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.

[edit] American football

[edit] List of current leagues in United States

Professional Major Leagues:

• National Football League, 1920-

Originally American Professional Football Conference, American Professional Football Association (1920-1921)

• United Football League, 2009-

Professional Arena/Indoor Leagues:

• American Professional Football League, 2003-
• American Indoor Football Association, 2005-
• Continental Indoor Football League, 2006-
• Indoor Football League, 2009-
• Southern Indoor Football League 2008-

Semi-Professional Leagues:

• Mid Continental Football League, 1992-
• North American Football League, 1996-
• Southern States Football League, 2001-
• Minor League Football Association, 2003-
• Rocky Mountain Football League, 1997-
• New England Football League, 1994-
• Empire Football League, 1969-
• Florida Football Alliance, 2007-
• Central Football League (US), 1999-
• Northeastern Football Alliance, 1997-
• Oklahoma Metro Football League, 2007-

Collegiate and Amateur Leagues:

• National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906-
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1940-
• National Junior College Athletic Association, 1955?-

Women's leagues:

• Women's Professional Football League, 1999-
• National Women's Football Association, 2000-
• Independent Women's Football League, 2000-
• Women's Football League, 2002-
• Lingerie Football League, 2009-
• Women's Football Alliance, 2009-

[edit] Future leagues in the United States

Outdoor Professional Leagues:

• All-American Football League, slated to start spring 2011
• United National Gridiron League, slated to start spring 2011
• United States Football League, slated to start spring 2011

Indoor Professional Leagues:

• Arena Football League, starting spring 2010
  • Note: This league, known during its planning stages as Arena Football 1, is a separate entity from the original Arena Football League, which went bankrupt before its 2009 season. In December 2009, AF1 bought the assets of the original AFL and its minor league, af2, and soon afterwards adopted the "Arena Football League" name.

[edit] Historical leagues in United States

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
• Continental Football League, 1965–1969
• Marstons Mills Football Club, 1999–2004
• North American Football League, 1965–1966
• 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

• Arena Football League, 1987-2008 (assets acquired in December 2009 by Arena Football 1, which became the new Arena Football League)
• Arenafootball2 (af2), 2000–2009 (assets also acquired in the same transaction noted above)
• Professional Indoor Football League, 1998-00 (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

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

[edit] List of current American football minor and semi professional leagues around the world

Mid and South America:

•  Argentina - FAA Football Americano Argentina
•  Bahamas - CAFL Commonwealth American Football League
•  Brazil - AFAB Associação de Futebol Americano do Brasil
•  Mexico - OMFA Organizacion Mexicana de Futbol Americano^[2]
•  Mexico - ONEFA National Student Organization of American Football
•  Uruguay - UFL Uruguay Football League

Europe:

•  European Union - EFL European Football League
•  Austria - AFL Austrian Football League
•  Belgium - BFL Belgian Football League
•  Croatia - AFC American Football Croatia
•  Czech Republic - CAAF Ceske Asociace Americkeho Fotbalu
•  Denmark - DAFF Danish American Football Federation
•  Finland - VL Vaahteraliiga
•  France - Casque de diamant
•  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
•  Russia - UAFR Union of American Football of Russia
• ///// Central Europe/South-Eastern Europe - CEFL Central European Football League
•  Slovenia - ZANS Zveza za Ameriški Nogomet Slovenije
•  Serbia - SAFS Savez Americkog Fudbala Srbije
•  Spain - LNFA Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano
•  Sweden - SAFF Swedish American Football Federation
•  Switzerland - SAFV Schweizerischer American Football Verband- NSFL Non Professional Swiss Romand Americain Football League
•  Turkey - TAFL Turkish American Football League
•  Ukraine - UFAF Ukrainian Federation of American Football
•  United Kingdom - BAFL British American Football League, 1987-
•  United Kingdom - BUAFL British Universities American Football League, 2007-

Asia:

• Asia - AFAF Asian Federation of American Football
•  Israel - Israeli Football League
•  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 - KAFA Korea American Football Association
•  South Korea - SAFA Seoul American Football Association
•  Thailand - FAFA Flag and American Football Association

Oceania:

•  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

[edit] List of 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
•  United Kingdom - BCAFL British Collegiate American Football League, 1985–2007

[edit] Canadian football

[edit] List of current leagues in Canada

Professional Outdoor Leagues:

• Canadian Football League, 1909-
• Semi-Pro ('AAA'):
• Alberta Football League, 1996-
• Maritime Football League, 1996-

Amateur:

• Canadian Interuniversity Sport
• Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
• Canadian Junior Football League
• Quebec Junior Football League
• Ontario Varsity Football League
• National Capital Amateur Football Association
• Football Canada

[edit] 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

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