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

  • Portugal 12 Tiago Soares
  • Portugal 18 José Pedro

RB - Running Backs

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

FB - Fullbackers

  • Portugal 28 Filipe Grangeiro
  • Portugal 32 António Sineiro

WR - Wide Receivers

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

T - Tackles

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

G - Guards

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

C - Centers

  • Portugal 69 André Andrade
  • Portugal 76 Carlos Barranhas

TE - Tight Ends

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

K - Placekickers

  • Portugal 81 Emanuel Morais

CB - Cornerbacks

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

S - Safeties

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

LB - Linebackers

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

DT - Defensive Tackle

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

DE - Defensive End

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

Staff Técnico

  • Portugal Daniel Silva
  • Portugal 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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