Alberta Football League

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Edmonton Stallions quarterback Willie King sprints down field with the ball during the 2004 AFL final against the Calgary Wolfpack at McMahon Stadium.

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The Alberta Football League (AFL) is an amateur Canadian football competition. For the 2007 season 10 teams competed in a single division. The league's schedule runs from May through to the end of August.

The Alberta Football League was established in 1984 so that men over the age of 21 could continue to play organized competitive football within the province of Alberta. Before the creation of the league, the only way to play competitive football after University or Junior was the CFL.

In 1984-85 the League consisted of four teams. They were: the Calgary Raiders, the Calgary Cowboys, the Calgary Crude, and the Red Deer Redskins.

Today in 2007 the league consists of 10 teams. They are: the Calgary Wolfpack, the Calgary Gators, the Calgary Thunder, the Red Deer Buccaneers, the Lloydminster Vandals (the only team to be based outside the province of Alberta), the Medicine Hat Marauders, the Grande Prairie Drillers, the Wainwright Longhorns, the Edmonton Stallions, and the Edmonton Seahawks.

In 1999, the AFL became a founding member of the Canadian Senior Football League, which is now known as the Canadian Major Football League. The CMFL is the national governing body for semi-pro Canadian football. Every September the AFL champion meets the champions of the other semi-pro leagues across the country to determine the national champion.

[edit] League Champions/Finalists

• 2006 - Calgary Wolfpack: 31 - Calgary Gators: 7
• 2005 - Calgary Wolfpack: 42 - Edmonton Stallions: 28
• 2004 - Calgary Wolfpack: 51 - Edmonton Stallions: 46
• 2003 - Calgary Wolfpack: 56 - Calgary Thunder: 35
• 2002 - Calgary Wolfpack: 49 - Calgary Gators: 15
• 2001 - Calgary Thunder: 16 - Calgary Gators: 14
• 2000 - Calgary Wolfpack: 30 - Calgary Thunder: 14
• 1999 - Calgary Wolfpack: 17 - Calgary Gators: 2
• 1998 - Calgary Gators: - Calgary Wolfpack:
• 1997 - Red Deer Sooners: 7 - Edmonton Icemen: 3
• 1996 - Calgary Wolfpack: - Red Deer Sooners:
• 1995 - Calgary Wolfpack: - Red Deer Sooners:
• 1994 - Red Deer Sooners: - Edmonton Seminoles:
• 1993 - Red Deer Sooners: - Calgary Wolfpack:
• 1992 - Calgary Wolfpack: - Red Deer Sooners:
• 1991 - Red Deer Sooners: - Calgary Crude:
• 1990 - Calgary Wolfpack: - Calgary Crude:
• 1989 - Calgary Wolfpack: - Red Deer Sooners:
• 1988 - Calgary Raiders: - unknown:
• 1987 - Calgary Raiders: - Red Deer Redskins:
• 1986 - Calgary Raiders: - Calgary Crude:
• 1985 - Calgary Raiders: - Calgary Thunder:

[edit] Current AFL Teams

• Calgary Wolfpack
• Edmonton Stallions
• Grande Prairie Drillers
• Lloydminster Vandals
• Medicine Hat Marauders
• Red Deer Buccaneers
• Wainwright Longhorns
• Edmonton Seahawks
• Calgary Thunder
• Calgary Gators

[edit] Defunct AFL Teams

• Calgary Cowboys - (1984-1988, 1991-1996)
• Calgary Crude - (1984-1992)
• Calgary Raiders - (1985-1988)
• Calgary Coyotes - (2001-2003)
• Calgary Razorbacks - (2004-2005)
• Edmonton Seminoles - (1993-1994)
• Edmonton Icemen - (1995-2004)
• Okotoks Bearcats - (1995-1997)
• Red Deer Redskins - (1985-1987)
• Red Deer Sooners - (1988-1999)

[edit] External links

• AFL official website
• Calgary Gators Official Website
• Edmonton Stallions official website
• Calgary Wolfpack Official Website

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