Empire Football League
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 Empire Football League logo |
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| No. of teams | 9 (6 active) |
| Country(ies) |  United States Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Quebec Titans |
| Official website | Official Site |
The Empire Football League (EFL) is a semi-professional American football league that operates franchises based primarily in New York and Pennsylvania. The league has been in existence since 1969.
Since 1969, there have been many franchises that have come and gone and have existed in many other locations besides New York and Pennsylvania, including Vermont, Connecticut, Quebec, and Ontario. Its direct competitor is the Northeastern Football Alliance, which covers much of the same territory (although the EFL covers eastern parts of New York while the NFA covers more western and urban areas). Several teams have bounced between the EFL and NFA.
The league attempts to promote football at an amateur level and does help to prepare players who desire to play organized Football at a national or international level. Historically, the league's most dominant team has been the Scranton Eagles who have won a record 11 championships, 10 of those coming between the years 1982 and 1994.
The league isn't what it once was and in fact trails behind other leagues in NY. The NAFL Empire division contains the former EFL powerhouse Glens Falls. The bigger NFA dominates the nation scene.
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[edit] Franchises (as of 2009)
[edit] Active
- Broome County Dragons
- Massena Silver and Black Raiders
- Plattsburgh North Stars
- Quebec Titans
- Vermont Ice Storm
- Watertown Red & Black
[edit] Inactive
- Amsterdam Zephyrs
- Scranton Eagles
- Joliette Jaguars (previously known as Ottawa Deacon Demons)
[edit] Champions
| Year | Champion team | Defeated team |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Hudson Falls Greenjackets | (no game) |
| 1970 | Tri-Cities Jets | Hudson Vikings |
| 1971 | Lackawanna County Eagles (9-1-0) | Tri-Cities Jets (9-1-0), 26 to 13 (@ Scranton, 10/30/71) |
| 1972 | Tri-Cities Jets (10-0-0) | Lackawanna County Eagles (8-2-0) (@ Binghamton) |
| 1973 | Oneonta Indians | (no game) |
| 1974 | Glove Cities Colonials | (no game) |
| 1975 | Oneonta Indians | Albany Metro Mallers |
| 1976 | Hudson Falls Greenjackets | Albany Metro Mallers |
| 1977 | Troy Uncle Sammies | Glove Cities Colonials |
| 1978 | Troy Uncle Sammies | Hudson Falls Greenjackets |
| 1979 | Albany Metro Mallers | Troy Uncle Sammies |
| 1980 | Watertown Red & Black | Troy Uncle Sammies |
| 1981 | Binghamton Jets | Glens Falls Greenjackets |
| 1982 | Scranton Eagles | Glens Falls Greenjackets |
| 1983 | Scranton Eagles | Glens Falls Greenjackets |
| 1984 | Scranton Eagles | Glens Falls Greenjackets |
| 1985 | Syracuse Express | Glens Falls Greenjackets |
| 1986 | Scranton Eagles | Syracuse Express |
| 1987 | Scranton Eagles | Albany Metro Mallers |
| 1988 | Scranton Eagles | Ottawa Bootleggers |
| 1989 | Albany Metro Mallers | Scranton Eagles |
| 1990 | Scranton Eagles | Albany Metro Mallers |
| 1991 | Scranton Eagles | Montreal Voyaguers |
| 1992 | Newburgh Raiders | Scranton Eagles |
| 1993 | Newburgh Raiders | Scranton Eagles |
| 1994 | Scranton Eagles | Newburgh Raiders |
| 1995 | Newburgh Raiders | Syracuse Storm |
| 1996 | Newburgh Raiders | Columbia County Colts |
| 1997 | Binghamton Jets | Capitaland Thunder |
| 1998 | Kingston Panthers | Connecticut Chiefs |
| 1999 | Scranton Eagles | Kingston Panthers |
| 2000 | Syracuse Vipers | Scranton Eagles |
| 2001 | Syracuse Vipers | Scranton Eagles |
| 2002 | Orange County Bulldogs | Glen Falls Greenjackets |
| 2003 | Glens Falls Greenjackets | Watertown Red & Black |
| 2004 | Glens Falls Greenjackers | Albany Metro Mallers |
| 2005 | Albany Metro Mallers 33 | Orange County Bulldogs 0 |
| 2006 | Albany Metro Mallers 39 | Watertown Red & Black 0 |
| 2007 | Vermont Ice Storm 9 | Watertown Red & Black 8 |
| 2008 | Quebec Titans 12 | Vermont Ice Storm 10 |
