2019_American_Ultimate_Disc_League_season

2019 American Ultimate Disc League season

2019 American Ultimate Disc League season

Sports season


The 2019 American Ultimate Disc League season was the eighth season for the league. It began on April 5, 2019, and concluded on August 11, 2019, when the New York Empire defeated the Dallas Roughnecks to earn the team's first title. Ben Jagt of the Empire won his first league MVP award after the season.[1] The season marked Steve Hall's first as league commissioner, and was the first with an all-star game for the league.

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Offseason

In early October 2018, AUDL franchise owners selected Steve Hall, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hustle, to be the new league commissioner for a three-year term. He succeeds previous commissioner Steve Gordon.[2] Around the same time, the league announced tentative plans for a women's ultimate league to be started as early as 2020.[3] Adding to the new endeavors, AUDL added an all-star game for the first time in league history and accordingly shortened the schedule from 14 to 12 regular-season games.[4] 2019 marked the second year of the league's television agreement with Stadium.

Two teams folded over the offseason, the San Francisco FlameThrowers and the Nashville NightWatch.[5] No new teams joined the league for the 2019 season.

Regular season

Each team played twelve games, contested over fifteen weeks in the regular-season schedule.

Week 1

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Week 2

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The Austin Sol beat Texas rival Dallas Roughnecks for the first time in franchise history, snapping a twelve-game skid.[6]

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Week 10

No regular season games were held in week 10; instead, the inaugural AUDL All-Star contest was held.

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Week 13

The Madison Radicals and Chicago Wildfire play at Breese Stevens Field on June 28.

Week 14

Cameron Brock of the Indianapolis AlleyCats became the first player in AUDL history to score 500 career goals, a feat he accomplished in the Week 14 matchup against the Chicago Wildfire.[7]

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Standings

East Division

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Midwest Division

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The Madison Radicals did not participate in the postseason for the first time in franchise history, having made playoff appearances from 2013 to 2018.[8]

West Division

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South Division

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All-Star Game

The inaugural AUDL All-Star game was held on June 8, 2019, at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wisconsin. The league opted not to go with conference all-star teams and instead utilized a draft format, with Rowan McDonnell of the DC Breeze and Kevin Petit-Scantling of the Madison Radicals serving as captains. It was regarded by those within the league as one of the highest-level games of Ultimate ever played. The game was televised live on Stadium as part of the network's deal with the league.[9] Team KPS won 28 – 27 after being tied at the end of regulation and overtime, with Max Sheppard of the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds being named MVP.[10] A 2020 edition of the game was later confirmed to be taking place in Washington, D. C.[11]

Postseason

Divisional playoff

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Divisional final

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The Indianapolis AlleyCats advanced to their first Championship Weekend since the inaugural season of the AUDL in 2012.[12]

Championship Weekend 8

Championship Weekend 8 took place at Foothill College in San Jose, California from August 10–11, 2019.[13]

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The New York Empire won their first title, and Beau Kittredge won his fifth title overall. New York joined the 2016 Dallas Roughnecks and 2013 Toronto Rush as the only AUDL teams in history to finish a season undefeated.[14]


References

  1. "Ben Jagt Named 2019 AUDL MVP". American Ultimate Disc League. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. Eisenhood, Charlie. "AUDL Ratifies New Commissioner, Planning 2019 All-Star Game". Ultiworld. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. Eisenhood, Charlie. "AUDL Announces Plan To Form Women's League". Ultiworld. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. Eisenhood, Charlie. "Details On The AUDL All-Star Game, New Shortened 12-Game Season". Ultiworld. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. "AUDL All-Star Game". Sludge Output. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. Lepler, Evan. "Friday Forecast August 9 2019". SoundCloud. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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