About the League
How the Conference Works
HFC
How It Works
- 1
Join and verify
Join the HFC Discord server and finish both quick verification steps in the verification channel.
- 2
Get signed to a team
Post that you're looking for a team, or answer a team's recruiting post. Teams sign new players all the time.
- 3
Play your games
Your team plays its scheduled matchups. Game times are agreed on in Discord.
- 4
Climb the rankings
Strong teams move up a division; struggling teams move down.
- 5
Reach the playoffs
The best teams at the end of the season make the playoff bracket and play for the championship.
Season Format
The League at a Glance
2
Divisions
12
Teams per division
12
Season games
16
Playoff Spots
HFC runs two divisions of 12 franchises. Each team plays 12 total games in the regular season, then the postseason begins. Whether those games are grouped into series or played as weekly matchups is still being finalized — the 12-game total stays the same either way.
Scoring
Records & Seeding
Playoff spots and bracket order are decided by seeding. Your record is what drives that seed, and point differential (PD) is what separates teams of the same record.
Higher seeds get the better bracket path and link priority (as well as a bigger prize), so every win and every margin of victory matters through the whole season.
Postseason
Playoffs
All 12 Division 1 teams are locked into the playoffs.
The top 8 seeds from Division 2 play a play-ins round, and the 4 winners join the 12 Division 1 teams for the Sweet 16.
From there the top 8 seeds from D1 will pick who they want to play against. The Sweet 16 will, then commence, win and you move on; lose and you're out. The last team standing wins the championship/Heritage Bowl.
Standings Terms
Quick Glossary
W–L
Wins and losses — your team's record.
PD
Point differential — points scored minus points allowed. Higher is better and it breaks ties.
Seed
Your bracket position for the postseason, set by record and PD.
Division & Rank
Your division is your tier; your rank is your position in it.
Get Started
Ready to Play?
Join the Discord server, get verified, and let teams know you're looking to play. That's it — you'll be on a roster before you know it.