Reyes de Jalisco

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| current = 2025 Reyes de Jalisco season

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| established = {{start date and age|2021|12|20}}

| location = Zapopan, Mexico

| field = Estadio Reyes Comude

| league = Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional

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| colours = Blue and gold
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| coach = Carlos Rosado

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| owner = Luis Orozco

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Reyes de Jalisco (English: Jalisco Kings) are an American football team based in Zapopan, Mexico. The Reyes compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Tres de Marzo.{{cite web|title=Presentan a los Reyes de Jalisco de la LFA|url=https://www.mural.com.mx/aplicacioneslibre/preacceso/articulo/default.aspx?__rval=1&urlredirect=/presentan-a-los-reyes-de-jalisco-de-la-lfa/ar2319445|website=Mural|first=Omar|last=Fares|date=21 December 2021|access-date=14 January 2022|language=es}}

History

The team was established on 20 December 2021 as one of the two expansion teams for the 2022 LFA season, the other team being the Galgos de Tijuana. On that same date, Enrique Alfaro, who led the Mayas to the 2016 and 2017 championships, was appointed as head coach.{{cite web|title=LFA: Presentan a los Reyes de Jalisco|url=https://www.informador.mx/deportes/LFA-Presentan-a-los-Reyes-de-Jalisco-20211221-0109.html|website=Informador|first=Diego Alejandro|last=Reos|date=21 December 2021|access-date=14 January 2022|language=es}}

The team colors are blue and gold. These colors can be found in the flag and coat of arms of the state of Jalisco.{{cite web|title=Reyes de Jalisco se presenta como nueva franquicia de LFA|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2021/12/22/masdeporte/1640200455_574076.html|website=AS.com|first=César|last=Cruz|date=21 December 2021|access-date=14 January 2022|language=es}}

Placekicker Gabriel Amavizca, who previously played for the CFL team Hamilton Tiger-Cats, was the first player signed by the Reyes.{{cite web|title=Presentan a Reyes de Jalisco, nuevo equipo de la LFA bajo el mando del coach Ernesto Alfaro|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2021/12/presentan-a-reyes-de-jalisco-nuevo-equipo-de-la-lfa-bajo-el-mando-del-coach-ernesto-alfaro/|website=Máximo Avance|date=21 December 2021|access-date=14 January 2022|language=es}}

In their first season, the Reyes reached the playoffs as the fifth seed, but lost the wild card game to the Raptors 6–26.{{cite web|title=¡Eliminados! Reyes de Jalisco caen en Playoffs ante Raptors|url=https://www.informador.mx/deportes/Eliminados-Reyes-de-Jalisco-caen-en-Playoffs-ante-Raptors-20220501-0103.html|website=Informador|first=Martín|last=Navarro|date=1 May 2022|access-date=3 January 2023|language=es}}

Roster

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|+ colspan="9" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Reyes de Jalisco|border=2}};"| Reyes de Jalisco roster

style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{CFL player| 8|N|Carlos Farías}}
{{CFL player|15|N|Ezequiel Morales}}
{{CFL player|10|I|Shannon Patrick}}

Running backs

{{CFL player| 4|N|Majid Esparza}}
{{CFL player|32|N|David Poblete}}
{{CFL player|38|I|Jordon Shippy}}

Wide receivers

{{CFL player| 2|I|Rodnell Cruell}}
{{CFL player|14|N|Alejandro Coronado}}
{{CFL player|12|N|Carlos Cuenca}}
{{CFL player|21|N|Carlos Gómez}}
{{CFL player| 1|I|Devin Heckstall}}
{{CFL player|17|N|José Luis Leal}}
{{CFL player| 0|I|Tavares Martin}}
{{CFL player|19|N|Christopher Reyes}}
{{CFL player|16|N|Misael Salas}}

Tight ends

{{CFL player|45|N|Arturo Calderón}}
{{CFL player|82|N|Marcelo Zumalacarregui}}

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| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen

{{CFL player|78|N|Raúl Espinoza}}
{{CFL player|79|N|Alberto Gracia}}
{{CFL player|77|N|Rodrigo Jurado}}
{{CFL player|72|N|Armando Macías}}
{{CFL player|69|N|Patricio Muñoz}}
{{CFL player|58|I|Rickey Benson Jr.}}
{{CFL player|52|N|Gabriel Sánchez}}
{{CFL player|70|N|Aldair Vázquez}}

Defensive linemen

{{CFL player|92|N|Fernando Ascencio}}
{{CFL player|99|I|Shuan Funnye}}
{{CFL player|55|I|Emmit Gooden}}
{{CFL player|11|N|Jorge Licea}}
{{CFL player|53|N|Christopher Real}}
{{CFL player|75|N|Alejandro Rodríguez}}
{{CFL player|95|N|Irving Rivero}}

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| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers

{{CFL player|18|N|Miguel Aguilar}}
{{CFL player|44|N|Juan Pablo Alegría}}
{{CFL player| 9|N|Caleb Becerra}}
{{CFL player|40|N|Víctor Camacho}}
{{CFL player|90|N|Alfonso Mendoza}}
{{CFL player|56|I|Anthony Patrick}}
{{CFL player|24|N|Juan Francisco Pérez}}
{{CFL player|13|N|Rodrigo Rojas}}
{{CFL player|36|N|Cristian Treviño}}

Defensive backs

{{CFL player|29|N|Alejandro Aguilera}}
{{CFL player| 6|N|Salvador Cabrera}}
{{CFL player| 3|I|DeMario Donnell}}
{{CFL player|22|I|DeAndre Elliott}}
{{CFL player|31|N|Oscar Herrera}}
{{CFL player|26|N|Luis Daniel Rivera}}
{{CFL player| 5|I|Kobe Rodgers}}
{{CFL player|27|N|Emiliano Sánchez}}
{{CFL player|30|N|Saúl Sánchez}}

Special teams

{{CFL player| 7|N|Enrique Yenny}} K

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[https://lfa.mx/rosters-lfa-2023/ Roster] updated 20-04-2023

Staff

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| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Head coach

Head coach – Ernesto Alfaro

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Carlos Cabral
Running backs – Mauricio Islas
Wide receivers – Vicente Álvarez
Offensive line – Jonathan Segura

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| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Víctor Saspe
Defensive line – Octavio Martínez
Linebackers – Arturo Esquivel
Defensive backs – Pedro Ramírez

Season-by-season

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rowspan="2" \| Season ! rowspan="2" \| Head coach ! colspan="4" \| Regular season ! colspan="4" \| Postseason
Won ! Lost ! Win % ! Finish ! Won ! Lost ! Win % ! Result
2022 \| Ernesto Alfaro \| 3 \| 3 \| {{winpct\|3\|3}} \| 5th {{small\|(League)}} \| 0 \| 1 \| {{winpct\|0\|1}} \| Lost Wild Card round at (Raptors) 26–6
2023 \| Ernesto Alfaro \| 7 \| 3 \| {{winpct\|7\|3}} \| 3rd {{small\|(League)}} \| 1 \| 1 \| {{winpct\|1\|1}} \| won Wild Card round vs (Galgos) 15–3 Lost Wild Card round at (Dinos) 17–10
2024 \| Ernesto Alfaro \| 1 \| 7 \| {{winpct\|1\|7}} \| 9th {{small\|(League)}} \| colspan= "4"\| "Did not qualify"
colspan="2" \| Total ! 11 ! 13 ! {{winpct\|11\|13}} ! ! 1 ! 2 ! {{winpct\|1\|2}} !

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