- List of leagues of American and Canadian football
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This is a list of current and defunct leagues of American football and Canadian football.
Contents
Current leagues in North America
Professional outdoor leagues:
- Canadian Football League, 1956–
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- Formed from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union.
- National Football League, 1920–
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- Originally American Professional Football Conference, American Professional Football Association (1920-1921)
Professional arena/indoor leagues:
- Arena Football League, 1987-2008, 2010- (see note)
- American Professional Football League, 2003-
- Continental Indoor Football League, 2006-
- Indoor Football League, 2009-
- Lone Star Football League, 2012
- Professional Indoor Football League, 2012
- Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011-
Note: The Arena Football League technically disbanded in 2009. The current incarnation was the result of several of the AFL's first and second division teams banding together and purchasing the intellectual property rights to the league and reviving it as a new entity.
Semi-professional leagues:
- Empire Football League, 1969-
- Mid Continental Football League, 1992-
- New England Football League, 1994-
- North American Football League, 1996-
- Alberta Football League, 1996-
- Maritime Football League, 1996-
- Northeastern Football Alliance, 1997-
- Rocky Mountain Football League, 1997-
- Central Football League, 1999-
- Southern States Football League, 2001-
- Minor League Football Association, 2003-
- Oklahoma Metro Football League, 2007-
- Florida Football Alliance, 2007-
- Big Northeast Football Federation 2007-
- Gridiron Developmental Football League 2010-
- Five Star Football League 2010-
- Stars Football League, 2011–
Collegiate and amateur leagues:
- Texas Sixman Football League, 1999-
- Canadian Junior Football League, 1890-
- National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906-
- National Junior College Athletic Association, 1938-
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1940-
- National Capital Amateur Football Association, 1955-
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 1961-
- Quebec Junior Football League, 1970-
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association, 1974-
- - ONEFA National Student Organization of American Football - Collegiate
Women's leagues:
- Women's Professional Football League, 1999-2007
- National Women's Football Association, 2000-2008
- Independent Women's Football League, 2000-
- Women's Football League, 2002-2007
- Lingerie Football League, 2009-
- Women's Football Alliance, 2009-
- Women's Spring Football League, 2010-
Historical leagues in North America
Major outdoor leagues:
- National Football League (1902) and the World Series of Pro Football, 1902–1903
- Ohio League, 1903-19196
- New York Pro Football League, 1916-19206
- All-America Football Conference, 1946-19491
- American Football League, 1926, 1936-1937, 1940-1941, and 1960-19692 (all unrelated, four separate leagues)
- World Football League, 1974–1975
- United States Football League, 1983–1985
- XFL, 2001
Minor outdoor leagues
- American Football League, 1934
- Midwest Football League, 1935–1937, became American Professional Football Association in 1938, American Football League in 1939
- Dixie League, 1936-1947 - originally South Atlantic Football Association
- American Association 1936-1941/American Football League 1946-19503
- American Football League, 1938-19394
- Pacific Coast Professional Football League, 1940–1948
- American Football League, 19445
- United Football League, 1961–1964
- Atlantic Coast Football League, 1962–1971, 1973
- Continental Football League, 1965–1969
- North American Football League, 1965–1966
- Seaboard Football League, 1971–1974
- American Football Association, 1979–1982
- International Football League, 1984[1]
- Professional Spring Football League, 1992
- Regional Football League, 1999
- International Football Federation, 2000
- Spring Football League, 2000
- 1: Two teams now in NFL
- 2: Agreed to merger with the NFL in 1966, with merger completed in 1970
- 3: American Association suspended operations for duration of U.S. involvement in World War II; in 1946 the AA was renamed American Football League
- 4: Known as the American Professional Football Association in 1938; renamed American Football League in 1939; dissolution after 1939 season caused by formation of 1940-1941 AFL major league
- 5: Merged with PCPFL in 1945
- 6: Informal league, direct predecessor to the NFL
Indoor leagues
- American Indoor Football Association, 2005-2010 (partially merged into Southern Indoor Football League)
- Arenafootball2 (af2), 2000–2009 (assets also acquired in the same transaction noted above)
- Professional Indoor Football League, 1998-2000 (Bought out by Af2 in 2001)
- Indoor Football League, 1999-2000 (Bought out by Af2 in 2001;not related to the Indoor Football League that began play in 2009)
- Indoor Professional Football League, 1999–2001
- National Indoor Football League, 2001–2007
- Intense Football League, 2004-2008 (merged into current incarnation of the Indoor Football League)
