Barcelona Dragons (ELF)

Barcelona Dragons
Established	2021
Based in	Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
Home stadium	Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Head coach	David Shelton
League	European League of Football (ELF)
Division	Central Conference
Colors	Dark Green, red, yellow, ;
Website	www.bcn-dragons.com
	2023 Barcelona Dragons season

The Barcelona Dragons are an American football team based in Catalonia, Spain, that plays in the European League of Football (ELF).

History[edit]

On 11 January 2021, it was announced that a new franchise in Barcelona will be one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football. The name chosen for the franchise was Gladiators Football, and the team will be coached by long-time CFL coach Adam Rita^[1]^[2] After the league announced, in March 2021, it had reached an agreement with the NFL, to be able to use the team names from the days of NFL Europe, the franchise was renamed the Barcelona Dragons.^[3]

Season-by-season[edit]

Season	Head coach	Regular season					Postseason				Result	Ø Attendance
Season	Head coach	GP	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	GP	Won	Lost	Win %	Result	Ø Attendance
2021	Adam Rita	10	3	7	.300	3rd (South)	DNQ					1,163
2022	Andrew Weidinger	12	8	4	.750	1st (Southern)	1	0	1	.000	—	1,025
2023	Gabriel Sánchez	12	2	10	.167	5th (Central)	0	0	0	.000	—	–

Stadium[edit]

The Dragons are playing their home games in Badalona, near the city center of Barcelona.

Roster[edit]

Reference^[4]

**Barcelona Dragons (ELF) roster**

	Quarterbacks 18 Conor Miller 12 Narcis Bach PS Marc Novella OUT Carlton Aiken Running backs 21 Antonio Montón 13 Edu Molina 34 Walter Jublawy 85 Marc Mesa OUT Cosimo Casati OUT Samuel Arias Wide receivers 2 Vincent McDonald 14 Theodore Landström 80 Jordi Torrededia 16 Alex Pacheco 87 Jacobo Senise 88 Alejandro Gracia 86 Alejandro García 81 Pau Tomás PS Pablo Gomez PS Lluis Sague OUT Josh Johnston OUT Melvin Palin OUT Eduardo Pérez Tight ends 16 Raul Cernuda OUT Elias Rodriguez		Offensive linemen 72 José Ariza 77 Max Charnley-Collins 70 Jonas Hagerup 64 Elvys Núñez 62 Alvaro Muñoz 71 David Culebras 74 Alan Mark Sousa 65 Carlos Guillén 56 Enzo Biasizzo OUT Ben Dixon OUT Tomas Middleton OUT Mikel Gomez OUT Santiago Yuste OUT Diego Varela OUT Ivan Rodriguez Hita Defensive linemen 73 Sebastián Bowen 98 Daniel Franco 45 Diego Irles 92 Mamadou Ka 59 Rodrigo Sanz 42 Darius Slade 50 Leonardo Rovesti 55 Benjamin Egbudiwe 95 Arthur Pinheiro HG 52 Santiago Requena PS Eric Figueroa OUT Diego Paz OUT Daniel López		Linebackers 10 Cesare Brugnani 1 Alex Posito 43 Albarracín Victor 49 Sebastián Castañer 25 Manuel Fernández 52 Mario Ruiz PS Gerard Palau OUT Mario Perez Defensive backs 22 Lautaro Frecha S 8 Luke Glenna S 5 Jorge Félix Velasco S 3 Brayan Colomé S 23 Jordi Brugnani CB 20 Lucas Masero CB 27 Andy Vera CB 9 Iker González CB 4 Julio Aguado PS Marius Filip CB HG OUT Hugo Mínguez S OUT Ivan Garcia CB Special teams 6 Luis Cereceda K 7 Sam Higgins P HG PS Angel Miralles K PS Victor Moreno K OUT Pep Tricas LS				Rookies in italics Roster updated February 26, 2024 4 A-import, 5 E-import, 42 homegrown 51 active, 8 practice squad

Staff[edit]

**Barcelona Dragons (ELF) staff**

	Front office Owner – Big Ten Football SL (Jason Robinson, Malcolm Smith, Martin Roache, Bartolomeo Iccarino) CEO/GM – Bartolomeo Iaccarino Head coach Head coach – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽 Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Miguel Ángel Romero Jiménez 🇲🇽 Running backs – Stefano Scarpitti 🇮🇹 Wide receivers/tight ends – Victor Martín 🇪🇸 Offensive line – Eduardo Yagues Nuño 🇲🇽			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gabriel "Black" Sánchez 🇲🇽 Defensive backs – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽 Defensive backs Assistant – Samuel Eisenstadt 🇺🇸 Linebacker – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸 Defensive line – Chase Baker 🇺🇸 Defensive line Assistant – Marc Aurellano 🇪🇸 Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Alexander Durazo 🇺🇸 Assistant coaches Head scouting and game analysis - Eric Kiewski 🇩🇪/🇫🇷 Head data and analytics – Guillermo Mora 🇪🇸 International PR - Michael Sam 🇺🇸 Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Genaro Alfonsin 🇲🇽 updated 24th May 2023

References[edit]

^ "Gladiators from Spain newest addition to the European League of Football". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ @Gladiators_ELF (February 14, 2021). "ADAM RITA is our new HEAD COACH!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". americanfootballinternational.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "ELF: 2023 Barcelona Dragons – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Gladiators from Spain newest addition to the European League of Football". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[2] @Gladiators_ELF (February 14, 2021). "ADAM RITA is our new HEAD COACH!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". americanfootballinternational.com. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[4] "ELF: 2023 Barcelona Dragons – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.

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v t e Barcelona Dragons
Founded in 2021 Based in Reus, Spain
Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	Estadi Municipal de Reus Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Head coaches	Adam Rita (2021) Andrew Weidinger (2022) Gabriel "Black" Sánchez (2023–present)
Seasons	2021 2022 2023
Related	NFL Europe team (1991–2003)