Barcelona Dragons

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dragons in their home stadium

The American football team Barcelona Dragons was a founding member of NFL Europe in 1991 .

In the first season, they were the only team that could beat the London Monarchs . In the first World Bowl , however, the Londoners won their home game at Wembley .

The Dragons wore their home games at Olympic Stadium Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys of Barcelona , where the 1992 Summer Olympics were held.

Under their only coach, El Caballero Jack Bicknell , the Dragons won the World Bowl once in 1997, but lost in 1991, 1999 and 2001.

In 2002 the Dragons joined FC Barcelona .

After the 2003 season, the Dragons were dissolved and replaced in 2004 by the Cologne Centurions .

Web links

Commons : Barcelona Dragons  - Collection of images, videos and audio files