Empire Football League Press Release February 25, 2009

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The Empire Football League held its 40th Annual Meeting recently in Plattsburgh, New York and announced that it will have 8 member teams for the 2009 season. The Broome County Dragons will return from a leave of absence, while the Scranton Eagles were granted a one year leave of absence giving the EFL 8 active teams for the season.

The EFL is comprised 2 divisions with the following teams for 2009: Watertown, Massena, Amsterdam, Binghamton in one division and Plattsburgh, Vermont, Quebec, Ottawa in the other.

The EFL season starts July 11^th, has a bye September 5^th and ends September 19^th.  The EFL Playoffs will take place on September 26^th, October 3^rd and will conclude with the EFL Championship Game on October 10^th.    

The Empire Football League is in its 41^st season of playing football and is celebrating its 40^th Anniversary this year (2009).

2009 Empire Football League Officers were elected as follows:
- Dave Burch, EFL Commissioner

- Bill Higgins, Commissioner of Officials
- Gary Shaver, Treasurer/Deputy Commissioner

- Al Dole, Rules Committee Chairman/Deputy Commissioner
- Jane Dole, Secretary

 The 2009 Empire Football League schedule is as follows:

2009 EMPIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE 

JULY11 MASSENA @ WATERTOWN BINGHAMTON @ AMSTERDAM OTTAWA @ PLATTSBURGH QUEBEC @ VERMONT	AUGUST 22 PLATTSBURGH @ WATERTOWN OTTAWA @ AMSTERDAM QUEBEC @ BINGHAMTON MASSENA @ VERMONT
JULY 18 WATERTOWN @ AMSTERDAM BINGHAMTON @ MASSENA PLATTSBURGH @ VERMONT OTTAWA @ QUEBEC	AUGUST 29 WATERTOWN @ MASSENA AMSTERDAM @ BINGHAMTON PLATTSBURGH @ OTTAWA VERMONT @ QUEBEC
JULY 25 WATERTOWN  @ BINGHAMTON AMSTERDAM @ MASSENA QUEBEC @ PLATTSBURGH VERMONT @ OTTAWA	SEPTEMBER 12 AMSTERDAM @ WATERTOWN MASSENA @ BINGHAMTON VERMONT @ PLATTSBURGH QUEBEC @ OTTAWA
AUGUST 1 WATERTOWN @  OTTAWA AMSTERDAM @ VERMONT BINGHAMTON @ PLATTSBURGH MASSENA @ QUEBEC	SEPTEMBER 19 BINGHAMTON @ WATERTOWN MASSENA @ AMSTERDAM PLATTSBURGH @ QUEBEC OTTAWA @ VERMONT
AUGUST 8 VERMONT  @ WATERTOWN QUEBEC @ AMSTERDAM BINGHAMTON @ OTTAWA PLATTSBURGH @ MASSENA	SEPTEMBER 26 PLAYOFFS 1st Team Bye; 3 @ 2
AUGUST 15 WATERTOWN @ QUEBEC OTTAWA @ MASSENA AMSTERDAM @ PLATTSBURGH VERMONT  @ BINGHAMTON	OCTOBER 3 PLAYOFFS Winners Play #1; Best Record Hosts
	OCTOBER 10 EFL CHAMPIONSHIP Winners of Octbober 3rd ; Best Record Hosts