American 7s Football League Launches In Central Florida

Player Registration Deadline February 7 With 7^th Season Starting April 11

For Immediate Release – January 19, 2021

(Palm Beach, Florida) – The American 7s Football League^® (A7FL) — pioneering no-helmets, no-pads, full-contact tackle football entering its 7th hard-hitting season — continues its rapid nationwide growth with today’s unveiling of eight Central Florida expansion teams. This new Central Florida Division based in Orlando, along with the formal launch of the league’s first West Coast Division in San Diego, brings the total number of A7FL divisions to four and teams to 32, all of whom will start their 2021 season on April 11.

“We’re excited to expand beyond our Northeast base,” said A7FL CEO Sener Korkusuz. “Orlando is the 50-yard line for football-crazed Florida, which is filled with passionate fans and tons of gridiron talent.  It is the largest US metropolitan area without professional football so the A7FL is going to fill that gap. We’re proud to bring the A7FL and its unique on-field enhancements to  the Sunshine State.”

The A7FL enters 2021 with more than 600K social media followers and distribution via Facebook Watch, Twitch, Eleven Sports (cable and satellite), and Wave.tv.  With its incredible viral videos (ESPN’s SportsCenter shared a league video in October that generated over 20 million views); young fan base (76% are 18-34); and strong heritage (six seasons including the 2020 Back in Motion Tournament Presented by Salus); the league is primed to crown a true national champion in 2021.

The A7FL Central Florida Division includes:

• Jacksonville Riptide

• Orlando AlleyGators

• Orlando Ghosts

• O-town Orange

• St. Pete SandSharks

• Tampa A-Team

• Tampa Bay Surge

• Tampa Nightcrawlers

Player registration is now open at A7FL.com until February 7.   A7FL teams will compete for $20,000 in total prize money in 2021, the highest amount ever offered by the league.

For 2021, the A7FL will feature a 7-week regular season where eight local teams from each division (Baltimore, Central Florida, New Jersey and West Coast) compete against each other. The top two teams in each division will then square off in a four week national playoff starting June 8 with the National Championship on July 18.

2021 Key Dates include:

•             Feb 7               Registration Deadline

•             Feb 20             Combine Day 1

•             Feb 21            Combine Day 2

•             April 11            Season Begins

•             June 8             Playoffs Start (Elite 8)

•             July 18            National Championship

A7FL’s Central Florida Division managers, Nicholas Alaimo and A7FL veteran Terrell Mitchell, are already scouting players, as well as,  home field locations. Anticipation is high as the Central Florida Division teams target a whole new talent pool throughout the state — from Jacksonville to Miami and from Tallahassee to Tampa — to compete with traditional A7FL powerhouses, including 2020 A7FL Champion Patterson U and 2019 A7FL Champion The PA Immortalz. The rest of the league is ready and now it is up to Central Florida to see if its players are up to the challenge of American 7s Football.

“Florida is perfect for our smash-mouth, no pads, grassroots American football,” said A7FL President Ryan DePaul. “We’ve had guys from Florida contacting us for years, but talk is cheap. Now they can show how Florida football stacks up against our perennial powerhouses from the Northeast.”

About the A7FL: Now entering its 7th season, the American 7s Football League (A7FL) has pioneered a familiar yet completely new format for America’s most popular sport: 7-on-7 football without helmets or hard shell pads. The A7FL’s completely unique format retains the toughness that fans of all ages crave, while its gameplay delivers action-filled performances that generate tens of millions of views and attract a new younger audience (more than 3/4 are 18-34). Founded in 2014 by CEO Sener Korkusuz and President Ryan DePaul, the spring league (April-July) recently added UFC^® Co-Founder David Isaacs to its ranks and has grown to 32 teams in four divisions with over 600K social media followers and partnerships with Eleven Sports, Facebook Watch, Twitch and WAVE.tv. For more information, visit A7FL.com, our Facebook page, or email info@a7fl.com.