Mexicas de la Ciudad de México

The Mexicas de la Ciudad de México, also called Mexicas LFA or Mexicas CDMX, are an American football team based in Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico.[1] The team was founded in 2015 with the name of Eagles, and is one of the four charter members of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico.[2] The Mexicas play their home games at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo".

Mexicas de la Ciudad de México
Team logo
Established4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)
Based inMexico City, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Head coachHéctor Toxqui
Owner(s)Juan José Aguirre
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
ColoursRed, black and white
     
Nickname(s)La Sangre Mexica (Mexica blood)
Tazón México championships1 2018 (III)
Division Championships1 (2018)

History

The team was founded on 4 November 2015, one of the four original franchises of the LFA. The team hoped to draw fans from the local university, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. The IPN football team, the Águilas Blancas (White Eagles), were one of the most popular teams in ONEFA and their team colors are cherry and white. For these reasons, the LFA franchise chose Eagles as their nickname and adopted similar colors of red and white. Antonio Sandoval was hired as the Eagles first head coach.[3]

The Eagles played their first game of the inaugural LFA season on 21 February 2016, losing 28-30 against the Condors. The Eagles would get their first victory seven days later, defeating the Raptors 29–27. Finishing with a record of 3–3 in their first season, the Eagles fell short of qualifying for the playoffs.

José Campuzano replaced Sandoval as head coach for 2017. In his first year, he led the Eagles to a 4–3 record, and an appearance in the playoffs. But in the Central Division Championship Game, the Eagles were crushed by the Mayas, 40–18.[4]

In its first two seasons, all LFA teams were directly administered by the league. Prior to the 2018 season, the LFA decided to allow the franchising of its teams. On 5 October 2017, the Eagles were acquired by Marco Antonio Conde, director of the Universidad del Conde de Coatepec, Veracruz. With the arrival of Conde, the Eagles were renamed as Mexicas, a nickname used by the sports teams of the aforementioned university. The team colors of red and white were changed to red and black.[5]

With a new nickname and new team colors, the team also had yet another new head coach to open a season. Rafael Duk equaled the previous season results, taking the Mexicas to a 4–3 record. The team generated controversy by refusing to play in Week 3 against the Dinos Saltillo, after a serious knee injury to wide receiver Mubalama Massimango that occurred in Week 1, and was not properly attended to by the LFA. Although the league recognized that there was an administrative problem with the medical expenses insurance policy, the team was punished for its forfeit, and had to pay a fine of $657,820.00 MXN (approximately US$32,000), and would have to change their franchisee for the 2019 season.[6]

Despite the controversy, the team on the field excelled. Unlike the 2017 team that stumbled in the playoffs, the Mexicas were able to win the Central Division Championship Game by defeating the Mayas 27–17. On 22 April 2018 at Estadio Azul, the Mexicas made the most of their first appearance in the Tazón México, shutting out the Raptors 17–0 for their first LFA title.[7]

In September 2018, the new team franchisees announced they would to move the site of their home stadium to Campo del Casco de Santo Tomás starting with the 2019 season.[8]

In 2019, the team had its worst season since its inception, finishing with a 2–6 record and becoming the first defending champion to fail to qualify for the playoffs.[9]

Team names
  • Eagles CDMX (2016–2017)
  • Mexicas de la Ciudad de México (2018–present)

Roster
Mexicas de la Ciudad de México roster
Quarterbacks
  • 13 Brandon López
  •  6 Alejandro Márquez
  •  5 Ricardo Quintana

Running backs

  • 42 José Bárcenas
  • 23 Aarón García
  • 30 Mario Salgado
  • 21 Jesús Sosa
  •  3 Noah Whittle

Wide receivers

  • 81 Ricardo Castro
  •  2 Christian Gómez
  • 16 Eduardo Jiménez
  • 14 Mario Ortiz
  • 19 Edgar Rincón
  • 17 Ditter Smith
  • 18 Jordan Terrell
  • 84 Guillermo Villalobos
 Offensive linemen
  • 65 Eduardo Aguirre
  • 73 Freddy Alvarado
  • 77 Daniel Concepción
  • 61 Ulises Espinosa
  • 79 Oliver González
  • 59 Christopher Hernández
  • 58 Gabriel Luna
  • 75 Abel Oxamendi
  • 72 Roberto Vázquez

Defensive linemen

  • 15 Fernando Bermúdez
  • 55 Daniel Ceniceros
  •  8 Diego Magaña
  • 44 Rashad Dillard
  • 12 César Pérez
  • 99 Hiram Ramírez
  • 31 Diego Ruiz
 Linebackers
  • 36 Aaron Cook
  •  0 Lennin Ortiz
  •  7 José Luis Santana
  • 34 Fernando Mohedano
  • 52 Federico Solís
  • 50 Alan Zárate
  • 26 Fernando Zárate

Defensive backs

  • 10 Jerónimo Arzate
  • 37 Gerardo Camacho
  • 24 Tonatiuh Chagoya
  • 25 Fabricio Giombini
  • 29 Christopher Heredia
  •  1 Ricardo Razo
  •  9 Eldridge Thompson
  • 27 César Torres
  • 20 Tommy Trohatos

Special teams

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 19-04-2023

Staff
Mexicas de la Ciudad de México staff
Front office
  • Owner – Juan José Aguirre
  • Sporting director – Marco Montes

Head coach

  • Head coach – Héctor Toxqui
   Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Sergio Lavanderos
  • Running backs – Yair Salgado
  • Wide receivers – Enrique Mora
  • Offensive line – Jonathan Cuéllar
  • Offensive line – Juan Carlos Pérez

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Fernando Rodríguez
  • Defensive line – Alberto Campos
  • Defensive backs – Carlos Munguía

Season-by-season
Season Head coach Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2016 Antonio Sandoval 3 3 .500 3rd (League) – – – –
2017 José Campuzano 4 3 .571 2nd (Central) 0 1 .000 Lost Central Division Championship at (Mayas) 18–48
2018 Rafael Duk 4 3 .571 2nd (Central) 2 0 1.000 Won Central Division Championship at (Mayas) 27–17
Won Tazón México III (vs Raptors) 17–0
2019 Enrique Zárate 2 6 .250 4th (Central) – – – –
2020 Héctor Toxqui 2 3 .400 2nd (Central) Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Héctor Toxqui 4 2 .667 3rd (League) 0 1 .000 Lost Wild Card round (Gallos Negros) 7–14
2023 Héctor Toxqui 3 7 .300 8th (League)
Total 23 27 .460 2 2 .500

Championships

Tazón México championships
Year Coach Location Opponent Score Record
2018Rafael DukEstadio Azul (Mexico City)Raptors de Naucalpan17–06–3

Notable players

References
  1. "EQUIPOS". Lfa.mx. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "Presentaron la Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional en México". ADN Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. "Pepe Campuzano será nombrado coach de Eagles en la LFA". globalmedia.mx (in Spanish). 4 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. "Mexicas LFA, la evolución de Eagles que busca mejores resultados". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. "LFA dice que malentendido causó suspensión de juego Dinos-Mexicas". Milenio (in Spanish). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. "Mexicas campeón del Tazón México III". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. "Alianza Mexicas LFA-IPN". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. "Raptors único calificado y Mexicas eliminado en jornada 7 de la LFA". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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