2022 Fan Controlled Football season
| 2022 Fan Controlled Football season | |
|---|---|
| League | Fan Controlled Football |
| Sport | Indoor American football |
| Hosts | Pullman Yards |
| Duration | April 16 – June 11, 2022 |
| Number of games | 31 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch, VENN, DAZN LX, and Peacock |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Bored Ape FC |
| The People's Championship v2.0 | |
| Champions | Zappers |
| Runners-up | Bored Ape FC |
| Finals MVP | Kelly Bryant |
The 2022 Fan Controlled Football season is the second season of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a professional indoor football league. In the 2022 championship game, the Zappers beat the Bored Ape FC to win The People's Championship v2.0.
Background
[edit]The FCF's second season, nicknamed "Season v.2.0" by the league, was scheduled to begin in fall 2021[1] but was postponed to Spring 2022 to follow after the NFL's Super Bowl.[2] The season began on April 16, thus putting FCF in direct competition with the 2022 USFL season that launched on the same night.[3][4]
The league announced they were expanding to eight teams for the 2022 season and announced a new broadcast deal with NBCUniversal subsidiary NBCLX and Peacock to broadcast every game of the 2022 season.[5][6] In October 2021, the FCF announced the Ballerz Collective and two of the four expansion teams, Team KoD and Team 8oki, later to be given names by the fans.[7] The final two expansion teams were announced on January 12, 2022, Team Gutter Cats, and Team Bored Apes, also later to be given names by the fans.[citation needed] The defending champion Wild Aces reorganized and rebranded as the Shoulda Been Stars following the departure of one of its co-owners.
On January 12, 2022, the FCF announced a $40 million investment—led by Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital—for spectator-controlled football games.[8] Ahead of the 2022 season, the league began construction on a 1,500-seat arena at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia.[9]
Teams
[edit]| Team[10][11] | Colors | Joined | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasts | 2021 | Marshawn Lynch, Todd Gurley, Miro, Marcus Peters, and Renee Montgomery[12] | |
| Glacier Boyz | Richard Sherman, Quavo, Deestroying, and Adin Ross[13] | ||
| Zappers | Trevor May, Dalvin Cook, Bob Menery, and Ronnie 2k[14] | ||
| 8oki | 2022 | Steve Aoki and 888 Crypto.[15] | |
| Knights of Degen | Drew Austin, Jack Settleman, Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, Cynthia Frelund, Blake Jamieson, Shara Senderoff, Mike O'Day, Jared Augustine, and Jasmine Maetta[15] | ||
| Bored Ape Football Club | Lyndsey Byrnes, beijingdou (Josh Ong), JerseyBorn (Sean Semola), tropoFarmer, ElectionDayMad1 and KingKhah (AJ Khah) | ||
| Kingpins | Jamal Anderson, SPOTTIE WIFI, Dr. Leo DiCatrio (Cory Teer), and ABigThingBadly[15] | ||
| Shoulda Been Stars (originally the Wild Aces) | 2021 | Austin Ekeler, Rachel Lindsay, Druski, and Altered State Machines.[16] |
Players
[edit]Before the start of the season, it was announced that Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, age 48, would come out of retirement to play for the Zappers.[17] He would later be traded to the Knights of Degen.[18] On May 20, it was reported that Michael Vick would join him in the league,[19] but he later denied the rumors.[20]
Regular season standings
[edit]| 2022 Fan Controlled Football standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | Pct. | PF | PA | PD | |
| x – Bored Ape FC | 5 | 2 | .714 | 190 | 166 | 24 | |
| Knights of Degen | 4 | 3 | .571 | 256 | 198 | 58 | |
| x – Shoulda Been Stars | 4 | 3 | .571 | 168 | 144 | 24 | |
| x – 8oki | 4 | 3 | .571 | 202 | 224 | -22 | |
| Glacier Boyz | 3 | 4 | .429 | 186 | 180 | 6 | |
| Kingpins | 3 | 4 | .429 | 182 | 216 | -34 | |
| x – Zappers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 166 | 204 | -38 | |
| Beasts | 2 | 5 | .286 | 180 | 198 | -18 | |
- x – Bold indicates playoff participant
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals[23][24] June 4 | People's Championship[25] June 11 | ||||||||
| Bored Ape FC | 38 | ||||||||
| 8oki | 32 | ||||||||
| Bored Ape FC | 24 | ||||||||
| Zappers | 42 | ||||||||
| Shoulda Been Stars | 24 | ||||||||
| Zappers | 50 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Details on FCF Season v2.0!". FCF Owners Box. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Werner, Barry (2021-10-07). "Fan Controlled Football returning for 2nd season, has deal with NBCLX". Touchdown Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ @fcflio (January 6, 2022). "ONE HUNDRED DAYS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "USFL Officially Selling Tickets for Inaugural Game, Starting at $10". 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Fan Controlled Football Prepares for Second Season With More Teams, Linear Distribution". 7 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "FCF is Back for Season v2.0 – FCF NEWS". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "FCF Unveils the Ballerz Collective – FCF NEWS". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Fan Controlled Football raises $40M for spectator-controlled football games". 12 January 2022.
- ^ Rachuk, Stephan (February 2, 2022). "PR: Fan Controlled Football Announces Historic Pullman Yards as New Official Venue for Season v2.0". XFL Newsroom. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (November 12, 2020). "Fan Controlled Football League Chooses Team Names, Solicits Logo Submissions".
- ^ "Fan Controlled Football League Announces Fan-Chosen Team Names". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Beasts Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Glacier Boyz Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Zappers Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Fan Controlled Football is where FANS call the shots". FCF. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Should Been Stars Team Details". FCF. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ "Terrell Owens Officially Returning To Football Field, Joins FCF". TMZ. 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Terrell Owens — who is 48 — just got traded in the Fan Controlled Football league". 12 May 2022.
- ^ Pingue, Frank (20 May 2022). "Exclusive: Former NFL quarterback Vick coming out of retirement". Reuters.
- ^ "Former NFL QB Michael Vick Shoots Down FCF Rumors, Says He Will Stay Retired". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "FCF 2022 Playoff Schedule, Bracket and Predictions". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "FCF 2022 Standing". FCF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "FCF 2022: Playoff Predictions for Johnny Manziel, Mitch Kidd and Top Players". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Early Predictions for Johnny Manziel, Deondre Francois in 2022 FCF Championship". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Zappers Beat Bored Ape FC to Win 2022 FCF Championship; Johnny Manziel Doesn't Play". Bleacher Report.