2022 Fan Controlled Football season

Sports season
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

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

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

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

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

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

  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.