FCF 2022 Week 1 Rosters, Schedule, Live Stream and Format

Fan Controlled Football is back! FCF is set to kick off its second season—Season v2.0—on Saturday with all eight teams in action. That's right, FCF has expanded from its original four-team format to feature eight squads all vying for the championship.

The defending champion Wild Aces are back—now known as the Shoulda Been Stars—along with the Zappers, Beasts and Glacier Boyz. They'll be joined by the Knights of Degen, 8oki, Kingpins and Bored Ape FC.

As was the case last year, fans will pick the rosters and vote on plays via the FCF App. Rosters will be redrafted throughout the season, with the exception of two "franchise players" designated for each squad.

This year's top stars include former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.

"I'm looking forward to throwing with Johnny or whomever the quarterback may be," Owens said, per ESPN's Tim McManus. "If it's Johnny Football, it doesn't matter if it's Pee-Wee Herman, as long as they throw the ball where it needs to be and ... put it in my catch radius, I'm going to do my best to make some stuff happen with it."

With Week 1 on the proverbial doorstep, let's dive into the rules, format, schedule and roster for the opening slate.

The FCF rules were voted on by fans before the inaugural season and feature quite a few departures from traditional American football.

For one, there's no kicking in FCF, no special teams and no punts. Games are played on a 50-yard indoor field with rounds of rock, paper, scissors replacing the opening coin toss. Offenses begin on their own 10-yard line and must drive 40 yards to the end zone.

Extra points (two-point conversions) are decided by a one-vs.-one battle between a wide receiver and defensive back from the five-yard line—with the quarterback having just four seconds to deliver a pass.

Backup quarterbacks will also be involved, with each team's signal-callers having to play at least one out of three possessions (barring injury). It's seven-on-seven football with three offensive linemen per team. Offensive lines and defenses are drafted as units, while quarterbacks and offensive skill players—wide receivers, slot receivers and running backs—are drafted individually.

Games are played with a running clock, except in the last 30 seconds of the half and overtime, and are expected to fit within a one-hour window.

This year, FCF will feature two divisions—the OGs and the Ballerz—with each team playing its divisional opponents twice in the season along with one non-divisional game. There will be a seven-week regular season, followed by the playoffs and the championship game.

Games will be live-streamed on DAZN, Twitch, NBCLX, Peacock and the FCF App.

The full season schedule, which can also be found at DAZN, is as follows:

Week 1 - Saturday, April 16

Week 2 - Saturday, April 23

Week 3 - Saturday, April 30

Week 4 - Saturday, May 7

Week 5 - Saturday, May 14

Week 6 - Saturday, May 21

Week 7 - Saturday, May 28

Playoffs - Saturday, June 4

Championship - Saturday, June 11

FCF will hold four games weekly during the regular season with two windows separating the action. All games will be available for streaming on multiple platforms.

The Week 1 schedule is as follows:

Session 1 - 1 p.m. ET

Glacier Boyz vs. Beasts

Knights of Degen vs. Bored Ape FC

Session 2 - 7 p.m. ET

Shoulda Been Stars vs. Zappers

8oki vs. Kingpins

Here's a look at all eight teams for Week 1, including their team owners and starting lineups—according to the FCF official website:

Glacier Boys - Quavo Hunco, Adin Ross, Richard Sherman and Deestroying

QB: Dalton Oliver, Vidal Woodruff

RB: Brycen Alleyne

WR: Keyon Thomas, Ismail Brooks, Tony Dixon

SR: Kevin Felder

OL: Force Field

DEF: Shut Down Squad

   

Beasts - Marshawn Lynch, Renee Montgomery and Miro

QB: Alphonso Howard, Jason Stewart

WR: Tra Chandler, LaMarcus Caradine, Jordus Smith

SR: Harrison Dreher

OL: The Wall

DEF: Heavy Hitters

  

Shoulda Been Stars - Rachel Lindsay, Austin Ekeler, Altered State Machines and Druski

QB: D'Vonn Gibbons, Slade Jarman

RB: Malcolm Ballard

WR: Patrick Smith, Jacoby Herring, Just'N Thymes

SR: Drake Wells

OL: Force Field

DEF: The Hitmen

      

Zappers - Bob Menery, Ronnie Singh, Trevor May and Dalvin Cook

QB: Danny Southwick, Laquan Horton

RB: Shun'Cee Thomas

WR: Tyis Boykin, Antonio Turner, Vance Leonard

SR: James Harden

OL: The Wall

DEF: Heavy Hitters

        

Kingpins - NFT Kingpins

QB: Dentarrius Yon, Tirri Jones

RB: Daryl Virgies

WR: Keyston Fuller, Tracy Gaston

SR: Elijah Rogers, Eterrious Giles

OL: The Trenchmen

DEF: The Hitmen

           

Bored Ape FC - Bored Ape NFT

QB: Deondre Francois, Chris Barrett

RB: Jakobie Baker

WR: Collin Andrews, Isaiah King

SR: Maurice Thomas, RJ Mays

OL: The Trenchmen

DEF: Shut Down Squad

    

Knights of Degen - Knights of Degen

QB: Ed Crouch, Brian Allen

RB: Terelle West

WR: Travalle Calvin, Yedidiah Louis, Terrance Williams

OL: Block Party

DEF: The D-Block

   

8oki - 8oki

QB: Mitch Kidd, Brandon Pearson

RB: Josh Robinson

WR: Joseph Boykin

SL: Malik Elion, Cedric Byrd

OL: Block Party

DEF: The D-Block

  

*A full list of FCF players can be found here.