Mexico national American football team

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Mexico national American football team
Flag of Mexico.svg
Seudónimo El Tri
Federación Mexican American Football Federation
Confederación PAFAF
Region North America
Colors Green, White & Red
              
Uniforms 150px
Head coach Raul Rivera Sanchez
First 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 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)
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
IFAF Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kuwait Team Competition
World University American Football Championship
Gold medal – first place 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.


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
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 Qualified

NFL Global Junior Championship

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  • 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 Cup

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

World University American Football Championship

  • 2014 : Oro Gold medal.

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