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48-613: The Spinners were established in 2012 as one of the original eight teams of the American Ultimate Disc League . Katrel Kelly and David Fitzgerald developed the initial stages of the team but later gave their ownership to Jeff Snader who took control as head coach and general manager. The 2012 season officially began on April 14, 2012 with the team's home opener at Franklin Field versus the Buffalo Hunters . The start time for

96-481: A drop in the stall count from 10 seconds to 7, a ten-yard penalty for travelling when catching the disc, no prohibition of double-teams, and a yardage penalty for travelling when throwing the disc. There are also other infractions, such as too much physicality, that result in 10- or 20-yard penalties depending on the severity of the infraction. While different from the USAU and WFDF rules, many of these changes were also seen in

144-800: A new South division in place of the Atlantic division. Also in December 2021, the Dallas Roughnecks announced that they were rebranding as the Dallas Legion. In February 2022, the San Jose Spiders announced a move to nearby Oakland . After the 2022 season, the league announced the addition of the Houston Havoc , and the departure of the Tampa Bay Cannons and Ottawa Outlaws. On January 17, 2024

192-691: A playoff berth but were disqualified due to their unpaid fines and the Rampage advanced in their place, losing to the Philadelphia Spinners in the Division final. In December 2012, the league and team owners reached a settlement. Details of the settlement are unknown due to a non-disclosure agreement. Neither the Rampage nor the Connecticut Constitution returned to the AUDL in 2013. For the 2013 season,

240-727: A record of 9–1 for the 2016 season, their best record since the 2012 AUDL season , in which they had a record of 14–2. The only loss was a 20–19 loss in Boston. This record clinched the Spinners the number one seed in the conference and home field advantage in the Eastern conference championship game. On June 26, 2016, the Spinners defeated the Whitecaps 20–16, advancing them to their first championship game since 2012, and their first in MLU history. On July 16, 2016,

288-632: A single elimination tournament that culminates in a final four style showcase known as the UFA Championship Weekend, which is contested in late August over two days. The UFA was founded in 2012 as the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), before renaming itself the Ultimate Frisbee Association for the 2024 season. The New York Empire hold the most championships with 3 titles. The reigning league champions are

336-469: A thick lighter-red line running down the middle of the front. The front featured the team logo in the middle, and the player's number in blue on the upper left chest. The back had the player's name up top and the number in the center. The away jersey was similar with a white Jersey instead of red, and a light blue line. The kits had red and white shorts, respectively. American Ultimate Disc League The Ultimate Frisbee Association ( UFA ), formerly

384-509: Is located on the campus of Neumann University . When the American Ultimate Disc League was established, the Philadelphia Spinners began as one of the eight founding teams, winning the first AUDL championship on August 11, 2012. However, two months later, team owner, coach, and general manager Jeff Snader announced that his intentions to withdraw from the AUDL and create a competing league, known as Major League Ultimate . An agreement

432-504: The American Ultimate Disc League ( AUDL ), is a professional ultimate disc league that consists of 23 teams divided between the South, Central, East, and West divisions. The UFA is located in North America. Each UFA season has 12 regular season games which run from April to July. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the top three teams from every division advance to the playoffs,

480-732: The Indianapolis AlleyCats and the Detroit Mechanix were the only teams from the 2012 season to remain in their cities, while the Bluegrass Revolution relocated from Lexington, KY to Cincinnati, OH and the Buffalo Hunters relocated and rebranded as the Rochester Dragons . Even with only four teams left, the league still managed to expand to twelve teams overall. In 2014, the league expanded to 17 teams, including

528-461: The MLU . The UFA consists of 24 teams divided into four divisions. During the regular season, each team is allowed an unlimited number of players on its roster; only 20 of these may be active/rostered (eligible to play) on game days. Every UFA team is based in North America. The 24 teams are organized into four geographic divisions with a varying number of teams in each. † Team was a founding member of

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576-524: The MLU . The game stayed close until the fourth quarter, when the Whitecaps won 21–16 to advance to their second MLU championship game. Billy Sickles was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year for 2015. The 2016 offseason introduced some front office changes. Billy Maroon stepped down from coaching duties and as general manager. Darryl Stanley (the former assistant coach of the Philadelphia Phoenix )

