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Florida Football Alliance

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Florida Football Alliance
SportAmerican football
First season2008
PresidentTerrence Page Sr.
No. of teams16
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
SW Florida Gladiators
Most titlesMiami "Magic City" Bulls (6)
Official websitehostedsports.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

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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

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Current

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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

Former

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "St. Lucie defeats Miami-Magic City to win Florida Football Alliance Championship". TCPalm. May 3, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions". Florida Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Jason Dill (May 21, 2013). "Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars". Bradenton. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "2014 Season". FFA. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl". Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.