NFFC Champions League Debuts In 2024. Can You Be The Best?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We are happy to announce a new national championship in the NFFC this year and we believe this one can be extremely popular right out of the gate.

It's called the NFFC Champions League Qualifier Championship and it combines the scores of three different NFFC contests that many of you are already playing and creates a new set of overall standings. Here's the twist: Each NFFC player must designate one Primetime team, one Rotowire Online Championship team and one Best Ball Championship team to the CLQ Championship before drafting them and those three teams will be used to determine the top 12 teams.

Every NFFC player is limited to just one entry in the CLQ Championship and the champion won't be determined until 2025. The Top 12 finishers in 2024 -- based on their combined scores from their three teams through Week 17 -- will qualify for the Final Table of champions. Those 12 players will then compete in a separate CLQ Championship Satellite league and we'll award the Top 4 teams that qualify for the Championship Round of that league. The top team will earn 50% of the sidepot, 2nd place will earn 25%, 3rd place will earn 15% and 4th place will earn 10%. There will be no prize money awarded from this contest in 2024; this year is used to determine the 12 finalists.

Cost of entry is $2,500 and includes your one NFFC Primetime entry ($1750), one Rotowire Online Championship entry ($350), one NFFC Best Ball Championship entry ($150) and the $250 sidepot. The entire sidepot money (100%) will be distributed in prizes in 2025. The CLQ Championship Finals league will be a combination of Live/Online that will likely be held the Second Weekend of Live Events in Las Vegas, September 2025 and it will be a 12-team league draft.

This concept was introduced in baseball and it finished with 202 unique owners with a pot in excess of $50,000. Could the NFFC CLQ Championship top 250 teams and $60,000 in prize money? If so, that would be a $30,000 grand prize for just managing your three teams you already bought in 2024 and for competing in a satellite league with 11 other top players in the NFFC. We can discuss later if we also want to have an entry fee for that Finals league, but at this point it's not important as we try to introduce this new concept of a national championship in the NFFC.

Again, this was a concept that was developed by our NFBC players with Toby Guevin taking the lead on it. It's a fantastic concept that doesn't force players to buy more teams; instead, it rewards good owners who are having a good year with an additional grand prize for a small fee into the sidepot. If enough people jump into the Champions League Qualifier, this sidepot could really grow and grow.

Anyway, there is a "Champions League Qualifier" Package under Special Packages and the cost is $2,500. It includes all three teams and the $250 sidepot. Feel free to sign up as TBD for each contest and then pick the date and time you want to use these Qualifier teams for when you are ready. These are the three teams that will be used in the Qualifier Championship and you can't change any of them after you have drafted. There's a strategy to picking the right dates and times for your CLQ teams and the team that can dominate in all three formats will earn a spot at the "final table" in 2025. Should be a fun 17-week race to find the 12 best players in the NFFC.

Beginning in Year 3, the previous year’s champion would automatically qualify for the following year’s Champions League, with the top 11 in the 2026 Champions League Qualifier overall standings joining the champion in the next season’s Champions League.

The Champions League has no buy-in (outside of the $250 Champions League Fee). Qualification is entirely based on this year’s performance, with the incentive the chance to win a huge prize for those who are good enough to qualify. Only one person can be involved in the 2025 Champions League Qualifier Finals League; no co-managers will be allowed at the draft table or in running that team.

The winner of the Champions League, in addition to the prizes, is crowned the Champions League Winner and best fantasy football player in the NFFC for that year.

ONE FINAL NOTE: While this is a contest with one entry per person, these are national contests that allow co-managers to be on their teams. First and foremost is winning these national championships for each of you and we've always allowed co-managers on Primetime, OC and Best Ball teams. Heck, some people even have different co-managers for different teams. However, ONLY ONE PERSON is allowed at the NFFC League Champions Qualifier Final Table in 2025 and ONLY ONE PERSON can win the prize money and the title. Let's make that perfectly clear. Thanks.

The Champions League Qualifier Pack is the first contest under Multi-Team Packages on Registration. There will be a separate set of standings for the CLQ Championship under Overall Standings and the standings will show the CLQ Overall Points Standings, along with separate CLQ standings for the Primetime, Rotowire OC and Best Ball Championship. You'll enjoy the start of each week as you try to navigate in each of the three separate national championships, while looking at how you can move into the Top 12 of the CLQ Overall Standings. Should be a blast.

Okay, here's the current signup list as we debut this great national championship:

2024 NFFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFER CHAMPIONSHIP:
1. James Wimmers
2. Michael Fonte
3. Craig Bernes
4. Scott Stauffer
5. Ian Hubbard
6. Derek Anderson
7. Richard Williams

[Greg Ambrosius]

James Wimmers is officially the first person to ever enter our NFFC Champions League Qualifier Championship!!! You will always be #1 James!!!

[YAJ2112]

Was going to say, don't know if I'll be the best but I can be 1st!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Okay, the debut NFFC Champions League Qualifier Championship is officially on Registration and we already have a handful of signups. This can be found under Special Packages and it is the first one on the list. Cost is $2,500, which includes a Primetime entry, a Rotowire Online Championship entry, a $150 Best Ball Championship and the $250 for the sidepot. 100% of the money in the sidepot will be given out next year in the Champions League Qualifier Championship league to the Top 4 finishers.

Enjoy and good luck everyone.