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.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
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.[ 4]
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 .[ 5] Gallos Negros did not participate in the draft.[ 6]
Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach Caudillos Chihuahua City , Chihuahua Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 22,000 Dinos Saltillo , Coahuila Estadio Francisco I. Madero 16,000 Fundidores Monterrey , Nuevo León Estadio Banorte 10,057 Galgos Tijuana , Baja California Estadio Caliente 27,333 Gallos Negros Querétaro City , Querétaro Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 Jefes Ciudad Juárez , Chihuahua Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5,000 Mexicas Iztacalco , Mexico City Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 Raptors Naucalpan , State of Mexico Estadio FES Acatlán 3,000 Reyes Guadalajara , Jalisco Estadio Reyes Comude 1,500 Carlos Rosado
Locations of the 2024 LFA teams
Greater Mexico City LFA teams
Coaching changes
Regular season
Standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points against
Pos Team GP W L PF PA Stk Qualification 1 Caudillos 8 8 0 252 114 W8 Advance to Semi-finals 2 Mexicas 8 5 3 234 174 L1 3 Raptors 8 5 3 181 175 W2 Advance to Wild Card 4 Dinos 8 4 4 139 171 W2 5 Fundidores 8 4 4 269 207 L4 6 Jefes 8 3 5 140 170 W2 7 Gallos Negros 8 3 5 126 180 L1 8 Galgos 8 3 5 137 197 W2 9 Reyes 8 1 7 139 229 L6 Tiebreakers 1. Head-to-head
Source: LFA
Schedule
Playoffs
Playoff bracket Wild Card Semifinals Tazón México VII 1 Caudillos 20 4 Dinos 17 5 Fundidores 12 5 Fundidores 26 1 Caudillos 34 3 Raptors 14 2 Mexicas 17 3 Raptors 30 3 Raptors 24 6 Jefes 26
Tazón México VII Raptors vs Caudillos (5-3) (8-0) 14 34 Head Coach: Head Coach: Horacio García Federico Landeros Date: 8 June 2024 Kickoff Time: 7 p.m. Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 10,000[ 10] 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 .[ 2]
Awards
Players of the week The following were named the top performers during the 2024 season:
Week Offensive Defensive Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team 1 Jeremy Johnson QB Caudillos Kenneth Bradley LB Caudillos 2 Shelton Eppler QB Fundidores Kenneth Bradley (2) LB Caudillos 3 Timothy Whitfield RB Mexicas Jadarius Ceasar DE Dinos 4 Shelton Eppler (2) QB Fundidores Joshua Reed LB Fundidores 5 Erick Niño QB Dinos Sergio Schiaffino DB Dinos 6 Kevin Correa RB Raptors Leondre Crosby LB Caudillos 7 8 9
Statistical leaders 2024 LFA statistical leaders Category Player Team Stat Offense Passing Yards Shelton Eppler Fundidores 1,596 Touchdowns Shelton Eppler Fundidores 19 Interceptions Trevone Boykin Galgos 8 Rushing Yards Timothy Whitfield Mexicas 535 Touchdowns Timothy Whitfield Mexicas 6 Receiving Yards Tristen Wallace Fundidores 414 Receptions Malik Stanley Caudillos 32 Touchdowns Tied 2 6 Defense Tackles Kenneth Bradley Caudillos 39 Sacks Leondre Crosby Caudillos 5.0 Interceptions Tied 2 3 Special teams Return yards Kick De'John Rogers Raptors 272 Punt Luis González Raptors 84 Field goals made Gabriel Pérez Dinos 7
References ^ "Calendario" . LFA.mx . December 7, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ a b "Querétaro será sede del Tazón México VII" (in Spanish). January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Caudillos se consagra bicampeón de la LFA" (in Spanish). June 8, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024 .^ "Los 108 picks del Draft LFA 2024" (in Spanish). January 15, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Reds no continuará en la LFA este 2024" (in Spanish). February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Culminó el Draft especial" (in Spanish). January 29, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "La expectativa es positiva con el nuevo Jefe de Ciudad Juárez" (in Spanish). October 12, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Horacio García, el tercer head coach de Raptors" . lfa.mx (in Spanish). October 7, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Carlos Rosado, el nuevo Rey de la Perla Tapatía" . lfa.mx (in Spanish). October 7, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .^ "Dominio total para Caudillos, el nuevo bicampeón invicto" .
Federico Landeros 
