Fútbol Americano de México
Mexican American Football (Spanish: Fútbol Americano de México, FAM) was a professional American football minor league in Mexico, founded in 2018. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as FAM-YOX for the 2022 season.
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 FAM season | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 7 August 2018 |
| First season | 2019 |
| Ceased | 2022 |
| Director | Edgar Zapata |
| No. of teams | 5 (2019), 7 (2020–2021), 9 (2022) |
| Country | Mexico |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Last champion(s) | Rojos de la Ciudad de México |
| Most titles | Pioneros de Querétaro Rojos de la Ciudad de México (1) |
| Related competitions | Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, North Louisiana Football Alliance |
| Official website | LigaFAM.mx |
Starting with five teams, the FAM expanded to seven members in 2020 and nine members in 2022 in the cities of Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Jalisco, Mexico City, Monterrey, Naucalpan, San José del Cabo and Zapopan. The FAM season spanned 8 regular season games in May and June with each team playing every other team in the league once. The postseason ran in July.
Alongside the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the FAM was the top level of professional American football in Mexico, as both leagues competed for television exposure, players, and coaches.
The league announced it would shut down operations in late 2022.