2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season

2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season
2022 Mexicas de la Ciudad de México season
Head coach	Héctor Toxqui
Home field	Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Results
Record	4–2
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Gallos Negros) 7–14
	← 2021; Mexicas de la Ciudad de México; 2023 →;

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 v t e
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

^ 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

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

[5] 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]

[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.

[6] "Ganadores de la segunda Gala LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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v t e Mexicas de la Ciudad de México
Founded in 2016 Based in Mexico City
Seasons	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Stadiums	Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Important figures	Guillermo Villalobos
Tazón México Championships (1)	2018
Current league affiliations	League: Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional