2023 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season

2023 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season
2023 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season
Head coach	Héctor Toxqui
Home field	Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Results
Record	3–7
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 2022; Mexicas de la Ciudad de México; 2024 →;

The 2023 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season is the Mexicas de la Ciudad de México eighth season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fourth under head coach Héctor Toxqui.

Mexicas opened the season with an upset, after losing to Galgos 6–24, in what was Galgos' first victory in its history.^[1] The team won its first game the next week against Gallos Negros, 17–14, in a match played at the Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro.^[2] On Week 6, Mexicas lost against Jefes de Ciudad Juárez, 27–33, in what was the Jefes' first ever LFA victory.^[3]

Draft

2023 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México draft^[4]
Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Cristóbal Luna	OL	UNAM
2	14	Fabrizzio Giombini	DB	FES Acatlán
4	34	Fernando Socorro	LB	UNAM
5	43	Anuar de la Concha	WR	UNAM
5	54	Jaime García	RB	IPN
6	62	Edson Martínez	WR	Anáhuac Norte
7	68	Fernando Rodríguez	WR	UNAM

Roster

**Mexicas de la Ciudad de México roster**
Quarterbacks 13 Brandon López 6 Alejandro Márquez 5 Ricardo Quintana Running backs 42 José Bárcenas 23 Aarón García 30 Mario Salgado 21 Jesús Sosa 3 Noah Whittle Wide receivers 81 Ricardo Castro 2 Christian Gómez 16 Eduardo Jiménez 14 Mario Ortiz 19 Edgar Rincón 17 Ditter Smith 18 Jordan Terrell 84 Guillermo Villalobos		Offensive linemen 65 Eduardo Aguirre 73 Freddy Alvarado 77 Daniel Concepción 61 Ulises Espinosa 79 Oliver González 59 Christopher Hernández 58 Gabriel Luna 75 Abel Oxamendi 72 Roberto Vázquez Defensive linemen 15 Fernando Bermúdez 55 Daniel Ceniceros 8 Diego Magaña 44 Rashad Dillard 12 César Pérez 99 Hiram Ramírez 31 Diego Ruiz		Linebackers 36 Aaron Cook 0 Lennin Ortiz 7 José Luis Santana 34 Fernando Mohedano 52 Federico Solís 50 Alan Zárate 26 Fernando Zárate Defensive backs 10 Jerónimo Arzate 37 Gerardo Camacho 24 Tonatiuh Chagoya 25 Fabricio Giombini 29 Christopher Heredia 1 Ricardo Razo 9 Eldridge Thompson 27 César Torres 20 Tommy Trohatos Special teams 11 Gabriel Amavizca K
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 19-04-2023

Staff

**Mexicas de la Ciudad de México staff**

	Front office Owner – Juan José Aguirre Sporting director – Marco Montes Head coach Head coach – Héctor Toxqui			Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sergio Lavanderos Running backs – Yair Salgado Wide receivers – Enrique Mora Offensive line – Jonathan Cuéllar Offensive line – Juan Carlos Pérez Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Fernando Rodríguez Defensive line – Alberto Campos Defensive backs – Carlos Munguía

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	12:00 (UTC–6)	Galgos	L 6–24	0–1	Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	Claro Sports	Recap
2	11 March	17:00 (UTC–6)	at Gallos Negros	W 17–14	1–1	Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro	Claro Sports/AYM Sports	Recap
3	18 March	17:00 (UTC–6)	at Reyes	L 13–17	1–2	Fortaleza Azul	TVC Deportes/Claro Sports	Recap
4	25 March	20:00 (UTC–6)	Caudillos	L 34–42	1–3	Estadio MCA Jaime Labastida	Claro Sports	Recap
5	1 April	20:00 (UTC–6)	Raptors	L 0–15	1–4	Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	Claro Sports	Recap
6	16 April	14:00 (UTC–6)	at Jefes	L 27–33	1–5	Estadio 20 de Noviembre	Claro Sports	Recap
7	22 April	20:00 (UTC–6)	Reds			Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	TBA	Recap
8	29 April	20:00 (UTC–6)	Fundidores			Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	TBA	Recap
9	6 May	20:00 (UTC–6)	at Dinos			Estadio Francisco I. Madero	TBA	Recap
10	14 May	12:00 (UTC–6)	at Raptors			Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes	TBA	Recap

References

^ Muñoz, Heriberto (5 March 2023). "Galgos de Tijuana consigue su primera victoria en LFA". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ González, Francisco (11 March 2023). "Agónica derrota de Gallos Negros ante Mexicas". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ Mayén, Fernanda (16 April 2023). "Cardiaca primera victoria de Jefes al vencer a Mexicas". LFA.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "La generación 2023 del Draft LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[1] Muñoz, Heriberto (5 March 2023). "Galgos de Tijuana consigue su primera victoria en LFA". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[2] González, Francisco (11 March 2023). "Agónica derrota de Gallos Negros ante Mexicas". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[3] Mayén, Fernanda (16 April 2023). "Cardiaca primera victoria de Jefes al vencer a Mexicas". LFA.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[4] "La generación 2023 del Draft LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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