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".
Alliance Bowl 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) 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 VI May 25, 2013 Miami "Magic City" Bulls (3) 61−28 Orlando Rage (2) Tropical Park Stadium Miami, Florida VII May 3, 2014 Miami "Magic City" Bulls (4) 50−29 Bradenton Gladiators (3) Municipal Stadium (4) Daytona Beach, Florida (4) VIII May 30, 2015 SW Florida Gladiators 51−27 Miami "Magic City" Bulls (3) Municipal Stadium (5) Daytona Beach, Florida (5) 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) 2021 SW Florida Gladiators (4) 23−12
Notable players 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.
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