624-673: The Minnesota Wind Chill , who defeated the Carolina Flyers by a score of 17-16 in the 2024 UFA Championship Game. The UFA was founded by Josh Moore in 2012 as the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The first AUDL game was won by the Connecticut Constitution on April 14, 2012, over the Rhode Island Rampage by a score of 29 to 23, and the first goal was scored by Brent Anderson of the Constitution. The first championship

672-501: The Philadelphia Phoenix , who he played for in 2013, and three of the University of Pittsburgh players, who were signed in 2013, that left to play for the new Pittsburgh franchise of the AUDL . On April 2, 2015, the Spinners announced that for the second season in a row, three stadiums would share the five home games. Colonial Stadium would again host games (the first two), the third game would be held at Villanova Stadium (which would be

720-467: The Philadelphia Spinners for the encroachment of the New Jersey and New York franchises. Negotiations between the Constitution, the Rampage, and the league reached an impasse in early June and the franchises' owners threatened legal action. The league preemptively sued the owners on June 17. As negotiations wore on, the league (at least twice) offered various settlements to the owners of the Constitution and

768-677: The Salt Lake Lions announced that they would be suspending operations for the entire 2015 season; leaving the West Conference with only 6 teams. In October 2015, the AUDL announced that the Lions franchise had been bought back by the league, making that hiatus permanent. In the same announcement, the league welcomed the Austin Sol and Dallas Roughnecks to the South Division. Shortly thereafter,

816-746: The 13th Championship Weekend, August 23–24, at Zions Bank Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the 2024 season, the Portland Nitro changed their name to the Oregon Steel, and the Dallas Legion suspended operations. The UFA features a number of rule changes from the traditional set of rules laid out and established by USA Ultimate (USAU) and the WFDF . The field area is expanded to 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards wide and 80 yards long with 20-yard end zones (the same size as an American football field, but with

864-524: The 2013 season as Franklin Field was under renovation). The Spinners lost to the DC Current 18–15. The loss sparked a 7-game losing streak. The streak ended on June 22, when the Spinners defeated the DC Current 19–18 in their final game of the season. The Spinners ended their first MLU Season with a 3–7 record, coming in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Spinners made many major signings during

912-401: The 2014 offseason, including (but not limited to) bringing back Jake Rainwater and David Brandolph of the 2012 roster, signing Matt Esser of the Philadelphia Phoenix , and the signing of four University of Pittsburgh players who won two back-to-back college championships. The Spinners announced on March 24, 2014 that the team's five home games would be spread out among three different stadiums:

960-657: The 2018 season, the Vancouver Riptide announced they would be leaving Vancouver. Before the 2019 season, the Nashville Nightwatch and the San Francisco FlameThrowers announced they would be ceasing operations. On December 4, 2019, the league announced that a new Boston franchise (later named the Boston Glory ) would join the league for the 2020 season, its first expansion since 2016. That same day,

1008-568: The AUDL announced that the Rochester Dragons franchise was also being contracted and that the league was again hoping to start a franchise in the Boston area. Also in 2015, the Raleigh Flyers of the AUDL signed the first ever female professional ultimate player, Jessi Jones, to play in their game against the Nashville Nightwatch. Jones, who was a team USA U-23 player in 2013, was signed as part of "Women's Ultimate Day". In September 2016,

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1056-594: The Boston Whitecaps 22–20. After losing to the defending champions the DC Current, the Spinners went on a four-game winning streak to start the season with a 5–1 record. This streak ended on June 6 with a 26–24 overtime loss to the Current, the Spinners only home loss that season. After a second versus the New York Rumble, the Spinners went into week ten tied with the Whitecaps for first place at 5–3, and one game ahead of

1104-700: The Canada Cup. The 19 U.S. teams competed in three divisions: Atlantic, Central, and West. The Boston Glory and the New York Empire moved from the East Division, which did not exist in 2021, to the Atlantic Division. In December 2021, the league announced three new franchises, the Colorado Summit , Salt Lake Shred , and Portland Nitro . With the addition of these teams the divisions were realigned, with

1152-594: The Cincinnati Revolution and the Charlotte Express announced they would be ceasing operations. In the 2017 season, Jesse Shofner was selected to the roster for the Nashville Nightwatch, which made her the first female player to make a full season AUDL roster. Shofner subsequently scored two goals in the Nightwatch's first game of the 2017 season, making her the first woman to do so in any AUDL game. Before

