The 2023 LFA season is the eight season of operation (seventh season of play) of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on 4 March and will end on 14 May, with the playoffs beginning on 20 May and ending with the Tazón México VI, on 10 June in Chihuahua City.[1]

2023 LFA season
Duration4 March – 14 May
Tazón México VI
Date10 June
VenueEstadio Olímpico de la UACH, Chihuahua City
ChampionsCaudillos de Chihuahua (1st title)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

Preseason events

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Expansion

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Three new teams joined the league for the 2023 season: Caudillos de Chihuahua (based in Chihuahua City), Jefes de Ciudad Juárez (based in Ciudad Juárez) and Reds de la Ciudad de México (based in Mexico City). The three teams were part of Fútbol Americano de México, but after the league folded in September 2022, they joined the LFA.[2][3][4]

Stadium changes

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Coaching changes

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Off-season

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In-season

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  • Jefes: Randall Mendoza replaced Lorenzo Gathers as the Jefes' head coach.[12]
  • Fundidores: On 10 April, Jorge Valdez replaced Carlos Strevel and Carlos Mendoza as the Fundidores' head coach and defensive coordinator.[13]
  • Gallos Negros: On 15 April, Juan Carlos Maya replaced Rubén Contreras as the Gallos' head coach.[14]

Teams

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach
Caudillos Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 22,000   Federico Landeros
Dinos Saltillo, Coahuila Estadio Francisco I. Madero 16,000   Javier Adame
Fundidores Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Banorte 10,057   Carlos Strevel
Galgos Tijuana, Baja California Estadio Caliente 27,333   Héctor del Águila
Gallos Negros Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600   Rubén Contreras
Jefes Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5,000   Randall Mendoza
Mexicas Iztacalco, Mexico City Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000   Héctor Toxqui
Raptors Naucalpan, State of Mexico Estadio José Ortega Martínez 3,700   Guillermo Gutiérrez
Reds Tlalpan, Mexico City Estadio ITESM CCM 2,500   Raúl Rivera
Reyes Zapopan, Jalisco Fortaleza Azul 5,000   Ernesto Alfaro
Locations of the 2023 LFA teams
Greater Mexico City LFA teams

Regular season

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Standings

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points against

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
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

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Week 1
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Gallos Negros 14–42 Reyes Fortaleza Azul 4 March 17:00 Claro Sports
Raptors 14–24 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Claro Sports
Galgos 24–6 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 5 March 12:00 Claro Sports
Caudillos 20–12 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 14:00 Claro Sports
Reds 31–15 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 18:00 Claro Sports
Week 2
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Dinos 7–32 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM 11 March 13:00 TVC Deportes
Reyes 23–16 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez 17:00 AYM Sports
Mexicas 17–14 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro Claro Sports/AYM Sports
Galgos 16–51 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 AYM Sports
Fundidores 28–21 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 12 March 14:00 Claro Sports
Week 3
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Mexicas 13–17 Reyes Fortaleza Azul 18 March 17:00 TVC Deportes/Claro Sports
Reds 7–25 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 Claro Sports
Jefes 22–26 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 AYM Sports
Raptors 13–27 Galgos Estadio Caliente 19 March 13:00 AYM Sports/Claro Sports
Gallos Negros 31–34 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 18:00 Claro Sports
Week 4
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Galgos 25–36 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM 25 March 13:00
Jefes 22–31 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez 17:00 Claro Sports
Caudillos 42–34 Mexicas Estadio MCA Jaime Labastida 20:00 Claro Sports
Dinos 33–7 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 26 March 17:00 Claro Sports
Reyes 7–31 Fundidores Estadio Banorte Claro Sports
Week 5
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Caudillos 48–14 Reyes Fortaleza Azul 1 April 17:00 Claro Sports
Raptors 15–0 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Claro Sports
Reds 36–21 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 2 April 14:00 Claro Sports
Gallos Negros 13–47 Galgos Estadio Caliente 18:00 Claro Sports
Fundidores 31–38 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 3 April 19:00 Claro Sports
Week 6
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Reyes 14–8 Galgos Estadio Caliente 14 April 20:00 Claro Sports
Gallos Negros 3–34 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM 15 April 13:00
Dinos 19–29 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 Claro Sports
Fundidores 14–21 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez 16 April 12:00 Claro Sports
Mexicas 27–33 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 14:00 Claro Sports
Week 7
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Reds 3–18 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 22 April 13:00 Claro Sports
Jefes 28–35 Reyes Fortaleza Azul 17:00 Claro Sports
Raptors 35–12 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro Claro Sports
Galgos 10–33 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Claro Sports
Caudillos 33–25 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 23 April 17:00 Claro Sports
Week 8
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Raptors 16–33 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM 29 April 13:00
Fundidores 24–8 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 15:00 Claro Sports
Dinos 33–31 Reyes Fortaleza Azul 17:00 Claro Sports
Gallos Negros 13–47 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 Claro Sports
Galgos 27–0 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 30 April 14:00 Claro Sports
Week 9
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Fundidores 40–13 Galgos Estadio Caliente 5 May 20:00 Claro Sports
Reyes 42–37 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM 6 May 13:00
Caudillos 39–36 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez 17:00 Claro Sports
Jefes 30–37 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro Claro Sports
Mexicas 21–38 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Claro Sports
Week 10
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Dinos 34–55 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 11 May 20:00 Claro Sports
Jefes 12–28 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 13 May 19:00 TBD
Reds 10–17 Galgos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Claro Sports
Mexicas 34–6 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez 14 May 12:00 Claro Sports
Reyes 47–22 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 15:00 Claro Sports

