The National Student Organization of American Football ( or 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 Institute of Technology and Higher Education system, UDLAP and additional private universities. In 2017, the leagues started staging regular season matches and a National Championship. However, that only lasted for a year as in 2018, they did not stage regular season matches and cancelled the National Championship Game. The only two ONEFA teams that have maintained scheduling games (preseason) from 2013-2019 are the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey and the Auténticos Tigres UANL.

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 categoriesJunior High/ Middle School), and Liga Infantil (six categoriesMiddle School/ Elementary School).

The most important one is the Liga Mayor ("Major League"college level), whose championships are organized into two conferences: the Big 14 Conference, and the National Conference. The champion of the National Conference was promoted to the Big 14 Conference taking the spot of the team in last place which, in turn, was relegated to the National Conference. Since the 2021 season, there are 33 teams participating.

Teams

The following teams are members of Liga Mayor. Liga Mayor has 2 conferences: 14 Grandes (Big 14) and Nacional (National). Enrollment numbers represent all campuses of each university. Institution - CampusLocationAffiliationTeamStadiumCapacityHead coach14 Grandes ConferenceInstituto Politécnico Nacional - Santo TomásMiguel Hidalgo, Mexico CityPublicÁguilas Blancas IPNWilfrido Massieu13,000Enrique ZárateUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León - University CitySan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónPublicAuténticos Tigres UANLGaspar Mass16,000Juan Antonio ZamoraUniversidad de las Américas PueblaCholula, PueblaPrivateAztecas UDLAPTemplo del Dolor4,500Raúl Rivera Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - CCMTlalpan, Mexico CityPrivateBorregos Salvajes CCM Estadio ITESM CCM2,500Hugo LiraMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - CEMAtizapán de Zaragoza, State of MexicoPrivateBorregos Salvajes CEMCorral de Plástico6,000Gustavo TellaMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoPrivateBorregos Salvajes GuadalajaraLa Fortaleza Azul3,500Ernesto AlfaroMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - MonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónPrivateBorregos Salvajes MonterreyBanorte10,057Carlos AltamiranoMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education - PueblaPuebla City, PueblaPrivateBorregos Salvajes PueblaCráter Azul 3,000Eric FisherInstituto Politécnico Nacional - ZacatencoGustavo A. Madero, Mexico CityPublicBurros Blancos IPNWilfrido Massieu13,000 Jovanni CarrilloAnahuac University - CancúnCancún, Quintana RooPrivateLeones Anáhuac CancúnColiseo Maya4,500Jorge JiménezAnahuac University - México NorteHuixquilucan, State of MexicoPrivateLeones Anáhuac México NorteLa Cueva del León5,000Jair BuendíaUniversidad del Valle de México - Lomas VerdesNaucalpan, State of MexicoPrivateLinces UVMJosé Ortega Martínez3,700Rodrigo PérezNational Autonomous University of Mexico - University CityCoyoacán, Mexico CityPublicPumas CUOlímpico Universitario48,297César BelmonteCentro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior - MexicaliMexicali, Baja CaliforniaPrivateZorros CETYSMadriguera de los Zorros 2,000 Luis CervantesNational Conference - NorthAutonomous University of ChihuahuaChihuahua City, ChihuahuaPublicÁguilas UACHOlímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza22,000Javier TrevizoAutonomous University of Baja California - TijuanaTijuana, Baja CaliforniaPublicCimarrones UABCCimarrón 2,000Ricardo LiconaUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez - University CityCiudad Juárez, ChihuahuaPublicIndios UACJComplejo Deportivo Universitario Ciudad Juárez 2,000Alfredo MartínezInstituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaPublicLiebres ITCJITCJ 1,500Pedro GallegosAutonomous University of Coahuila - SaltilloSaltillo, CoahuilaPublicLobos UAdeCJorge A. Castro Medina3,476Ángel EsparzaSonora Institute of Technology - ObregónCiudad Obregón, SonoraPublicPotros ITSONCampo Hundido 2,000 Jorge AguilarNational Conference - BajíoUniversity of the Incarnate Word - BajíoIrapuato, GuanajuatoPrivateIncarnate Word Cardinals El Nido 2,000Edgar CervantesAutonomous University of Tamaulipas - Ciudad VictoriaCiudad Victoria, TamaulipasPublicCorrecaminos UATEugenio Alvizo Porras5,000Guillermo FierroAnahuac University - QuerétaroQuerétaro City, QuerétaroPrivateLeones Anáhuac QuerétaroOlimpo Naranja 2,000Miguel EstradaUniversidad Latina de MéxicoCelaya, GuanajuatoPrivateLobos ULMULM 2,000Alejandro AlamillaArkansas State University - QuerétaroQuerétaro City, QuerétaroPublicASUCQ Red Wolves Red Cave 2,000Gerardo TajonarUniversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara - University CityZapopan, JaliscoPrivateTecos UAGTres de Marzo18,779Roberto SalasNational Conference - CentreInstituto Politécnico Nacional - Santo TomásMiguel Hidalgo, Mexico CityPublicBúhos IPNCasco de Santo Tomás 2,000Guillermo NúñezUniversidad del TepeyacGustavo A. Madero, Mexico CityPrivateFrailes UT Deportivo Venustiano Carranza500Jaime LabastidaUniversidad Veracruzana - XalapaXalapa, VeracruzPublicHalcones UVUSBI3,500José Luis IzquierdoGrupo Educativo Siglo 21San Miguel Zinacantepec, State of MexicoPrivatePanteras S21Fortaleza Siglo XXI1,500César PérezAutonomous University of Mexico State - University CityToluca, State of MexicoPublicPotros Salvajes UAEMJuan Josafat Pichardo4,000Ricardo JiménezNational Autonomous University of Mexico - AcatlánNaucalpan, State of MexicoPublicPumas AcatlánFES Acatlán3,000Horacio García AponteChapingo Autonomous UniversityTexcoco, State of MexicoPublicToros Salvajes UAChP. R. Tapia3,500Daniel Cruz

