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List of leagues of American football

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

Current Football Leagues[]

List of current leagues in North America[]

Professional outdoor leagues:

Originally Canadian Football Council (1956-1958) in the Canadian Rugby Union (1891-1960)
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:


Future leagues in the United States[]

Outdoor professional leagues:

Indoor professional leagues:

Historical leagues in United States[]

Major 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

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

See also[]

  • 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[]

  1. ↑ "Pro circuit to have plenty of cash behind it," International News Service, April 6, 1944. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121180/index.htm
  3. ↑ 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.

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