# 2019 LFA season

The 2019 LFA season was the fourth season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on February 22 and concluded on April 14. The playoffs commenced on April 26 and concluded on May 12 with the Condors defeating the Raptors to win the Tazón México IV.

## Preseason events
### Expansion and stadium changes

Two new teams joined the league for the 2019 season: Artilleros Puebla, based in Puebla, and Osos Toluca, based in Toluca, State of Mexico. This expansion raises the number of teams in the league to eight.
During the first LFA season, the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" hosted all the league's teams. Nevertheless, 2019 will be the first season in which none of the teams would play there, due to the fact that the stadium is now working as shelter for Central American migrants.
* Condors was supposed to be the only team playing at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo", but moved to the ITESM Santa Fe stadium in the district of Santa Fe after Mexico City's government designed the "Palillo" Martínez stadium as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants.
* Mayas moved from the "Palillo" Martínez to the Estadio Wilfrido Massieu, which is regularly used by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional Águilas Blancas college football team.
* Mexicas also moved from the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" to the Casco de Santo Tomás, the training ground of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional football teams.
* Raptors moved from the Estadio José Ortega Martínez to the field of the National Autonomous University of Mexico Acatlán campus.

### Draft

The 2019 Draft was regional, that is, each team chose players graduated from universities in their region. In the case of Artilleros Puebla and Osos Toluca , being unique teams in their region, they had no competition in their player selections. The Draft was held on January 12 at the FES Acatlán facilities . There were nine rounds, 6 normal and 3 complementary. The selections were as follows:
Draft 2019 :
| Rd | Sel. | LFA Team | Player | Pos. | University | Conf. |
| 1 | 1 | Fundidores | Maximiliano Soto | DL | Borregos Salvajes ITESM | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 1 | 2 | Condors | * Aldo Alejandro Narváez | WR | Águilas Blancas IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 1 | 3 | Dinos | Víctor Alejandro Sánchez | LB | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 1 | 4 | Mayas | Jesús Augusto Sosa | RB | Burros Blancos IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 1 | 5 | Raptors | José David Casarrubias | DL | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 1 | 6 | Mexicas | José Ulises Espinosa | DL | Águilas Blancas IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 1 | 7 | Artilleros | Carlos Sebastián Olvera | WR | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 1 | 8 | Osos | Enrique Gerardo Yenny | K | Borregos ITESM Toluca | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 2 | 9 | Fundidores | Uriel Martínez | DL | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 10 | Condors | César Torres | DB | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 11 | Dinos | Jesús Gerardo Rendón | WR | Lobos UAdeC | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 12 | Mayas | Luis Fernando Zárate | LB | Burros Blancos IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 13 | Raptors | Topilitzin Silva | LB | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 14 | Mexicas | Emmanuel Carpio | DL | Toros Salvajes UACH | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 2 | 15 | Artilleros | Juan Manuel Márquez | DB | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 2 | 16 | Osos | Ulises Alberto Garduño | LB | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 17 | Fundidores | Jesús David Alanís | DL | Lobos UAdeC | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 18 | Condors | Irwin Heriberto Zuviri | DL | Águilas Blancas IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 19 | Dinos | Erick Cázares | DB | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 20 | Mayas | Jair Alonso Juárez | DL | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 21 | Raptors | Alejandro Arce | QB | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 22 | Mexicas | Oscar Lenard Vara | LB | Centinelas CGP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 3 | 23 | Artilleros | Alan Eduardo Méndez | LB | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 3 | 24 | Osos | Daniel Becerril | WR | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 25 | Fundidores | Rubén Martínez | RB | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 26 | Condors | Rafael Adrián Gómez | WR | Burros Blancos IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 27 | Dinos | Yael de Jesús Romero | WR | Lobos UAdeC | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 28 | Mayas | Marco Antonio Morales | WR | Burros Blancos IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 29 | Raptors | Oscar Daniel Larios | RB | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 30 | Mexicas | Edgar Ángeles Castañeda | LB | Frailes UT | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 4 | 31 | Artilleros | Juan Manuel Gray | OL | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 4 | 32 | Osos | Jesús Eduardo Estrada | DL | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 33 | Fundidores | Carlos Alberto Díaz | DB | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 34 | Condors | Rodrigo Omar Garfias | DB | Centinelas CGP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 35 | Dinos | Luis Eduardo Mireles | TE | Correcaminos UAT | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 36 | Mayas | Juan Salvador Vázquez | DB | Toros Salvajes UACH | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 37 | Raptors | Andrés Aguilar | RB | Pumas UNAM Acatlán | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 38 | Mexicas | Sergio Enrique Martínez | QB | Pumas UNAM Acatlán | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 5 | 39 | Artilleros | Anwar de Jesús Ramírez | RB | Borregos ITESM Puebla | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 5 | 40 | Osos | Elías González | OL | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 41 | Fundidores | Alejandro Emmanuel Palomo | DL | Corecaminos UAT Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 42 | Condors | Omar Torres Valle | WR | Centinelas CGP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 43 | Dinos | Adrián Azahel García | DL | Correcaminos UAT | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 44 | Mayas | Enrique Hernán Benavides | QB | Pumas UNAM Acatlán | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 45 | Raptors | Ian Uriel Mompala | DB | Centinelas CGP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 46 | Mexicas | Manuel Ignacio Martínez | WR | Águilas Blancas IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 6 | 47 | Artilleros | Manuel Eduardo Hernández | DB | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 6 | 48 | Osos | Rodrigo García | OL | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 49 | Fundidores | Osvaldo Sánchez | DL | Corecaminos UAT Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 50 | Condors | Diego Carsolio | K | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 51 | Dinos | Hermillo Jesús Corral | DL | Corecaminos UAT Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 52 | Mayas | Carlos Missael Mansilla | OL | Toros Salvajes UACH | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 53 | Raptors | Víctor Francisco Fosado | WR | Pumas UNAM Acatlán | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 54 | Mexicas | Ángel Alexis González | DL | Frailes UT | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 55 | Artilleros | Andrés Fernández | OL | Lobos BUAP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 7 | 56 | Osos | Mario Alberto González | WR | Potros Salvajes UAEM | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 57 | Fundidores | Roberto Alejandro Avilán | RB | Corecaminos UAT Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 58 | Condors | Pedro Arturo Martell | OL | Frailes UT | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 59 | Mayas | Luis David Martínez | WR | Burros Blancos IPN | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 60 | Raptors | Samuel Hazel González | RB | Centinelas CGP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 61 | Mexicas | Jesús Flores | WR | Pumas UNAM Acatlán | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 8 | 62 | Artilleros | Guillermo Calderón | DL | Aztecas UDLAP | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 9 | 63 | Mayas | Jesús Ramsés Guerrero | OL | Leones UA Norte | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 9 | 64 | Artilleros | Gabriel Amavizca | K | Lobos BUAP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
| 9 | 65 | Artilleros | Mauricio Francisco Valverde | RB | Borregos ITESM Puebla | Liga Premier CONADEIP |
| 9 | 66 | Artilleros | José Irvin Nuñez | OL | Lobos BUAP | Liga Mayor ONEFA |
* Not signed with Condors but with Mexicas.

