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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 |
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 league opened its first season of operation on January 19, 2008 and remains the oldest continuous operating organization of its type in the [[Sunshine State]]. At present, the FFA is comprised of 14 teams for the 2018 season. Member teams are divided into two separate conferences, Alliance and Florida. Within each of the respective conferences, there are two divisions and all 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]]. |
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Revision as of 16:44, 15 March 2018
Sport | American football |
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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 |
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 league opened its first season of operation on January 19, 2008 and remains the oldest continuous operating organization of its type in the Sunshine State. At present, the FFA is comprised of 14 teams for the 2018 season. Member teams are divided into two separate conferences, Alliance and Florida. Within each of the respective conferences, there are two divisions and all 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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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.
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(help) - ^ "Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions". Florida Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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(help) - ^ Jason Dill (May 21, 2013). "Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars". Bradenton. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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(help) - ^ "2014 Season". FFA. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl". Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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