National champions

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

YearChampionRunner-upScoreHead CoachConference1978Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN23-14Diego García Miravete1979Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN28-16Diego García Miravete1980Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN28-26Diego García Miravete1981Águilas Blancas IPNÁguilas Reales UNAM39-21Jacinto Licea Mendoza1982Águilas Blancas IPNCóndores UNAM16-8Jacinto Licea Mendoza1983Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN23-3Diego García Miravete1984Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN40-29Diego García Miravete1985Cóndores UNAMPieles Rojas IPN31-0Diego García Miravete1986Cóndores UNAMDiego García Miravete1987Osos Acatlán UNAMCóndores UNAM17-10Arturo Alonso Escobar1988Águilas Blancas IPNCóndores UNAM38-6Jacinto Licea Mendoza1989Pieles Rojas IPNÁguilas Blancas IPN14-6Manuel Rodero Garduño1990Cóndores UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN16-3Diego García Miravete1991Cóndores UNAMBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM41-16Diego García Miravete1992Águilas Blancas IPNCentinelas CGP17-13Jacinto Licea Mendoza1993Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMÁguilas Blancas IPN20-13Frank González1994Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAztecas UDLAP17-10Frank González1995Aztecas UDLAPCóndores UNAM43-13Leonardo Luján1996Aztecas UDLAPBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM6-3Leonardo Luján1997Aztecas UDLAPBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM21-11Leonardo Luján1998Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAztecas UDLAP20-17Frank González1999Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAztecas UDLAP38-25Frank González2000Borregos Salvajes CEM ITESMBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM38-28Rafael Duk2001Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL20-12Frank González2002Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL34-7Frank González2003Borregos Salvajes CEM ITESMBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM38-36Enrique Borda2004Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMBorregos Salvajes CEM ITESM45-22Frank González2005Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL14-10Frank González2006Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAztecas UDLAP43-34Frank González2007Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMBorregos Salvajes CEM ITESM36-14Frank González2008Pumas CU UNAMÁguilas Blancas IPN17-0Raúl RiveraCentral Conference2008Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL41-28Frank GonzálezBig 12 Conference†2009Lobos UAdeCÁguilas UACH34-21Fernando BravoNorth Conference†2009Auténticos Tigres UANLPumas CU UNAM42-21Pedro MoralesCentral Conference†2009Leones Anáhuac CancúnPotros Salvajes UAEM20-19Marco MartosSouth Conference†2010Águilas UACHLinces UVM Guadalajara37-22Carlos AltamiranoNorth Conference†2010Pumas CU UNAMAuténticos Tigres UANL31-21Raul RiveraCentral Conference†2010Potros Salvajes UAEMLeones Anáhuac Cancún23-20Carmelo VelazquezSouth Conference†2011Linces UVM GuadalajaraÁguilas UACH35-28Enrique VillanuevaNorth Conference†2011Auténticos Tigres UANLPumas CU UNAM16-15Pedro MoralesCentral Conference†2011Centinelas CGPPumas Acatlán UNAM28-14Jorge Joaquín JuárezSouth Conference†2012Auténticos Tigres UANLPumas CU UNAM34-20Pedro MoralesBig 8 Conference2012Potros Salvajes UAEMPumas Acatlán UNAM40-28 (SE)Carmelo VelazquezNational Conference2013Pumas CU UNAMAuténticos Tigres UANL28-16Raul RiveraBig 8 Conference2013Pumas Acatlán UNAMLobos UAdeC45-38Enrique ZapataNational Conference2014Pumas CU UNAMAuténticos Tigres UANL21-14Raul RiveraBig 8 Conference2014Lobos UAdeCLeones Anáhuac Cancún29-22Francisco CárdenasNational Conference2015Auténticos Tigres UANLPumas CU UNAM16-7Pedro MoralesTazon Tapatío Mendez2015Tecos UAGToros Salvajes UACh16-6Roberto SalasFinal Grupo Rojo2016Auténticos Tigres UANLPumas CU UNAM20-16Pedro MoralesNational Final2017Pumas CU UNAMAuténticos Tigres UANL18-15Otto BecerrilFinal Grupo Verde2018Auténticos Tigres UANLBurros Blancos IPN23-20Francisco ChaparroFinal Grupo Verde2019Burros Blancos IPNÁguilas Blancas IPN24-17Agustin LópezJacinto Licea2020No champion2021No champion2022Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL32-30Carlos Altamirano14 Grandes Conference2023Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL31-27Carlos Altamirano14 Grandes Conference2024Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESMAuténticos Tigres UANL24-21Carlos Altamirano14 Grandes Conference2025Auténticos Tigres UANLBorregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM33-30Antonio Zamora14 Grandes Conference

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See also 2007 ONEFA season

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