The 2019

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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

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to earn the team's first title. Ben Jagt of the Empire won his first league MVP award after the season. The season marked Steve Hall's first as league commissioner, and was the first with an all-star game for the league.

Offseason

In early October 2018, AUDL franchise owners selected Steve Hall, a co-owner of the

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, to be the new league commissioner for a three-year term. He succeeds previous commissioner Steve Gordon. Around the same time, the league announced tentative plans for a women's ultimate league to be started as early as 2020. 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. 2019 marked the second year of the league's television agreement with

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. Two teams folded over the offseason, the

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and the Nashville NightWatch. 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

Week 2

The

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beat Texas rival

for the first time in franchise history, snapping a twelve-game skid.

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

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

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Madison Radicals Chicago Wildfire June 28 2019

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.

Week 15

Standings

East Division

Midwest Division

The

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did not participate in the postseason for the first time in franchise history, having made playoff appearances from 2013 to 2018.

West Division

South Division

All-Star Game

The inaugural AUDL All-Star game was held on June 8, 2019, at

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. 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

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

as part of the network's deal with the league. Team KPS won 28 – 27 after being tied at the end of regulation and overtime, with Max Sheppard of the

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being named MVP. A 2020 edition of the game was later confirmed to be taking place in

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Postseason

Divisional playoff

Divisional final

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

Championship Weekend 8

Championship Weekend 8 took place at

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from August 10–11, 2019. The New York Empire won their first title, and

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won his fifth title overall. New York joined the 2016

and 2013

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as the only AUDL teams in history to finish a season undefeated.

References

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