Teams compete for a place in the Southern Conference Playoffs made up of the Division Champions and the best seeded team.


 avon
fire
(bristol)
2025
ASHTON GATE STADIUM

LONDON
MONARCHS
(LONDON)
2015
WEMBLEY STADIUM

SUSSEX
PIRATES
(BRIGHTON)
2015
AMEX STADIUM

WELSH
DRAGONS
(CARDIFF)
2015
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM

INFORMATION

Birmingham Bandits, London Monarchs, Sussex Pirates and Welsh Dragons are the founding members of the BFL South Division in 2015, Sherwood Forest Outlaws joined in 2019 and Thames Valley Thunder joined in 2021.

Birmingham Bandits have been crowned the BFL Champions in 2015 and 2016.

Birmingham Bandits and Sherwood Forest Outlaws left to form the new Central Division in 2025.

Both Sussex Pirates and Welsh Dragons introduced new helmets in 2019.

All teams have qualified for the playoffs with the Bandits appearing in the most at 6 (as of 2023).

Avon Fire, playing in Bristol, will join in 2025.

Division champions host one of the Southern Conference Semi-Finals against the next best seeded team.

DIVISION HISTORY

2015-2018
4 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS
LONDON MONARCHS
SUSSEX PIRATES
WELSH DRAGONS
2015-2018
5 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS
LONDON MONARCHS
SUSSEX PIRATES
WELSH DRAGONS
SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS (E)
2021-2024
6 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS
LONDON MONARCHS
SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS
SUSSEX PIRATES
WELSH DRAGONS
THAMES VALLEY THUNDER (E)
2025-
7 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS
LONDON MONARCHS
SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS
SUSSEX PIRATES
THAMES VALLEY THUNDER
WELSH DRAGONS
AVON FIRE (E)

DIVISION CHAMPIONS

SEASON
TEAM
2015 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (1)
2016 WELSH DRAGONS (1) 0
2017 WELSH DRAGONS (2) 0
2018 SUSSEX PIRATES (1) 0
2019 SUSSEX PIRATES (2) 0
2020 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS (1)
2021 WELSH DRAGONS (3) 0
2022 LONDON MONARCHS (1)
2023 SUSSEX PIRATES (3)
2024 LONDON MONARCHS (2)

STANDINGS

T TEAM RT
3 Sussex Pirates 2023
Welsh Dragons 2021
2 London Monarchs 2024
1 Birmingham Bandits 2015
Sherwood Forest Outlaws 2020
0 Thames Valley Thunder