- United Indoor Football, 2005-2008 (merged into current incarnation of the Indoor Football League)
- Eastern Indoor Football League, 2007
- World Indoor Football League, 2007
- Southern Indoor Football League, 2008-2011 (divided into Lone Star Football League and current Professional Indoor Football League)
Women's leagues
- Women's American Football League, formed 2001, became the AFWL in 2002
- American Football Women's League (AFWL), 2002
- Women's Football Association, 2002
Current American Football minor and semi professional leagues outside of North America
- Argentina - FAA Football Americano Argentina
- Bahamas - CAFL Commonwealth American Football League
- Brazil - AFAB Associação de Futebol Americano do Brasil
- Brazil - LBFA Liga Brasileira de Futebol Americano[2]
- Brazil - Torneio Touchdown Torneio Touchdown [3]
- Chile - FEDFACH Federación Deportiva Nacional de Fútbol Americano de Chile[4]
- Uruguay - UFL Uruguay Football League
- Costa Rica - FCFA Federación Costarricense de Futbol Americano
- Europe - EFL European Football League
- Austria - AFL Austrian Football League
- Belgium - BFL Belgian Football League
- Croatia - CFL Croatian Football League
- Czech Republic - CLAF Česká Liga Amerického Fotbalu
- Denmark - DAFF Danish American Football Federation
- Finland - VL Vaahteraliiga
- France - Championnat Élite
- Germany - GFL German Football League
- Hungary - MAFL Magyarországi Amerikai Futballcsapatok Ligája
- Ireland - IAFL Irish American Football League
- Italy - IFL Italian Football League
- Moldova - AFAM Associatia de Fotbal American
- Netherlands - AFBN American Football Bond Nederland
- Norway - NAFF Norway American Football Federation
- Norway - Southside Football League
- Poland - PLFA Polish American Football League
- Portugal - LPFA Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano
- Romania - Romanian Championship of American Football
- Russia - UAFR Union of American Football of Russia
- Slovakia - SLAF Slovenská Liga Amerického Futbalu
- Slovenia - SNFL Slovenian National Football League
- Serbia - NLS Nacionalna Liga Srbije
- Spain - LNFA Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano
- Sweden - Superserien
- Switzerland - NLA Nationalliga A - NSFL Non Professional Swiss Romand Americain Football League
- Turkey - TAFL Turkish American Football League
- Ukraine - FAFU Federation American Football of Ukraine
- United Kingdom - BAFACL BAFA Community Leagues, 2010-
- United Kingdom - BUAFL British Universities American Football League, 2007-
- ///// Central Europe/South-Eastern Europe - CEFL Central European Football League
Asia:
- Israel - Israeli Football League
- India - EFLI Elite Football League of India
- Japan - X-League, 1996-
- Japan - Tokyo Football League, 1977?-1991 (Became the UFL in 1991)
- Japan - Urban Football League, 1991-
- Japan - Japan Private Football Federation, 1978-
- South Korea - Korea American Football Association
- South Korea - SAFA Seoul American Football Association
- Philippines - ABP Arena Ball Philippines
- Thailand - FAFA Flag and American Football Association
- China - BFFL Beijing Flag Football League
- Hong Kong - HKFFA Hong Kong Flag Football Association
- Taiwan - TAFFA Taiwan American Flag Football Association
- Indonesia - IFFA Indonesian Flag Football Association
- Malaysia - MAFFA Malaysia Flag Football Association
- Australia - Gridiron Australia
- Australia - ACT Gridiron
- Australia - NSW Gridiron Football League
- Australia - Gridiron Queensland
- Australia - South Australian Gridiron Association
- Australia - Gridiron Victoria
- Australia - Gridiron West
- New Zealand - New Zealand American Football Association
- New Zealand - Gridiron New Zealand
- New Zealand - American Football Wellington
Defunct American football minor leagues around the world
- /// NFL Europa 1995-2007
- //// World League of American Football, 1991–1992
- ///// Football League of Europe, 1994-1995
- Icelandic Society for American Football, 1988–1991
- - BAFL British American Football League, 1987-2010
- - BCAFL British Collegiate American Football League, 1985–2007
- ///// International League of American Football - Intended to begin play in 1990, folded before first game[5]
- //// Intercontinental Football League - Intended to begin play in 1975, folded before first game[6]
- // - Continental Football League, 1965-1969
See also
- International Federation of American Football (IFAF), international governing body for American football
- European Federation of American Football (EFAF)
- British American Football Association (BAFA)
- Association of Professional Football Leagues - compact of NFL and three minor leagues, 1946–1948
- List of professional sports leagues#Football: American and Canadian
- American-style football quarterback leader board
References
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121180/index.htm
- ^ LBFA official website
- ^ Torneio Touchdown official website
- ^ FEDFACH (Chile) official site
- ^ International League Delays Debut; Football: ILAF cancels season that was to open next month in Europe, blaming lack of preparation time., The Los Angeles Times, March 1, 1990.
- ^ [1], Origins of the WLAF.
External links
Categories:- American football leagues
- American football-related lists
- Canadian football leagues
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