1200-478: The Current who were 4–4. A 17–14 victory over the Current clinched a playoff spot for the Spinners and for the Whitecaps who also won that week against the Rumble. The Spinners faced the Whitecaps in an away game that would break the tie for the first place spot and decide home field advantage for the Eastern Conference championship. The Spinners lost 26–13. On June 27, 2015, the Spinners played their first playoff game in

1248-410: The Rampage, but those offers were rejected. On July 5, the Constitution suspended team operations due to legal fees, missing two games. The league then fined the team the maximum fine of $ 10,000 per game, which Constitution owner Bryan Ricci called "severe and excessive" and refused to pay. Both the Constitution and Rampage had games cancelled near the end of the season. The Constitution would have earned

1296-521: The Rumble 21–16, meaning the Spinners would have to win later that night to bring up a tie-breaking scenario. This did not play out, as the Spinners fell to the Current 21–19, ending their season. Matt Esser was awarded the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year award for 2014. In the off season, the Spinners managed to re-sign Esser, veteran Patrick Diviney, and Ben Scharadin, but they lost key players, such as David Brandolph who left to coach

1344-515: The Spinners defeated the Western Conference champion Portland Stags 14–11 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia to win the 2016 MLU championship. Charlie McCutcheon was the 2016 MLU Championship MVP. The Spinners became the first professional ultimate frisbee team to win a championship in both the MLU and AUDL. Billy Sickles was named the 2016 Eastern Conference MVP and Head Coach Darryl Stanley

1392-673: The UFA Philadelphia Phoenix (AUDL) The Philadelphia Phoenix is a professional ultimate team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , and a member of the East Division of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA). The Phoenix are currently owned and operated by Main Line Today's "Woman on The Move" Christina Lee Chung, MD, FAAD. From 2020 to 2021 the team competed in the Atlantic Division. The Phoenix home field

1440-533: The United States) in an exhibition match. The NexGen team won 24–17. Two months after winning the AUDL championship, team owner, coach, and general manager Jeff Snader confirmed in an interview with Steve Leinert that he would be creating a new ultimate league, known as Major League Ultimate . This move was made after Snader made it aware that he had a dislike in how the AUDL was being run (the AUDL had each franchise individually pay expenses and received no help from

1488-454: The end zones taking up twice as much of the field as in American football). Games are timed with four-quarters of 12 minutes each, including a 15-minute halftime. If the score is tied, a five-minute overtime period is played. If the score remains tied after overtime, a second overtime is played in which the first team to score wins. Notable changes from the USAU format include the use of referees,

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1536-487: The first All-AUDL Team. In May 2012, the AUDL announced its plans for expansion for the following season, including franchises in New Jersey, New York, and Boston. Owners of the Connecticut Constitution and Rhode Island Rampage contended that the Boston and New York franchises impinged upon their Territory Licensing Agreements, which specified a non-compete radius of 100 miles. Separately, the league compensated

1584-414: The first and last game would be held at Franklin Field , the second game at Colonial Stadium, and the third and fourth games at Sweeney Field at Saint Joseph's University . After losing the season opener at home to the DC Current on April 12, 2014, the Spinners would start their season 1–2 with a victory over the New York Rumble on April 26. The Spinners would alternate between wins and loses for most of

1632-550: The first game to feature luxury box seating), and the final two games would be played at Marple Newtown High School in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania . However, on June 15 the Spinners announced their final game was rescheduled to earlier in the day and moved to Carey Stadium at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania . On April 18, 2015, the Spinners played their season opener at home, defeating

1680-419: The game was originally slated to begin at 8:05 p.m., however a large crowd of fans still entering the stadium caused the opening pull to be delayed. The game concluded with the Spinners defeating Buffalo 26–14 in front of 1,800 fans. The season continued with a 13–2 record (with the only loses coming to the Connecticut Constitution on the road and the Detroit Mechanix at home, and one postponed game that

1728-674: The introduction of the West Division. The league also reached a multi-year broadcasting deal with ESPN3 that covered 14 regular season games, a playoff game, and the Championship Weekend. In 2015, the league expanded to 25 teams. The new expansion teams consisted of the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds , Ottawa Outlaws , Los Angeles Aviators , San Diego Growlers , Jacksonville Cannons , Nashville NightWatch , Raleigh Flyers , Atlanta Hustle , and Charlotte Express . In March 2015,

