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Overview:
*This league will focus solely on the Liga de FĂștbol Americano Profesional. This is the top American football league being played in Mexico.
*Participants will choose a city and team name from the Expansion Page on this website. All of the cities are in Mexico and team names are in Spanish.
League Schedule:
*The league schedule will consist of a regular season that is 7 games long. There will be assigned home and visitor teams for each game. The home team has a built-in scoring advantage. Each team will play one game at a neutral site. During a neutral site game, both teams will follow the rules as if they are home teams.
Tie Breakers:
Because home field advantage exists in our league, head-to-head matchups will not be utilized for tie breakers.
1. Total Points Scored
2. Divisional Record (if applicable)
3. Picks Record
4. Strength of Schedule
5. Amount of salary cap used. Lower gets the edge.
6. League Vote
Post-Season Set-Up:
New for 2025:
Top team from each division will play each other for the championship.
Game Play:
*Each week, participants/coaches will pick the winners of all games played that week in LFA. Each LFA team is assigned a salary cap number based on its place within the LFA standings.
*For 2025, a lower salary cap of $22 will be in effect.
*A game's value is determined by each player. A Home Team player will select 1 game to equal 3 points, 1 game to equal 7 points, and 2 games to equal 10 points. A Visitor Team player will select 1 game to equal 3 points, 2 games to equal 7 points each, and 1 game to equal 10 points.
*If a game is at a neutral site, then both players are considered home teams.
Championship Week:
*For 2025, the championship game will follow the same rules as the regular season. Team with the better record will be the home team. If records are identical, then Tie-Breaker rules, listed above, will be utilized.
*The championship game will be unique because it will include all 5 games of the LFA playoffs. Therefore, it will take 3 weeks to determine the result of the championship game.
*The rules for home team and road team are still in effect. The home team will have the built
in 3-point advantage. Players will make their picks week-to-week. No salary cap is in place for the championship round, but each player must pick at least 2 underdogs during the tournament. Players will also need to use strategy
because he/she will have to decide when to use their 10 and 7 point picks without knowing the exact matchups the LFA will have the following week.
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