Sports season
2024 LFA season Duration 1 March – 11 May Tazón México VII Date 8 June Venue Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City Seasons ← 2023
2025 →
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 ended 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]
Teams
Stadiums, locations and personnel 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 Mexicas Iztacalco , Mexico City Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 Félix Buendía Raptors Naucalpan , State of Mexico Estadio FES Acatlán 3,000 Horacio García Reyes Guadalajara , Jalisco Estadio Reyes Comude 1,500 Carlos Rosado
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Locations of the 2024 LFA teams
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Greater Mexico City LFA teams
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]
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 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
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 0 0 7 7 Caudillos 7 7 13 7
Date: 8 June 2024 Kickoff Time: 7 p.m. Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 10,000[ 9] 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
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 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 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 ^ "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 . ^ "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".
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