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. Member teams are divided into two separate conferences, Alliance and Florida. Within each of the respective conferences, there were two divisions and all teams played a 10-game regular season schedule that traditionally began in late January. At the end of the regular season, qualified teams competed in a postseason playoff schedule which began 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".
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| First season | 2008 |
| President | Terrence Page Sr. |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | United States |
Most recent champion | SW Florida Gladiators |
| Most titles | Miami "Magic City" Bulls (6) |
| Website | hostedsports.net/ffa |
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) | |
| [a] | 2021 | SW Florida Gladiators (4) | 23−12 | [7] |
Notable players
edit- Michael Lynch − former player for the Bradenton Gladiators in 2018; holds the Guinness World Record for oldest American football player, aged 68 during his appearance with the Gladiators.[8]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "St. Lucie defeats Miami-Magic City to win Florida Football Alliance Championship". TCPalm. May 3, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Former UCF QB Israel, Orlando Rage Alliance V champions". Florida Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ Jason Dill (May 21, 2013). "Commentary Bevy of Bradenton Gladiators named Florida Football Alliance all-stars". Bradenton. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Season". FFA. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Semi-pro football: Gladiators win Alliance Bowl". Bradenton Herald. June 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Florida Football Alliance Bowl this weekend at Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. May 27, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- 1 2 "History of the GLADIATORS". Southwest Florida Gladiators. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ Fernandes, Doug (August 5, 2022). "Sarasota's 'Golden Gladiator' earns a spot in Guinness World Records". The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2026.