FFPC Standard Dynasty Leagues
The original FFPC Dynasty League Format.
The FFPC Standard Dynasty format is a fully managed format, with weekly lineups, waivers, trades, head-to-head and playoffs.
Draft your team, manage your roster, dominate your league.
Starting at just $100, there is a league for everyone.
Prizes
$850 - $55,000
Entry Fee
$100 - $5000
Format
Standard League
Startup & Orphan teams available
Maiden and Rookie drafts
Trading allowed
Draft Type & Length
20-round online snake drafts with 8-hour or 60-second timers
Standard Dynasty Leagues Details
Duration: | Regular season Weeks 1-14. League Playoffs Weeks 15-17 |
Entry Fee: | From $100 to $5,000 per team |
Startup Deposit: | $100 leagues - $100 deposit, $250 leagues - $150 deposit, $500 leagues - $300 deposit, $750 leagues - $500 deposit, $1,250 leagues - $750 deposit, $2,500 leagues - $1,500 deposit, $5,000 leagues - $3,000 deposit |
Prizes: | Click Prizes tab for details |
Draft Positions: | Drawn at random & emailed to league when league is paid in full (startup only) |
Maiden (First-Year) Draft Type & Length: | 20 round serpentine (snake) online draft |
Slow Drafts with an 8 hour timer per pick (overnight pause 2 AM – 8 AM ET) | |
Live Drafts with a 60 second timer per pick | |
Roster Cutdown: | Each team must cut-down from 20 to 16 players by March 31st in each year after the maiden season |
Rookie/Free Agent Draft: | Off-Season Drafts are 7 rounds, will include all rookies and free agents and will take place after the NFL draft as slow drafts, with an 8-hour limit per pick. |
All team roster must cut down to 20 players prior to the start of the NFL season | |
Number of teams: | 12 |
Victory Points (VP) Format: | This format rewards on a weekly basis for H2H victories and for points scored Scroll down for a detailed explanation of the Victory Points awarding process |
Format (Regular Season): | Weeks 1-14 |
H2H matchups using Victory Points scoring | |
Six (6) teams advance to League Playoffs. Three (3) Division winners and Three (3) remaining teams with the most Victory Points | |
Format (League Playoffs): | Weeks 15-17 |
Six (6) teams are seeded 1-6 in order of total Victory Points | |
Top 2 seeds get bye in Week 15 | |
During Week 15, seeds 3, 4, 5 and 6 will compete in a total points competition, with the top 2 scoring teams moving on to the next round | |
During Weeks 16 and 17, seeds 1 and 2, as well as the two Seeds which advanced from Week 15, will compete in a total points competition, with the highest scoring team being crowned League Champion | |
Free Agency: | Waivers by way of blind bidding (FAAB) |
Each team gets $1000 blind bidding “dollars” for entire season | |
Two (2) weekly free agencies on Wednesday & Sunday | |
Cutoffs on Wednesday 10 PM ET and Sunday 10 AM ET | |
NFL players whose teams played on Thursday may be dropped from FFPC rosters on Friday as long as they were not in that team’s Thursday’s starting lineup | |
First free agency is scheduled on the Wednesday after Labor Day (September 4) | |
Weekly Team Management: | Yes. Starting lineups, free agency and trades |
Trades: | Trades are allowed and must be approved by the FFPC League Commissioner |
Scoring: | FFPC scoring rules will be in effect |
Roster Requirement: | Twenty (20) total roster spots during NFL season (varies other times) |
Three (3) Injured Reserve (IR) slots | |
Starting Lineup: | 1-QB, 2-RB, 2-WR, 1-TE, 2-Flex, 1-K, 1-D (Flex can be RB, WR or TE) |
*The NFL has approved an 18 week regular season in 2021, with each team playing 17 regular season games. FFPC Dynasty League rules have been adjusted accordingly.
Important Dynasty League Dates
Team Renewal Deadline: | February 28 |
Cut Down Deadline #1: | March 31 |
Cut Down Deadline #2: | Sunday Prior to start of NFL Season |
Rookie/Free Agent Draft: | First Weekend after NFL Draft |
Trade Deadline: | 12:50 PM ET prior to Sunday kickoff of Week 12 |