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.
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Leagues in North America[edit]
Current leagues in North America[edit]
Professional outdoor leagues:
National Football League, 1920–
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- Originally American Professional Football Conference, American Professional Football Association (1920-1921)
Canadian Football League, 1958–
Professional arena/indoor leagues:
- Arena Football League, 1987-2008, 2010-
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- 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.
- American Professional Football League, 2003-
- American Indoor Football, 2005-2010, 2012-
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- Somewhat of a relaunch of the American Indoor Football Association.
- Continental Indoor Football League, 2006-
- Indoor Football League, 2009-
- Champions Professional Indoor Football League, 2013-
- Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011-
- Lone Star Football League, 2012-
- Professional Indoor Football League, 2012-
Semi-professional leagues:
- Northern Football Conference, 1954-
- Empire Football League, 1969-
- Alberta Football League, 1984-
- Mid Continental Football League, 1992-
- New England Football League, 1994-
- North American Football League, 1996-
- Northeastern Football Alliance, 1997-
- Rocky Mountain Football League, 1997-
- Central Football League, 1999-
- Southern States Football League, 2001-
- Maritime Football League, 2002-
- Minor League Football Association, 2003-
- Big Northeast Football Federation 2007-
- Florida Football Alliance, 2007-
- Oklahoma Metro Football League, 2007-
- Regional American Football League 2007-
- Five Star Football League 2010-
- Gridiron Developmental Football League 2010-
- Stars Football League, 2011–
Collegiate and amateur leagues:
- Canadian Junior Football League, 1890-
- National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906-
- Collegiate Sprint Football League, 1934-
- 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: Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano, 1978-- Texas Sixman Football League, 1999-
- Intercollegiate Club Football Federation, 2010-
Women's leagues:
- Independent Women's Football League, 2000-
- Maritime Women's Football League, 2004-
- Legends Football League, 2009-
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- Originally known as the Lingerie Football League from 2009 to 2013.
- Women's Football Alliance, 2009-
- Women's Spring Football League, 2010-
- Western Women's Canadian Football League, 2011-
- Women's Arena Football League, 2012-
Historical leagues in North America[edit]
Major outdoor leagues:
- Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, 1892-19016
- National Football League (1902) and the World Series of Pro Football, 1902–1903
- Ohio League, 1903-19196
- New York Pro Football League, c. 1913-19206
- American Football League, 1926, 1936-1937, 1940-1941, and 1960-19692 (all unrelated, four separate leagues)
- All-America Football Conference, 1946-19491
- 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, 1978–1983
- International Football League, 1984[1]
- Professional Spring Football League, 1992
- Regional Football League, 1999
- International Football Federation, 2000
- Spring Football League, 2000
- United Football League, 2009–2012
- 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 association of teams
Indoor leagues
- 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)
- American Indoor Football Association, 2005-2010 (partially merged into Southern Indoor Football League and now formed into the American Indoor Football 2012)
- 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 (teams divided into either the Lone Star Football League, the current Professional Indoor Football League, or the American Indoor Football)
Women's leagues
- Women's Professional Football League, 1999-2007
- National Women's Football Association, 2000-2008
- Women's American Football League, formed 2001, became the AFWL in 2002
- American Football Women's League (AFWL), 2002
- Women's Football Association, 2002
- Women's Football League, 2002-2007
Leagues outside of North America[edit]
Current American Football minor and semi professional leagues outside of North America[edit]
Argentina - FAA Football Americano Argentina
Bahamas - CAFL Commonwealth American Football League
Brazil - CBFA Campeonato Brasileiro AFAB- Brazil - Torneio Touchdown[2]
Chile - FEDFACH Federación Deportiva Nacional de Fútbol Americano de Chile[3]- Chile - LCFA Liga Chilena de Football Americano[4]
Uruguay - UFL Uruguay Football League
Costa Rica - FCFA Federación Costarricense de Futbol Americano- Costa Rica - FEFACR Federacion de Futbol Americano de Costa Rica - IFAF Member[5]
Colombia - FECOFA Federación Colombiana de Football Americano[6]
El Salvador - SAAIF Salvadorian Association of American Intramural Football - IFAF Member[7]
Guatemala - AGFA Asociación Guatemalteca de Football Americano - IFAF Member
Honduras - FENAFAH Federación Nacional de Football Americano y Flag Football Honduras
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 - LEFA Ligue Élite de Football Américain
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 (Portuguese American Football League)
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 - BAFANL BAFA National 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
- Australia - Australian Gridiron League
- Australia - Ladies Gridiron League
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[edit]
- // - Continental Football League, 1965-1969
- //// Intercontinental Football League - Intended to begin play in 1975, folded before first game[8]
- - BCAFL British Collegiate American Football League, 1985–2007
- - BAFL British American Football League, 1987-2010
Icelandic Society for American Football, 1988–1991- ///// International League of American Football - Intended to begin play in 1990, folded before first game[9]
- //// World League of American Football, 1991–1992
- ///// Football League of Europe, 1994-1995
- /// NFL Europa 1995-2007
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121180/index.htm
- ^ Torneio Touchdown official website
- ^ FEDFACH (Chile) official site
- ^ LCFA (Chile) official site
- ^ FEFACR Official Site
- ^ Pagina Oficial FECOFA
- ^ SAAIF Official Site
- ^ [1], Origins of the WLAF.
- ^ 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.
