United Conference
South Division
The South Division became part of the British Conference for the 2025 BFL season, along with the Central Division and is made up of four teams, of which former teams Birmingham Bandits, Sherwood Forest Outlaws and Thames Valley Thunder left to join the Central Division. Teams are based in Southern England and Wales.
Before 2025, the South Division operated independently and held its own postseason, which was merged into the new conference format when the United Conference was created.
Division Champions and the two next best teams, expanding to three next best teams for the 2028 BFL season, in the United Conference compete for a place in the United Conference Playoffs.
Learn more about the BFL Expansion Roadmap: 2026–2028.
In 2028, Thames Valley Thunder will return to the South Division along with one expansion team likely to be an additional expansion team based in Wales; and Avon Fire and Sussex Thunder wil join the new Coast Division to keep it at four teams.
Division Teams
TEAMS |
JOINED | UC | BFL | STADIUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
avon fire |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 
ASHTON GATE STADIUM (bristol) |
  |
LONDON MONARCHS |
2015 | 3 | 2 |  WEMBLEY STADIUM (LONDON) |
  |
SUSSEX PIRATES(1) |
2015 | 1 | 1 |  AMEX COMMUNITY STADIUM (BRIGHTON) |
  |
WELSH DRAGONS |
2015 | 1 | 0 |  PRINCIPALITY STADIUM (CARDIFF) |
LEGEND
BC British Conference titleBFL League Title
Recent Changes
New helmets and logos were introduced by the Avon Fire (2025 & 2026), London Monarchs (2025), Sussex Pirates (2025 & 2026) & Welsh Dragons (2025) .
Since the 2025 BFL season:
| Team | Division in 2024 | Division in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Avon Fire | N/A | South Division |
| Birmingham Bandits | South Division | Central Division |
| Sherwood Forest Outlaws | ||
| Thames Valley Thunder |
2028 changes
| Team | Division in 2027 | Division in 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley Thunder | Central Division | South Division |
Team Names
Teams adhere to the Team Rules.
Avon Fire is named after the River Avon that flows through the area and represents the county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, and the counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset. It uses the resurrected nicknamepreviously used by the defunct Rhein Fire NFL Europe team that played from 1995-2007 but unrelated from the resurrection of that same team for the European League of Football from 2022-2025 and subsequently joining American Football League Europe (AFLE) in 2026. The previous logo was the NFL Europe logo and then modernised to a fire-styled letter 'A' to differientiate it from the active American Football team.
London Monarchs are a resurrection of the original London Monarchs who played in the WLAF from 199-1992 and NFL Europe from 1995-1998. London is the capital of England and the largest city in the UK and the home of the British Royal Family hence the original and current use of the name in American Football.
Sussex Pirates covers both East and West Sussex counties of which Brighton is the largest city in the region. Pirates name is derived from the known practice of pirates hiding their treasures along the south coast of England to evade authorities. Furthermore, nearby Peacehaven, East Sussex references this in the name of the The Smuggler's Rest which is well worth the visit if you are in the area.
Welsh Dragons represent the country of Wales and play in its capital city of Cardiff at the nation stadium Principality Stadium. Its nickname is a symbol that presents the country and is found on their flag and is called "Y Ddraig Goch" in the Welsh language. Its logo is derived from the original New York Dragons Arena Football league team that played from 1995-2008 of which its logo has been changed to better represent the team and its history.
Archive
This represents changes in logos and helmets only, teams with no changes to either logo or helmet are represented in the Teams section.
Avon Fire
Logos
2025
2025 (Previous)
Helmets
2026
2025
2025 (Previous)
LONDON MONARCHS
Logos
2025
2015
Helmets
2025
2015
Sussex Pirates
Logos
2026
2025
2015
Helmets
2026
2025
2020
2015
Welsh Dragons
Logos
2025
2015
Helmets
2025
2025
2015
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) |
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| 2021-2024 | ||
| 6 | Birmingham Bandits London Monarchs Sherwood Forest Outlaws Sussex Pirates Welsh Dragons |
|
Thames Valley Thunder (E) |
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| 2025- | ||
| 4 | London Monarchs Sussex Pirates Welsh Dragons |
|
Avon Fire (E) |
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Birmingham Bandits > Central Division
Sherwood Forest Outlaws > Central Division Thames Valley Thunder > Central Division |
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Recent changes
Teams which have never changed division are not included.
