2024 LFA season

2024 LFA season
Duration	1 March – 5 May
Tazón México VII
Date	8 June
Venue	Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City

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.

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.

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. 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.

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

Caudillos

Dinos

Reyes

Jefes

Fundidores

Galgos

Gallos Negros

Mexicas

Raptors

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Locations of the 2024 LFA teams

Mexicas

Raptors

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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
Raptors	Guillermo Gutiérrez	Horacio García
Reyes	Ernesto Alfaro	Carlos Rosado

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
1	Caudillos	7	7	0	224	101	W7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Mexicas	8	5	3	234	174	L1
3	Raptors	6	4	2	144	130	W2	Advance to Wild Card
4	Fundidores	7	3	4	224	193	L4
5	Gallos Negros	6	3	3	103	135	L1
6	Jefes	5	2	3	75	101	W2
7	Galgos	6	2	4	87	121	W2
8	Dinos	8	4	4	139	171	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

• Times shown in Mexico Central Standard time (UTC–6).

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 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	PPD	Jefes	Estadio 20 de Noviembre	12 May	14:00

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

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

	Wild Card					Semifinals					Tazón México VII
						1	Caudillos
	4
	5
						2	Mexicas
	3
	6

Tazón México VII

Tazón México VII
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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.

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
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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