2019 AAF season
| 2019 Alliance of American Football season | |
|---|---|
| File:Alliance of American Football.png | |
| League | Alliance of American Football |
| Sport | Gridiron football |
| Duration | February 9 – April 27, 2019 |
The 2019 AAF season will be the first season in the history of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The season will begin on February 9, 2019, and will be capped with a four-team playoff and a championship game to be played at Sam Boyd Stadium on April 27, 2019.[1]
Teams
The Alliance of American Football will have eight teams competing for its inaugural season.
Standings
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| (x) – Orlando Apollos | 7–1 | .875 | 5–0 | 236 | 136 | 100 | .406 | .375 | W2 |
| (x) – Birmingham Iron | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 165 | 133 | 32 | .406 | .300 | W1 |
| (e) – Memphis Express | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 152 | 194 | -42 | .578 | .500 | L1 |
| (e) – Atlanta Legends | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 88 | 213 | -125 | .609 | .438 | L3 |
| Western Conference | |||||||||
| Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| San Antonio Commanders | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 158 | 154 | 4 | .516 | .450 | L1 |
| Arizona Hotshots | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 186 | 144 | 42 | .469 | .500 | W3 |
| San Diego Fleet | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 158 | 161 | -3 | .469 | .417 | L3 |
| Salt Lake Stallions | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 135 | 143 | -8 | .547 | .417 | W1 |
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention | |||||||||
Broadcasting
CBS Sports, Turner Sports and NFL Network serve as the Alliance's broadcast partners for the 2019 season. The CBS Sports deal, announced at the time the league launched, will have the inaugural games regionally televised over-the-air on the CBS broadcast network, the championship broadcast nationwide on the same network, and CBS Sports Network carrying a game of the week the rest of the season on Sunday nights. The Turner Sports contract includes one regular season game and one playoff game on TNT and a game of the week on Bleacher Report's pay-per-view live streaming service. NFL Network will carry the remainder of the league's games, two for each week, each on Saturday and Sunday nights. The Turner and NFL Network contracts were announced less than two weeks before the season began.[2]
References
- ^ Benjamin, Cory (October 23, 2018). "Alliance of American Football will host its first two championship games in Las Vegas". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Alliance partners with top media companies for inaugural season". aaf.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.