American football semi-professional league
Florida Football Alliance Sport American football First season 2008 President Terrence Page Sr. No. of teams 16 Country United States Most recent champion(s) SW Florida Gladiators Most titles Miami "Magic City" Bulls (6) Official website hostedsports.net/ffa
The Florida Football Alliance (FFA) was an American football semi-professional league based out of Boynton Beach, Florida . Founded in May 2007, the league opened its first season of operation on January 19, 2008, and remains the oldest continuous operating organization of its type in Florida . At present, the FFA comprises 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 [ edit ] 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] 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) XI May 19, 2018 SW Florida Gladiators (2) 17-14 Twin County Raiders Municipal Stadium (7) Daytona Beach, Florida (7) XII May 18, 2019 SW Florida Gladiators (3) 29-0 South Florida Wolverines Municipal Stadium (8) Daytona Beach, Florida (8)
Member Teams [ edit ] Current [ edit ] Team Location Home field Division Conference Jacksonville Cardinals Jacksonville, Florida North Florida Port Orange Stallions Port Orange, Florida Daytona Stadium Saint Augustine Crusaders Saint Augustine, Florida Duval Raiders Jacksonville, Florida Normandy Sports Complex Space Coast Tarheels Cocoa, Florida Cocoa High School Central Dunedin Pirates Tarpon Springs, Florida Sponger Stadium Southwest Florida Gladiators Bradenton, Florida Lakewood Ranch Park West Coast Soldiers San Antonio, Florida East Lake Complex Florida Stingrays Fort Myers, Florida Evangelical Christian School East Alliance South Florida Wolverines Fort Lauderdale, Florida Joseph C. Carter Park Broward Bulldogs Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs Sportsplex SE Florida Reapers Boynton Beach, Florida Hester Community Center Hollywood Browns Hollywood, Florida Ansin Sports Complex South Magic City Bulls Miami, Florida Ronald L Book Athletic Stadium Miami Chiefs Miami, Florida Flamingo Park West South Florida Chargers Miami, Florida Ives Estates Park
Team Location Home field Division Conference Florida Wildcats Boynton Beach, Florida Wardell Chance Memorial Field East Alliance Palm Beach Makos Riviera Beach, Florida Dan Calloway Field East Alliance Tampa Bay Patriots Tampa, Florida The PAL Center West Florida Jax X-Men Jacksonville, Florida Andrew Jackson Stadium North Florida River City Commandos Jacksonville, Florida Charles "Boobie" Clark Park North Florida Golden Isles Grizzlies Brunswick, Georgia North Glynn Complex North Florida Orlando Rage Orlando, Florida Central Florida Palm Beach Makos Riviera Beach, Florida Dan Calloway Field East Alliance Dade County Raiders Miami, Florida Moore Park South Alliance South Dade Immortals Miami-Dade County, Florida South Alliance Flagler Knights Flagler Beach, Florida North Florida Muck City Sabercats Belle Glade, Florida West Florida Key West Sun Devils Key West, Florida South Alliance Orlando Rattlers Orlando, Florida Miami Blackhawks Miami, Florida Tri County Soldiers Boynton Beach, Florida Hester Community Center East American Brevard Hurricanes Merritt Island, Florida Mitchell Ellington Park East American South Florida 49ers Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunview Park East American Gainesville Gators Gainesville, Florida Eastside High School North National Orlando Phantoms Altamonte Springs, Florida Tom Storey Field Central National Brooksville Ballers Spring Hill, Florida Booster Stadium Central National South Florida Vikings Miami Gardens, Florida Betty T. Ferguson Center South American Miami Spartans Florida City, Florida Loren Roberts Park South American South Dade Shockers Miami-Dade County, Florida Harris Field South American South Florida Storm Miami, Florida Gwenn Cherry Park East American South Florida Seahawks Miami, Florida Moore Park East American Daytona Wildcats Daytona Beach, Florida Derbyshire Park North National Duval Vipers Duval County, Florida North National Sarasota Millionaires Sarasota, Florida West National Southwest Florida Panthers Fort Myers, Florida Buckingham Community Park West National Miami Rush Miami, Florida South American Broward Bears Broward County, Florida East American Treasure Coast Bobcats North National BayArea Tigers Lee County, Florida Central National South West FL Bobcats Central National Charlotte County Reign Port Charlotte, Florida Port Charlotte High School West American Bay Area Warriors Largo, Florida Suncoast YMCA West American Space Coast Predators Melbourne, Florida Palm Bay High School North National Brevard Grizzlies Brevard County, Florida East National Jacksonville Knights Jacksonville, Florida North National Duval Panthers Duval County, Florida North National Muck City Starrs Belle Glade, Florida Airport Park West American Florida Crusaders West American East Coast Reapers South American St. Petersburg Sharks St. Petersburg, Florida West American Fort Myers Spartans Fort Myers, Florida West American St. Lucie Bobcats St. Lucie County, Florida Central National Central Florida Tigers Central National South Brevard Rams Brevard County, Florida North National Florida Falcons North National Pompano Beach Yellowtails Pompano Beach, Florida East American South Florida Broncos East American Florida Thunder West American Nature Coast Knights West American Polk County War Eagles Polk County, Florida East National North Florida Rams North National Orlando Outlaws Orlando, Florida North National Treasure Coast Hornets East West Coast Bears West
League administration [ edit ] 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
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