Southern California Football Association
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| Association | 3C2A |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Commissioner | Jim Sartoris |
| Sports fielded |
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| No. of teams | 36 |
| Region | California |
| Official website | https://www.scfafootball.com/landing/index |
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The Southern California Football Association (SCFA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A). Member institutions are located in California. The SCFA was organized in 2008. The SCFA is divided into the National League and the American League and further divided into the National Northern League, National Central League, National Southern League, American Metro League, and American Pacific League.
The SCFA works in conjunction with the Northern California Football Conference (NCFC) as the two bodies that compose the 3C2A's football season.
History
[edit]Chronological timeline
[edit]- 2008 – The Southern California Football Association (SCFA) was founded.[1][2] Charter members of the SCFA's National Conference included the College of the Canyons, Allan Hancock College, Pasadena City College, Bakersfield College, Ventura College, Moorpark College, and Glendale Community College representing the National Northern Conference, Mt. San Antonio College, El Camino College, Cerritos College, the College of the Desert, Chaffey College, Riverside City College, and Citrus College representing the National Central Conference, and Fullerton College, Saddleback College, Palomar College, Santa Ana College, Grossmont College, Long Beach City College, and Orange Coast College representing the National Southern Conference. Charter members of the SCFA's American Conference included Southwestern College, San Diego Mesa College, Golden West College, Victor Valley College, Compton College, Los Angeles Harbor College, Mt. San Jacinto College, and San Bernardino Valley College representing the American Mountain Conference and Antelope Valley College, Santa Barbara City College, Los Angeles Valley College, West Los Angeles College, Santa Monica College, Los Angeles Pierce College, Los Angeles Southwest College, and East Los Angeles College representing the American Pacific League.
- 2010 – The SCFA was broken into three conferences: National Conference, Central Conference, and American Conference.
- 2010 – The National Conference was broken into the National Northern Conference and the National Southern Conference.
- 2010 – El Camino and Cerritos moved to the National Northern Conference.
- 2010 – Pasadena City and Mt. San Antonio moved to the National Southern Conference.
- 2010 – The Central Conference was broken into the Central West Conference, which included Moorpark, Chaffey, Citrus, Long Beach City, Los Angeles Harbor, and Antelope Valley, and the Central East Conference, which included Desert, Riverside City, Santa Ana, Orange Coast, Southwestern (CA), and Golden West.
- 2010 – The American Conference was broken into the American Mountain Conference and the American Pacific Conference.
- 2010 – East Los Angeles moved to the American Mountain Conference.
- 2010 – Glendale (CA) moved to the American Pacific Conference.
- 2012 – The Central Conference was dissolved, leaving the National Conference and the American Conference.
- 2012 – Pasadena City and El Camino moved to the National Northern Conference.
- 2012 – The National Central Conference was formed. The members were Mt. San Antonio, El Camino, Desert, Riverside City, Citrus, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Harbor.
- 2012 – Santa Ana moved to the National Southern Conference.
- 2012 – Chaffey and Southwestern (CA) moved to the American Mountain Conference.
- 2012 – Antelope Valley moved to the American Pacific Conference.
- 2014 – The National Conference and American Conference were renamed to the National League and American League. Each subdivision also changed from conference to league.
- 2014 – Chaffey moved to the National Central League.
- 2014 – Desert moved to the American Mountain League.
- 2016 – The American Metro League was formed. The members were Pasadena City, Glendale (CA), Santa Ana, Compton, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles Southwest, and East Los Angeles.
- 2016 – Santa Monica moved to the National Northern League.
- 2016 – Allan Hancock and Citrus moved to the American Pacific League.
- 2018 – Long Beach City and East Los Angeles moved to the National Northern League.
- 2018 – Fullerton, Palomar, and San Diego Mesa moved to the National Central League.
- 2018 – Riverside City and Southwestern (CA) moved to the National Southern League.
- 2018 – Chaffey and Los Angeles Valley moved to the American Metro League.
- 2018 – Citrus and Antelope Valley moved to the American Mountain League.
- 2018 – Los Angeles Harbor moved to the American Pacific League.
- 2020 – The 3C2A cancelled the 2020 fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only Antelope Valley played regulation games.
- 2021 – 36 of the 37 schools returned for the 2021 season: Los Angeles Southwest did not host a varsity season.
- 2021 – Allan Hancock moved to the National Northern League.
- 2021 – Chaffey and Riverside City moved to the National Central League.
- 2021 – Fullerton, San Diego Mesa, and San Bernardino Valley moved to the National Southern League.
- 2021 – Citrus, Orange Coast, and Los Angeles Harbor moved to the American Metro League.
- 2021 – Pasadena City, Grossmont, and Compton moved to the American Mountain League.
- 2021 – Moorpark and Antelope Valley moved to the American Pacific League.
- 2022 – Los Angeles Southwest returned and Los Angeles Harbor discontinued its football program.
- 2023 – The American Mountain League dissolved.
- 2023 – Moorpark, El Camino, Antelope Valley, and Santa Barbara moved to the National Northern League.
- 2023 – Citrus, Long Beach City, Orange Coast, Golden West, and San Bernardino Valley moved to the National Central League.
- 2023 – Riverside City, Palomar, and Mt. San Jacinto moved to the National Southern League.
- 2023 – Chaffey, Victor Valley, and Compton moved to the American Metro League.
- 2023 – Pasadena City, Glendale (CA), and Los Angeles Southwest moved to the American Pacific League.
Member schools
[edit]Current members
[edit]The SCFA currently has 36 member schools, all of them are community colleges.
Former members
[edit]| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington, California | 1949 | 10,083 | Seahawks | 2008 | 2022 | South Coast (SCC) |
References
[edit]- ^ Thorpe, Dave (July 27, 2008). "JC Football Notebook: Harbor, El Camino are on the move". Daily Breeze. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Felton, David (September 5, 2008). "Lots of change for area JCs". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
