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National Student Organization of American Football 
The National Anthem of Mexico being played by the Mexican Team before a matchSport American football Founded 1978 Commissioner Juan Manuel Rivera[1] Inaugural season 1978 No. of teams 19 (Major League) Country(ies) 
MexicoContinent North America Most recent champion(s) Águilas UACH (North Conference)
Pumas CU UNAM (Central Conference)
Potros Salvajes UAEM (Southern Conference)TV partner(s) Once TV México
TVC Deportes
Multimedios TelevisionRelated competitions Aztec Bowl
IFAF World CupOfficial website www.onefa.org The Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Futbol Americano (English: National Student Organization of American Football), usually known by the acronym ONEFA, is the major college football league in Mexico.
American football had been played in Mexico since the early 1920s in different colleges and universities, mainly in Mexico City. In 1928 the first professional championship was played, organized by Jorge Braniff. From the 1920s to the 1970s more universities and colleges joined the championship, and four categories, called fuerzas were created. The First Fuerza became the National League in 1970, and in 1978 it was reorganized under the name ONEFA.
The universities that originally participated in the ONEFA were Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro.
Today the ONEFA is divided into three categories: Liga Mayor, Liga Intermedia and Liga Juvenil. The most important one is the Liga Mayor (Major League), whose championships are organized into three conferences: the North Conference, the Central Conference, and the Southern Conference.
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Teams
The following teams are members of Liga Mayor. Liga Mayor has 3 conferences: the North Conference, the Central Conference, and the Southern Conference.
The North Conference (Conferencia del Norte) Institution - Campus Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Stadium Capacity Autonomous University of Chihuahua Chihuahua Public 25.300* Águilas UACH (Eagles) Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 22.000 Autonomous University of Coahuila - Saltillo Coahuila Public 30.000* Lobos UAdeC (Wolves) Jorge Castro 4.000 Autonomous University of Tamaulipas - Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas Public 41.400* Correcaminos UAT Victoria (Roadrunners) Eugenio A. Porras 12.000 Autonomous University of Tamaulipas - Reynosa Tamaulipas Public 41.400* Correcaminos UAT Reynosa (Roadrunners) José Leal 1.500 Metropolitan University of Monterrey Nuevo León Private Leones UMM (Lions) Unidad Deportiva Churubusco 4.000 University of the Valley of Mexico - Guadalajara Jalisco Private 80.000* Linces UVM GDL (Lynxes) Deportivo Pensiones del Estado 4.000 The Central Conference (Conferencia del Centro) Institution - Campus Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Stadium Capacity Autonomous University of Nuevo León Nuevo León Public 129.300* Auténticos Tigres UANL (Tigers) Estadio Gaspar Mass 13.500 National Autonomous University of Mexico - C.U. Mexico City Public 314.500* Pumas CU UNAM (Cougars) Estadio Olímpico Universitario 70.500 National Polytechnic Institute - Santo Tomás Mexico City Public 153.027* Águilas Blancas IPN (White Eagles) Estadio Valle Bowl 3.700 National Polytechnic Institute - Zacatenco Mexico City Public 153.027* Burros Blancos IPN (White Donkeys) Estadio Valle Bowl 3.700 University of Tepeyac Mexico City Private Frailes UT (Friars) Estadio Perros Negros 4.000 University of the Valley of Mexico - Lomas Verdes State of Mexico Private 80.000* Linces UVM Lomas Verdes (Lynxes) Estadio Valle Bowl 3.700 The Southern Conference (Conferencia del Sur) Institution - Campus Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Stadium Capacity Autonomous University of Mexico State State of Mexico Public 84.600* Potros Salvajes UAEM (Wild Colts) Estadio Universitario Alberto Chivo Cordova 32.000 Chapingo Autonomous University State of Mexico Public 3.750* Toros Salvajes UACh (Wild Bulls) Estadio P. R. Tapia 4.000 Cuerpo de Guardias Presidenciales Mexico City Public Centinelas CGP (Sentinels) Estadio General Joaquín Amaro 6.500 Ibero-American University of Chiapas Chiapas Bengalíes UNIB (Bengals) Estadio Samuel León Brindis 2.500 National Autonomous University of Mexico - Acatlán State of Mexico Public 314.500* Pumas Acatlán UNAM (Cougars) FES Acatlán University of Veracruz Veracruz Public 73.200* Halcones UV (Hawks) Unidad Deportiva UV 4.000 Anáhuac Cancún University Quintana Roo Private Leones UACAN (Lions) Coliseo Maya 5.000 - (*) Enrollment numbers are for all campuses.
