Category: Mexican Arena Indoor Football Leagues

LEXFA Liga Extrema de Futbol Americano Arena Football Spring 2020

LEXFA Logo [References: 1]

Tables Spring 2020

LEXFA Spring 2020PWDLPFPAPct
Division 1
Supermans220073371.000
Aztecas220052431.000
Black Thunder21106241.500
Toritos Texcoco21103645.500
Cowboys21103535.500
Zopilotes20203844.000
Deminios ST2020777.000
Division 2
Carneros Pre220076291.000
Ducks22006401.000
Chivos Negros220039361.000
Colmillos220036291.000
Niners21106460.500
Oklahoma21105657.500
Cachorros21105641.500
Thundercats21104552.500
Myrmidons21104042.500
Dragones Aztecas10102941.000
Head Hunters10101418.000
Division 3
Silverbacks220050201.000
Therions220028181.000
Leones Negros21107173.500
Orcas21105359.500
Spartans ODA21104046.500
Toros Chapingo21102645.500
Air Force21102533.500
Tatankas21102512.500
Frailes CS110019121.000
Jokers20206185.000
Sharks20204660.000
Piratas20202629.000
Hellfish20201953.000
Division 4
Chargers220075321.000
Jugosos220066471.000
Army220062301.000
Mustangs220057281.000
Mighty Ducks220048251.000
Peleadores21104155.500
Vikingos21103830.500
Black Demons20204553.000
Aztecas20202641.000
Pig Machine20201340.000
Division 5
Panteras220026141.000
Centauros21105668.500
Tigers Xtreme21103438.500
Stormtroopers21101419.500
Coyotes Toluca20204771.000
Titanes20203873.000
Rhinos20203557.000
Supermans B20202446.000
Black Chiefs10101820.000
[References: 3]

Report

Peleadores, which translates as Fighters, and who used a Logo similar to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo, played in Division 4 of the LEXFA Liga Extrema de Futbol Americano Mexico during the Spring 2020 season, which is a short 2-game preseason prior to the full season in Autumn. Peleadores compiled a 1-1-0 record, scoring 41 points and conceding 55 in the process, finishing 6th of 11in the Division. In all 50 teams competed in the five divisions of the LEXFA Arena League in Spring 2020.

Walter Abraham Perez – Peleadores QB [Reference: 9]

About LEXFA

LEXFA is an Arena (8v8 Indoor) version of American Football that has become quite popular in Mexico. A team called the Irish, who used the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo played in a lower division.

About Arena / Indoor Football

This version of American (or Gridiron) Football has become extremely popular in Mexico.

Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.

The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial difficulties  in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.

There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A) as well as two leagues in Mexico, one of which has 50 teams.

Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.

The main difference between Arena Football & Indoor Football is the rebound nets either side of the goalposts in Arena Football, which is the only part of the original patent given to the Arena Football League in 1989, that a subsequent ruling in 1998 ruled was copyright, the rest being Football already in other leagues.

References

Images

[1] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Lexfa-ORO-2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lexfa-ORO-2.png [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[2] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2017) bannerTop [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20131115003038im_/http://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bannerTop.jpg [Accessed 8 August 2020]

Websites

[3] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/tabla-primavera-2020/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[4] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-1-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[5] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[6] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 3 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-3-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[7] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 4 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-4/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[8] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 5 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-5/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Images

[9] LEXFA (2021) WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400.jpg [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Online References

[10] Google Translate (2020) Google Translate [Internet] available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 9 August 2020]

[11] Google Maps (2020) Google Maps [Internet] available from: https://www.google.com/maps [Accessed 9 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dublin City Quetzals.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 29 January 2021

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