FFL
Current season or competition: 2019 FFL season | |
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| Sport | Amorian football (Florian rules) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Commissioner | Edwin Lee |
| Inaugural season | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 18 (24 from 2020) |
| Nation(s) |
 Florian Republic |
| Most recent champion(s) | Westlake Patriots |
| Most titles |
Northsilver Jaguars Westlake Patriots (1) |
| Qualification | President Bowl |
| TV partner(s) | Red Sports |
| Related competitions | National College Football Association |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
The Florian Football League (FFL; Alexandrian: Ligue Florian de football, LFF) is a professional Gridiron football team consisting of 18 teams, all listed in major Florian cities and divided equally between two conferences. The league is one of the five major professional sports leagues in the Florian Republic and is the highest level of professional gridiron football in the world. The league has a 17-week regular season running from early September to late December and following the conclusion of the regular season, 12 teams (top two teams from each conference plus four wildcards) advance to the playoffs, culminating in the President Bowl which is held on the first Sunday of February and is played between the champions of each conference.
The league was formed in 2018 originally as the Florian National Football League (FNFL) following traditional Amorian football rules but before the start of the 2019 FFL season the league decided to create its own rules of gridiron football and eventually renamed itself the Florian Football League. The current champions are Westlake Patriots for winning President Bowl II in the league's inaugural season.
History
Teams
The Florian Football League consists of 24 clubs divided into two conferences of twelve each. Each conference is divided into three divisions of four clubs each. Every FFL team is based in the Florian mainland and the league is the only major sports league in the Florian Republic to be truely based in the mainland alone. The 24 teams are organised into six geographic divisions of four teams each. These divisions are further organized into two conferences, the Apollonian Conference and National Conference.
| FFL North clubs | ||||||
| Colours | Club | Established | Location | Stadium | Capacity* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havenbarrow Dolphins | 2018 | Havenbarrow | Havenbarrow Dolphins Stadium | 65,000 | ||
| Meadowedge Colts | 2018 | Meadowedge | Meadowedge Stadium | 45,500 | ||
| Newmarsh Broncos | 2018 | Newmarsh | Newmarsh Olympic Stadium | 60,000 | ||
| Newmarsh Jets | 2018 | Newmarsh | Newmarsh Olympic Stadium | 60,000 | ||
| Northcliff Brownbears | 2018 | Northcliff | FastEnergy Arena | 67,895 | ||
| Northcliff Falcons | 2018 | Northcliff | Sports City New Northcliff Stadium project |
90,000 83,000 | ||
| Stonehall Rams | 2018 | Stonehall | Stonehall Hotspur Stadium | 54,329 | ||
| Westlake Patriots | 2018 | Westlake | Noir Group Stadium | 66,829 | ||
| Victoria Buccaneers | 2019 | Victoria City | Victoria Stadium | 32,000 | ||
| FFL South clubs | ||||||
| Colours | Club | Established | Location | Stadium | Capacity* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackoak Tigers | 2018 | Blackoak | Hook Solutions Stadium | 65,515 | ||
| Blackoak Buffalo | 2018 | Blackoak | City of Blackoak Stadium | 55,097 | ||
| Dragonmoor Chargers | 2018 | Dragonmoor | Thomas Lemery Stadium Dragonmoor Stadium (2021 onwards) |
55,000 | ||
| Dragonmoor Raiders | 2018 | Dragonmoor | Red Bear Park Dragonmoor Stadium |
60,000 | ||
| Newhedge Steelers | 2018 | Newhedge | Ketchup Field | 69,690 | ||
| Northsilver Jaguars | 2018 | Northsilver | Northsilver Stadium | 45,000 | ||
| Oldhaven Ravens | 2018 | Oldhaven | Oldhaven Park | 72,000 | ||
| Oldhaven Titans | 2018 | Oldhaven | Oldhaven Park | 72,000 | ||
| Las Andreas Redhawks | 2019 | Las Andreas | Las Andreas Park | 52,000 | ||
| FFL Planned expansion clubs | ||||||
| Colours | Club | Established | Location | Stadium | Capacity* | Joining league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longsight Lions | 2020 | |||||
| Coldley Cowboys | 2020 | |||||
| Echo City Chiefs | 2019 | Echo City | Archery Field | 76,000 | 2020 | |
| Birmingham Bears | 2020 | |||||
| Bridgemoor Cardinals | 2020 | |||||
| Vice City Superhawks | 2020 | |||||
Season format
The FFL season format consists of a four-week preseason, a seventeen-week regular season, and a twelve-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the President Bowl, the league's championship game.
Pre season
Regular season
Playoffs
Media coverage
In the Florian Republic, the FFL has a substantial television contract with major TV networks,Red Sports and Sportsworld. The contract covers every regular season and playoff game with Sportsworld covering Apollonian Conference games and National Conference games covered by Red Sports. All FFL matches are shown on designated channels and red button services. All matches are televised nationwide unlike the other major competitions in the country. The two other being the Florian Super League and Intercontinental Hockey League. Matches can be streamed on a streaming service similar to what is used in the Florian Super League, for countries which do not have a broadcasting deal with the league.
Draft
The League operates an entry draft for college players who have graduated. Unlike the ICHL, there is no draft lottery and the team which finishes last in the overall standings recieves the first pick. There is a total of two rounds. Undrafted players may enter the League as a free agent.