National Champions[2][3]
Year Champion Runner-up Score Head Coach 1978 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 23-14 Diego García Miravete 1979 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 28-16 Diego García Miravete 1980 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 28-26 Diego García Miravete 1981 Águilas Blancas IPN Águilas Reales UNAM 39-21 Jacinto Licea Mendoza 1982 Águilas Blancas IPN Cóndores UNAM 16-8 Jacinto Licea Mendoza 1983 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 23-3 Diego García Miravete 1984 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 40-29 Diego García Miravete 1985 Cóndores UNAM Pieles Rojas IPN 31-0 Diego García Miravete 1986 Cóndores UNAM Diego García Miravete 1987 Osos Acatlán UNAM Cóndores UNAM 17-10 Arturo Alonso Escobar 1988 Águilas Blancas IPN Cóndores UNAM 38-6 Jacinto Licea Mendoza 1989 Pieles Rojas IPN Águilas Blancas IPN 14-6 Manuel Rodero Garduño 1990 Cóndores UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 16-3 Diego García Miravete 1991 Cóndores UNAM Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY 41-16 Diego García Miravete 1992 Águilas Blancas IPN Centinelas CGP 17-13 Jacinto Licea Mendoza 1993 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Águilas Blancas IPN 20-13 Frank González 1994 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Aztecas UDLA 17-10 Frank González 1995 Aztecas UDLA Cóndores UNAM 43-13 Leonardo Luján 1996 Aztecas UDLA Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY 6-3 Leonardo Luján 1997 Aztecas UDLA Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY 21-11 Leonardo Luján 1998 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Aztecas UDLA 20-17 Frank González 1999 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Aztecas UDLA 38-25 Frank González 2000 Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY 38-28 Rafael Duk Delgado 2001 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Auténticos Tigres UANL 20-12 Frank González 2002 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Auténticos Tigres UANL 34-7 Frank González 2003 Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY 38-36 Enrique Borda 2004 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM 45-22 Frank González 2005 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Auténticos Tigres UANL 14-10 Frank González 2006 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Aztecas UDLA 43-34 Frank González 2007 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM 36-14 Frank González 2008 Pumas CU UNAM Águilas Blancas IPN 17-0 Raúl Rivera 2008 Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY Auténticos Tigres UANL 41-28 Frank González 2009 Lobos UAdeC Águilas UACH 34-21 Fernando Bravo 2009 Auténticos Tigres UANL Pumas CU UNAM 42-21 Pedro Morales 2009 Leones UACAN Potros Salvajes UAEM 20-19 Marco Martos 2010 Águilas UACH Linces UVM Guadalajara 37-22 Carlos Altamirano 2010 Pumas CU UNAM Auténticos Tigres UANL 31-21 Raul Rivera 2010 Potros Salvajes UAEM Leones UACAN 23-20 Carmelo Velazquez - Year with two national champions: Pumas CU for the Conferencia del Centro, and Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY for the Conferencia de los Doce Grandes
- Years with three national champions, one for each of the three conferences: Lobos UAdeC (2009), Aguilas UACH (2010) for the Conferencia del Norte; Auténticos Tigres UANL (2009), Pumas CU UNAM (2010) for the Conferencia del Centro; and Leones UACAN (2009), Potros Salvajes UAEM (2010) for the Conferencia del Sur.
References
- ^ Sportimes.com.mx. "Juan Manuel Rivera, nuevo titular de la ONEFA" (in Spanish). http://www.sportimes.com.mx/portal/americano/universitario/10307-juan-manuel-rivera-nuevo-titular-de-la-onefa. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ tackleo.com. "Campeones Nacionales" (in Spanish). http://www.tackleo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=191. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ Pausa de los Dos Minutos. "Historia: Campeones Nacionales de la ONEFA" (in Spanish). http://pausadelosdosminutos.com/onefa/historia/campeones. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
External links
- (Spanish) Official site
- (Spanish) tackleo.com -All about Mexican Football
National Student Organization of American Football Tecnológico de Monterrey (Borregos Salvajes) • Tecnológico de Monterrey-CEM (Borregos Salvajes-CEM)• National Autonomous University of Mexico (Pumas) • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Águilas Blancas)• Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (Aztecas) • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León • Universidad del TepeyacCategories:- American football in Mexico
- National Student Organization of American Football
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