2024 LFA season

2024 LFA season
Duration1 March – 5 May
Tazón México VII
Date8 June
VenueEstadio Corregidora, Querétaro City
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The 2024 LFA season is 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 will end on 5 May, with the playoffs beginning on 18 May and ending with the Tazón México VII, on 8 June in Querétaro City.[1][2]

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.[3]

Team changes

The Reds will sit out the 2024 season after the LFA took over the team's operations following the conclusion of the previous season.[4] 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.[5]

Coaching changes

Pre-season
Team Departing Coach New Coach Reference
Jefes José Ángel Reyes (interim) Eduardo Araujo [6]
Raptors Guillermo Gutiérrez Horacio García [7]
Reyes Ernesto Alfaro Carlos Rosado [8]

Teams

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 Valdéz
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

Regular season

Standings

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

Pos Team GP W L PF PA Stk Qualification
1 Mexicas 1 1 0 35 6 W1 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Caudillos 1 1 0 28 12 W1
3 Raptors 1 1 0 31 17 W1 Advance to Wild Card
4 Gallos Negros 1 1 0 27 24 W1
5 Fundidores 0 0 0 0 0
6 Reyes 1 0 1 24 27 L1
7 Jefes 1 0 1 12 28 L1
8 Dinos 1 0 1 17 31 L1
9 Galgos 1 0 1 6 35 L1
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
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 Galgos Estadio Caliente 8 March 21:00
Gallos Negros Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 9 March 15:00
Raptors Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 10 March 12:00
Jefes Fundidores Estadio Banorte 11 March 20:00
Week 3
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Galgos Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán 16 March 16:00
Reyes Mexicas Campo Redskins 19:00
Fundidores Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00
Dinos Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 17 March 14:00
Week 4
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Mexicas Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 23 March 19:00
Gallos Negros Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00
Fundidores Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 24 March 12:00
Raptors Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 14:00
Week 5
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Fundidores Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 4 April 20:00
Mexicas Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán 6 April 16:00
Galgos Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00
Caudillos Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 7 April 12:00
Week 6
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Galgos Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 11 April 20:00
Jefes Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 13 April 15:00
Raptors Fundidores Estadio Banorte 17:00
Caudillos Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 15 April 20:00
Week 7
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Gallos Negros Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán 20 April 16:00
Fundidores Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00
Reyes Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 21 April 14:00
Dinos Galgos Estadio Caliente 22 April 21:00
Week 8
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Mexicas Fundidores Estadio Banorte 27 April 17:00
Caudillos Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00
Reyes Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00
Jefes Galgos Estadio Caliente 21:00
Week 9
Away Score Home Venue Date Time
Dinos Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 4 May 15:00
Galgos Fundidores Estadio Banorte 17:00
Raptors Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00
Gallos Negros Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5 May 14:00

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Wild Card Semifinals Tazón México VII
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Tazón México VII

Tazón México VII
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Teams 1C 2C 3C 4C
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Date: 8 June 2024
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
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The Tazón México VII will be 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 MVP of the Week Offensive
Player of the Week
Defensive
Player of the Week
Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team
1 Jeremy Johnson QB Caudillos Kenneth Bradley LB Caudillos
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Statistical leaders

2024 LFA statistical leaders
Category Player Team Stat
Offense
Passing yards Jeremy Johnson Caudillos 341
Rushing yards Timothy Whitfield Mexicas 150
Receiving yards Devin Heckstall Reyes 172
Touchdowns Jeremy Johnson Caudillos 4
Defense
Tackles Kenneth Bradley Caudillos 9
Sacks Tied 2 2.0
Interceptions Tied 9 1
Special teams
Return yards James Brania-Hopp Gallos Negros 206
Field goals made Tied 3 1

References

  1. ^ "Calendario". LFA.mx. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Querétaro será sede del Tazón México VII" (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Los 108 picks del Draft LFA 2024" (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Reds no continuará en la LFA este 2024" (in Spanish). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Culminó el Draft especial" (in Spanish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ "La expectativa es positiva con el nuevo Jefe de Ciudad Juárez" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Horacio García, el tercer head coach de Raptors". lfa.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Carlos Rosado, el nuevo Rey de la Perla Tapatía". lfa.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.