Mexico national American football team

     UniformsHead coachRaul Rivera SanchezFirst 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 ChampionshipAppearances4 (first in 1999)Best resultRunner-up (1999, 2003)IFAF U-19 World CupAppearances2 (first in 2009)Best resultThird (2014)
Mexico national American football team
Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing  Mexico
IFAF World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1999 Italy Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2003 Germany Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2015 United States Team Competition
IFAF Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kuwait Team Competition
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sweden Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2016 Mexico Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2018 China Team 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 Championship, and the IFAF Junior World Championship.

Mexico finished second place in both the 1999 and 2003 IFAF World Championship, losing both times to Japan. They did not participate in 2007 but returned to competition in the 2011 Championship. They returned to the podium at the 2015 IFAF World Championship, where they won a bronze medal.

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
Italy 1999 2nd 3 2 1 143 6
Germany 2003 2nd 2 1 1 35 51
Japan 2007 Did Not Participate
Austria 2011 4th 4 2 2 108 49
United States 2015 3rd 3 1 2 33 72
2025 TBD

NFL Global Junior Championship

[1][2]

  • 1997 : Oro Gold medal.
  • 1998 : Oro Gold medal.
  • 1999 : Plata Silver medal.
  • 2003 : Bronce Bronze medal.
  • 2004 : Bronce Bronze medal.
  • 2005 : Bronce Bronze medal.
  • 2007 : Bronce 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 Championship

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

World University American Football Championship

  • 2014 : Oro Gold medal.
  • 2016 : Oro 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. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Roster de México". Usafootball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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