2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season

2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season
2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season
Head coach	Carlos Strevel (fired 9 April; 3–2 record); Jorge Valdez (0–1 record)
Home field	Estadio Banorte
Results
Record	3–3
	← 2022; Fundidores de Monterrey; 2024 →;

The 2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season is the Fundidores de Monterrey seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fourth under head coach Carlos Strevel.

The Fundidores will come into 2023 as the defending Tazón México champions, after defeating Gallos Negros de Querétaro in the Tazón México V.^[1]

The team debuted losing against Reds 15–31.^[2]

On 9 April 2023, the team removed head coach Carlos Strevel and Carlos Mercado, defensive coordinator. They were replaced by Jorge Valdez as the Fundidores' new head coach and defensive coordinator.^[3] Valdez debuted with a defeat 14–21 against Raptors.^[4]

Draft

2023 Fundidores de Monterrey draft^[5]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5	Isaac Cuevas	OL	ITESM Monterrey
2	18	Claudio Montalvo	TE	UANL
3	28	Carlos Valdez	RB	UANL
4	37	Oscar Muñoz	DB	UNAM
5	46	Ricardo Angüiz	QB	IPN
6	58	Jorge Castro	OL	IPN

Roster

**Fundidores de Monterrey roster**
Quarterbacks 13 Ricardo Angüiz 8 Shelton Eppler 16 Erik Luján Running backs 32 Brandon Calzoncit 9 Aaron McCallister 29 Abraham Sosa 24 Fernando Villanueva Wide receivers 4 Tavarious Battiste 82 César González 2 Torin Justice 81 Daniel Lozano 85 Daniel Peña 17 Ramsés Ramos 6 Fernando Richarte 83 Marco Sosa Tight ends 39 Tommy Auger 12 Claudio Montalvo		Offensive linemen 71 Jorge Alvarado 66 Max Castellanos 76 Isaac Cuevas 53 Juan Pablo Garza 70 Colton Lamson 58 Emilio Pérez 69 Saúl Sauceda 71 Jorge Luis Villegas 78 Raymundo Vega Defensive linemen 14 Darius Allen 91 Marco Álvarez 42 David Garza 90 Joan Lara 96 Joshua Little 97 Martín Maldonado 3 Uriel Martínez 92 Daniel Moreno 7 Andrew Salas		Linebackers 25 Emilio Castillón 11 Sebastián González 5 Christian Hernández 47 Solomon Jackson 28 Itan Salas 56 Xavier Woodson-Luster Defensive backs 0 Jeremy Cruter 22 Carlos Díaz 21 Javier García 18 Cosme Lozano 1 Prince Robinson 27 Ricardo Sáenz 23 Javier Sánchez 20 Sebastián Sierra Special teams 19 Ricardo Aguilar K
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 04-04-2023

Staff

**Fundidores de Monterrey staff**

	Front office Owners – Fabián Marcos, Carlos Lankenau, David Pérez-Salinas General manager – José Luis Domene Marketing / PR director – Carlos Lankenau Head coach Head coach – Jorge Valdez			Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Alfredo Hernández Running backs – Joel Rodríguez Offensive line – Joaquín Dávila Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jorge Valdez Defensive line – Miguel Ángel Alvarado

Regular season

Standings

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional v t e
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Stk	Qualification
1	Caudillos	10	10	0	362	188	W10	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Dinos	10	7	3	285	252	L1	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Reyes	10	7	3	272	250	W2	Advance to Wild Card
4	Reds	10	6	4	260	189	L2
5	Fundidores	10	6	4	297	237	W3
6	Galgos	10	5	5	214	216	W1
7	Raptors	10	4	6	203	228	L3
8	Mexicas	10	3	7	178	216	W1
9	Gallos Negros	10	1	9	166	364	L1
10	Jefes	10	1	9	201	295	L4
Tiebreakers
1. Head-to-head 2. Points against 3. Average between points scored and points against 4. Best net points in common games 5. Best net points in all games 6. Coin toss

Source: LFA

Schedule

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	5 March	17:00 (UTC–6)	Reds	L 15–31	0–1	Estadio Banorte	Claro Sports	Recap
2	12 March	14:00 (UTC–7)	at Jefes	W 28–21	1–1	Estadio 20 de Noviembre	Claro Sports	Recap
3	19 March	17:00 (UTC–6)	Gallos Negros	W 34–31	2–1	Estadio Banorte	Claro Sports	Recap
4	26 March	17:00 (UTC–6)	Reyes	W 31–7	3–1	Estadio Banorte	Claro Sports	Recap
5	3 April	19:00 (UTC–6)	at Dinos	L 31–38	3–2	Estadio Francisco I. Madero	Claro Sports	Recap
6	16 April	12:00 (UTC–6)	at Raptors	L 14–21	3–3	Estadio José Ortega Martínez	Claro Sports	Recap
7	23 April	17:00 (UTC–6)	Caudillos			Estadio Banorte	TBA	Recap
8	29 April	20:00 (UTC–6)	at Mexicas			Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	TBA	Recap
9	5 May	19:00 (UTC–8)	at Galgos			Estadio Caliente	TBA	Recap
10	14 May	17:00 (UTC–6)	Dinos			Estadio Banorte	TBA	Recap

References

^ "¡Nuevos monarcas! Fundidores derrota a Gallos y se proclama campeón de la LFA". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Reds de CDMX debutan en LFA con victoria ante Fundidores de Monterrey". indeporte.cdmx.gob.mx (in Spanish). Instituto del Deporte de la Ciudad de México. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ Ortega, Héctor (10 April 2023). "Fundidores de Monterrey despide al coach Carlos Strevel". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ Hernández, Emmanuel (17 April 2023). "Suma Fundidores de Monterrey segunda derrota en fila". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "La generación 2023 del Draft LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[1] "¡Nuevos monarcas! Fundidores derrota a Gallos y se proclama campeón de la LFA". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[2] "Reds de CDMX debutan en LFA con victoria ante Fundidores de Monterrey". indeporte.cdmx.gob.mx (in Spanish). Instituto del Deporte de la Ciudad de México. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[3] Ortega, Héctor (10 April 2023). "Fundidores de Monterrey despide al coach Carlos Strevel". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[4] Hernández, Emmanuel (17 April 2023). "Suma Fundidores de Monterrey segunda derrota en fila". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[5] "La generación 2023 del Draft LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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