The 2024 LFA season was the ninth season of operation (eighth season of play) of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on 1 March and ended on 6 June with the Caudillos de Chihuahua defeating the Raptors de Naucalpanin the Tazón México VII in Querétaro City for their second consecutive league championship.[1][2][3]
| 2024 LFA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 March – 11 May |
| Tazón México VII | |
| Date | 8 June |
| Venue | Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City |
| Champions | Caudillos de Chihuahua (2nd title) |
Preseason events
editDraft
editThe LFA Draft was held on January 13. There were a total of 108 picks, with the Jefes selecting Alonso Gaxiola from Borregos Monterrey with the first overall pick.[4]
Team changes
editThe Reds will sit out the 2024 season after the LFA took over the team's operations following the conclusion of the previous season.[5] A dispersal draft was held on 29 January that resulted in 32 players moving to 8 of the remaining 9 teams, as the Gallos Negros did not participate in the draft.[6]
Teams
editStadiums, locations and personnel
edit| 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 | Jorge Valdéz
|
| Galgos | Tijuana, Baja California | Estadio Caliente | 27,333 | Mauricio Loyola
|
| Gallos Negros | Querétaro City, Querétaro | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 4,600 | Carlos Strevel
|
| Jefes | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | 5,000 | Eduardo Araujo
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| Mexicas | Iztacalco, Mexico City | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 6,000 | Félix Buendía
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| Raptors | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | Estadio FES Acatlán | 3,000 | Horacio García
|
| Reyes | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Estadio Reyes Comude | 1,500 | Carlos Rosado
|
Locations of the 2024 LFA teams
Greater Mexico City LFA teams
Coaching changes
edit| Pre-season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Departing Coach | New Coach | Reference |
| Jefes | José Ángel Reyes (interim) | Eduardo Araujo | [7] |
| Raptors | Guillermo Gutiérrez | Horacio García | [8] |
| Reyes | Ernesto Alfaro | Carlos Rosado | [9] |
Regular season
editStandings
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points against
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Stk | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caudillos | 8 | 8 | 0 | 252 | 114 | W8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Mexicas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 234 | 174 | L1 | |
| 3 | Raptors | 8 | 5 | 3 | 181 | 175 | W2 | Advance to Wild Card |
| 4 | Dinos | 8 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 171 | W2 | |
| 5 | Fundidores | 8 | 4 | 4 | 269 | 207 | L4 | |
| 6 | Jefes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 140 | 170 | W2 | |
| 7 | Gallos Negros | 8 | 3 | 5 | 126 | 180 | L1 | |
| 8 | Galgos | 8 | 3 | 5 | 137 | 197 | W2 | |
| 9 | Reyes | 8 | 1 | 7 | 139 | 229 | L6 | |
| 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
edit- Times shown in Mexico Central Standard time (UTC–6).
| Week 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Reyes | 24–27 | Gallos Negros | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 1 March | 19:00 | ||
| Mexicas | 35–6 | Galgos | Estadio Caliente | 21:00 | |||
| Dinos | 17–31 | Raptors | Estadio FES Acatlán | 2 March | 19:00 | ||
| Jefes | 12–28 | Caudillos | Estadio Olímpico de la UACH | 14:00 | |||
| Week 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Caudillos | 10–3 | Galgos | Estadio Caliente | 8 March | 21:00 | ||
| Gallos Negros | 14–36 | Mexicas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 9 March | 15:00 | ||
| Raptors | 17–33 | Reyes | Estadio Reyes Comude | 10 March | 12:00 | ||
| Jefes | 6–47 | Fundidores | Estadio Banorte | 11 March | 20:00 | ||
| Week 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Galgos | 6–14 | Raptors | Estadio FES Acatlán | 16 March | 16:00 | ||
| Reyes | 20–34 | Mexicas | Campo Redskins | 19:00 | |||
| Fundidores | 28–7 | Gallos Negros | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 19:00 | |||
| Dinos | 7–6 | Jefes | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | 17 March | 14:00 | ||
| Week 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Mexicas | 13–34 | Caudillos | Estadio Olímpico de la UACH | 23 March | 19:00 | ||
| Gallos Negros | 21–6 | Dinos | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | 20:00 | |||
| Fundidores | 35–23 | Reyes | Estadio Reyes Comude | 24 March | 12:00 | ||
| Raptors | 24-17 | Jefes | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | 11 May | 14:00 | ||
| Week 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Fundidores | 20–41 | Dinos | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | 4 April | 20:00 | ||
| Mexicas | 29–21 | Raptors | Estadio FES Acatlán | 6 April | 16:00 | ||
| Galgos | 16–20 | Gallos Negros | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 19:00 | |||
| Caudillos | 49–17 | Reyes | Estadio Reyes Comude | 7 April | 12:00 | ||
| Week 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Galgos | 26–22 | Reyes | Estadio Reyes Comude | 11 April | 20:00 | ||
| Jefes | 23–19 | Mexicas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 13 April | 15:00 | ||
