Mexicas de la Ciudad de México
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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. 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. The Mexicas play their home games at the Estadio ITESM CCM.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Team names
- Eagles CDMX (2016–2017)
- Mexicas de la Ciudad de México (2018–present)
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 11 Gabriel Amavizca K | ||
| Italics indicate International player updated 19-04-2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rafael Duk | Estadio Azul (Mexico City) | Raptors de Naucalpan | 17–0 | 6–3 |
Notable players
- Mexico Guillermo Villalobos – WR (2016–2019; 2022)