2020 LFA season

The 2020 LFA season was the fifth season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on February 8 and was to conclude on April 26, with the playoffs beginning on May 1 and ending with the Tazón México V on May 17. Nevertheless, after week 5, on March 16, the LFA announced the suspension of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] and on 29 March 2020 the league confirmed that the season was cancelled.[3]

2020 LFA season
Duration8 February 2020 – 8 March 2020
Tazón México V
DateNot held
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City

Preseason events

Expansion and stadium changes

One new team joined the league: Pioneros, based in Querétaro City.[4] Due to Pioneros joining the LFA and the league failing to secure a tenth expansion team, thus raising the number of teams to nine, the LFA took the decision that the Mayas would not participate in the season, returning in 2021. This decision was also made taking in consideration the change of ownership in the team.[5]

Four teams switched stadiums:

Coaching changes

  • Fundidores: Carlos Strevel replaced Israel González as head coach of the team. González previously coached the team for two seasons (2018 and 2019) reaching playoffs once.[11]
  • Mexicas: Héctor Toxqui was chosen to replace Enrique Zárate as head coach of the team. As of the 2020 season, Mexicas is the only team in the league to have had a different coach for each one of its five seasons.[12]

Draft

The 2020 draft was the largest so far, declaring more than 70 senior players from ONEFA, CONADEIP and FADEMAC for the first time. The draft was held on January 11 at the FES Acatlán facilities.[13]

