2022 Fan Controlled Football season

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2022 Fan Controlled Football season
LeagueFan Controlled Football
SportIndoor American football
HostsPullman Yards
DurationApril 16 – June 11, 2022
Number of games31
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Twitch, VENN, DAZN LX, and Peacock
Regular season
Season championsBored Ape FC
The People's Championship v2.0
ChampionsZappers
  Runners-upBored Ape FC
Finals MVPKelly Bryant
FCF seasons
← 2021

The 2022 Fan Controlled Football season is the second season of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a professional indoor football league. In the 2022 championship game, the Zappers beat the Bored Ape FC to win The People's Championship v2.0.

Background[edit]

The FCF's second season, nicknamed "Season v.2.0" by the league, was scheduled to begin in fall 2021[1] but was postponed to Spring 2022 to follow after the NFL's Super Bowl.[2] The season began on April 16, thus putting FCF in direct competition with the 2022 USFL season that launched on the same night.[3][4]

The league announced they were expanding to eight teams for the 2022 season and announced a new broadcast deal with NBCUniversal subsidiary NBCLX and Peacock to broadcast every game of the 2022 season.[5][6] In October 2021, the FCF announced the Ballerz Collective and two of the four expansion teams, Team KoD and Team 8oki, later to be given names by the fans.[7] The final two expansion teams were announced on January 12, 2022, Team Gutter Cats, and Team Bored Apes, also later to be given names by the fans.[citation needed] The defending champion Wild Aces reorganized and rebranded as the Shoulda Been Stars following the departure of one of its co-owners.

On January 12, 2022, the FCF announced a $40 million investment—led by Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital—for spectator-controlled football games.[8] Ahead of the 2022 season, the league began construction on a 1,500-seat arena at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia.[9]

Teams[edit]

Team[10][11] Colors Joined Owners
Beasts     2021 Marshawn Lynch, Todd Gurley, Miro, Marcus Peters, and Renee Montgomery[12]
Glacier Boyz     Richard Sherman, Quavo, Deestroying, and Adin Ross[13]
Zappers     Trevor May, Dalvin Cook, Bob Menery, and Ronnie 2k[14]
8oki     2022 Steve Aoki and 888 Crypto.[15]
Knights of Degen     Drew Austin, Jack Settleman, Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, Cynthia Frelund, Blake Jamieson, Shara Senderoff, Mike O'Day, Jared Augustine, and Jasmine Maetta[15]
Bored Ape Football Club     Lyndsey Byrnes, beijingdou (Josh Ong), JerseyBorn (Sean Semola), tropoFarmer, ElectionDayMad1 and KingKhah (AJ Khah)
Kingpins     Jamal Anderson, SPOTTIE WIFI, Dr. Leo DiCatrio (Cory Teer), and ABigThingBadly[15]
Shoulda Been Stars (originally the Wild Aces)     2021 Austin Ekeler, Rachel Lindsay, Druski, and Altered State Machines.[16]

Players[edit]

Before the start of the season, it was announced that Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, age 48, would come out of retirement to play for the Zappers.[17] He would later be traded to the Knights of Degen.[18] On May 20, it was reported that Michael Vick would join him in the league,[19] but he later denied the rumors.[20]

Regular season standings[edit]

Reference[21][22]

2022 Fan Controlled Football standings
Team W L Pct. PF PA PD
x – Bored Ape FC 5 2 .714 190 166 24
Knights of Degen 4 3 .571 256 198 58
x – Shoulda Been Stars 4 3 .571 168 144 24
x – 8oki 4 3 .571 202 224 -22
Glacier Boyz 3 4 .429 186 180 6
Kingpins 3 4 .429 182 216 -34
x – Zappers 3 4 .429 166 204 -38
Beasts 2 5 .286 180 198 -18
x – Bold indicates playoff participant

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals[23][24]
June 4 		People's Championship[25]
June 11
      
Bored Ape FC 38
8oki 32
Bored Ape FC 24
Zappers 42
Shoulda Been Stars 24
Zappers 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Details on FCF Season v2.0!". FCF Owners Box. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ Werner, Barry (2021-10-07). "Fan Controlled Football returning for 2nd season, has deal with NBCLX". Touchdown Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ @fcflio (January 6, 2022). "ONE HUNDRED DAYS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "USFL Officially Selling Tickets for Inaugural Game, Starting at $10". 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Fan Controlled Football Prepares for Second Season With More Teams, Linear Distribution". 7 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. ^ "FCF is Back for Season v2.0 – FCF NEWS". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. ^ "FCF Unveils the Ballerz Collective – FCF NEWS". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ^ "Fan Controlled Football raises $40M for spectator-controlled football games". 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ Rachuk, Stephan (February 2, 2022). "PR: Fan Controlled Football Announces Historic Pullman Yards as New Official Venue for Season v2.0". XFL Newsroom. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Lind, Andrew (November 12, 2020). "Fan Controlled Football League Chooses Team Names, Solicits Logo Submissions".
  11. ^ "Fan Controlled Football League Announces Fan-Chosen Team Names". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. November 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Beasts Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Glacier Boyz Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Zappers Team Details". FCF. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Fan Controlled Football is where FANS call the shots". FCF. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  16. ^ "Should Been Stars Team Details". FCF. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  17. ^ "Terrell Owens Officially Returning To Football Field, Joins FCF". TMZ. 6 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Terrell Owens — who is 48 — just got traded in the Fan Controlled Football league". 12 May 2022.
  19. ^ Pingue, Frank (20 May 2022). "Exclusive: Former NFL quarterback Vick coming out of retirement". Reuters.
  20. ^ "Former NFL QB Michael Vick Shoots Down FCF Rumors, Says He Will Stay Retired". Bleacher Report.
  21. ^ "FCF 2022 Playoff Schedule, Bracket and Predictions". Bleacher Report.
  22. ^ "FCF 2022 Standing". FCF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. ^ "FCF 2022: Playoff Predictions for Johnny Manziel, Mitch Kidd and Top Players". Bleacher Report.
  24. ^ "Early Predictions for Johnny Manziel, Deondre Francois in 2022 FCF Championship". Bleacher Report.
  25. ^ "Zappers Beat Bored Ape FC to Win 2022 FCF Championship; Johnny Manziel Doesn't Play". Bleacher Report.
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