2021 LFA season

The 2021 LFA season will be the sixth season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season will begin in March 2021, one month ahead of the planned schedule, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2021 LFA season
Regular season
DurationMarch 2021 – May 2021
Tazón México V
SiteEstadio Azteca, Mexico City

Preseason events

Coaching changes
  • Artilleros: After coaching the team for two seasons, Gustavo Torres left the Artilleros.[2]
  • Osos: Michel Esquivel replaced Horacio García as head coach of the team. García previously coached the Osos in their two seasons as an American football franchise; García left to led the Pumas Acatlán varsity football team.[3]
  • Pioneros: Ricardo Cuanalo replaced Rassiel López as head coach of the team. López was promoted to general manager.[4]

Teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Head coach
North Division
Dinos Saltillo, Coahuila Estadio Olímpico Francisco I. Madero 8,000 Javier Adame
Fundidores Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Borregos 10,057 Carlos Strevel
Pioneros Querétaro City, Querétaro Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito 4,000 Ricardo Cuanalo
Raptors Naucalpan, State of Mexico Estadio José Ortega Martínez 3,700 Guillermo Gutiérrez
Central Division
Artilleros Puebla City, Puebla Estadio Universitario BUAP 19,283 TBA
Condors Mexico City Estadio ITESM Santa Fe 2,500 Félix Buendía
Mexicas Mexico City Estadio Perros Negros 2,500 Héctor Toxqui
Osos Toluca, State of Mexico Estadio Fortaleza Siglo XXI 4,000 Michel Esquivel

References
  1. Villegas, Abril (7 October 2020). "La LFA arrancará su temporada en marzo del 2021". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "¡Saltó del barco! Tamal Torres deja el timón de Artilleros". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Nuevo head coach en Osos de Toluca". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "Pioneros LFA tiene nuevo head coach y director de equipo". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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