Barcelona Dragons
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| Barcelona Dragons | |||||
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| Year Founded | 1991 | ||||
| Year Retired | 2003 | ||||
| City | Barcelona, Spain | ||||
| Team Colors | Dark Green, Scarlet, Yellow, White | ||||
| Franchise W-L-T Record | Regular Season: 59-51-0 Postseason: 2-4 |
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| Championships | |||||
World Bowls (1)
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The Barcelona Dragons were a team originally in the World League of American Football and later in the resurected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it to 4 World Bowls (1991, 1997, 1999, 2001) and winning World Bowl V in 1997. The team was made part of the FC Barcelona organization in 2002 as the FC Barcelona Dragons. Despite these efforts, the franchise's fan support decreased and the team began to struggle financially. After the 2003 season, the Dragons were discontinued and they were replaced in the league by the Cologne Centurions.
For the entire duration of the Dragons' history they had only one head coach, "Cowboy" Jack Bicknell. His nickname was roughly translated by his adoptive city to El Caballero (meaning, literally, "horseman" or "gentleman" in Spanish).
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| Barcelona Dragons (WLAF) | |||||
| 1991 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd European Division | Lost World Bowl I (Monarchs) |
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1st European Division | Lost Playoffs (Surge) |
| 1993 | Did Not Play | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| Barcelona Dragons (World League) | |||||
| 1995 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd League | -- |
| 1996 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th League | -- |
| Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) | |||||
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th League | Won World Bowl V |
| 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | -- |
| 1999 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st League | Lost World Bowl VII (Galaxy) |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd League | -- |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st League | Lost World Bowl IX (Thunder) |
| FC Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) | |||||
| 2002 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th League | -- |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th League | -- |
| Totals | 61 | 55 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL RESULTS
1991 Results
Week 1: Barcelona 19, New York/New Jersey 7
Week 2: Barcelona 34, Montreal 10
Week 3: Barcelona 26, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 14
Week 4: Barcelona 33, Orlando Thunder 13
Week 5: San Antonio Riders 22, Barcelona 14
Week 6: Barcelona 29, Sacramento Surge 20
Week 7: Barcelona 11, Birmingham Fire 6
Week 8: Barcelona 17, San Antonio Riders 7
Week 9: Frankfurt Galaxy 10, Barcelona 3
Week 10: Barcelona 20, London Monarchs 17
Semifinals: Barcelona 10, Birmingham Fire 3
World Bowl I: London Monarchs 21, Barcelona 0 (at London)
1992 Results
Week 1: Frankfurt Galaxy 17, Barcelona 0
Week 2: Barcelona 15, New York/New Jersey Knights 14
Week 3: Barcelona 13, London Monarchs 7
Week 4: Barcelona 20, Frankfurt Galaxy 17
Week 5: Barcelona 9, London Monarchs 0
Week 6: Barcelona 20, Ohio Glory 10
Week 7: Birmingham Fire 19, Barcelona 17
Week 8: San Antonio Riders 17, Barcelona 0
Week 9: New York/New Jersey Knights 47, Barcelona 0
Week 10: Orlando Thunder 13, Barcelona 10
Semifinals: Sacramento Surge 17, Barcelona 15
[edit] Notable Players
Jesus Angoy (1997-2003)
Bruce Clark (1991)- Brian Finneran (1999)
- Tony Graziani (2000)
- Kelly Holcomb (1996)
- Jon Kitna (1997)
Marco Martos (1997-2003)- Mike Maslowski (1999)
- Nick Murphy (2003)
- Lawrence Phillips (1999)
- Casey Weldon (1995)
see also Cat:Barcelona Dragons players
| World League of American Football (WLAF) |
| North American West: Birmingham Fire | Sacramento Surge | San Antonio Riders North American East: Montreal Machine | New York/New Jersey Knights | Orlando Thunder | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) | Ohio Glory (1992) |
| NFL Europa |
| Amsterdam Admirals • Berlin Thunder • Cologne Centurions • Frankfurt Galaxy • Hamburg Sea Devils • Rhein Fire |
| Former teams: Barcelona Dragons • London Monarchs/England Monarchs • Scottish Claymores |
| See also: World Bowl • Stadiums • WLAF |
