Galgos de Tijuana
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The Galgos de Tijuana (English: Tijuana Greyhounds) was an American football team based in Tijuana, Mexico. The Galgos competed in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team played its home games at Estadio Caliente.
History
On 9 November 2021, LFA commissioner Alejandro Jaimes announced a franchise in Tijuana would be joining the Reyes de Jalisco as one of the two expansion teams ahead of the 2022 season. The Galgos de Tijuana were established on 17 November, revealing their name, logo and uniforms. The project was undertaken in part by Grupo Caliente, owners of Club Tijuana. Guillermo Ruiz Burguete was announced as the first head coach while wide receiver Luis Araujo was their "franchise player". The first tryout was held at the Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior, Tijuana campus just a few days later, with over 100 player attending. The inaugural roster included 17 players from colleges in Tijuana, three from Ensenada and three from Mexicali.
The Galgos played their first game on 4 March 2022, kicking off the 2022 season against fellow expansion team Gallos Negros de Querétaro at Estadio Caliente with a 9–33 loss. Paul Ortíz kicked a first-quarter field goal for the first points in team history, while Alejandro Meléndez threw the team's first-ever touchdown to Cody Smith in the game's closing minutes. Galgos ended the 2022 season with a 0–6 record, becoming the first LFA team to finish a season with no wins.
Ahead of the 2023 LFA season, the Galgos hired Héctor del Águila as their head coach. They also signed former NFL players Trevone Boykin and Terrance Williams. The Galgos achieved their first-ever victory in their season opener, beating the Mexicas de la Ciudad de México 24–6. They improved their record to 5–5, earning a playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Galgos suffered a 15–3 defeat to the Reyes de Jalisco in the Wild Card game.
Prior to the 2025 LFA season, Galgos announced that it would not participate in the upcoming season in order to fix its financial issues.
Roster
| Quarterbacks 4 Luis Araujo 12 Alek Barrera 5 Trevone Boykin 2 Diego Ruiz Running backs 34 Antonio Guerrero 11 Alejandro Mendoza 21 Héctor Villavicencio Wide receivers 14 Manuel Espriú 81 Mauricio García 83 Alberto Lemus 15 Alejandro Martínez 16 Eldridge Massington 3 Kobe Miranda 22 Tremaine Ross 13 Carlos Santillano 6 Cody Smith 1 Terrance Williams Tight ends 87 Osmar Marentes | Offensive linemen 63 Saúl Alfaro 71 Juan Manuel Candela 78 José Carpio 55 Rodrigo de la Rosa 56 Cris Lira 50 Mario Ojeda 65 Jalen Powell 69 William Rivera 52 Carlos Sánchez Defensive linemen 20 Jonathan Arellano 92 Diego Ibarra 91 Eli Leal 99 Steven Mason 93 Jamal Newman 90 Jorge Ortiz 97 Carlos Ríos 10 Maximiliano Soto | Linebackers 17 Miguel Ángel Canseco 30 Patricio Garza 18 Garret LeBouef 28 René López 27 Michelle Pasillas 9 Issac Pulido 49 Fernando Rubio 54 Felipe Sifuentes 0 LeDevin Smith Defensive backs 8 Enrique Altamirano 7 Fabio González 26 José Gutiérrez 23 David Richardson 24 José Pablo Sánchez Special teams 19 José Manuel Vargas K | ||
| Italics indicate International player updated 27-02-2023 |
Season-by-season
| Season | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2022 | Guillermo Ruiz Burguete | 0 | 6 | .000 | 7th (League) | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Héctor del Águila | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6th (League) | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Reyes 3–15 |
| 2024 | Héctor del Águila | 3 | 5 | .375 | 8th (League) | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 8 | 16 | .333 |