Valencia Firebats

The Valencia Firebats (founded as Valencia Bats ) are an American football team from Valencia in Spain.

Club history

The team was founded in April 1993 as Valencia Bats. After some initial teething problems and numerous rear table placements, the elevation of the Association for the eligible "elite " status during the 1996/1997 season by the regional government of Valencia was a first experience of success. In addition, dissolved in the season Bill Bannantine Elliott Klein as head coach of the Bats from.

In the following season, 1997/1998 managed The Bats made ​​it into the playoffs and failed there in the semi-final at L' Hospitalet Pioners with which they finished the league as a third-place and so for the EFAF Cup and for the first time for an international competition qualified. At this they were due to financial constraints, however, in the following season not participate.

In the 2000/2001 season for the first time imports were brought to Valencia, bringing back the playoffs could be reached again and the semi-final was lost. The re- qualification for the EFAF Cup was exploited in the next season and brought the first international match against Roma Marines. However, the team failed in the first round.

Since the 2005/2006 season, the team now renamed Firebats avencierten the dominant team of the Spanish league since then by three league titles and a runner-up titles were won. In addition, the playoffs in the 2010 season, after three unsuccessful attempts in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the European Football League, the first time reached where you away playing against the Tirol Raiders Swarco.