Mexico national American football team

Mexico national American foball team
Seudónimo El Tri
Federación Mexican American Football Federation
Confederación PAFAF
Region North America
Colors Green, White & Red
              
Uniforms
Head coach Raul Rivera Sanchez
First international
 Mexico 89–0  Finland
(Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999)
Biggest win
 Mexico 89–0  Finland
(Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 6–30  United States
(Canton, Ohio, United States; 9 July 2015)
IFAF World Championship
Appearances 4 (first in 1999)
Best result Runner-up (1999, 2003)
IFAF U-19 World Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2009)
Best result Third (2014)
Mexico national American football team
Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing  Mexico
IFAF World Championship
1999 ItalyTeam Competition
2003 GermanyTeam Competition
2015 United StatesTeam Competition
IFAF Junior World Cup
2014 KuwaitTeam Competition
World University American Football Championship
2014 SwedenTeam Competition

The Mexico national American football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol americano de México) represents Mexico in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Mexican American Football Federation. Mexico has participated in competitions such as the Aztec Bowl, the IFAF World Cup, and the IFAF Junior World Cup.


Mexico finished second place in both the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Cup, losing both times to Japan. They did not participate in the 2007 Cup, but returned to competition in the 2011 Cup. They qualified for the 2015 Cup.

Players are usually the selected players comes from teams from the ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.

Best results

IFAF World Championship record

Year Position GP W L PF PA
Italy 19992nd3211436
Germany 20032nd2113551
Japan 2007Did Not Participate
Austria 20114th42210849
United States 2015Qualified

NFL Global Junior Championship

[1][2]

  • 1997 : Gold medal.
  • 1998 : Gold medal.
  • 1999 : Silver medal.
  • 2003 : Bronze medal.
  • 2004 : Bronze medal.
  • 2005 : Bronze medal.
  • 2007 : Bronze medal.

Mexico's junior team competed in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup in Canton, Ohio from 27 June to 5 July 2009.[3]

IFAF Junior World Cup

  • 2009 : 4 place.
  • 2012 : Did Not Participate
  • 2014 : Bronze medal.

World University American Football Championship

  • 2014 : Gold medal.
  • 2016 : Gold medal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Resultados del '97 – '07". Nfl-gjc.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Global Junior Championship". Tackleo.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Roster de México". Usafootball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.


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