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Florida Football Alliance
Sport	American football
First season	2008
President	Terrence Page Sr.
No. of teams	14
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Miami "Magic City" Bulls
Most titles	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (6)
Official website	FFAFootball.org

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The Florida Football Alliance (FFA) is an Adult Amateur Minor League of American football (often referred to as “semi-professional”) based out of Boynton Beach, Florida. Founded in May of 2007, the FFA is the oldest continuous operating organization of its type in the Sunshine State. The league opened its first season of operation on January 19, 2008, and is comprised of 14 teams for the 2018 season. The league is divided into two conferences, Alliance and Florida. There two divisions within each respective conference and member teams play a 10-game regular season schedule that traditionally begins in late January of each year. At the end of the regular season, qualified teams compete in a post-season playoff schedule that begins in April. The champion of each respective conference then compete for the league championship in the final game of the year, dubbed the "Alliance Bowl". Alliance Bowl-XI is scheduled for May 19, 2018 at Larry Kelly Field at Municipal Stadium (Daytona Beach) in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Alliance Bowl

Game	Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Venue	City	Ref
I	May 3, 2008	Miami "Magic City" Bulls	30–18	Bradenton Gladiators	Municipal Stadium	Daytona Beach, Florida
II	May 2, 2009	Port St. Lucie Bobcats	40–34	Miami "Magic City" Bulls	Municipal Stadium (2)	Daytona Beach, Florida (2)	^[1]^{[dead link]}
III	May 1, 2010	Orlando Rage	40–34	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (2)	Hodges Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida
IV	April 30, 2011	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (2)	56–50	Orlando Rage	Municipal Stadium (3)	Daytona Beach, Florida (3)
V	May 5, 2012	Orlando Rage (2)	35–30	Bradenton Gladiators (2)	Ansin Sports Complex	Miramar, Florida	^[2]
VI	May 25, 2013	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (3)	61–28	Orlando Rage (2)	Tropical Park Stadium	Miami, Florida	^[3]
VII	May 3, 2014	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (4)	50-29	Bradenton Gladiators (3)	Municipal Stadium (4)	Daytona Beach, Florida (4)	^[4]
VIII	May 30, 2015	SW Florida Gladiators	51-27	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (3)	Municipal Stadium (5)	Daytona Beach, Florida (5)	^[5]^[6]
IX	May 14, 2016	Miami "Magic City" Bulls (5)	34-20	Tampa Bay Patriots	Municipal Stadium (6)	Daytona Beach, Florida (6)
X	May 20, 2017	Miami “Magic City” Bulls (6)	58-31	Tampa Bay Patriots (2)	Ronald L Book Athletic Stadium (1)	North Miami Beach, Florida (1)

Member Teams

Team	Location	Division	Conference	First Year
Miami “Magic City” Bulls	Miami, Florida	South	Alliance	2008
Twin County Raiders	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	South	Alliance	2017
South Florida Chargers	Miami, Florida	South	Alliance	2017
Southeast Florida Reapers	Boynton Beach, Florida	East	Alliance	2008
South Florida Wolverines	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	East	Alliance	2015
Palm Beach Makos	Riviera Beach, Florida	East	Alliance	2011
Hollywood Browns	Hollywood, Florida	West	Florida	2017
Southwest Florida Gladiators	Bradenton, Florida	West	Florida	2008
Tampa Bay Patriots	Tampa, Florida	West	Florida	2015
Dunedin Pirates	Dunedin, Florida	West	Florida	2017
Jax XMen	Jacksonville, Florida	North	Florida	2011
River City Commandos	Jacksonville, Florida	North	Florida	2017
Port Orange Stallions	Port Orange, Florida	North	Florida	2017
Golden Isles Grizzlies	Brunswick, Georgia	North	Florida	2018

League administration

Name	Position	Since
Terrence Page, Sr	President/CEO	2007
Mark K. Trueblood	Commissioner	2014
Christopher McIntosh	Chairman	2007
Cleveland Morley, Jr.	1st Vice-Chairman	2007
Edrick Sweeting	2nd Vice-Chairman	2007
Patricia Johnson	Secretary	2007
Paula McIntosh	Treasurer	2007

References

^ "St. Lucie defeats Miami-Magic City to win Florida Football Alliance Championship". TCPalm. May 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions". Florida Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Jason Dill (May 21, 2013). "Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars". Bradenton. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "2014 Season". FFA. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl". Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] "St. Lucie defeats Miami-Magic City to win Florida Football Alliance Championship". TCPalm. May 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions". Florida Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Jason Dill (May 21, 2013). "Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars". Bradenton. Retrieved October 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "2014 Season". FFA. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl". Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] "Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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-Founded on May 14, 2007, the '''Florida Football Alliance''' (aka: FFA) is an Adult Amateur Minor League of [[American football]] based in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]]. The FFA - which played its first game on January 19, 2008 - is currently comprised of 14 teams for the 2018 season.  The league is divided into two conferences, Alliance and Florida. There two divisions within each respective conference and member teams play a 10-game regular season schedule that traditionally begins in late January of each year. At the end of the regular season, qualified teams compete in a post-season playoff schedule that begins in April. The champion of each respective conference then compete for the league championship in the final game of the year, dubbed the "Alliance Bowl". Alliance Bowl-XI is scheduled for May 19, 2018 at Larry Kelly Field at [[Municipal Stadium (Daytona Beach)]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]].
+The '''Florida Football Alliance (FFA)''' is an Adult Amateur Minor League of [[American football]] (often referred to as “semi-professional”) based out of [[Boynton Beach, Florida]]. Founded in May of 2007, the  FFA is the oldest continuous operating organization of its type in the [[Sunshine State]].  The league opened its first season of operation on January 19, 2008, and is comprised of 14 teams for the 2018 season.  The league is divided into two conferences, Alliance and Florida. There two divisions within each respective conference and member teams play a 10-game regular season schedule that traditionally begins in late January of each year. At the end of the regular season, qualified teams compete in a post-season playoff schedule that begins in April. The champion of each respective conference then compete for the league championship in the final game of the year, dubbed the "Alliance Bowl". Alliance Bowl-XI is scheduled for May 19, 2018 at Larry Kelly Field at [[Municipal Stadium (Daytona Beach)]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]].
 ==Alliance Bowl==