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2017 LFA season

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2017 LFA season

| duration = 18 February 2017 – 9 April 2017

| conf1 = North Champions

| conf1_champ = Dinos

| conf2 = Central Champions

| conf2_champ = Mayas

| finals = Tazón México II

| finals_date = 30 April 2017

| finals_venue = Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo", Mexico City

| finals_champ = Mayas

| prevseason_year = 2016

| nextseason_year = 2018

}}

The 2017 LFA season was the second season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. This season saw two new franchises join the league: Dinos(short for "dinosaurios", the Spanish word for dinosaurs) and Fundidores(Spanish for smelters or founders) to bring the league to a total of 6 teams. The regular season began on February 18 and concluded on April 9. The Tazón México II was played on April 30 with the Mayas defeating the Dinos to win their second LFA championship.{{cite news|url=http://lfa.mx/web/mayas-1er-campeon-del-tazon-mexico|title=Mayas, bicampeón de la LFA. Se impuso 18-24 ante los Dinos de Saltillo|language=Spanish}}

News

On September 28, 2016, the LFA announced its expansion for the 2017 season: the Monterrey Founders and the Saltillo Dinos.{{cite news|url=https://www.estadiodeportes.mx/accion/dinos-y-fundidores-se-unen-a-la-lfa/|title=Dinos y Fundidores se unen a la LFA|language=Spanish}}

Prior to the Mexico II Bowl, the visiting team, Dinos, was about to cancel the match since they had to travel by bus 10 hours from Saltillo to Mexico City, get to play and return immediately, with no opportunity to train or rest before the game, which put them at a notable disadvantage. The LFA had no budget to pay for airplanes and hotels for players and staff members.{{cite news|url=http://www.zocalo.com.mx/new_site/articulo/dino-a-los-maltratos|title=Dino a los maltratos|language=Spanish}}{{cite news|url=https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/capitan-de-los-dinos-de-saltillo-levanta-la-voz|title=Capitán de los Dinos de Saltillo levanta la voz|date=28 April 2017|access-date=29 January 2020|language=Spanish}}

Due to the increase in teams for the 2017 season, the LFA made some changes in the competition format, creating two divisions, the North and the center, although for sponsorship reasons these divisions were named after commercial products. The new format included divisional championships to be played in the postseason, the winners of which would go to the Tazón México.

The salary cap per franchise was 650,000 MXN (US$30,000 ).

=Coaching changes=

Eagles: José Campuzano replaced Antonio Sandoval as head coach for the Eagles after a 3–3 season

= Standings =

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Diff=Difference between pts. for and against

Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="11" style="background-color: #d63334;" | North Division

width=100|Team

!width=30|{{Abbr|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Abbr|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Abbr|L|Losses}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|PA|Points against (total points allowed)}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|Diff|Difference between pts. for and against}}

style="text-align:center;background:#ccffcc;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Raptors

75216012139
style="text-align:center;background:#ccffcc;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Dinos

725117137-20
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Fundidores

725112146-34

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="11" style="background-color: ForestGreen;" | Central Division

width=100|Team

!width=30|{{Abbr|GP|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Abbr|W|Wins}}

!width=30|{{Abbr|L|Losses}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|PF|Points for}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|PA|Points against (total points allowed)}}

!width=35|{{Abbr|Diff|Difference between pts. for and against}}

style="text-align:center;background:#ccffcc;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Mayas

761256150106
style="text-align:center;background:#ccffcc;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Eagles

7431591509
style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:left;" | Condors

725110210-100

{{col-end}}

= Results =

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 1

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Dinos

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130118/http://lfa.mx/match/dinos-vs-fundidores/ 33-16]

|Fundidores

|Olímpico Francisco I. Madero

|February 18

|15:00

align="center"

|Condors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130107/http://lfa.mx/match/condors-vs-raptors/ 10-13]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Raptors

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|February 19

|11:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Eagles

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307131643/http://lfa.mx/match/eagles-vs-mayas-2/ 33-21]

|Mayas

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|February 19

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 2

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

|Condors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140310/http://lfa.mx/match/condors-vs-mayas-2/ 16-64]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|February 26

|11:00

align="center"

|Fundidores

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140345/http://lfa.mx/match/fundidores-vs-eagles/ 24-25]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Eagles

|Estadio Tecnológico

|February 26

|13:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Raptors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307203942/http://lfa.mx/match/raptors-vs-dinos/ 34-27]

|Dinos

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|February 26

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 3

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

|Eagles

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307133233/http://lfa.mx/match/eagles-vs-condors-2/ 20-24]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Condors

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 5

|11:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Fundidores

|[http://lfa.mx/match/fundidores-vs-raptors/ 22-21]

|Raptors

|Estadio Tecnológico

|March 5

|13:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140259/http://lfa.mx/match/mayas-vs-dinos/ 30-12]

|Dinos

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 5

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 4

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

|Raptors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130042/http://lfa.mx/match/raptors-vs-mayas-2/ 31-34]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 12

|11:00

align="center"

|Dinos

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140358/http://lfa.mx/match/dinos-vs-eagles/ 10-14]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Eagles

|Olímpico Francisco I. Madero

|March 12

|14:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Condors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307134746/http://lfa.mx/match/condors-vs-fundidores/ 14-12]

|Fundidores

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 12

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 5

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Dinos

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307131718/http://lfa.mx/match/dinos-vs-condors/ 23-10]

|Condors

|Olímpico Francisco I. Madero

|March 19

|15:30

align="center"

|Eagles

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130054/http://lfa.mx/match/eagles-vs-mayas-3/ 24-27]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 26

|11:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Raptors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307131653/http://lfa.mx/match/raptors-vs-fundidores/ 14-10]

|Fundidores

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|March 26

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 6

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-5)

