2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season

2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season
Head coachHéctor Toxqui
Home fieldEstadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Results
Record4–2
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Gallos Negros) 7–14

The 2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season was the Mexicas de la Ciudad de México seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their third under head coach Héctor Toxqui. After the 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexicas returned to play in 2022.[1]

Mexicas finished the regular season as the third ranked team with a 4–2 record. The Mexicas were defeated by the Gallos Negros on the Wild Card round 7–14.[2]

Draft

2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México draft[3]
Round Pick Player Position School
1 6 Adrián Cuadra DB UNAM
1 7 Luis Ceniceros DL Anáhuac Norte
3 21 Oliver González OL Anáhuac Norte
4 28 Christopher González DB ITESM Puebla
5 35 Alejandro Márquez QB Anáhuac Norte
6 37 Tonatiuh Chagoya DB Anáhuac Querétaro
6 42 Aarón García RB IPN
7 48 Diego Velasco WR Anáhuac Norte
8 53 José Luis Leal WR FES Acatlán
9 58 Roberto Vázquez OL UVM

Roster

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

Running backs

  • 23 Aarón García
  • 30 Mario Salgado
  • 21 Jesús Sosa
  • 40 Rubén Zendejas

Wide receivers

  •  2 Christian Gómez
  • 16 Eduardo Jiménez
  • 14 Mario Ortiz
  • 19 Edgar Rincón
  • 17 Ditter Smith
  • 11 Diego Velasco
  • 84 Guillermo Villalobos

Tight ends

  • 56 Sergio Soriano
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Eduardo Aguirre
  • 43 Freddy Alvarado
  • 77 Daniel Concepción
  • 61 Ulises Espinosa
  • 79 Oliver González
  • 59 Christopher Morga
  • 75 Abel Oxamendi
  • 73 Jonathan Segura
  • 72 Roberto Vázquez

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Fernando Bermúdez
  • 55 Luis Ceniceros
  • 44 Rashad Dillard
  • 98 Jorge Gamboa
  • 92 Diego Magaña
  • 12 César Pérez
  • 99 Hiram Ramírez
  • 31 Diego Ruiz
Linebackers
  •  8 Miguel Ángel Canseco
  •  1 Diego Oliva
  • 54 Lennin Ortiz
  •  7 José Santana
  • 52 Federico Solís

Defensive backs

  • 32 Jerónimo Arzate CB
  • 22 Tonatiuh Chagoya FS
  • 26 Adrián Cuadra S
  • 24 Ulises Barba CB
  • 10 Andrés Gómez
  •  4 Gerardo Ramírez CB
  •  3 Ricardo Razo SS
  • 27 César Torres

Special teams

  •  9 Javier Ochoa K
  • 20 Samuel Reyes K

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 03-04-2022

Regular season

Standings

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
Pos Team GP W L PF PA Stk Qualification
1 Dinos 6 5 1 133 75 L1 Advance to playoffs
2 Fundidores 6 4 2 132 111 L1
3 Mexicas 6 4 2 122 90 W3
4 Raptors 6 4 2 137 89 W3
5 Reyes 6 3 3 92 129 W2
6 Gallos Negros 6 1 5 95 109 L5
7 Galgos 6 0 6 46 155 L6

Source: LFA

Schedule

Week Date Time Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 5 March 15:00 (UTC–6) Dinos L 7–10 0–1 Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Marca Claro Recap
2 13 March 15:00 (UTC–6) at Raptors W 10–8 1–1 Estadio FES Acatlán Marca Claro Recap
3 18 March 20:00 (UTC–6) at Fundidores L 13–27 1–2 Estadio Banorte Marca Claro Recap
4 26 March 15:00 (UTC–6) Reyes W 46–12 2–2 Estadio MCA Jaime Labastida[A] Marca Claro Recap
5 Bye
6 9 April 15:00 (UTC–5) Gallos Negros W 16–11 3–2 Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Marca Claro Recap
7 22 April 19:00 (UTC–7) at Galgos W 30–22 4–2 Estadio Caliente Marca Claro Recap

Postseason

Schedule

Round Date Time Opponent Result Venue TV Recap
Wild Card 30 April 12:00 (UTC–5) Gallos Negros L 7–14 Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" Marca Claro Recap

Awards

The following Mexicas players were awarded at the 2022 LFA Gala.[5]

Player Position Award
Rubén Zendejas RB Offensive Rookie of the Year
Luis Ceniceros DL Defensive Rookie of the Year

Notes

  1. ^ The match between Reyes and Mexicas originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" changed venues due to poor field conditions after Vive Latino 2022.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pacheco, Gabriel (8 April 2021). "Nos vemos en el 2022; LFA cancela de nuevo su temporada". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Comodines: Mexicas vs Gallos Negros". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Los picks del Draft 2022". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Comunicado Oficial". Facebook (Press release). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ganadores de la segunda Gala LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.