Mexico national American football team
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.
Seudónimo | El Tri |
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Federación | Mexican American Football Federation |
Confederación | PAFAF |
Region | North America |
Colors | Green, White & Red |
Uniforms | |
Head coach | Raul Rivera Sanchez |
First international | |
(Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) | |
Biggest win | |
(Palermo, Italy; 27 June 1999) | |
Biggest defeat | |
(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) |
Medal record | ||
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Men’s American football | ||
Representing | ||
IFAF World Championship | ||
1999 Italy | Team Competition | |
2003 Germany | Team Competition | |
2015 United States | Team Competition | |
IFAF Junior World Cup | ||
2014 Kuwait | Team Competition | |
World University American Football Championship | ||
2014 Sweden | Team Competition |
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.
The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.
Best results
IFAF World Championship record
Year | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA |
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2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 6 | |
2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 51 | |
Did Not Participate | ||||||
4th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 49 | |
3rd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 72 |
NFL Global Junior Championship
- 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
- "Resultados del '97 – '07". Nfl-gjc.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- "Global Junior Championship". Tackleo.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- "Roster de México". Usafootball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.