The 2022 Fundidores de Monterrey season is the
Fundidores de Monterrey
Fundidores de Monterrey (English: ''Monterrey Smelters''), officially Fundidores, are an American football team based in Monterrey, Mexico. The Fundidores compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football leagu ...
sixth season in the
Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League), commonly known simply as LFA, is a professional american football spring league in Mexico, founded in 2016. Starting with four teams, the LFA has since expanded t ...
(LFA) and their third under head coach Carlos Strevel. After the
2021 season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, the Fundidores returned to play in 2022.
Fundidores finished the regular season as the second ranked team with a 4–2 record. The Fundidores defeated the
Raptors on the semifinal 30–27 with a touch down pass from
Shelton Eppler
Shelton Eppler is an American football quarterback for the Fundidores de Monterrey of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).
Eppler was a three-year letter winner at Navasota High School in Navasota, Texas. As a junior, he was named th ...
to Tavarious Battiste on the last play of the game.
The Fundidores won the Tazón México V against the
Gallos Negros de Querétaro
Gallos Negros de Querétaro (English: ''Queretaro Black Roosters'') are an American football team based in Querétaro City, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of No ...
18–14, on 21 May, winning their first LFA championship.
Draft
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Postseason
Schedule
Awards
The following Fundidores players were awarded at the 2022 LFA Gala.
Statistics
Offensive leaders
Defensive leaders
References
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