### CFL–LFA draft

In November 2018, the LFA signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with the CFL to share resources and to allow for at least one CFL game to be played in Mexico, as well as lay the ground work for special Mexican-specific editions of the CFL Combine and CFL Draft.
On January 11, 2019, 51 players from the LFA and Mexican college ranks were announced as participants in a combine to beheld on January 13 and a 27-player draft to be held on January 14, 2019. Each CFL team sent scouts and were reported to likely receive four picks.
27 players were chosen from an invited pool of 51 Mexican players: 34 from the LFA and 17 seniors from Mexican university teams.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach |
| North Division |||||
| Dinos | Saltillo, Coahuila | Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | 8,000 | Javier Adame |
| Fundidores | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Estadio Nuevo León Unido | 1,500 | Israel González |
| Osos | Toluca, State of Mexico | Universidad Siglo XXI | 4,000 | Horacio García Aponte |
| Raptors | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | FES Acatlán | 3,000 | Guillermo Gutiérrez |
| Central Division |||||
| Artilleros | Puebla City, Puebla | Estadio Templo del Dolor | 4,500 | Gustavo Torres |
| Condors | Mexico City | ITESM Santa Fe | 2,000 | Félix Buendía |
| Mayas | Mexico City | Estadio Wilfrido Massieu | 13,000 | Francisco Chaparro |
| Mexicas | Mexico City | Casco de Santo Tomás | 2,000 | Enrique Zárate |

## Regular season
### Standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
North Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Div | Stk |
| Raptors | 8 | 6 | 2 | 210 | 118 | 5–1 | W4 |
| Fundidores | 8 | 3 | 5 | 134 | 133 | 3–3 | W1 |
| Dinos | 8 | 3 | 5 | 110 | 125 | 2–4 | L2 |
| Osos | 8 | 2 | 6 | 116 | 226 | 2–4 | L1 |
Central Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Div | Stk |
| Condors | 8 | 6 | 2 | 205 | 150 | 4–2 | W1 |
| Mayas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 130 | 129 | 4–2 | W2 |
| Artilleros | 8 | 5 | 3 | 145 | 131 | 3–3 | L1 |
| Mexicas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 170 | 1–5 | L4 |

### Results

Week 1 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Dinos | 13–26 | Fundidores | Estadio Nuevo León Unido | February 22 | 21:00 |
| Osos | 12–48 | Raptors | FES Acatlán | February 23 | 16:00 |
| Condors | 21–13 | Mayas | Estadio Azul | February 24 | 12:00 |
| Artilleros | 29–12 | Mexicas | Estadio Azul | February 24 | 16:00 |
Week 2 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Fundidores | 29–30 | Osos | Universidad Siglo XXI | March 2 | 13:00 |
| Raptors | 21–7 | Dinos | Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | March 2 | 18:00 |
| Mexicas | 3–13 | Mayas | Estadio Wilfrido Massieu | March 3 | 12:00 |
| Condors | 22–15 | Artilleros | Estadio Templo del Dolor | March 3 | 15:00 |
Week 3 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Raptors | 21–31 | Fundidores | Estadio Nuevo León Unido | March 8 | 21:00 |
| Dinos | 22–10 | Osos | Universidad Siglo XXI | March 10 | 12:00 |
| Mexicas | 22–18 | Condors | ITESM Santa Fe | March 10 | 15:00 |
| Artilleros | 7–14 | Mayas | Estadio Wilfrido Massieu | March 10 | 15:00 |
Week 4 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Osos | 6–17 | Artilleros | Estadio Templo del Dolor | March 16 | 15:00 |
| Dinos | 13–16 | Mayas | Estadio Wilfrido Massieu | March 17 | 12:00 |
| Fundidores | 13–15 | Condors | Campo ITESM Santa Fe | March 17 | 12:00 |
| Raptors | 23–29 | Mexicas | Casco de Santo Tomás | March 17 | 15:00 |
Week 5 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Fundidores | 0–8 | Dinos | Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | March 23 | 18:00 |
| Mayas | 13–20 | Raptors | FES Acatlán | March 24 | 12:00 |
| Mexicas | 20–21 | Artilleros | Estadio Templo del Dolor | March 24 | 12:00 |
| Condors | 54–30 | Osos | Campo Universidad Siglo XXI | March 24 | 15:00 |
Week 6 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) |
| Artilleros | 7–6 | Fundidores | Estadio Nuevo León Unido | March 29 | 21:00 |
| Raptors | 28–6 | Osos | Universidad Siglo XXI | March 30 | 13:00 |
| Mexicas | 20–28 | Dinos | Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | March 30 | 18:00 |
| Mayas | 14–33 | Condors | ITESM Santa Fe | March 31 | 12:00 |
Week 7 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-5) |
| Osos | 13–12 | Dinos | Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero | April 6 | 18:00 |
| Mayas | 22–12 | Mexicas | Casco de Santo Tomás | April 7 | 12:00 |
| Fundidores | 13–30 | Raptors | FES Acatlán | April 7 | 12:00 |
| Artilleros | 29–26 | Condors | Campo ITESM Santa Fe | April 7 | 15:00 |
Week 8 :
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-5) |
| Osos | 9–16 | Fundidores | Estadio Nuevo León Unido | April 12 | 21:00 |
| Dinos | 7–19 | Raptors | FES Acatlán | April 13 | 16:00 |
| Condors | 16–14 | Mexicas | Casco de Santo Tomás | April 14 | 12:00 |
| Mayas | 25–20 | Artilleros | Estadio Templo del Dolor | April 14 | 15:00 |

### Statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Position | Team | Statistic |
| Passing |||||
| Yards | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 2,344 |
| Touchdowns | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 18 |
| Interceptions | Ricardo Quintana Diego Pérez Arvizu Alvaro Camacho | QB QB QB | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México Condors CDMX Mayas CDMX | 8 |
| Completions | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 192 |
| Attempts | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 313 |
| Completion percentage | José Manuel Fernández Chávez | QB | Osos de Toluca | 100.00% |
| Rushing |||||
| Yards | Luis Humberto Lopez Tinoco | RB | Condors CDMX | 504 |
| Touchdowns | Dan Ávilla | RB / WR | Raptors de Naucalpan | 5 |
| Attempts | Dan Ávila | RB / WR | Raptors de Naucalpan | 97 |
| Yards per attempt | Fernando Richarte | WR | Dinos de Saltillo | 21.0 |
| Receiving |||||
| Yards | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 921 |
| Touchdowns | Sebastián Olvera | WR | Artilleros de Puebla | 8 |
| Receptions | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 58 |
| Targets | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 88 |
| Yards per reception | Marcelo Zumalacárregui Taboada | WR | Artilleros de Puebla | 32.0 |
| Defensive |||||
| Sacks | José David Casarrubias Santiago | DL | Raptors de Naucalpan | 10 |
| Assisted sacks | Felix Roberto Guerrero Sanchez | DL | Raptors de Naucalpan | 3 |
| Tackles | Miguel Angelo Canseco Larios | LB | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 42 |
| Assisted tackles | Miguel Angelo Canseco Larios | LB | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 17 |
| Interceptions | Fernando Ramírez Paredes | DB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 5 |
| Pick sixes | Carlos Fernando Espinoza Carvajal Julián Darrell Crandall | DB DB / WR | Condors CDMX Osos de Toluca | 2 |
| Pass deflections | Sergio Schiaffino | DB | Dinos de Saltillo | 14 |
| Forced fumbles | Juan Francisco González Delgado Miguel Angelo Canseco Larios | DL LB | Mayas CDMX Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 3 |
| Touchdowns | Carlos Fernando Espinoza Carvajal Julián Darrell Crandall | DB DB / WR | Condors CDMX Osos de Toluca | 2 |
| Kicking |||||
| PATs made | Diego Carsolio Urban | K | Raptors de Naucalpan | 24 |
| PAT attempts | Diego Carsolio Urban | K | Raptors de Naucalpan | 24 |
| Field goals made | Diego Carsolio Urban Alan Alessandro Paoli García | K K | Raptors de Naucalpan Condors CDMX | 16 |
| Field goal attempts | Diego Carsolio Urban Alan Alessandro Paoli García | K K | Raptors de Naucalpan Condors CDMX | 16 |
| Points | Diego Carsolio Urban | K | Raptors de Naucalpan | 72 |
| Returning |||||
| Total returns | Sergio Enrique Barbosa Garcia | WR | Dinos de Saltillo | 22 |
| Total return yards | Sergio Enrique Barbosa Garcia | WR | Dinos de Saltillo | 453 |
| Yards per return | Jesús David Rosales Robles | HB | Raptors de Naucalpan | 39.0 |
| Punt returns | Sergio Enrique Barbosa Garcia | WR | Dinos de Saltillo | 13 |
| Punt return yards | Sergio Enrique Barbosa Garcia | WR | Dinos de Saltillo | 191 |
| Kickoff returns | Kamaal McIlwain | CB | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | 14 |
| Kickoff return yards | Allan Fernando Rosado Alvares | RB | Condors CDMX | 281 |
| Total return touchdowns | Sergio Enrique Barbosa Garcia Edgar Josué Arroyo Flores Jesús David Rosales Robles | WR RB HB | Dinos de Saltillo Mayas CDMX Raptors de Naucalpan | 1 |
| Source: LFA |||||

