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

[edit] American football

[edit] List of current leagues in United States

Professional Major Leagues:

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

Professional Arena/Indoor Leagues:

Semi-Professional Leagues:

Collegiate and Amateur Leagues:

Women's leagues:

[edit] Future leagues in the United States

Outdoor Professional Leagues:

Indoor Professional Leagues:

  • United States 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:

Minor Outdoor Leagues

  • 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

Women's leagues

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

Mid and South America:

Europe:

Asia:

Oceania:

[edit] List of defunct American football minor leagues around the world

[edit] Canadian football

[edit] List of current leagues in Canada

Professional Outdoor Leagues:

Amateur:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links