| 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 2021 Fan Controlled Football season was the first season of the Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a professional indoor football league.
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]