Champions
| Year | Champions |
| 1981 | Lobos Plateados ESIA IPN |
| 1982 | Ola Verde UPIISCA IPN |
| 1983 | Osos Acatlán UNAM |
| 1984 | Ola Verde UPIISCA IPN |
| 1985 | Panteras Negras UAM (Metropolitan) |
| 1986 | Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM |
| 1987 | Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM |
| 1988 | Borregos Salvajes Monterrey ITESM / Zorros ITQ (Querétaro) |
| 1989 | Cherokees AC |
| 1990 | Centinelas CGP |
| 1991 | Aztecas UDLAP (Puebla) |
| 1992 | Borregos Salvajes Laguna ITESM |
| 1993 | Pieles Rojas IPN |
| 1994 | Panteras Negras UAM (Metropolitan) |
| 1995 | Guerros Aztecas UNAM |
| 1996 | Borregos Salvajes CEM-ITESM (Estado de México) |
| 1997 | Borregos Salvajes Toluca ITESM |
| 1998 | Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila) |
| 1999 | Pumas Acatlán UNAM |
| 2000 | Águilas UACH (Chichuahua) |
| 2001 | Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila) / Potros ITSON (Sonora) |
| 2002 | Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila) / Frailes Tepeyac |
| 2003 | Pumas Acatlán UNAM |
| 2004 | Águilas UACH (Chichuahua) |
| 2005 | Linces Ciudad de México IVM |
| 2006 | Borregos Salvajes “B” ITESM |
| 2007 | Burros Blancos Zacatenco IPN |
| 2008 | Águilas UACH (Chichuahua) |
Report
Pumas Acatlán UNAM from Naucalpan near Mexico City in Estado de México (Mexico State), where the Irish Institute is based, won the ONEFA National Conference Championship in 1999 and 2003. Osos Acatlán UNAM won the National Conference title in 1983. The National Conference Champion went on to meet the Big 10 (Metropolitan – Mexico City) Champions for the ONEFA National Championship in Mexican College Football between 1981 and 2008, although only Lobos UAdeC (Coahuila) were succesful in defeating a Big 10 side.
The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (“Big 10”) and National (outside the Metropolitan Area).
The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.
In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.
References:
Images
[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]
Websites
[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Francesco
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