SCFA announces division, league changes for 2016 season

The Southern California Football Association has announced changes to its divisions and leagues for next upcoming two-year cycle, beginning with the 2016 fall season.

Appeals from Allan Hancock College, Citrus College, Pasadena City College, and Santa Ana College to move down from the National Division to the American Division were unanimously approved by the SCFA Competition Committee. Also in another unanimous vote, Santa Monica College was moved up from the American Division and placed in the National Division's Northern League.

The SCFA will now be comprised of three, six-team leagues in the National Division (Northern, Central, and Southern). In the American Division, the Mountain and Pacific Leagues have been reduced to six teams while a newly formed Metro League will be comprised of seven teams.

"The action taken today by the Competition Committee stays consistent with our goal, which is to bring uniformity, strength and competitive balance to Southern California community college football," said SCFA Commissioner Jim Sartoris. "In making some changes to our league structure, the SCFA continues to evolve in order to meet the needs of our membership and to provide healthy competition, as well as competitive challenges for our student-athletes."   

The new league formats, beginning with the 2016 season are below:

NATIONAL DIVISION

Northern League            Central League                 Southern League
Bakersfield                         Chaffey                               Fullerton
Canyons                            El Camino                           Golden West
Cerritos                             Long Beach                         Grossmont
Moorpark                           LA Harbor                           Orange Coast
Santa Monica                     Mt. San Antonio                  Palomar
Ventura                             Riverside                             Saddleback 

AMERICAN DIVISION

Metro League                 Mountain League              Pacific League
East Los Angeles               Desert                                 Allan Hancock
ECC Compton                   Mt. San Jacinto                    Antelope Valley
Glendale                           San Bernardino Valley          Citrus
LA Southwest                   San Diego Mesa                   LA Pierce
Pasadena                          Southwestern                     LA Valley
Santa Ana                         Victor Valley                       Santa Barbara
West LA

With its division structure and league alignments in place, a new two-year schedule can now be developed.