## Playoffs
### Playoff bracket

| Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Tazón Mexico IV | Tazón Mexico IV | Tazón Mexico IV |
| C2 | Mayas | 13 | | | |
| C1 | Condors | 18 | | | |
| C1 | Condors | 18 | C1 | Condors | 20 |
| | | | N1 | Raptors | 16 |
| N2 | Fundidores | 47 | N1 | Raptors | 16 |
| N1 | Raptors | 53* | | | |
    * Indicates overtime victory

## Tazón México IV

The Tazón México IV was held on May 12, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at the Estadio Azul in Mexico City, with a record attendance for the LFA of 18,000 fans present. The commissioner of the CFL, Randy Ambrossie, was the great guest of the event and together with Alejandro Jaimes, commissioner of the LFA, and Gabriel Soto, they started the fourth edition of the Tazón México. Álex Lora performed the national anthem. The Condors became LFA champions, after beating the Raptors by a score of 20-16 in a somersault game and it was the most cardiac edition in the history of Tazón México, decided in the last 30 seconds of the game. The MVP of the match was Diego Arvizu "El Comandante" (QB) Condors.
| Quarter | Time | Series | Series | Series | Team | Annotations | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yds | TOP | Team | Annotations | RAP | CON |
| 1 | 9:37 | 2 | 75 | 0:54 | CON | Touchdown, 60-yard run by RB Luis H. López Tinoco; the extra point is no good (K Alan Paoli) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 7:40 | 12 | 75 | 5:46 | RAP | Touchdown, 7-yard pass from QB Bruno Márquez to WR Antonio Tenorio; the extra point is no good (K Diego Carsolio) | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 5:08 | 6 | 17 | 2:10 | RAP | Field goal, 19 yards from K Diego Carsolio | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 3:20 | | | | CON | Touchdown, 5-yard run of QB Diego Pérez Arvizu; the extra point is good (K Alan Paoli) | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | 7:55 | | | | RAP | Touchdown, 43-yard pass from QB Bruno Márquez to WR Diego Yañes; the extra point is good (K Diego Carsolio) | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | 4:25 | | | | CON | Touchdown, 55-yard pass from QB Diego Pérez Arvizu to WR Andrés Salgado; the extra point is good (K Alan Paoli) | 16 | 20 |

## Awards

Following the season, awards are shown the best of the 2019 season.
| Award | Winner | (Position) | Team |
| MVP of the season | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors |
| Coach of the year | Félix Buendía | HC | Condors |
| Rookie of the Year | Sebastián Olvera | WR | Artilleros |
| Offensive player of the year | Bruno Márquez | QB | Raptors |
| Defensive player of the year | David Casarrubias | DL | Raptors |
| Best Offensive Lineman | Diego Kuhlmann | OL | Osos |
| Best defensive lineman | Francisco Krauss | DL | Fundidores |
| Best deep threat | Jordi Saldaña | WR | Mayas |
| Best linebacker | Miguel Canseco | LB | Mexicas |
| Best runner | Luis Lopez Tinoco | RB | Condors |
| Best receiver | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | Mexicas |