The Empire Football League recently held its Annual Meeting in Binghamton, New York and announced the addition of the Sussex Stags from Augusta, New Jersey. Since that time, another new franchise from Syracuse, the Syracuse Strong has joined the EFL bringing league total to six teams. Now in its 46th year of operation, the Empire Football League is also one of the oldest semipro/minor league football organizations in the nation.
The 2015 EFL season will start July 11th, has a bye September 5th and ends September 26th. The EFL Playoffs will begin on October 3rd and conclude with the EFL Championship Game on October 10th.
2015 Empire Football League Officers were elected as follows:
- Dave Burch, EFL Commissioner
- Bill Higgins, Commissioner of Officials
- Concetta Sager, Secretary/Treasurer
- Jane Dole, EFL Assistant
- Al Dole, Rules Committee Chairman/Deputy Commissioner
- Alvin Lollie, Deputy Commissioner
- Rick Sager, Deputy Commissioner
JULY 11 GLENS FALLS @ GLOVE CITIES 7 WATERTOWN @ SUSSEX SYRACUSE @ PLATTSBURGH |
AUGUST 22 SYRACUSE @ SUSSEX PLATTSBURGH @ GLENS FALLS WATERTOWN @ GLOVE CITIES |
JULY 18 WATERTOWN @ PLATTSBURGH SUSSEX @ GLENS FALLS GLOVE CITIES @ SYRACUSE |
AUGUST 29 WATERTOWN @ GLENS FALLS SUSSEX @ PLATTSBURGH SYRACUSE @ GLOVE CITIES |
JULY 25 GLENS FALLS @ WATERTOWN SUSSEX @ SYRACUSE PLATTSBURGH @ GLOVE CITIES |
SEPTEMBER 12 GLENS FALLS @ SYRACUSE GLOVE CITIES @ SUSSEX PLATTSBURGH @ WATERTOWN |
AUGUST 1 GLENS FALLS @ PLATTSBURGH SUSSEX @ GLOVE CITIES SYRACUSE @ WATERTOWN |
SEPTEMBER 19 GLENS FALLS @ SUSSEX GLOVE CITIES @ PLATTSBURGH WATERTOWN @ SYRACUSE |
AUGUST 8 GLOVE CITIES @ WATERTOWN PLATTSBURGH @ SUSSEX SYRACUSE & GLENS FALLS - BYE |
SEPTEMBER 26 SYRACUSE @ GLENS FALLS WATERTOWN, SUSSEX, PLATTSBURGH, GLOVE CITIES - BYE |
AUGUST 15 SUSSEX @ WATERTOWN GLOVE CITIES @ GLENS FALLS PLATTSBURGH @ SYRACUSE |
OCTOBER 3 PLAYOFFS OCTOBER 10 CHAMPIONSHIP |