The Mexican National Anthem being played before a match
The National Student Organization of American Football, (in Spanish, ONEFA: Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano) is a Mexican college football league.
American football had 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.
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 divided into three categories: Liga Mayor, Liga Intermedia and Liga Juvenil. The most important one is the Liga Mayor, whose championships are organized into three conferences: the Big Six Conference, the Central Conference, and the National Conference.
The following teams are members of Liga Mayor. Liga Mayor has 3 conferences: the Big Six, the Central Conference, and the National Conference.
The Big Six Conference (formerly Conferencia de los 12 Grandes)
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Enrollment | Affiliation | Football stadium | Capacity |
| I.T.E.S.M. Monterrey | Borregos Salvajes | Monterrey | 91,417* | Private | Tecnologico Stadium | 32,864 |
| I.T.E.S.M. CCM | Borregos Salvajes | Mexico City | 91,417* | Private | Disney stadium | 8,000 |
| I.T.E.S.M. CEM | Borregos Salvajes | Atizapan de Zaragoza | 91,417* | Private | El Corral de Plástico Stadium | 14,000 |
| I.T.E.S.M. Toluca | Borregos Salvajes | Toluca | 91,417* | Private | La Congeladora Stadium | 5,000 |
| Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | Tigres | San Nicolas de los Garza | 115,331* | Public | Gaspar Mass Stadium | 17,000 |
| Universidad de las Américas | Aztecas | Cholula | 8,000 | Private | El Templo del Dolor Stadium | 13,000 |
The Central Conference (Conferencia del Centro)
The National Conference (Conferencia Nacional)
Grupo A
Grupo B
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Enrollment | Affiliation |
| Universidad del Valle de México-C. San Luis Potosí | Linces (Lynxes) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | 74,000+* | Private |
| Universidad Anáhuac de Cancún | Leones (Lions) | Cancún, Quintana Roo | -- | Private |
| Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas | Correcaminos (Roadrunners) | Victoria, Tamaulipas | -- | Public |
| Universidad del Valle de México-C. Guadalajara | Linces (Lynxes) | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 74,000+* | Private |
| Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila | Lobos (Wolves) | Saltillo, Coahuila | 30,269 | Public |
| Universidad Metropolitana de Monterrey | Leones (Lions) | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon | -- | Private |
| Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua | Águilas (Eagles) | Chihuahua, Chihuahua | -- | Public |
- Enrollment numbers are for all campuses.
[edit] History and Historical records
The following teams have participated in the Big 10 Conference (created in 1991). In 2005 the Conference was renamed the Big 12, adding 2 more teams to the championship. In 2008 the league was divided in 3 Conferences and the Big 12 Conference became Big 6 and Central Conference.
Former teams:
Note: ITESM has different teams because the institution has many campus nationwide. These different teams represent different campus. The same is true for UNAM, and UNAM Acatlán.
[edit] Champions
| Year | Team | Coach | Runner-Up |
| 1978 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1979 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1980 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1981 | Aguilas Blancas IPN | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | Aguilas Reales UNAM |
| 1982 | Aguilas Blancas IPN | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1983 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1984 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1985 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Pieles Rojas IPN |
| 1986 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Osos ENEP-Acatlán UNAM |
| 1987 | Osos ENEP- Acatlán UNAM | Arturo Alonso Escobar | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1988 | Aguilas Blancas IPN | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1989 | Pieles Rojas IPN | Manuel Rodero Garduño | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1990 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1991 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY |
| 1992 | Aguilas Blancas IPN | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | Centinelas CGP |
| 1993 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Aguilas Blancas IPN |
| 1994 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Aztecas UDLA |
| 1995 | Aztecas UDLA | Leonardo Luján Castañón | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1996 | Aztecas UDLA | Leonardo Luján Castañón | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY |
| 1997 | Aztecas UDLA | Leonardo Luján Castañón | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY |
| 1998 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Aztecas UDLA |
| 1999 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Aztecas UDLA |
| 2000 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM | Rafael Duk Delgado | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY |
| 2001 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Autenticos Tigres UANL |
| 2002 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Autenticos Tigres UANL |
| 2003 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM | Enrique Borda Tovar | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY |
| 2004 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM |
| 2005 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Autenticos Tigres UANL |
| 2006 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Aztecas UDLA |
| 2007 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM |
| 2008 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM-MTY | Frank González | Autenticos Tigres UANL |
| 2009 | Autenticos Tigres UANL-MTY | Pedro Morales | Pumas UNAM |
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