Misplaced Pages

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.

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

Coaching changes

Regular season

Standings

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

Source: LFA

Schedule

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

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

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
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.

Awards

Players of the week

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

Statistical leaders

References

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

• 2024 in American football
• 2024 in Mexican sports
• LFA seasons