Condors CDMX
Team logo
Established4 November 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-04)
Based inMexico City, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio Tormenta Negra
LeagueLiga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
2016–2021
DivisionCentral Division
ColoursGold, black, and white
     
Tazón México
championships		1 2019 (IV)
Division titles2 (2019, 2020)
Current uniform

The Condors LFA or Condors CDMX, were an American football team that began in Mexico City, Mexico. The Condors competed in the LFA, the top American football league in Mexico. The team had won Tazon Mexico IV.

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.

Relocation and indefinite Hiatus

In November 2021, LFA Commissioner, Alejandro Jaimes, announced that the Condors would relocate prior to the 2022 LFA season, having been acquired by the ownership group of football club Querétaro.[6]

On 3 February 2022, the team was rebranded as Gallos Negros Querétaro. Following the rebrand, the league considers Gallos Negros as a new franchise that began competing in the 2022 season.[7]

Uniforms

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 3rd (Central) – – – –
2018 Félix Buendía 3 4 .429 3rd (Central) – – – –
2019 Félix Buendía 6 2 .750 1st (Central) 2 0 1.000 Won Central Division Championship (Mayas) 18–13
Won Tazón México IV (vs Raptors) 20–16
2020 Félix Buendía 4 1 .800 1st (Central) Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Awards

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.
  6. ^ González, Francisco (6 November 2021). "Volarán en Querétaro: Condors jugarán la siguiente temporada". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  7. ^ "La nueva historia de Gallos Negros en Querétaro". LFA.mx. 14 February 2022.
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