Mexico | |
Label2: | Seudónimo |
Data2: | El Tri |
Label3: | Federación |
Data3: | Mexican American Football Federation |
Label4: | Confederación |
Data4: | PAFAF |
Label5: | Region |
Data5: | North America |
Label6: | Colors |
Data6: | Green, White & Red |
Label7: | Uniforms |
Label8: | Head coach |
Data8: | Raul Rivera Sanchez |
Header9: | First international |
Data10: | 89–0 (Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) |
Header11: | Biggest win |
Data12: | 89–0 (Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) |
Header13: | Biggest defeat |
Data14: | 6–30 (Canton, Ohio, United States; 9 July 2015) |
Header15: | IFAF World Championship |
Label16: | Appearances |
Data16: | 4 (first in 1999) |
Label17: | Best result |
Data17: | Runner-up (1999, 2003) |
Header18: | IFAF U-19 World Cup |
Label19: | Appearances |
Data19: | 2 (first in 2009) |
Label20: | Best result |
Data20: | Third (2014) |
The Mexico national American football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol americano de México) represents Mexico in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Mexican American Football Federation. Mexico has participated in competitions such as the Aztec Bowl, the IFAF World Championship, and the IFAF Junior World Championship.
Mexico finished second place in both the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship, losing both times to Japan. They did not participate in 2007 but returned to competition in the 2011 Championship. They returned to the podium at the 2015 IFAF World Championship, where they won a bronze medal.
The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.
Year | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 6 | |
2003 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 51 | |
2007 | Did Not Participate | ||||||
2011 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 49 | |
2015 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 72 | |
2025 | TBD |
Mexico's junior team competed in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup in Canton, Ohio from 27 June to 5 July 2009.[3]