Reds de la Ciudad de México

Reds de la Ciudad de México
Team logo
Established2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Based inTlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio ITESM CCM
Head coachRaúl Rivera
Owner(s)Grupo Xoy Capital
LeagueFútbol Americano de México
2020–2022
Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
2023–present
DivisionCentral
ColoursRed, black and white
     
FAM title(s)2022

Reds de la Ciudad de México (English: Mexico City Reds) are an American football team based in Mexico City, Mexico. The Reds compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Estadio ITESM CCM.

History

Beginnings

The team was established in 2020 as Rojos de Lindavista and joined Fútbol Americano de México (FAM) as an expansion team to compete in the 2020 season; nevertheless, the season was canceled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with only four games played (the Rojos had a 1–3 record at the moment that the season was canceled).[1]

Raúl Rivera era (2020–present)

In October 2020, the team was rebranded as Rojos CDMX and Raúl Rivera, who previously led Pumas CU to several college championships, was appointed as head coach.[2]

The 2021 FAM season was also canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the league returned to play in 2022.[3] The Rojos won the 2022 FAM season after finishing the regular season with a 6–2 record and as the second best team. In the semifinals, they defeated the Cabo Marlins 40–0 and won the final against the Parrilleros de Monterrey 21–14.[4][5]

On 14 September 2022, after the dissolution of FAM, the team, now rebranded as Reds, joined the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional as one of the three expansions teams ahead of the 2023 LFA season, the others being Caudillos de Chihuahua and Jefes de Ciudad Juárez.[6] It was also announced that the team will play in the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"; nevertheless, it was later announced that the team would play in the Estadio ITESM CCM, with a capacity of 2,500 spectators.[7][8][9]

Team names

  • Rojos de Lindavista (2020)
  • Rojos CDMX (2021–2022)
  • Reds de la Ciudad de México (2023–present)

Roster

Reds de la Ciudad de México roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14 Marco Durán
  • 12 Dezmon Huntley
  •  7 Omar Rodríguez

Running backs

  • 34 Joshua Mack
  •  3 Denzel Strong
  • 22 Emmanuel Velázquez
  • 25 Oscar Villagrán

Wide receivers

  • 13 Rodrigo Aquino
  • 88 Marco Chávez
  • 81 Maximiliano Hernández
  • 83 Luis Martínez
  • 84 Jorge Muñiz
  • 16 Bernardo Portillo
  •  1 Quinten Pounds
  •  8 Jylil Reeder
  •  6 Terry Stewart Jr.

Tight ends

  • 85 Giles Amos
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Iván Barragán
  • 57 Dilan Hernández
  • 72 José López
  • 71 Isidro Núñez
  • 73 Esteban Peña
  • 61 Mario Rodríguez
  • 66 Mauricio Romero
  • 77 Carlo Yannini

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Javier Alvarado
  • 97 Sergio Bárcenas
  • 91 Derrick Brumfield
  • 17 Juan Espinosa
  • 40 Jorge Guzmán
  • 99 Mauricio López
  • 95 Daniel Murillo
  • 90 Brandon Pérez
  • 33 Armando Schiavon
  • 96 Brandon Vera
Linebackers
  •  2 David Aceves
  • 43 Luis Canela
  • 30 Andrés Espinosa
  • 15 Daniel Flores
  • 55 Ricardo Langle
  •  5 Diego Oliva
  • 10 Isaiah Robinson
  • 11 Emmanuel Robles

Defensive backs

  • 24 Orlando Escalante
  • 42 José Manuel Flores
  • 21 Khari Henley
  •  4 Jamarcus Howard
  • 37 Logan Stewart
  • 26 Edgar Villafaña

Special teams

  •  9 Arturo Galván K

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 27-02-2023

Staff

Reds de la Ciudad de México staff
Front office
  • Owner – Carlos Lazo
  • President – Gabriel Rivera

Head coach

  • Head coach – Raúl Rivera

Season-by-season

Season League Head coach Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2020 FAM Hugo Ibarra 1 3 .250 3rd (Division) Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 FAM Raúl Rivera Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 FAM Raúl Rivera 6 2 .750 2nd 2 0 1.000 Won FAM Championship game (Parrilleros) 21–14
2023 LFA Raúl Rivera 6 4 .600 4th (League)
2024 LFA Suspended Operations
Total 8 5 .625 2 0 1.000

References

  1. ^ "Cancelan temporada de futbol mexicano por pandemia". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Raúl Rivera busca guiar a Rojos a lo más alto". ligafam.mx (in Spanish). Liga FAM. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ "FAM cancela la temporada 2021". Esto (in Spanish). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Rojos CDMX pescan Marlin y se apuntan al Balón de Plata 2022". ligafam.mx (in Spanish). Liga FAM. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Rojos CDMX, campeones de la liga FAM-Yox 2022". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "La LFA le da la bienvenida oficial a los Reds". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Los Reds de la Ciudad de México se unen a la Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional" (in Spanish). Instituto del Deporte de la Ciudad de México. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Reporte Semanal". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Estadio Centro Cultural y Deportivo Borregos, la casa de Reds". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.