Gallos Negros de Querétaro (English: ''Queretaro Black Roosters'') are an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

team based in

Querétaro City Santiago de Querétaro (; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City ( es, Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is n ...

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. The Gallos Negros compete in the LFA, the top American football league in Mexico. The team was established following the relocation of

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, one of the charter teams of the league, to Querétaro in November 2021.

History

On 10 November 2021 Commissioner Alejandro Jaimes revealed the

would relocate prior to the 2022 LFA season. The team had been acquired by the ownership group of Querétaro football club from Condors' owner Luis Nassar. On 7 December 2021, the move to

was made official by LFA authorities and the team was presented as Condors de Querétaro. On 3 February 2022, the team revealed a new identity and were rebranded as Gallos Negros de Querétaro. Following the rebrand, the league considers Gallos Negros as a new franchise that will begin competing in the 2022 season. Gallos Negros' roster for the 2022 season was composed in its majority by players who were part of Condors prior to the team's move to Querétaro. In their first year, they made the playoffs as the #6 seed despite having a losing record. Querétaro had made it in their first year to the championship game after winning two playoff games on the road. In December 2022, Rubén Contreras was appointed as head coach of the team ahead of the 2023 LFA season, replacing Félix Buendía.

Roster

Staff

Season-by-season

References

{{Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional 2021 establishments in Mexico American football teams established in 2021 Sports teams in Querétaro Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional teams Querétaro City