2021 Fan Controlled Football season
The 2021 Fan Controlled Football season was the first season of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a professional indoor football league.
| 2021 Fan Controlled Football season | |
|---|---|
| League | Fan Controlled Football |
| Sport | Indoor American football |
| Hosts | Infinite Energy Arena |
| Duration | February 13 – March 20, 2021 |
| Number of games | 11 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch, VENN, FTF (replays) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Beasts (3–1) |
| Runners-up | Wild Aces (2–2) |
| Playoffs | |
| Game 1 champions | Glacier Boyz |
| Game 1 runners-up | Beasts |
| Game 2 champions | Wild Aces |
| Game 2 runners-up | Zappers |
| The People's Championship v1.0 | |
| Venue | Infinite Energy Arena |
| Champions | Wild Aces |
| Runners-up | Glacier Boyz |
| Gatorade Finals MVP | Ed Crouch |
The league began play on February 13, 2021, with four teams competing in a 12-game-format over six weeks. The league used Internet streaming as its main television platform and is streamed on Twitch and VENN on Saturdays, with reruns on FTF; the league championship is carried on the digital subchannel network LX. The FCF saw a steady increase in its viewership through its first five weeks, from 735,000 in the first week to 2.1 million in the playoffs.
Following a four-game season where the Beasts took home the regular season championship, the playoffs concluded with the #1 seed Beasts losing to the #4 seed Glacier Boyz in an upset and #2 seed Wild Aces easily defeating the #3 seed Zappers. The Wild Aces beat the Glacier Boyz 46–40 in the final, and were named the People's Championship, as voted by the fans, on March 20, 2021.
Players were paid weekly minimum of $400 to $750 plus room and board, while coaches got paid $3,500 per month with housing and meal plan.