2020 FFL season

The 2020 FFL season was the third season of the Florian Football League. The season began on the 9th August 2020 and conclude with President Bowl III which was played on the 7th February 2021, at Thunder Park, Oldhaven. The league was expanded to 24 teams from 18 and the league introduced divisions for the first time. Also, both conferences were renamed. All teams in the league played 17 regular-season games.

New Collective Bargaining Agreement

Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) took effect. Key changes included an expanded playoff format to 14 teams, a reduction in regular-season games from 17 to 16 starting in 2021 and the introduction of a bye week. Additionally, team rosters increased from 53 to 55 players.

Rule changes

The following rule changes have been enforced:

• The rule requiring players to touch the ball the down in the endzone for a touchdown has been removed.
• An additional PAT (Point after Touchdown) option, a ten-yard scrimmage attempt for three points, has been added.

Draft

The 2020 FFL Draft took place on April 23-24,2020 in Vice City and it had a total of three rounds. Expansion team Longsight Lions was chosen to pick first by a one-off draft lottery with other expansion franchises. The Lions would go on to select Quarterback, Patrick Thomas from Kingsland State University.

Regular season standings

Division

Apollonia East

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Victoria Buccaneers	17	12	5	0.706	467	323	+144
Longsight Lions	17	10	7	0.588	433	336	+97
Las Andreas Redhawks	17	10	7	0.588	439	347	+92
Birmingham Bears	17	10	7	0.588	396	380	+16

Apollonia Central

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Westlake Patriots	17	13	4	0.765	435	344	+91
Newmarsh Broncos	17	8	9	0.471	408	453	−45
Northcliff Falcons	17	5	12	0.294	379	422	−43
Newmarsh Jets	17	3	14	0.176	324	530	−206

Apollonia West

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Coldley Cowboys	17	11	6	0.647	486	384	+102
Meadowedge Colts	17	10	7	0.588	452	394	+58
Northcliff Brownbears	17	9	8	0.529	431	392	+39
Havenbarrow Dolphins	17	4	13	0.235	350	495	−145

National East

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Dragonmoor Raiders	17	9	8	0.529	406	460	−54
Oldhaven Ravens	17	8	9	0.471	385	410	−25
Oldhaven Titans	17	7	10	0.412	375	392	−17
Dragonmoor Chargers	17	7	10	0.412	393	422	−29

National Central

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Blackoak Buffalo	17	9	8	0.529	418	414	+4
Stonehall Rams	17	9	8	0.529	401	422	−21
Blackoak Tigers	17	8	9	0.471	452	401	+51
Bridgemoor Cardinals	17	6	11	0.353	378	479	−101

National West

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD
Echo City Chiefs	17	11	6	0.647	423	341	+82
Vice City Superhawks	17	9	8	0.529	409	394	+15
Northsilver Jaguars	17	9	8	0.529	405	436	−31
Newhedge Steelers	17	7	10	0.412	352	426	−74

Post season

Playoff bracket

2020 FFL Playoffs — President Bowl III

Wild Card	Conference semifinals	Conference championships	President Bowl III
APOLLONIAN CONFERENCE
Victoria Buccaneers 20 Newmarsh Broncos 17	Victoria Buccaneers 31 Las Andreas Redhawks 24	Westlake Patriots 33 Victoria Buccaneers 32	President Bowl III Westlake Patriots 35 Echo City Chiefs 31 FFL Champions: Westlake Patriots Thunder Park Attendance: 74,000
Las Andreas Redhawks 41 Longsight Lions 23
Meadowedge Colts 37 Coldley Cowboys 20	Westlake Patriots 44 Meadowedge Colts 34
First-round bye: Westlake Patriots
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Vice City Superhawks 18 Oldhaven Ravens 15	Vice City Superhawks 20 Blackoak Buffalo 0	Echo City Chiefs 36 Vice City Superhawks 25
Blackoak Buffalo 36 Dragonmoor Raiders 22
Northsilver Jaguars 30 Stonehall Rams 28	Echo City Chiefs 45 Northsilver Jaguars 28
First-round bye: Echo City Chiefs
Format: Seven teams per conference, with one first-round bye in each conference. Conference semifinal matchups were determined by reseeding.

Wildcard Round

Apollonian

1 2 3 4 Total Newmarsh Broncos 3 0 0 14 17 • Victoria Buccaneers 0 14 3 3 20 Location: Victoria Stadium Game attendance: 64,867 Game weather: Windy, 12°C

1 2 3 4 Total • Meadowedge Colts 10 7 3 17 37 Coldley Cowboys 10 10 0 0 20 Location: Florian Telecom Stadium Game attendance: 79,413

1 2 3 4 Total • Las Andreas Redhawks 14 10 7 10 41 Longsight Lions 0 10 7 6 23 Location: Steinfield Game attendance: 52,591

National

1 2 3 4 Total Oldhaven Ravens 3 3 0 9 15 • Vice City Superhawks 0 7 3 8 18

1 2 3 4 Total Dragonmoor Raiders 0 7 0 15 22 • Blackoak Buffalo 3 9 10 14 36

1 2 3 4 Total • Northsilver Jaguars 14 7 3 6 30 Stonehall Rams 0 14 7 7 28

Conference semi finals

Apollonia

1 2 3 4 Total Las Andreas Redhawks 7 14 0 3 24 • Victoria Buccaneers 0 14 3 14 31

1 2 3 4 Total Meadowedge Colts 6 14 0 14 34 • Westlake Patriots 10 14 14 6 44

National

1 2 3 4 Total Blackoak Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 • Vice City Superhawks 7 6 0 7 20

1 2 3 4 Total Northsilver Jaguars 0 14 6 8 28 • Echo City Chiefs 7 10 19 9 45

Conference Championships

Apollonia

1 2 3 4 Total Victoria Buccaneers 6 10 3 13 32 • Westlake Patriots 6 14 0 13 33

National

1 2 3 4 Total Vice City Superhawks 7 3 7 8 25 • Echo City Chiefs 13 7 6 10 36

President Bowl III: Westlake Patriots vs Echo City Chiefs

1 2 3 4 Total • Westlake Patriots 7 7 14 7 35 Echo City Chiefs 14 10 7 0 31 Location: Thunder Park Game attendance: 74,000 Television network: Red Sports FFL and Main Event