Condors CDMX

The Condors, also called Condors LFA or Condors CDMX, are an American football team based in Mexico City (CDMX), Mexico. The Condors compete in the Central Division of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays their home games at the ITESM Santa Fe.

Condors CDMX
Established4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)
Based inMexico City, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" (2016–2018)
ITESM Santa Fe (2019)
Head coachFélix Buendía
General managerJoaquín Castillo
Owner(s)José Luis Nassar
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
DivisionCentral Division
ColoursBlack, gold and white
     
Nickname(s)Legión Condor (Condor Legion)
Tazón México wins1 2019 (IV)
Division Championships1 (2019)
Current uniform

History

The team was founded in 2015 as one of the charter members of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, alongside Eagles, Mayas and Raptors.[1]

The club's name and colours were chosen as a remembrance to the defunct college football team Cóndores of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which played from 1970 to 1998, winning 10 National Championships.[2] Thus, most of the players that were in the team's squad for the first season had played their college career at UNAM's teams. A group of Cóndores and Pumas CU fans created the first Condors' fan group, known as Legión Cóndor (Condor Legion).

On their first season, under head coach Enrique Zapata, the team could only win one game against their rivals Eagles, finishing with a 1–5 regular season record, being relegated from playoffs as the worst team in the league.[3]

For the 2017 season, the team finished as the last ranked team in the league for second consecutive time with a 2–5 regular season record, again failing to advance to the playoffs.

In 2018, the team was franchised, this brought several changes, with the most important being the arrival of Félix Buendía as head coach. Despite the changes, the team failed to qualify for playoffs for third time in a row, finishing the season with a 3–4 record.[4]

In 2019, Condors qualified for the playoffs for their first time after finishing with a 6–2 regular season record.[5] The team defeated the Mayas at the Central Division championship game 18–13, qualifying for the Tazón México IV.

Uniforms
  • Historic uniforms
  • Seasons 2016-2018

Roster
Condors CDMX roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Diego Pérez Arvizu

Running backs

  •  4 Humberto López
  •  5 Fernando Banda

Wide receivers

  •  3 Óscar de la Concha
  •  8 Omar Mendoza
  • 11 Luis David Martínez
  • 12 Marco Antonio Morales
  • 16 Sebastián Olvera
  • 17 Aarón Mendoza
  • 81 Josué Martínez

Tight ends

  • 22 Arturo Miranda
 Offensive linemen
  • 53 Luis Rodarte
  • 55 Marlon Romero
  • 63 Marco Valle
  • 66 Mauricio Romero
  • 77 Carlo Yannini
  • 79 Héctor Venegas

Defensive linemen

  • 50 Irwin Zuviri
  • 72 Jesús Fabela
  • 90 Abraham Herrera DE
  • 92 César Pérez
  • 95 Daniel Murillo
  • 99 Luis Ochoa
 Linebackers
  •  2 David Aceves
  • 26 Fernando Zárate
  • 33 Daniel Vera
  • 43 Luis Canela
  • 44 Jorge Sámano
  • 56 Luis Enrique Bautista
  • 58 Lamberto Ruiz

Defensive backs

  •  6 Fernando Espinoza
  •  7 Emiliano Santino
  • 14 Julio Obregón
  • 20 Maikon Zepeda S
  • 21 Pedro Ledezma S
  • 23 Cristopher Heredia
  • 24 César Torres
  • 25 Nick Parisotto S
  • 29 Yannic Hernández CB
  • 34 Edwin Ibarra S
  • 18 Emmanuel Serna S

Special teams

  •  9 Alberto González K/P
Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2020-02-16

Staff
Condors CDMX staff
Front office
  • Owner – José Luis Nassar
  • General Manager – Joaquín Castillo

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Félix Buendía
  • Assistant head coach – Christopher Gutiérrez

Offensive coaches

  • Running backs – Andrés López
  • Wide receivers – Pavel Tosky
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Arturo Vargas
  • Linebackers – Rodrigo Romero
  • Defensive backs – Carlos Munguía

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Ignacio Pérez
  • Physiotherapist – Carlos Reyes

Medical

  • Doctor – Federico Esquivel
  • Doctor – Luis Alfredo Sixtos

Season-by-season
Season Head coach Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2016 Enrique Zapata 1 5 .166 4th (League) – – – –
2017 Enrique Zapata 2 5 .286 6th (League) – – – –
2018 Félix Buendía 3 4 .429 5th (League) – – – –
2019 Félix Buendía 6 2 .750 1st (League) 2 0 1.000 Tazón México IV champions
2020 Félix Buendía 4 1 .800 1st (Central) Season cancelled

Awards
  • Tazón México
    • Champions (1): (2019)
  • Central Division
    • Champions (1): (2019)

References
  1. "Presentaron la Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional en México". ADN Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. "Los Condors LFA; un equipo en deuda con su afición". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Condors se quedó en la raya" (in Spanish). LFA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "Condors se queda sin finales de LFA". El Universal (in Spanish). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "Condors, a Playoffs de la LFA". Ovaciones (in Spanish). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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