List of leagues of American football
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This is a list of current and defunct leagues of American football.
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[edit] Current leagues
The league name and year formed are listed below.
[edit] Men's leagues
[edit] US Leagues
Professional outdoor leagues:
- National Football League, 1920-
- All American Football League, 2007-
Professional Arena/Indoor Leagues:
- Arena Football League, 1987-
- Arenafootball2 (af2), 2000-
- American Indoor Football Association, 2005-
- American Professional Football League, 2003-
- Eastern Indoor Football League, 2007-
- Continental Indoor Football League, 2006-
- Intense Football League, 2004, 2006-
- National Indoor Football League, 2001-
- Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2007-
- United Indoor Football, 2005-
- World Indoor Football League, 2007-
Collegiate and Amateur Leagues:
- Minor League Football Association, 2003-
- National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906-
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1940-
- National Junior College Athletic Association, 1955?-
Semi-Professional Leagues:
- Mid Continental Football League, 1992-
- North American Football League, 1996-
- Southern States Football League, 2001-
- Empire Football League, 1969-
- Independent Football League, 2006-
[edit] Japanese Leagues
- X-League, 1996-
- Tokyo Football League, 1977?-1991 (Became the UFL in 1991)
- Urban Football League, 1991-
- Japan Private Football Federation, 1978-
[edit] Other Leagues Around the World
Asia:
- Asia - AFAF Asian Federation of American Football
- Asia - Asia Pacific Football League
- South Korea - KAFA Korea American Football Association
- South Korea - SAFA Seoul American Football Association
- Thailand - FAFA Flag and American Football Association
- Europe - EFAF European Federation of American Football
- Europe - EFL European Football League
- Europe - NFL Europa
- Austria - AFBÖ American Football Bund Österreich
- Belgium - BFL Belgian Football League
- Croatia - American Football Croatia
- Czech Republic - CAAF Ceske Asociace Americkeho Fotbalu
- Denmark - Danish American Football Federation
- England - BAFA British American Football Association
- England - British American Football League
- England - British Collegiate American Football League
- Finland - Vaahteraliiga
- Finland - SAJL American Football Association
- France - FFFA French American Football Federation
- Germany - GFL German Football League
- Hungary - MAFL Magyarországi Amerikai Futballcsapatok Ligája
- Ireland - Irish American Football League
- Italy - FIAF Federazione Italiana American Football
- Moldava - AFAM Associatia de Fotbal American
- Netherlands - AFBN American Football Bond Nederland
- Norway - Norway American Football Federation
- Norway - Southside Football League
- Poland - PZFA Polish American Football Association
- Russia - UAFR Union of American Football of Russia
- Serbia - Savez Americkog Fudbala Srbije
- Spain - AEFA Agrupacion Espanola De Futbol Americano
- Sweden - Swedish American Football Federation
- Switzerland - SAFV Schweizerischer American Football Verband
- Ukraine - Ukrainian Federation of American Football
- Australia - GA Gridiron Australia
- New Zealand - New Zealand American Football Association
- New Zealand - NZ Gridiron New Zealand
- New Zealand - American Football Wellington
- Argentina - AAFA Associação Argentina de Futebol Americano
- Bahamas - CAFL Commonwealth American Football League
- Brazil - Associaçao Brasileira de Torcedores de Futebol Americano
- Canada - CFL Canadian Football League
- Mexico - FMFA Federacion Mexicano Americano Futbol
- Mexico - ONEFA National Student Organization of American Football, Mexico
- Uruguay - LUFA Liga Uruguaia de Futebol Americano
[edit] 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-
[edit] Historic leagues
The league name and seasons are listed below.
[edit] Men's leagues
- All-America Football Conference, 1946-1949
- American Football League, 1926, 1936-1937, 1940-1941, and 1960-1969* (all unrelated, four separate leagues)
- United Football League 1961-1964
- Atlantic Coast Football League 1962-1964
- Continental Football League, 1965-1969
- World Football League, 1974-1975
- United States Football League, 1983-1985
- Professional Indoor Football League, 1998
- Regional Football League, 1999
- XFL, 2001
- Indoor Football League, 1999-2000
- Indoor Professional Football League, 1999-2001
(*): Now known as AFC in NFL
[edit] 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] See also
Canadian Football League which is older and uses Canadian football rules