Florida Football Alliance Explained

Florida Football Alliance
Sport:American football
President:Terrence Page Sr.
Inaugural:2008
Teams:16
Country:United States
Champion:SW Florida Gladiators
Most Successful Club:Miami "Magic City" Bulls (6)
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

Game Date Winning team Score Losing team Venue City Ref
I May 3, 2008 Miami "Magic City" Bulls 30–18 Bradenton Gladiators
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)
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 [2]
VI May 25, 2013 Miami "Magic City" Bulls (3) 61–28 Orlando Rage (2) [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)
XIMay 19, 2018SW Florida Gladiators (2)17-14Twin County RaidersMunicipal Stadium (7)Daytona Beach, Florida (7)
XIIMay 18, 2019SW Florida Gladiators (3)29-0South Florida WolverinesMunicipal Stadium (8)Daytona Beach, Florida (8)

Member Teams

Current

Team Location Home field DivisionConference
Jacksonville Cardinals NorthFlorida
Port Orange Stallions Daytona Stadium
Saint Augustine Crusaders
Duval RaidersJacksonville, FloridaNormandy Sports Complex
Space Coast TarheelsCocoa, FloridaCocoa High SchoolCentral
Dunedin PiratesTarpon Springs, FloridaSponger Stadium
Southwest Florida GladiatorsBradenton, FloridaLakewood Ranch Park
West Coast SoldiersSan Antonio, FloridaEast Lake Complex
Florida StingraysFort Myers, FloridaEvangelical Christian SchoolEastAlliance
South Florida WolverinesFort Lauderdale, FloridaJoseph C. Carter Park
Broward BulldogsCoral Springs, FloridaCoral Springs Sportsplex
SE Florida ReapersBoynton Beach, FloridaHester Community Center
Hollywood BrownsHollywood, FloridaAnsin Sports ComplexSouth
Magic City BullsMiami, FloridaRonald L Book Athletic Stadium
Miami ChiefsMiami, FloridaFlamingo Park West
South Florida ChargersMiami, FloridaIves Estates Park

Former

!Team!Location!Home field!Division!Conference
Florida WildcatsBoynton Beach, FloridaWardell Chance Memorial FieldEastAlliance
Palm Beach MakosRiviera Beach, FloridaDan Calloway FieldEastAlliance
Tampa Bay PatriotsTampa, FloridaThe PAL CenterWestFlorida
Jax X-MenJacksonville, FloridaAndrew Jackson StadiumNorthFlorida
River City CommandosJacksonville, FloridaCharles "Boobie" Clark ParkNorthFlorida
Golden Isles GrizzliesBrunswick, GeorgiaNorth Glynn ComplexNorthFlorida
Orlando RageOrlando, FloridaCentralFlorida
Palm Beach MakosRiviera Beach, FloridaDan Calloway FieldEastAlliance
Dade County RaidersMiami, FloridaMoore ParkSouthAlliance
South Dade ImmortalsMiami-Dade County, FloridaSouthAlliance
Flagler KnightsFlagler Beach, FloridaNorthFlorida
Muck City SabercatsBelle Glade, FloridaWestFlorida
Key West Sun DevilsKey West, FloridaSouthAlliance
Orlando RattlersOrlando, Florida
Miami BlackhawksMiami, Florida
Tri County SoldiersBoynton Beach, FloridaHester Community CenterEastAmerican
Brevard HurricanesMerritt Island, FloridaMitchell Ellington ParkEastAmerican
South Florida 49ersFort Lauderdale, FloridaSunview ParkEastAmerican
Gainesville GatorsGainesville, FloridaEastside High SchoolNorthNational
Orlando PhantomsAltamonte Springs, FloridaTom Storey FieldCentralNational
Brooksville BallersSpring Hill, FloridaBooster StadiumCentralNational
South Florida VikingsMiami Gardens, FloridaBetty T. Ferguson CenterSouthAmerican
Miami SpartansFlorida City, FloridaLoren Roberts ParkSouthAmerican
South Dade ShockersMiami-Dade County, FloridaHarris FieldSouthAmerican
South Florida StormMiami, FloridaGwenn Cherry ParkEastAmerican
South Florida SeahawksMiami, FloridaMoore ParkEastAmerican
Daytona WildcatsDaytona Beach, FloridaDerbyshire Park NorthNational
Duval VipersDuval County, FloridaNorthNational
Sarasota MillionairesSarasota, FloridaWestNational
Southwest Florida PanthersFort Myers, FloridaBuckingham Community Park WestNational
Miami RushMiami, FloridaSouthAmerican
Broward BearsBroward County, FloridaEastAmerican
Treasure Coast BobcatsNorthNational
BayArea TigersLee County, FloridaCentralNational
South West FL BobcatsCentralNational
Charlotte County ReignPort Charlotte, FloridaPort Charlotte High SchoolWestAmerican
Bay Area WarriorsLargo, FloridaSuncoast YMCAWestAmerican
Space Coast PredatorsMelbourne, FloridaPalm Bay High SchoolNorthNational
Brevard GrizzliesBrevard County, FloridaEastNational
Jacksonville KnightsJacksonville, FloridaNorthNational
Duval PanthersDuval County, FloridaNorthNational
Muck City StarrsBelle Glade, FloridaAirport ParkWestAmerican
Florida CrusadersWestAmerican
East Coast ReapersSouthAmerican
St. Petersburg SharksSt. Petersburg, FloridaWestAmerican
Fort Myers SpartansFort Myers, FloridaWestAmerican
St. Lucie BobcatsSt. Lucie County, FloridaCentralNational
Central Florida TigersCentralNational
South Brevard RamsBrevard County, FloridaNorthNational
Florida FalconsNorthNational
Pompano Beach YellowtailsPompano Beach, FloridaEastAmerican
South Florida BroncosEastAmerican
Florida ThunderWestAmerican
Nature Coast KnightsWestAmerican
Polk County War EaglesPolk County, FloridaEastNational
North Florida RamsNorthNational
Orlando OutlawsOrlando, FloridaNorthNational
Treasure Coast HornetsEast
West Coast BearsWest

League administration

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

Notes and References

  1. News: St. Lucie defeats Miami-Magic City to win Florida Football Alliance Championship. https://archive.today/20131020232027/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/may/03/bobcats-score-with-10-seconds-remaining-in-game/?print=1. dead. October 20, 2013. TCPalm. May 3, 2009. October 20, 2013.
  2. News: Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions. Florida Today. May 13, 2012. October 20, 2013.
  3. Web site: Jason Dill. Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars. Bradenton. May 21, 2013. October 20, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2014 Season. FFA. July 1, 2015.
  5. News: Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl. Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. July 1, 2015.
  6. News: Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. July 1, 2015.