		Sussex Pirates

Sussex Pirates represent the city of Brighton & Hove and both East and West Sussex counties. Their main rivals are the London Monarchs.

They play at the home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club with a capacity of 30,750.

The team is called the 'Pirates' due to the area's rich history of smuggling which is made reference to by the local Smuggler's Rest restaurant in nearby Peacehaven. Their logo is based on the defunct Peoria Pirates of the AF2 arena football league and introduced their 3rd helmet for 2025.

The Pirates have yet to appear in the BFL Championship Game.

They are members of the South Division and compete for a place in the Southern Conference Playoffs.

LOCATION

Brighton, East Sussex, England

2015-PRESENT

AFFILIATIONS

South Division

2015-PRESENT

SEASONS

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SEASON	LEAGUE	CONF	DIVISION	FINISH	W	L	T	NFL	PLAYOFFS
2015	BFL	-	SOUTH	2ND	7	3	0	GB	Lost South Division Final (Bandits) 13-19
2016	BFL	-	SOUTH	4TH	4	6	0	GB	DID NOT QUALIFY
2017	BFL	-	SOUTH	4TH	2	8	0	NYG	DID NOT QUALIFY
2018	BFL	-	SOUTH	1ST	9	1	0	NO	Lost South Division Final (Bandits) 31-54
2019	BFL	-	SOUTH	1ST	8	2	0	NO	Lost South Division Final (Dragons) 26-37
2020	BFL	-	SOUTH	5TH	5	7	0	SF	DID NOT QUALIFY
2021	BFL	-	SOUTH	4TH	5	7	0	NO	DID NOT QUALIFY
2022	BFL	-	SOUTH	6TH	3	9	0	LAR	DID NOT QUALIFY
2023	BFL	-	SOUTH	1st	10	2	0	PHI	Won South Division Final (Bandits) 17-10 Won 2023 Championship Game (1) (knights) 40-36(OT)
2024	BFL	-	SOUTH	2nd	10	2	0	PHI	Lost South Division Semi-Final (dragons) 28-22
2025	BFL	SOUTH	SOUTH					SEA

NFL AFFILIATES

TEAM		#	SEASONS	PLAYOFFS	TITLES
	GREEN BAY PACKERS	2	2015*,2016	1	0
	LOS ANGELES RAMS	1	2022	0	0
	NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	3	2018,2019,2021	2	0
	NEW YORK GIANTS	1	2017	0	0
	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	2	2023*,2024	2	1
	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	1	2020	0	0
	NEW YORK GIANTS	1	2017	0	0
	Seattle Seahawks	1	2025	0	0
TOTALS		11		5	1