| 2016 LFA season | |
| Duration: | 21 February 2016 – 3 April 2016 |
| Finals: | Tazón México I |
| Finals Date: | 10 April 2016 |
| Finals Venue: | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo", Mexico City |
| Finals Champ: | Mayas |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
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]
The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League) was officially presented on January 12, 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]
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.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
Teams in bold qualified to the championship game.
| width=100 | Team | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=35 | width=35 | width=35 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 158 | 99 | L1 | |||||||
| Raptors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 139 | 124 | W4 | |||||||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 139 | W1 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 102 | 173 | L5 |
| Week 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) | ||
| Mayas | 34–6 | Raptors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | February 21 | 11:00 | ||
| 28–30 | Condors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | February 21 | 15:30 | |||
| Week 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) | ||
| 14–45 | Mayas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | February 28 | 11:00 | |||
| 27–29 | Eagles | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | February 28 | 15:30 | |||
| Week 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) | ||
| 26–33 | Mayas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 6 | 11:00 | |||
| Raptors | 40–34 | Condors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 6 | 15:30 | ||
| Week 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) | ||
| Raptors | 13–9 | Mayas | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 13 | 11:00 | ||
| 0–19 | Eagles | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 13 | 15:30 | |||
| Week 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-6) | ||
| 12–33 | Raptors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 20 | 11:00 | |||
| Mayas | 21–18 | Condors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | March 20 | 15:00 | ||
| Week 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Score | Home | Venue | Date | Kickoff (UTC-5) | ||
| 6–20 | Raptors | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | April 3 | 11:00 | |||
| 16–22 | Eagles | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | April 3 | 15:00 | |||
| Tazón México I | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| center|80px | ||||||||||||||||
| width=102px style="background:DarkGreen; color:white" | Raptors | width=10px | vs | width=102px style="background:LightBlue; | Mayas | |||||||||||
| (4-2) | (4-2) | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: | |||||||||||||||
| Rafael Duk | Ernesto Alfaro | |||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Date: 10, April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kickoff time: 2 p.m. | ||||||||||||||||
| Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | ||||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| MVP: Josué Martínez, WR | ||||||||||||||||
| Referee: Jorge Armando Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||
| TV: | ||||||||||||||||
| • Tazón México • II → | ||||||||||||||||
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]