Mexico national American football team
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 |
First international | |
Mexico 89–0 Finland (Palermo, Italy; June 27, 1999) | |
Biggest win | |
Mexico 89–0 Finland (Palermo, Italy; June 27, 1999) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Mexico 14–34 Japan (Hanau, Germany; July 12, 2003) | |
IFAF World Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (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 | ||
Competitor for Mexico | ||
IFAF World Championship | ||
Silver | 1999 Italy | Team Competition |
Silver | 2003 Germany | Team Competition |
IFAF Junior World Cup | ||
Bronze | 2014 Kuwait | Team Competition |
FISU College Football World Championship | ||
Gold | 2014 Sweden | 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 Cup, and the IFAF Junior World Cup.
History
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 have qualified for the 2015 Cup.
Players are usually the selected players comes from teams from the ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.
Best results
IFAF World Championship record
Year | Position | GP | W | L | PF | PA |
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1999 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 6 |
2003 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 51 |
2007 | Did Not Participate | |||||
2011 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 49 |
2015 | Qualified |
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 June 27 to July 5, 2009.[3]
IFAF Junior World Cup
- 2009 : 4 place.
- 2012 : Did Not Participate
- 2014 : Bronze medal.
FISU College Football World Championship
- 2014 : Gold medal.
References
- ↑ "Resultados del '97 – '07". Nfl-gjc.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Global Junior Championship". Tackleo.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Roster de México". Usafootball.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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