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This is a list of current and defunct leagues of American football and Canadian football.

Current leagues in North America

Professional outdoor leagues:

Formed from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union.
Originally American Professional Football Conference, American Professional Football Association (1920-1921)

Professional arena/indoor leagues:

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:

Collegiate and amateur leagues:

Women's leagues:

Historical leagues in North America

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

Current American Football minor and semi professional leagues outside of North America

Central and South America:

Europe:

Asia:

Oceania:

Defunct American football minor leagues around the world

See also

References

  1. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121180/index.htm
  2. ^ Torneio Touchdown official website
  3. ^ FEDFACH (Chile) official site
  4. ^ LCFA (Chile) official site
  5. ^ Pagina Oficial FECOFA
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ [1], Origins of the WLAF.
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