2024 LFA season

2024 LFA season
Duration1 March – 11 May
Tazón México VII
Date8 June
VenueEstadio Corregidora, Querétaro City
ChampionsCaudillos de Chihuahua (2nd title)

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]

Preseason events

Draft

The 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

The Reds sat 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

Stadiums, locations and personnel

Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach
Caudillos Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 22,000 Mexico Federico Landeros
Dinos Saltillo, Coahuila Estadio Francisco I. Madero 16,000 Mexico Javier Adame
Fundidores Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Banorte 10,057 Mexico Jorge Váldez
Galgos Tijuana, Baja California Estadio Caliente 27,333 Mexico Mauricio Loyola
Gallos Negros Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 Mexico Carlos Strevel
Jefes Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5,000 Mexico Eduardo Araujo
Mexicas Iztacalco, Mexico City Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 Mexico Félix Buendía
Raptors Naucalpan, State of Mexico Estadio FES Acatlán 3,000 Mexico Horacio García
Reyes Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Reyes Comude 1,500 Mexico Carlos Rosado
Greater Mexico City LFA teams

Coaching changes

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

Standings

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

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
Pos Team GP W L PF PA Stk Qualification
1Caudillos880252114W8Advance to Semi-finals
2Mexicas853234174L1
3Raptors853181175W2Advance to Wild Card
4Dinos844139171W2
5Fundidores844269207L4
6Jefes835140170W2
7Gallos Negros835126180L1
8Galgos835137197W2
9Reyes817139229L6
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 1
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTime
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

Playoff bracket

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

Tazón México VII
Raptors vs Caudillos
(5–3) (8–0)
14 34
Head Coach: Head Coach:
Horacio García Federico Landeros
Teams 1 2 3 4
Raptors 0077
Caudillos 77137
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 was held on 8 June at the Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro City.[2]

Awards

Players of the week

The following were named the top performers during the 2024 season:

Week Offensive
Player of the Week		 Defensive
Player of the Week
PlayerPos.Team PlayerPos.Team
1 Jeremy JohnsonQBCaudillos Kenneth BradleyLBCaudillos
2 Shelton EpplerQBFundidores Kenneth Bradley (2)LBCaudillos
3 Timothy WhitfieldRBMexicas Jadarius CeasarDEDinos
4 Shelton Eppler (2)QBFundidores Joshua ReedLBFundidores
5 Erick NiñoQBDinos Sergio SchiaffinoDBDinos
6 Kevin CorreaRBRaptors Leondre CrosbyLBCaudillos
7
8
9

Statistical leaders

2024 LFA statistical leaders
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

  1. ↑ "Calendario". LFA.mx. December 7, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Querétaro será sede del Tazón México VII" (in Spanish). January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Caudillos se consagra bicampeón de la LFA" (in Spanish). June 8, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Los 108 picks del Draft LFA 2024" (in Spanish). January 15, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Reds no continuará en la LFA este 2024" (in Spanish). February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Culminó el Draft especial" (in Spanish). January 29, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "La expectativa es positiva con el nuevo Jefe de Ciudad Juárez" (in Spanish). October 12, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Horacio García, el tercer head coach de Raptors". lfa.mx (in Spanish). October 7, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Carlos Rosado, el nuevo Rey de la Perla Tapatía". lfa.mx (in Spanish). October 7, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dominio total para Caudillos, el nuevo bicampeón invicto".
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