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Wild Card Semifinals Tazón México VI
1 Caudillos 34
4 Reds 10 5 Fundidores 20
5 Fundidores 17 1 Caudillos 10
2 Dinos 0
2 Dinos 17
3 Reyes 15 3 Reyes 10
6 Galgos 3

Results

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Wild Card
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Galgos 3–15 Reyes Estadio Tres de Marzo May 20 17:30 Claro Sports
Fundidores 17–10 Reds Estadio ITESM CCM May 21 13:00 Claro Sports
Semifinals
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Fundidores 20–34 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico Universitario de la UACH May 27 TBD Claro Sports
Reyes 10–17 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero May 26 TBD Claro Sports
Tazón México VI
Away Score Home Venue Date Time TV
Caudillos 10–0 Dinos Estadio Olímpico Universitario de la UACH June 10 TBD Claro Sports

Tazón México VI

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Tazón México VI
 
Caudillos vs Dinos
(10-0) (7-3)
10 0
Head Coach: Head Coach:
Federico Landeros Javier Adame
Teams 1C 2C 3C 4C
  Caudillos 0 0 7 3
  Dinos 0 0 0 0
Date: 10 June 2023
Kickoff time: 7 p.m.
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza
Spectators: 18,930
MVP: Octavio González, DE
Referee: Olaf Salmorán
TV:
← V • Tazón México • VII →

The Tazón México VI was held on 10 June 2023 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza in Chihuahua City. The Caudillos became LFA champions, after beating the Dinos by a score of 10–0.

Awards

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Players of the week

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The following were named the top performers during the 2023 season:

Week MVP of the Week Offensive
Player of the Week
Defensive
Player of the Week
1 Tavares Martin Jr. WR
(Reyes)
Eldridge Massington WR
(Galgos)
Javier Dyer DE
(Caudillos)
2 Jeremy Johnson QB
(Caudillos)
Marco Durán QB
(Reds)
Anthony Patrick LB
(Reyes)
3 Aaron McCallister RB
(Fundidores)
Erick Niño QB
(Dinos)
David Richardson DB
(Galgos)
4 Brandon López QB
(Mexicas)
Denzel Strong RB
(Reds)
Jorge Revuelto DB
(Caudillos)
5 Juwan Manigo WR
(Caudillos)
Jeremy Johnson QB
(Caudillos)
Jordan Cry LB
(Raptors)
6 David Perkins QB
(Jefes)
Eduardo Retana WR
(Raptors)
Leondre Crosby LB
(Caudillos)
7 Bruno Márquez QB
(Raptors)
Juwan Manigo WR
(Caudillos)
Joshua Donaldson DB
(Caudillos)
8 Shannon Patrick QB
(Reyes)
Devin Heckstall WR
(Reyes)
Emilio Castillón LB
(Fundidores)
9 Juwan Manigo WR
(Caudillos)
Shannon Patrick QB
(Reyes)
Salvador Cabrera DB
(Reyes)
10 Aaron McCallister RB
(Fundidores)
Shelton Eppler QB
(Fundidores)
Shuan Funnye DL
(Reyes)

References

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  1. ^ "Calendario". LFA.mx. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "La LFA suma el onceavo equipo para la temporada del 2023 dándole la bienvenida a Caudillos". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "La LFA le da la bienvenida a los Jefes". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "La LFA le da la bienvenida oficial a los Reds". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "El Estadio José Ortega Martínez "JOM", la casa de Raptors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Los Reds de la Ciudad de México se unen a la Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional" (in Spanish). Instituto del Deporte de la Ciudad de México. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Reporte Semanal". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Estadio Centro Cultural y Deportivo Borregos, la casa de Reds". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ^ "La Fortaleza Azul, la nueva casa de Reyes". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ Romero, Marcos (4 January 2023). "Galgos presentó su nuevo Head Coach". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ González, Francisco (17 December 2022). "Rubén Contreras es el "Gallo Negro Alfa"". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Rescinde Jefes a Head Coach Lorenzo Gathers" [Jefes fire head coach Lorenzo Gathers]. adiario.mx (in Spanish). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  13. ^ Ortega, Héctor (10 April 2023). "Fundidores de Monterrey despide al coach Carlos Strevel". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  14. ^ González, Francisco (15 April 2023). "Gallos Negros realiza cambios en la plantilla". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2023.