The 2016 LFA season was the inaugural season of the

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, the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on February 21 and concluded on April 3. The Tazón México I was played on April 10 with the

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defeating the Raptors to win the first LFA championship.

News

The

(Professional American Football League) was officially presented on January 12, 2016, by

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from 2012 to 2018. Four teams would take part in the first season, all of them, newly created clubs: Condors,

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and Raptors. All the games would be played at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the

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, including the championship game, the Tazón México I.

Regular season

Structure

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

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Standings

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points for, PA = Points against'' ''Teams in bold qualified to the championship game.''

Results

Tazón México I

The first edition of the

was held at the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" of the

. The match was contested by Raptors, who finished second in the league with a 4–2 regular season record, and

, who finished first with the same regular season record as their rivals. With three receptions for 53 yards, including two touchdowns,

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Josué Martínez was selected as the

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of the game.

Box score

References

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