These are the changes since the 2025 BFL season:
| Team | Division in 2024 | Division in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Avon Fire | N/A | South Division |
| Birmingham Bandits | South Division | Central Division |
| Leicester Stallions | N/A | Central Division |
| Sherwood Forest Outlaws | South Division | Central Division |
| Thames Valley Thunder | South Division | Central Division |
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
The current season champions and standings are listed below.
| SEASON | TEAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  |
BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (1) |
| 2016 | |
WELSH DRAGONS (1) |
| 2017 | |
WELSH DRAGONS (2) |
| 2018 | |
SUSSEX PIRATES (1) |
| 2019 | |
SUSSEX PIRATES (2) |
| 2020 |  |
SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS (1) |
| 2021 | |
WELSH DRAGONS (3) |
| 2022 | |
LONDON MONARCHS (1) |
| 2023 | |
SUSSEX PIRATES (3) |
| 2024 | |
LONDON MONARCHS (2) |
| 2025 | |
SUSSEX PIRATES (4) |
Division Standings
| Team | T | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sussex Pirates | 4 | 2025 |
|
Welsh Dragons | 3 | 2021 |
|
London Monarchs | 2 | 2024 |
|
Birmingham Bandits | 1 | 2015 |
|
Sherwood Forest Outlaws | 1 | 2020 |
|
Avon Fire | 0 | 0 |
Teams in italics are former teams that moved to the Central Division for the 2025 BFL Season.
This reflects Birmingham Bandits and Sherwood Forest Outlaws results only whilst in the South Division.
LEGEND
Division Playoffs (2015-2024)
Prior to 2025, when the United Connference Playoffs were introduced, the postseason used a divisional format. From 2015–2018, the top two teams played in the Division Final (#2 @ #1). From 2019–2024, the structure expanded to include the Division Semi‑Final (#3 @ #2) followed by a Division Final hosted by the Division Champion.
Since 2025, the playoffs reverted to the United Conference Playoffs.
2024 Division Champions
London Monarchs
3 titles
Division Semi-Finals (2019-2024)
| DATE | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | STADIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVEMBER 24, 2019 | WELSH DRAGONS  |
17 VS 9 | LONDON MONARCHS  |
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM CARDIFF |
| DECEMBER 13, 2020 | WELSH DRAGONS |
40 @ 31 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS  |
 VILLA PARK BIRMINGHAM |
| DECEMBER 13, 2021 | LONDON MONARCHS |
45 VS 30 | SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS  |
WEMBLEY STADIUM LONDON |
| DECEMBER 11, 2022 |  THAMES VALLEY THUNDER  |
35 VS 7 | WELSH DRAGONS  |
 STADIUM MK (MILTON KEYNES) |
| DECEMBER 10, 2023 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS |
33 @ 28 | THAMES VALLEY THUNDER |
|
| DECEMBER 8, 2024* | WELSH DRAGONS |
42 @ 19 | SUSSEX PIRATES  |
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM CARDIFF |
Division Finals (2015-2024)
| DATE | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | STADIUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVEMBER 29 & 26, 2015 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (1)  |
30 VS 24 | SUSSEX PIRATES |
VILLA PARK BIRMINGHAM |
| NOVEMBER 26 & 24, 2016 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (2) |
19 @ 13 | WELSH DRAGONS  |
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM CARDIFF |
| NOVEMBER 26, 2017 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (3)  |
34 @ 24 | WELSH DRAGONS |
|
| NOVEMBER 19 & 22, 2018 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS (4) |
54 @ 31 | SUSSEX PIRATES  |
AMEX STADIUM BRIGHTON |
| DECEMBER 2, NOVEMBER 28, 2019 |
WELSH DRAGONS (1) |
37 @ 26 | SUSSEX PIRATES |
|
| DECEMBER 20, 2020 | SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS (1) |
29 VS 20 | WELSH DRAGONS |
 CITY GROUND NOTTINGHAM |
| DECEMBER 19, 2021 | LONDON MONARCHS (1) |
31 @ 0 | WELSH DRAGONS |
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM CARDIFF |
| DECEMBER 18 & 15, 2022 | LONDON MONARCHS (2) |
34 VS 21 | THAMES VALLEY THUNDER |
WEMBLEY STADIUM LONDON |
| DECEMBER 17, 2023 | SUSSEX PIRATES (1) |
17 VS 10 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS |
AMEX COMMUNITY STADIUM BRIGHTON |
| DECEMBER 15, 2024 | LONDON MONARCHS (3)  |
42 @ 40 | WELSH DRAGONS |
PRINCIPALITY STADIUM CARDIFF |
Division Final Standings
| Team | A | REC | T | RT | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WELSH DRAGONS | 6 | 1-5 | 1 | 2019 | 2024 |
|
BIRMINGHAM BANDITS | 5 | 4-1 | 5 | 2018 | 2023 |
|
SUSSEX PIRATES | 4 | 1-3 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
|
LONDON MONARCHS | 3 | 3-0 | 3 | 2024 | 2024 |
|
SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
|
THAMES VALLEY THUNDER | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2022 |