ONEFA

National Student Organization of American Football

The National Anthem of Mexico being played by the Mexican Team before a match
Sport	American football
Founded	1978
Inaugural season	1978
CEO	Raul Rivera (UNAM)
No. of teams	19 (Major League)
Country	Mexico
Continent	North America
Most recent champion(s)	Verde/Blanco: UANL Rojo: UACh
TV partner(s)	Once TV México TVC Deportes Multimedios Television
Related competitions	Aztec Bowl IFAF World Cup
Official 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 has 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.

In 2010 a breakaway league, CONADEIP, was formed by the Monterrey Tech system and two other private universities.

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 formed by 100 teams divided into four categories: Liga Mayor (College), Liga Intermedia (Undergrad/ Varsity High School, Liga Juvenil (two categories- Junior High/ Middle School), and "Liga Infantil" (six categories- Middle School/ Elementary School).

The most important one is the Liga Mayor (Major League- College Level), whose championships, until 2014, were organized into two conferences: the Big 8 Conference, and the National Conference. The champion of the National Conference was promoted to the Big 8 Conference taking the spot of the team in last place which, in turn, was relegated to the National Conference. For the 2015 season, there are 19 teams participating divided in 3 conferences: Green, White, and Red. The teams from the Green and the White conferences are elegible to play for the National Championship.

Teams

The following teams are members of Liga Mayor. Liga Mayor has 3 conferences: Verde (Green), Blanco (White), and Rojo (Red).

Enrollment numbers represent all campuses of each university.

The Green Conference (Conferencia Verde)
Institution - Campus	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Stadium	Capacity
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León	Nuevo León	Public	129,300	Auténticos Tigres UANL (Tigers)	Gaspar Mass	16,000
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - C.U.	Mexico City	Public	314,500	Pumas CU UNAM (Cougars)	Olímpico Universitario	52,000
Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Santo Tomás	Mexico City	Public	166,738	Águilas Blancas IPN (White Eagles)	Wilfrido Massieu	15,000
Instituto Politécnico Nacional - Zacatenco	Mexico City	Public	166,738	Burros Blancos IPN (White Donkeys)	Wilfrido Massieu	15,000
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua	Chihuahua	Public	25,300	Águilas UACH (Eagles)	Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza	22,000
Universidad del Valle de México - Lomas Verdes	State of Mexico	Private	80,000	Linces UVM Lomas Verdes (Lynxes)	José Ortega Martínez	3,700

The White Conference (Conferencia Blanca)
Institution - Campus	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Stadium	Capacity
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México	State of Mexico	Public	84,600	Potros Salvajes UAEM (Wild Colts)	Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba	32,000
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila - Saltillo	Coahuila	Public	30,000	Lobos UAdeC (Wolves)	Jorge Castro	4,000
Universidad Anáhuac Cancún	Quintana Roo	Private		Leones UACAN (Lions)	Coliseo Maya	5,000
Universidad del Tepeyac	Mexico City	Private		Frailes UT (Friars)	Perros Negros	4,000
Cuerpo de Guardias Presidenciales	Mexico City	ARMY		Centinelas CGP (Sentinels)	General Joaquín Amaro	6,500
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Acatlán	State of Mexico	Public	314,500	Pumas Acatlán UNAM (Cougars)	FES Acatlán	3,000

The Red Conference (Conferencia Roja)
Institution - Campus	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Stadium	Capacity
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas - Ciudad Victoria	Tamaulipas	Public	41,400	Correcaminos UAT Victoria (Roadrunners)	Eugenio A. Porras	5,000
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas - Reynosa	Tamaulipas	Public	41,400	Correcaminos UAT Reynosa (Roadrunners)	José Leal	1,500
Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo	State of Mexico	Public	3,750	Toros Salvajes UACh (Wild Bulls)	P. R. Tapia	4,000
Universidad Veracruzana	Veracruz	Public	73,200	Halcones UV (Hawks)	Unidad Deportiva UV	4,000
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara	Jalisco	Private	16,000	Tecos UAG (Owls)	3 de Marzo	25,000
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla	Puebla	Public	66,685	Lobos BUAP (Wolves)	Universitario BUAP	20,167
Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro	Querétaro	Public	6,060	Zorros ITQ (Foxes)	El Pocito	5,000

National champions^[1][2]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Head Coach	Conference
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	Central Conference
2008	Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY	Auténticos Tigres UANL	41-28	Frank González	Big 12 Conference^†
2009	Lobos UAdeC	Águilas UACH	34-21	Fernando Bravo	North Conference^†
2009	Auténticos Tigres UANL	Pumas CU UNAM	42-21	Pedro Morales	Central Conference^†
2009	Leones UACAN	Potros Salvajes UAEM	20-19	Marco Martos	South Conference^†
2010	Águilas UACH	Linces UVM Guadalajara	37-22	Carlos Altamirano	North Conference^†
2010	Pumas CU UNAM	Auténticos Tigres UANL	31-21	Raul Rivera	Central Conference^†
2010	Potros Salvajes UAEM	Leones UACAN	23-20	Carmelo Velazquez	South Conference^†
2011	Linces UVM Guadalajara	Águilas UACH	35-28	Enrique Villanueva	North Conference^†
2011	Auténticos Tigres UANL	Pumas CU UNAM	16-15	Pedro Morales	Central Conference^†
2011	Centinelas CGP	Pumas Acatlán UNAM	28-14	Jorge Joaquín Juárez	South Conference^†
2012	Auténticos Tigres UANL	Pumas CU UNAM	34-20	Pedro Morales	Big 8 Conference
2012	Potros Salvajes UAEM	Pumas Acatlán UNAM	40-28 (SE)	Carmelo Velazquez	National Conference
2013	Pumas CU UNAM	Auténticos Tigres UANL	28-16	Raul Rivera	Big 8 Conference
2013	Pumas Acatlán UNAM	Lobos UAdeC	45-38	Enrique Zapata	National Conference
2014	Pumas CU UNAM	Auténticos Tigres UANL	21-14	Raul Rivera	Big 8 Conference
2014	Lobos UAdeC	Leones UACAN	29-22	Francisco Cárdenas	National Conference
2015	Auténticos Tigres UANL	Pumas CU UNAM	16-7	Pedro Morales	Tazon Tapatío Mendez
2015	Tecos UAdeG	Toros Salvajes UACh	16-6	Roberto Salas	Final Grupo Rojo

•      Year with one national champion (Big 12 Conference), Central Conference which was not the top level, was recognized as national champion.
•      Year with two national champions, one champion for the top level Conference (Big 8 Conference) and other for the National Conference.
•      Years with one National Champion (Central Conference) and the other Conferences recognized as national champions although they were not the top level.
• † Defunct conference

References

1. tackleo.com. "Campeones Nacionales" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 27, 2010.
2. Pausa de los Dos Minutos. "Historia: Campeones Nacionales de la ONEFA" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 27, 2010.

External links

• (Spanish) Official site
• (Spanish) tackleo.com -All about Mexican Football