Mexico national American football team
| Nickname | El Tri |
|---|---|
| Federation | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA) |
| Confederation | IFAF Americas |
| Region | North America |
| Colors | Green, White & Red |
| Uniforms | |
| 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 of American Football | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | Runner-up (1999, 2003) |
| World University American Football Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | Champions (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's American football | ||
| Representing Mexico | ||
| IFAF World Championship | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1999 Italy | Team |
| Silver medal – second place | 2003 Germany | Team |
| Bronze medal – third place | 2015 United States | Team |
| World University Championship | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2014 Sweden | Team |
| Gold medal – first place | 2016 Mexico | Team |
| Gold medal – first place | 2018 China | Team |
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 Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA). Mexico has participated in competitions such as the IFAF World Championship of American Football and the World University American Football Championship. The Mexican junior team has participated in competitions such as the IFAF U-20 World Championship and the NFL Global Junior 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.
Mexico also won the World University American Football Championship 3 times (2014, 2016 and 2018).
The selected players are usually from teams in ONEFA, Mexico's main college football league.
Tournament history
[edit ]IFAF World Championship of American Football
[edit ]| 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 | |||||
World University American Football Championship
[edit ]
(Junior national team)
[edit ]NFL Global Junior Championship
[edit ]- 1997 : Oro Champions
- 1998 : Oro Champions
- 1999 : Plata Silver
- 2003 : Bronce Bronze
- 2004 : Bronce Bronze
- 2005 : Bronce Bronze
- 2007 : Bronce Bronze
Mexico's junior team competed in the 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup in Canton, Ohio from 27 June to 5 July 2009.[3]
IFAF U-20 World Championship
[edit ]- 2009 : 4th
- 2012 : Did not participate
- 2014 : Bronce Bronze
- 2016 : Bronce Bronce
- 2018 : Plata Silver
- 2024 : Did not participated
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Resultados del '97 – '07". Nfl-gjc.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Global Junior Championship". Tackleo.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ "Roster de México". Usafootball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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