The 2022 LFA season was the seventh season of operation (sixth season of play) of 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), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on 4 March and concluded on 24 April, with the playoffs beginning on April 30 and ending with the Tazón México V, on 21 May.
won their first LFA championship after defeating
Gallos Negros 18–14 in the
Tazón México V, played in
Tijuana
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.
Preseason events
Expansion
Two new teams joined the league for the 2021 season:
Galgos de Tijuana, based in
Tijuana
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, and
Reyes de Jalisco, based in
Zapopan
Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of ...
,
Jalisco. The league also lost one team,
Osos de Toluca, that folded in January 2021. With these changes, the 2022 season will be contested by seven teams and, unlike the previous seasons, the league will not be divided into two divisions. As a result, the league decided to expand the playoff field from four teams to six teams. The top two teams will have a bye in the quarterfinals and will host home field in the semifinals.
Condors originally relocated to
Querétaro City and changed its name to Condors de Querétaro. On 3 February 2022, the team was rebranded as
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 ...
. Following the rebrand, the league considers Gallos Negros as a new franchise that will begin competing in the 2022 season.
Stadium changes
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Mexicas
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moved from the Estadio Perros Negros to the
Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
The Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" is a multi-use stadium located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in Mexico City. It is currently the home of the Mexicas of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and Guerreros de Xico of the ...
.
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* Raptors returned to play their home games in the Estadio FES Acatlán, after playing in the ]Estadio José Ortega Martínez
The Estadio José Ortega Martínez also known as Valley Bowl Stadium, is a stadium of football with capacity for 3,700 people located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, campus Lomas Verdes Universidad del Valle de Mexico. The stadium is the hom ...
for the previous two seasons.
Draft
Teams
Regular season
Standings
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points against''
Results
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Results
Tazón México V
The Tazón México V was held on 21 May, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. PST at the Estadio Caliente
The Estadio Caliente Xoloitzcuintles is a multi-use stadium in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, that is mostly used for football matches.
The stadium hosts home matches for the football club Club Tijuana, who play in Liga MX, Mexico's top leag ...
in Tijuana
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. Fundidores became LFA champions, after beating Gallos Negros by a score of 14-18.
Regular-season statistical leaders
Notes
References
{{Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
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