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Southern California Football Association

Southern California Football Association
Association3C2A
Founded2008
CommissionerJim Sartoris
Sports fielded
  • 1 (football only)
No. of teams36
RegionCalifornia
Official websitehttps://www.scfafootball.com/landing/index
Locations
Location of teams in

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

Chronological timeline

  • 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

Current members

The SCFA currently has 36 member schools, all of them are community colleges.

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joined Conference Primary
conference
National League
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, California 1920 13,741 Bulldogs 2008 NNL Western State (WSC)
Antelope Valley College Lancaster, California 1929 14,024 Marauders 2008
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, California 1913 27,800 Renegades 2008
Cerritos College Norwalk, California 1955 956 Falcons 2008 NCL South Coast (SCC)
Citrus College Glendora, California 1915 19,626 Owls 2008 Western State (WSC)
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, California 1969 33,481 Cougars 2008 NNL
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California 1945 35,403 Huskies 2008 NCL South Coast (SCC)
El Camino College Alondra Park, California 1947 22,654 Warriors 2008 NNL
Fullerton College Fullerton, California 1913 21,017 Hornets 2008 NSL Orange Empire (OEC)
Golden West College Huntington Beach, California 1965 12,796 Rustlers 2008 NCL
Grossmont College El Cajon, California 1961 18,095 Griffins 2008 NSL Pacific Coast (PCAC)
Long Beach City College Long Beach, California 1927 23,866 Vikings 2008 NCL South Coast (SCC)
Moorpark College Moorpark, California 1967 13,756 Raiders 2008 NNL Western State (WSC)
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, California 1945 61,000 Mounties 2008 NCL South Coast (SCC)
Mt. San Jacinto College Riverside County, California 1962 25,400 Eagles 2008 NSL Inland Empire (IEC)
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, California 1947 25,000 Pirates 2008 NCL Orange Empire (OEC)
Palomar College San Diego County, California 1946 ? Comets 2008 NSL Pacific Coast (PCAC)
Riverside City College Riverside, California 1916 20,604 Tigers 2008 Orange Empire (OEC)
Saddleback College Mission Viejo, California 1968 25,879 Bobcats 2008
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, California 1926 17,044 Wolverines 2008 NCL Pacific Coast (PCAC)
San Diego Mesa College Clairemont, California 1964 29,045 Olympians 2008 NSL
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, California 1909 18,848 Vaqueros 2008 NNL Western State (WSC)
Southwestern College Chula Vista, California 1961 27,000 Jaguars 2008 NSL Pacific Coast (PCAC)
Ventura College Ventura, California 1925 13,737 Pirates 2008 NNL Western State (WSC)
American League
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, California 1883 28,000 Panthers 2008 AML Inland Empire (IEC)
College of the Desert Palm Desert, California 1958 12,453 Roadrunners 2008
Compton College Compton, California 1927 6,780 Tartars 2008 South Coast (SCC)
Glendale Community College Glendale, California 1927 19,207 Vaqueros 2008 APL Western State (WSC)
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, California 1947 23,000 Brahmas 2008
Los Angeles Southwest College West Athens, California 1967 8,200 Cougars 2008 South Coast (SCC)
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles, California 1949 18,308 Monarchs 2008 Western State (WSC)
Pasadena City College Pasadena, California 1924 25,319 Lancers 2008 South Coast (SCC)
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California 1915 37,916 Dons 2008 AML Orange Empire (OEC)
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California 1929 29,615 Corsairs 2008 APL Western State (WSC)
Victor Valley College Victorville, California 1961 11,504 Rams 2008 AML
West Los Angeles College Culver City, California 1969 9,859 Wildcats 2008

Former members

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

  1. ^ Thorpe, Dave (July 27, 2008). "JC Football Notebook: Harbor, El Camino are on the move". Daily Breeze. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Felton, David (September 5, 2008). "Lots of change for area JCs". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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