1776-619: The league announced a divisional realignment plan that saw the Midwest renamed the Central, the dissolution of the South into a combo South-East Atlantic Division, and the two Texas teams moving to the West division, among other moves. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, in the 2021 season the three Canadian teams played in an independent series,

1824-610: The league announced it was rebranding the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA). The league partnered with Sport Dimension Inc. (SDI), owner of the Wham-O brand family which includes the Frisbee trademark to license the name for use across the league. Multiple new logos were designed as part of the league's new brand identity. In 2024 the UFA announced it would be streaming the "Super Series", top weekly games for free, live on YouTube. The season culminated with

1872-401: The league). Snader would become the commissioner of the league and Spinners organization worker Nic Darling would become Vice President of Marketing. An agreement was made with the AUDL so that Snader could keep ownership of the Spinners name and logo, meaning that the team would transfer over to the new league. However, several players from the 2012 season did not come over to the new league with

1920-467: The season (including an upset victory at home versus the defending champions the Boston Whitecaps). Luckily, with a second victory at home over Whitecaps on June 15, the two teams were tied for second place in the Eastern Conference. A Whitecaps loss versus the Rumble and a Spinners victory over the Current would clinch the second playoff spot for the Spinners. However, on June 21, the Whitecaps defeated

1968-545: The team (though several did not join the new Philadelphia AUDL franchise either). The Spinners 2013 season began away versus the DC Current. New head coach and general manager Bill Maroon led the team to an 18–16 victory. A victory the following week at the New York Rumble gave the Spinners a 2–0 record to start the season. The home opener took place on May 4, 2013 at Colonial Stadium at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Plymouth Meeting, PA (which acted as home stadium in

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2016-586: The third place Rhode Island Rampage , who they defeated 35–21. This advanced the Spinners to the AUDL championship in Detroit at the Silverdome on August 11, 2012. The Spinners defeated the western conference champions Indianapolis AlleyCats 29–21. Jake Rainwater represented the Spinners on the 2012 All AUDL team. On August 2, 2012, the Spinners played the NexGen ultimate team (a group of 15 college all-stars from across

2064-478: Was announced as head coach, and Rusty May (former operations manager for the San Francisco Dogfish) was named head of operations. Germantown Academy 's Carey Stadium was announced to be the sole home stadium. On April 9, 2016, the Spinners defeated the New York Rumble 22–12 in their first game of the season. The next day, they won their home opener against the Boston Whitecaps 18–16. The Spinners would have

2112-500: Was held on August 11, 2012, and was won by the Philadelphia Spinners by a score of 29 to 22 over the Indianapolis AlleyCats . In the first season, the league consisted of eight teams broken into the Eastern and Western conferences. Jonathan "Goose" Helton of the AlleyCats was named league MVP for the inaugural season. Helton, alongside Evan Boucher, Cameron Brock, Rob Dulabon, Dave Hochholter, John Korber, and Jake Rainwater were named to

2160-410: Was named the 2016 Eastern Conference Coach of the Year. After the season MLU announced its operations were being suspended indefinitely. For the 2012 AUDL season, the Spinners used a logo featuring a disc in a spinning tornado. The logo was chosen from several designs submitted to the team through their Facebook page. A fan vote on the AUDL's Facebook page ranked it as the best logo in the league. It

2208-415: Was not re-played) and about 900 fans attending each home game. The Spinners clinched the first seed for the Eastern conference and home field advantage for the conference championship match. The Spinners were originally to play the second place Connecticut Constitution in the eastern conference championship, but due to legal problems , Connecticut was disqualified from the playoffs. The Spinners instead played

2256-574: Was reached between Snader and the AUDL, allowing him to maintain ownership of the Spinners' name and logo. Just a few weeks after Major League Ultimate was announced, the Philadelphia Phoenix were announced as a replacement for the Spinners for the 2013 season, though the league's official records include the Spinners' 2012 season as part of the Phoenix's history. In 2024, the Phoenix began playing their home games at Neumann University . Previously,

2304-402: Was replaced before the 2013 season in order to reflect the Spinner's move to Major League Ultimate. The new logo featured a spinning "S" inside of a crest, a format utilized by all of the Eastern Division teams in the MLU. The 2012 AUDL jersey was chosen through a contest on the Spinners's Facebook page. The winning design was created by future player Nick Purifico. The home jersey was red with

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