Draft 2020
Rd Sel. LFA Team Player Pos. University Conf.
SP 1 PionerosJosé Pablo MoralesDBBorregos ITESM QuerétaroLiga Mayor ONEFA
2 CondorsCésar Pérez DuránDLÁguilas Blancas IPNLiga Mayor ONEFA
1 1 PionerosEdgar PadillaLBÁguilas Blancas IPNLiga Mayor ONEFA
2 MexicasJerónimo ArzateCBPumas CU UNAMLiga Mayor ONEFA
3 OsosDaniel RubioRBPotros Salvajes UAEMLiga Mayor ONEFA
4 DinosCarlos MercadoOLBorregos Salvajes MonterreyLiga Premier CONADEIP
5 ArtillerosDiego BedollaOLAztecas UDLAPLiga Premier CONADEIP
6 FundidoresMartín MaldonadoDLBorregos Salvajes MonterreyLiga Premier CONADEIP
7 RaptorsRicardo SainzWR/DBPumas CU UNAMLiga Mayor ONEFA
8 CondorsLuis Adán OchoaDLÁguilas Blancas IPNLiga Mayor ONEFA
2 9 PionerosSaúl AguilarOLAuténticos Tigres UANLLiga Mayor ONEFA
10 MexicasDaniel ConcepciónOLÁguilas Blancas IPNLiga Mayor ONEFA
11 OsosCarlos GarzaLBLeones Anáhuac NorteLiga Mayor ONEFA
12 Fundidores vía DinosJosué Antonio LópezOLÁguilas Universidad Autónoma de ChihuahuaLiga Mayor ONEFA
13 ArtillerosOsvaldo ZumalacarreguiDBAztecas UDLAPLiga Premier CONADEIP
14 FundidoresCosme LozanoDBBorregos Salvajes MonterreyLiga Premier CONADEIP
15 RaptorsAlfonso TrejosDLBurros Blancos IPNLiga Mayor ONEFA
16 CondorsLuis CanelaLBPumas CU UNAMLiga Mayor ONEFA
3 17 Pioneros Ricardo Servín RB Pumas UNAM Acatlán Liga Mayor ONEFA
18 Mexicas Gerardo Rarmírez CB Pumas CU UNAM Liga Mayor ONEFA
19 Osos Hanscel López QB Potros Salvajes UAEM Liga Mayor ONEFA
20 Fundidores vía Dinos Edgar Cortez OL Auténticos Tigres UANL Liga Mayor ONEFA
21 Artilleros Diego Torres LB Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
22 Fundidores Enrique Zepeda LB Auténticos Tigres UANL Liga Mayor ONEFA
23 Raptors Marco Camacho WR Borregos Salvajes México Liga Premier CONADEIP
24 Condors Daniel Murillo DL Pumas CU UNAM Liga Mayor ONEFA
4 25 Mexicas vía Pioneros Brandon López QB Toros Salvajes Chapingo Liga Mayor ONEFA
26 Mexicas Ricardo Razo SS Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
27 Raptors vía Osos Gustavo Orostico DB Burros Blancos IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
28 Fundidores vía Dinos Patricio Garza WR Lobos UAdeC Liga Mayor ONEFA
29 Artilleros Jorge Eduardo Retana WR Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
30 Fundidores Itan Salas LB Auténticos Tigres UANL Liga Mayor ONEFA
31 Raptors Rodrigo Aquino WR Burros Blancos IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
32 Condors Jorge Sámano LB Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
5 33 Mexicas vía Pioneros Mario Ortiz WR Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
34 Mexicas Eduardo Jiménez WR Burros Blancos IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
35 Osos Alejandro Sánchez OL Potros Salvajes UAEM Liga Mayor ONEFA
36 Fundidores vía Dinos Marco Santana QB Lobos UAdeC Liga Mayor ONEFA
37 Artilleros Marco Covarrubias OL Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
38 Fundidores Pick declined
39 Raptors Julio Villarreal DL Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
40 Condors Alberto González K Pumas CU UNAM Liga Mayor ONEFA
6 41 Pioneros Jorge Contreras OL Pumas UNAM Acatlán Liga Mayor ONEFA
42 Mexicas Fernando Hernández Toros Salvajes Chapingo Liga Mayor ONEFA
43 Raptors vía Osos Luis González OL Pumas UNAM Acatlán Liga Mayor ONEFA
44 Dinos Ángel Martínez DL Lobos UAdeC Liga Mayor ONEFA
45 Artilleros Jorge Bravo WR Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
46 Raptors Sean Muzquiz DL Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
47 Condors Mario Alberto Hernández WR Pumas CU UNAM Liga Mayor ONEFA
7 49 Pioneros Pick declined
50 Mexicas Emmanuel Vargas DL Águilas Blancas IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
51 Raptors vía Osos Jorge Guzmán DE Pumas CU UNAM Liga Mayor ONEFA
52 Dinos Andrés Castro DB Lobos UAdeC Liga Mayor ONEFA
53 Artilleros Diego Vásquez WR Lobos BUAP Liga Mayor ONEFA
54 Raptors Eric Remigio WR Búhos IPN Liga Mayor FADEMAC
55 Condors Yannic Hernández DB Burros Blancos IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
8 57 Mexicas Raymundo Mora OL Frailes UT Liga Mayor ONEFA
58 Osos Pick declined
59 Dinos Fernando Gómez WR Auténticos Tigres UANL Liga Mayor ONEFA
60 Artilleros Geovanni Gómez CB Lobos BUAP Liga Mayor ONEFA
61 Raptors Miguel Ríos DL Leones Anáhuac Norte Liga Mayor ONEFA
62 Condors Yair Alejandro Márquez QB Águilas Blancas IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
9 63 Mexicas Sergio Soriano OL Águilas Blancas IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
64 Artilleros Brandon Barrios DB Lobos BUAP Liga Mayor ONEFA
65 Raptors Ozdi Nimrod Barona QB Pumas UNAM Acatlán Liga Mayor ONEFA
66 Condors Gustavo Aguilar RB Pumas UNAM Acatlán Liga Mayor ONEFA
10 67 Mexicas Carlos Climaco RB Burros Blancos IPN Liga Mayor ONEFA
68 Artilleros Diego Ruíz QB Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
69 Raptors César Iván Alanís OL Frailes UT Liga Mayor ONEFA
70 Condors Javier Arceo RB Linces UVM Liga Mayor ONEFA
11 71 Artilleros Kevin Brian Correa RB Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
72 Artilleros Diego Huerta LB Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
73 Artilleros Alberto Adduci Bellizi OL Aztecas UDLAP Liga Premier CONADEIP
  Complementary selections

*In exchange for draft selection in the Mayan draft, Dinos gave Fundidores selections in the second, third, fourth, and fifth round of the 2020 draft. ** In exchange for WR Aldo Narvaes and Josep Acosta, Pioneers gave Mexica selections in the fourth and fifth round of the 2020 draft. *** In exchange for Mayan draft picks, Osos gave Raptors selections in the fourth, sixth, and seventh round of the 2020 draft.

