Southern Football Conference
Current season, competition or edition: DSFL Season 24 | |
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| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1, 2018 (43 years ago) |
| Inaugural season | 2018 (S3) |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States, Mexico |
| Most recent champion(s) | Tijuana Luchadores (12th title) |
| Most titles | Tijuana Luchadores (12th titles) |
| Official website | nsfl |
The Southern Football Conference (SFC) is one of the is one of the two conferences of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) in a professional American football league. This conference and its counterpart, the Northern Football Conference (NFC), currently contain 4 teams each, making up the 8 teams of the NSFL. Both conferences were created in inaugural season of 2018 (S3) with 6 teams. The conference expanded once: The Dallas Birddogs joined in 2037 (S22). The current champions are the Tijuana Luchadores who won their twelth conference championship title in 2040 (S25).
Current Teams
Since 2037 (S22) SFC has 4 teams.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | First season | General Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Birddogs** | Dallas, TX | The Dallas Dog Pound | 75,000 | 2037 | ??? | |
| Myrtle Beach Buccaneers* | Myrtle Beach, SC | Saber Stadium | 35,556 | 2020 | ??? | |
| Norfolk Seawolves† | Norfolk, VA | The Docks | 50,000 | 2018 | ??? | |
| Tijuana Luchadores† | Tijuana, Mexico | El Santo Coliseo | 29,333 | 2018 | ??? | |
| † denotes that the club was a founding member of the DSFL * denotes this franchise has relocated at some point. ** denotes that the club has relocated at some point | ||||||
Season Format
The SFC season format consists of a four-week preseason, a fourteen-week regular season (each team plays 14 games), and a four-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the Ultimini Bowl, the league's championship game.
History
Both the NFC and SFC were created during the inaugural year of 2018 (S3) when the league commissioning board approved for the expansion for a development league. In 2037 (S22) the Dallas Birddogs joined the conference as the fourth team.
The first title was won by the Norfolk Seawolves. After that, Portland would win one title then Palm Beach would win one (Palm Beach is now Myrtle Beach). After that, Tijuana and San Antonio would start their rivalry. From 2021 (S6) to 2029 (S14) and from 2031 (S16) to 2033 (S18), either Tijuana and San Antonio would represent the SFC (Tijuana has 10 wins while San Antonio has 3). This streak was broken by the Palm Beach Solar Bears in 2030 (S15) when they would make an NFC Championship appearances, which they won. Starting in season 7, the Luchadores completed the first ever five-peat in SFC history, ranging from 2022 (S7) to 2027 (S12). The Luchadores also lead the conference in SFC Championship appearances with 15 separate appearances. The Tijuana Luchadores and the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers are the only teams from the SFC that have won mutliple Ultimini titles.
