 2 David Simões
  • 16 Gonçalo Ramos
  • 17 Miguel Franco
  • 15 Nuno Pereira
  • 85 Paulo Monteiro
  • 20 Carlos Ferreira

T - Tackles

  • 62 Arnold Soares
  • 58 Elek Andrade
  • 64 Pedro Queiroga
  • 56 Vinicius Franco

G - Guards

  • 54 Filipe Campos
  • 73 Pedro Calado
  • 72 Carlos Cunha
  • 79 Miguel Pereira
  • 70 Tiago Baloca

C - Centers

  • 69 André Andrade
  • 76 Carlos Barranhas

TE - Tight Ends

  • 11 Francisco Malheiro
  • 4 Nélson Fidalgo
  • 87 Casemiro Júnior

K - Placekickers

  • 81 Emanuel Morais

CB - Cornerbacks

  • 13 João Costa
  • 21 João Soares
  • 43 Flávio Barros
  • 47 João Vieira
  • 19 Francisco Xavier
  • 24 João Carneiro
  • 99 Fábio Laré

S - Safeties

  • 14 André Monteiro
  • 2 Pedro Simões
  • 46 Tiago Gomes
  • 52 Filipe Cunha
  • 15 Miguel Miranda
  • 29 Afonso Amaral

LB - Linebackers

  • 38 Paulo Silva
  • 48 João Fonseca
  • 50 Miguel Matias
  • 55 Daniel Fernandes
  • 80 Amílcar Piedade

DT - Defensive Tackle

  • 8 Ivan Santana
  • 10 Michael Moreira
  • 63 Nuno Gaião
  • 75 Igor Almeida
  • 93 Daniel Lourenço
  • 88 Carlos Neves
  • 91 Pedro Quitério
  • 98 Ricardo Ramalho

DE - Defensive End

  • 33 Mário Gaião
  • 92 Bruno Settimelli
  • 57 Nuno Dâmaso
  • 39 Rui Costa

Staff Técnico

  • Daniel Silva
  • Luís Lopes

Season Stats

Portuguese American Football Cup Finals Results

Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano Champion Opponent Result
2010 - Portuguese Bowl ILisbon NavigatorsParedes Lumberjacks45-26
2011 - Portuguese Bowl IILisbon NavigatorsParedes Lumberjacks38-27
2012 - Portuguese Bowl IIILisbon NavigatorsMaximinos Warriors25-7
2013 - Portuguese Bowl IVLisbon NavigatorsPorto Mutts20-12
2014 - Portuguese Bowl VLisbon NavigatorsMaximinos Warriors34-7
2015 - Portuguese Bowl VILisbon NavigatorsCrusaders American Football Team34-7

References

  1. "Lisboa Navigators". Europlayers. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. "Lisboa Navigators - American Football International". American Football International. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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