Condors CDMX

Condors CDMX

Established	4 November 2015;7 years ago (2015-11-04)
Based in	Mexico City, Mexico
Home field	Estadio Tormenta Negra
League	Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional 2016–2021
Division	Central Division
Colours	Gold, black, and white
Tazón México championships	1 2019 (IV)
Division titles	2 (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

• Historic uniforms
• 
  Seasons 2016-2018

Roster

Condors CDMX roster

Quarterbacks  1Diego Pérez Arvizu Running backs  4Humberto López  5Fernando Banda Wide receivers  3Óscar de la Concha  8Omar Mendoza 11Luis David Martínez 12Marco Antonio Morales 16Sebastián Olvera 17Aarón Mendoza 81Josué Martínez Tight ends 22Arturo Miranda		Offensive linemen 53Luis Rodarte 55Marlon Romero 63Marco Valle 66Mauricio Romero 77Carlo Yannini 79Héctor Venegas Defensive linemen 50Irwin Zuviri 72Jesús Fabela 90Abraham Herrera DE 92César Pérez 95Daniel Murillo 99Luis Ochoa		Linebackers  2David Aceves 26Fernando Zárate 33Daniel Vera 43Luis Canela 44Jorge Sámano 56Luis Enrique Bautista 58Lamberto Ruiz Defensive backs  6Fernando Espinoza  7Emiliano Santino 14Julio Obregón 20Maikon Zepeda S 21Pedro Ledezma S 23Cristopher Heredia 24César Torres 25Nick Parisotto S 29Yannic Hernández CB 34Edwin Ibarra S 18Emmanuel Serna S Special teams  9Alberto 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

• 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.
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.