Mayas draft

For the 2020 season, the 8 teams of the LFA made a draft of the Mayas' players who declared themselves eligible to play the 2020 season with some other team in the league, with the intention to continue playing and not lose the pace of competition. Artilleros declined participation by arguing not to be interested in any Mayas' players.

Mayas draft
Rd Sel. LFA Team Player Pos.
1 1MexicasIsaac Medina DL
2Fundidores*Marco García QB
3DinosOmar Cojolum RB
4OsosLeonel Ramírez OL
5RaptorsEdgar White LB
6PionerosRamiro Pruneda OL
7CondorsJosué Martínez WR
2 8MexicasDiego Magaña DL
9Dinos vía FundidoresMariano Vargas OL
10DinosLennin Ortiz RB
11OsosJonathan Segura OL
12RaptorsJesús Sosa Piña RB
13PionerosÁlvaro Camacho QB
14CondorsLuis David Martínez WR
3 15MexicasUriel Ávalos DE
16OsosJuan Vázquez DB
17RaptorsAdan Hernández SS
18Pioneros**Jordi Saldaña FS
19CondorsRicardo Espinoza CB
4 20MexicasUriel López LB
21OsosJosé Falcón CB
22RaptorsChristian Gómez WR
24CondorsLuis Zárate LB
5 20MexicasCarlos Díaz TE
21OsosSebastián Baig LB
22RaptorsEdgar Arroyo RB
24CondorsMarco Morales WR
6 25MexicasJonathan García LB
26OsosGustavo Ramos WR
27RaptorsJosé Garatachea SS
28CondorsFernando Aguirre DL
7 29RaptorsArturo Callejos QB

*He declined his hiring for labor reasons | **Hired by the Raptors

Teams

Team City Stadium Capacity Head coach
North Division
Dinos Saltillo, Coahuila Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 8,000 Mexico Javier Adame
Fundidores Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Borregos 10,057 Mexico Carlos Strevel
Pioneros Querétaro City, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito 4,000 Mexico Rassielh López
Raptors Naucalpan, State of Mexico Estadio José Ortega Martínez 3,700 Mexico Guillermo Gutiérrez
Central Division
Artilleros Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Universitario BUAP 19,283 Mexico Gustavo Torres
Condors Mexico City Estadio ITESM Santa Fe 2,500 Mexico Félix Buendía
Mexicas Mexico City Estadio Perros Negros 2,500 Mexico Héctor Toxqui
Osos Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Fortaleza Siglo XXI 4,000 Mexico Horacio García

Season structure

The training camp began in the first week of November 2019, some teams started early, as the case of Condors and Dinos that began at the end of October. The regular season is played from February to April. Each team faces each of the teams of their respective division twice, once at home and once as a visitor. There will also be 4 games between conferences, each team will have two home games and two visiting. There will be three bye weeks: one between week 5 and 6 and also for teams that enter playoffs between week 10 and the conference finals, and one week before the Tazón México V.

Suspension

On March 16, after Week 5, the league announced the indefinite suspension of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was informed that none of the eight team players were affected by the virus. It was also announced that all the foreign players participating in the league as part of the LFA-CFL agreement would return immediately to their countries.[2]

Cancellation

On April 29, Alejandro Jaimes, the LFA commissioner, announced that the season would be cancelled and that the league would return until 2021.[3]

