2016 LFA season

The Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (Professional American Football League) was officially presented on January 12, 2016, by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.^[2]

Four teams would take part in the first season, all of them, newly created clubs: Condors, Eagles, Mayas and Raptors.^[3]

All the games would be played at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, including the championship game, the Tazón México I.^[4]

Teams played all the opponents twice. At the end of the season, the top two classified teams qualify to the championship game, the Tazón México.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

Teams in bold qualified to the championship game.

Tazón México I
Raptors	vs	Mayas
(4-2)		(4-2)
13		29
Head Coach:		Head Coach:
Rafael Duk		Ernesto Alfaro
Teams 1C 2C 3C 4C Raptors 0 6 0 7 Mayas 10 7 12 0
Date: 10, April 2016
Kickoff time: 2 p.m.
Stadium: Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"
Attendance: 3,000
MVP: Josué Martínez, WR
Referee: Jorge Armando Rodríguez
TV:
• Tazón México • II →

The first edition of the Tazón México was held at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City. The match was contested by Raptors, who finished second in the league with a 4–2 regular season record, and Mayas, who finished first with the same regular season record as their rivals.^[5]

With three receptions for 53 yards, including two touchdowns, Mayas wide receiver Josué Martínez was selected as the most valuable player of the game.^[6]