Pioneros Querétaro

Pioneros Querétaro (English: Querétaro Pioneers) are an American football team based in Querétaro City, Mexico. The Pioneros compete in the North Division of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito.

Pioneros Querétaro
EstablishedDecember 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)
Based inQuerétaro City, Querétaro, Mexico
Home fieldUnidad Deportiva El Pueblito
Head coachRassielh López
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
DivisionNorth Division
ColoursRed, Blue, Gold and White
                   
Current uniform

History

Pioneros was founded in December 2018 as one of the charter members of the Futbol Americano de Mexico (FAM) organization, a semi-professional American football league in Mexico. Gene Dahlquist was appointed as the team's first head coach.[1] Nevertheless, Dahlquist left the team after two games citing personal reasons and was replaced with Rassielh López.[2]

In their first season, Pioneros won the FAM championship after defeating the Centauros de Ciudad Juárez 16–0.[3] A few months later, it was announced that the team would join the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) for the 2020 season, as the ninth team of the LFA.[4][5]

For the 2020 season, Pioneros signed several players, including American quarterback Ryan Pahos.[6] In their LFA debut game, Pioneros lost again the 2019 champion, Condors, 7–29.[7]

Roster
Pioneros Querétaro roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Víctor Tejeda
  • 15 Álvaro Urzúa
  • 19 Ryan Pahos

Running backs

  •  3 Adán Oliveros
  • 23 Erick Santoyo
  • 30 Jorge Gómez

Wide receivers

  •  2 Carlos Hernández
  • 10 William Jackson
  • 11 Aldo Narváez
  • 13 Daniel Becerril
  • 16 Joseph Acosta
  • 88 Luis Pedroza
 Offensive linemen
  • 50 César Hernández
  • 54 Josué Torres
  • 55 Carlos Briones
  • 58 José Ramón Gómez
  • 65 David Medina
  • 66 Eduardo Contreras
  • 72 Saúl Aguilar
  • 74 Ramiro Pruneda
  • 75 Felipe Hernández
  • 77 José Manuel Ruiz

Defensive linemen

  •  7 Andre Revere DT
  • 44 Gustavo Téllez
  • 52 José María Gómez DE
  • 69 Diego Ruiz DT
  • 73 Aníbal Hernández
  • 93 Sergio Bárcenas
  • 98 Gabriel Vázquez
  • 99 Félix Guerrero
  • 95 David Díaz DE
 Linebackers
  •  8 Drew Morris
  •  9 Owen Ruiz
  • 31 Iván Ramírez
  • 36 Christian Treviño
  • 40 Erick Herrera
  • 42 Daniel Padilla
  • 44 Luis Antonio
  • 48 Eduardo Perea

Defensive backs

  •  4 Jean Carlo Campos CB
  •  5 Jeremy Fagnan
  •  6 Thomas Adams
  • 20 Edgar Espinoza S
  • 21 Christian Cajiga S
  • 22 Patricio Gleeson S
  • 24 Baltazar Lozoya CB
  • 27 Alan Vega S

Special teams

  • 79 Enrique Yenny K/P
Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2020-02-16

Staff
Pioneros Querétaro staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Braulio Huerta
  • General Manager – Alejandro López

Head Coaches

  • Head Coach – Rassielh López

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Miguel Ángel Estrada
  • Assistant offensive coach – Rubén de la Sierra
  • Running backs – Gerardo Tajonar
  • Wide receivers – Jorge León
  • Offensive line – Ludwig Sosa
  • Offensive line – Rodrigo Camalich
  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Gabriel Chavarría
  • Defensive line – Miguel Ángel Camacho
  • Linebackers – Omar Morán
  • Defensive backs – Gilberto Vega

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Gerardo Tajonar

Strength and conditioning

  • Training – Miguel Aguirre

Medical

  • Doctor – Ramón Barragán

Season-by-season
Season Head coach Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2020 Rassielh López 0 2 .000 TBD – – – –

2020 season in progress.

Notable players

References
  1. "Experimentado head coach dirigirá a los Pioneros Querétaro". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Pioneros cambia de head coach". Deporte Queretano (in Spanish). 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "Pioneros, los primeros campeones de la FAM". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Pioneros de Querétaro se suma a la LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Pioneros se va a la LFA". El Universal Querétaro (in Spanish). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. "Mexico's Querétaro Pioneros sign QB Ryan Pahos". AFI Review. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. "Pioneros vs Condors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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