Regular season

Standings

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

Results

Week 1
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTimeTV
Raptors 13–5 Mexicas Estadio Perros Negros February 7 20:00 Claro Sports
Condors 29–7 Pioneros Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito February 8 12:00 TUDN, Claro Sports
Artilleros 10–12 Dinos Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero February 8 18:30 Claro Sports, Multimedios, RCG TV, Televisa
Fundidores 20–14 Osos Fortaleza Siglo XXI February 9 12:00 Claro Sports, Nuestra Visión (USA)
Week 2
AwayScoreHomeVenueDateTimeTV
Dinos 23–15 Fundidores Estadio Borregos February 14 20:00 Multimedios, Claro Sports, Nuestra Visión (USA)
Mexicas 26–24 Artilleros Estadio Universitario BUAP February 15 12:00 TUDN, Televisa, Claro Sports
Pioneros 2–19 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez February 15 17:00 Claro Sports
Osos 10–27 Condors Estadio ITESM Santa Fe February 16 12:00 Claro Sports
Week 3
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Osos 16–15 Mexicas Estadio Perros Negros February 22 14:00 Claro Sports, TUDN
Raptors 29–30 Dinos Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero February 22 19:00 Multimedios, Claro Sports, RCG TV
Artilleros 18–29 Condors Estadio ITESM Santa Fe February 23 12:00 Claro Sports, Televisa
Fundidores 23–3 Pioneros Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito February 23 15:00 Claro Sports
Week 4
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Mexicas 13–19 Fundidores Estadio Borregos February 28 20:30 Multimedios, Claro Sports
Osos 7–23 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez February 29 17:00 Claro Sports
Dinos 20–26 Condors Estadio ITESM Santa Fe March 1 12:00 Claro Sports
Pioneros 19–24 Artilleros Estadio Universitario BUAP March 14 14:00 Televisa, Claro Sports
Week 5
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Condors 10–27 Mexicas Estadio Perros Negros March 7 12:00 Claro Sports
Fundidores 0–28 Raptors Estadio José Ortega Martínez March 7 17:00 Claro Sports
Pioneros 9–8 Dinos Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero March 7 18:30 Televisa, Claro Sports, RCG TV
Artilleros 31–21 Osos Universidad Siglo XXI March 8 12:00 Claro Sports, Televisa
Week 6
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Fundidores cancelled Dinos Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero March 21 18:30 Televisa, Claro Sports, RCG TV
Artilleros cancelled Mexicas Estadio Perros Negros March 21 19:00 Claro Sports, Televisa
Osos cancelled Condors ITESM Santa Fe March 22 12:00 Claro Sports
Raptors cancelled Pioneros La Pirámide March 22 15:00 Claro Sports
Week 7
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Pioneros cancelled Fundidores Estadio Nuevo León Unido March 27 20:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Condors cancelled Artilleros Estadio Universitario BUAP March 28 14:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Dinos cancelled Raptors José Ortega Martínez March 28 17:00 Claro Sports
Mexicas cancelled Osos Universidad Siglo XXI March 29 12:00 Claro Sports
Week 8
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Fundidores cancelled Artilleros Estadio Universitario BUAP April 4 14:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Osos cancelled Dinos Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero April 4 18:30 Televisa Claro Sports RCG TV
Raptors cancelled Condors ITESM Santa Fe April 5 12:00 Claro Sports
Mexicas cancelled Pioneros La Pirámide April 5 15:00 Claro Sports
Week 9
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Condors cancelled Fundidores Estadio Nuevo León Unido April 17 20:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Pioneros cancelled Osos Universidad Siglo XXI April 18 12:00 Claro Sports
Artilleros cancelled Raptors José Ortega Martínez April 18 17:00 Claro Sports Televisa
Dinos cancelled Mexicas Estadio Perros Negros April 19 13:00 Claro Sports
Week 10
VisitorScoreHomeStadiumDateTimeTV
Raptors cancelled Fundidores Estadio Nuevo León Unido April 24 20:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Osos cancelled Artilleros Estadio Universitario BUAP April 25 14:00 Televisa Claro Sports
Mexicas cancelled Condors ITESM Santa Fe April 25 12:00 Claro Sports
Dinos cancelled Pioneros La Pirámide April 26 15:00 Claro Sports

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