| Raptors | 36–31 | Fundidores | Estadio Banorte | 17:00 | |||
| Caudillos | 39–8 | Dinos | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | 15 April | 20:00 | ||
| Week 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Gallos Negros | 14–25 | Raptors | Estadio FES Acatlán | 20 April | 16:00 | ||
| Fundidores | 34–36 | Caudillos | Estadio Olímpico de la UACH | 19:00 | |||
| Reyes | 0–28 | Jefes | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | 21 April | 14:00 | ||
| Dinos | 20–30 | Galgos | Estadio Caliente | 22 April | 21:00 | ||
| Week 8 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Mexicas | 44–29 | Fundidores | Estadio Banorte | 27 April | 17:00 | ||
| Caudillos | 28-14 | Gallos Negros | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | 19:00 | |||
| Reyes | 0–13 | Dinos | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | 20:00 | |||
| Jefes | 31-36 | Galgos | Estadio Caliente | 21:00 | |||
| Week 9 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Time | ||
| Dinos | 27-24 | Mexicas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | 4 May | 15:00 | ||
| Galgos | 14-45 | Fundidores | Estadio Banorte | 17:00 | |||
| Raptors | 13-28 | Caudillos | Estadio Olímpico de la UACH | 19:00 | |||
| Gallos Negros | 9-17 | Jefes | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | 5 May | 14:00 | ||
Playoffs
editPlayoff bracket
edit| Wild Card | Semifinals | Tazón México VII | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Caudillos | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dinos | 17 | 5 | Fundidores | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 | Fundidores | 26 | 1 | Caudillos | 34 | |||||||||
| 3 | Raptors | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexicas | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Raptors | 30 | 3 | Raptors | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jefes | 26 | ||||||||||||
Tazón México VII
edit| Tazón México VII | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Raptors | vs | Caudillos | |||||||||||||||
| (5-3) | (8-0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | ||||||||||||||||
| Horacio García | Federico Landeros | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date: 8 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kickoff Time: 7 p.m. | |||||||||||||||||
| Stadium: Estadio Corregidora | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 10,000[10] | |||||||||||||||||
| MVP: Jeremy Johnson, QB | |||||||||||||||||
| Favorite: | |||||||||||||||||
| Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
| TV: | |||||||||||||||||
| Announcers: Pablo Viruega (play-by-play), Gabriel Pacheco (analyst), Carlos Rosado (analyst) | |||||||||||||||||
The Tazón México VII will be held on 8 June at the Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro City.[2]
Awards
editPlayers of the week
editThe following were named the top performers during the 2024 season:
| Week | Offensive Player of the Week |
Defensive Player of the Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Team | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1 | Jeremy Johnson | QB | Caudillos | Kenneth Bradley | LB | Caudillos |
| 2 | Shelton Eppler | QB | Fundidores | Kenneth Bradley (2) | LB | Caudillos |
| 3 | Timothy Whitfield | RB | Mexicas | Jadarius Ceasar | DE | Dinos |
| 4 | Shelton Eppler (2) | QB | Fundidores | Joshua Reed | LB | Fundidores |
| 5 | Erick Niño | QB | Dinos | Sergio Schiaffino | DB | Dinos |
| 6 | Kevin Correa | RB | Raptors | Leondre Crosby | LB | Caudillos |
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | ||||||
Statistical leaders
edit| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||||
| Passing | Yards | Shelton Eppler | Fundidores | 1,596 |
| Touchdowns | Shelton Eppler | Fundidores | 19 | |
| Interceptions | Trevone Boykin | Galgos | 8 | |
| Rushing | Yards | Timothy Whitfield | Mexicas | 535 |
| Touchdowns | Timothy Whitfield | Mexicas | 6 | |
| Receiving | Yards | Tristen Wallace | Fundidores | 414 |
| Receptions | Malik Stanley | Caudillos | 32 | |
| Touchdowns | Tied 2 | 6 | ||
| Defense | ||||
| Tackles | Kenneth Bradley | Caudillos | 39 | |
| Sacks | Leondre Crosby | Caudillos | 5.0 | |
| Interceptions | Tied 2 | 3 | ||
| Special teams | ||||
| Return yards | Kick | De'John Rogers | Raptors | 272 |
| Punt | Luis González | Raptors | 84 | |
| Field goals made | Gabriel Pérez | Dinos | 7 | |
References
edit- ^ "Calendario". LFA.mx. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Querétaro será sede del Tazón México VII" (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Caudillos se consagra bicampeón de la LFA" (in Spanish). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Los 108 picks del Draft LFA 2024" (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Reds no continuará en la LFA este 2024" (in Spanish). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Culminó el Draft especial" (in Spanish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "La expectativa es positiva con el nuevo Jefe de Ciudad Juárez" (in Spanish). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Horacio García, el tercer head coach de Raptors". lfa.mx (in Spanish). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Rosado, el nuevo Rey de la Perla Tapatía". lfa.mx (in Spanish). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Dominio total para Caudillos, el nuevo bicampeón invicto".