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140333/http://lfa.mx/match/mayas-vs-condors-2/ 47-20]

|Condors

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|April 2

|11:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Fundidores

|[http://lfa.mx/match/fundidores-vs-dinos/ 14-6]

|Dinos

|Estadio Tecnológico

|April 2

|14:00

align="center"

|Eagles

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307124517/http://lfa.mx/match/eagles-vs-raptors-2/ 12-28]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Raptors

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|April 2

|15:00

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:80%; margin:1em auto;"

! colspan="8" |Week 7

Away

!Score

!Home

!Venue

!Date

!Kickoff (UTC-6)

align="center"

|Condors

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140322/http://lfa.mx/match/condors-vs-eagles/ 16-31]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Eagles

|Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|April 2

|15:00

align="center"

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Mayas

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307140408/http://lfa.mx/match/mayas-vs-fundidores/ 33-14]

|Fundidores

|Estadio Tecnológico

|April 9

|14:00

align="center"

|Dinos

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307130130/http://lfa.mx/match/dinos-vs-raptors/ 6-19]

| bgcolor="#D0E7FF" |Raptors

|Olímpico Francisco I. Madero

|April 9

|14:00

Playoffs

= Playoff bracket =

{{4TeamBracket|RD1=Division Finals|RD1-seed3=N2|RD2-team2=Dinos|RD2-seed2=N1|RD2-score1=24|RD2-team1=Mayas|RD2-seed1=C1|RD1-score4=10|RD1-team4=Raptors|RD1-seed4=N1|RD1-score3=13|RD1-team3=Dinos|RD1-score2=48|RD2=Tazón Mexico II|RD1-team2=Mayas|RD1-seed2=C1|RD1-score1=18|RD1-team1=Eagles|RD1-seed1=C2|score-width=|team-width=|seed-width=|RD2-score2=18}}

: * Indicates overtime victory

= Tazón México II =

class="wikitable" style="width:214px;" class="floatright" style="border: 1px solid black;"

! colspan="3" |Tazón México II

colspan="3" |file:Lfa tazon mexico.png
colspan="3" |
width=102px style="background:Black; color:white"|Dinos

! width=10px |vs

! width=102px style="background:LightBlue;|Mayas

align="center" |(2-5)

|

| align="center" |(6-2)

align="center" |{{huge|18}}

|

| align="center" |{{huge|24}}

align="center" |Head Coach:

|

| align="center" |Head Coach:

align="center" |Guillermo Ruiz

|

| align="center" |Ernesto Alfaro

colspan=3 align=center |

{| class="wikitable"

width="130"| Teams

!width="20"| 1

!width="20"| 2

!width="20"| 3

!width="20"| 4

!width="20"| Total

50px Dinos

| 3

70818
50px Mayas

| 0

143724

|-

| colspan="3" |Date: 30, April 2017

|-

| colspan="3" |Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"

|-

| colspan="3" |Attendance: 3,000

|-

| colspan="3" |MVP: Marco Garcia, QB

|-

| colspan="3" |Referee: Jorge Armando Rodríguez

|-

| colspan="3" |TV: File:Fox sports 2 logo.svg File:Canal14Mexico.jpg

|-

!colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;"| ← I • Tazón México • III →

|}

The Tazón México II (called Indian Motorcycle Tazón México II for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the LFA championship game. The Mayas obtained repeat championships by winning against Dinos at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" in Mexico City, by a score of 24–18. The MVP of the game was QB Marco Garcia.

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2|Quarterrowspan=2|Timecolspan=3|Seriesrowspan=2|Teamrowspan=2|Annotationscolspan=2|Score
PlaysYdsTOPDINMAY
14:2711785:37DINField goal, 20 yards from K Gallarado30
213:303751:30DINTouchdown, 1-yard run from QB Alberto García; the extra point is good (K Gallarado))100
29:317803:53MAYTouchdown, 42-yard pass from QB Marco García to WR Josue Martinez; the extra point is good (K Mauricio Morales)107
24:516473:06MAYTouchdown, 10-yard run from QB Marco García; the extra point is good (K Mauricio Morales)1014
31:509423:35MAYField goal, 20 yards from K Gallarado1017
46:217934:11MAYTouchdown, 10-yard run from RB Omar Cojolum; the extra point is good (K Mauricio Morales)1024
41:16---DINSafety of P Aceves (Mayas)1224
40:393750:35DINTouchdown, 5-yard pass from QB Alberto García to WR Gerardo Álvarez; the extra point is good (K Gallarado)1824

Awards

Following the season, awards are shown the best of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutos.com.mx/deportes/noticia/premia-liga-de-futbol-americano-a-lo-mejor-de-la-temporada-2017-321880/0/|title=Premia Liga de Futbol Americano a lo mejor de la temporada 2017|date=19 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2020|language=Spanish}}

class="wikitable"

!Award

!Winner

!(Position)

!Team

MVP of the season

|Bruno Márquez

|QB

|Raptors

Coach of the year

|Ernesto Alfaro

|HC

|Mayas

Offensive player of the year

|Josué Martínez

|WR

|Mayas

Defensive player of the year

|Daniel Carrete

|LB

|Dinos

Best Offensive Lineman

|Jonathan Segura

|OL

|Eagles

Best defensive lineman

|Octavio Martínez

|DL

|Eagles

Best deep threat

|Luis González

|WR

|Raptors

Best linebacker

|Ángel Rosado

|LB

|Condors

Best runner

|Omar Cojolum

|RB

|Mayas

Best receiver

|Gerardo Álvarez

|WR

|Dinos

References

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