Sports league 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]
News [ ]
The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League) was officially presented on January 12th, 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]
Regular season [ ]
Structure [ ]
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 .
Standings [ ]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against
Teams in bold qualified to the championship game.
Results [ ]
Tazón México I [ ]
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]
Box score [ ]
Raptors vs. Mayas – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Raptors
0
6
0 7 13
Mayas
10
7
12 0 29
at Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" , Mexico City
Date : April 10, 2016Game time : 14:00 UTC-5 Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 3,000Referee : Jorge Armando RodríguezReport
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
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