Sports season
The 2016 LFA season was the inaugural season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional , the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on February 21 and concluded on April 3. The Tazón México I was played on April 10 with the Mayas defeating the Raptors to win the first LFA championship.[ 1]
The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League) was officially presented on January 12, 2016, by Miguel Ángel Mancera , Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[ 2]
Four teams would take part in the first season, all of them, newly created clubs: Condors , Eagles , Mayas and Raptors .[ 3]
All the games would be played at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City , including the championship game, the Tazón México I .[ 4]
Teams played all the opponents twice. At the end of the season, the top two classified teams qualify to the championship game, the Tazón México .
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
Teams in bold qualified to the championship game.
Tazón México I Raptors vs Mayas (4-2) (4-2) 13 29 Head Coach: Head Coach: Rafael Duk Ernesto Alfaro Date: 10, April 2016 Kickoff time: 2 p.m. Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Attendance: 3,000 MVP: Josué Martínez, WR Referee: Jorge Armando Rodríguez TV: • Tazón México • II →
The first edition of the Tazón México was held at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City . The match was contested by Raptors , who finished second in the league with a 4–2 regular season record, and Mayas , who finished first with the same regular season record as their rivals.[ 5]
With three receptions for 53 yards, including two touchdowns, Mayas wide receiver Josué Martínez was selected as the most valuable player of the game.[ 6]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP RAP MAY 1 7:25 2 4 1:15 MAY Omar Cojolum 1-yard touchdown run, Mauricio Morales kick good 0 7 1 2:35 8 79 4:26 MAY 26-yard field goal by Morales 0 10 2 1:54 10 77 5:15 MAY Josué Martínez 5-yard touchdown reception from Marco García, Morales kick good 0 17 2 0:00 8 50 1:54 RAP Enrique Barraza 2-yard touchdown reception from Víctor Martínez, Enrique Barraza kick no good 6 17 3 14:10 2 75 0:50 MAY Cojolum 72-yard touchdown run, Morales kick no good 6 23 3 7:11 1 33 0:06 MAY Martínez 33-yard touchdown reception from García, Morales kick no good 6 29 4 10:04 1 12 0:07 RAP Sergio Flores 12-yard touchdown run, Barraza kick good 13 29 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 13 29
