This is the index page to the All-Time Record of Irish American Football, 8v8 Football, Flag Football and the Irish Abroad from USA to Canada , the World and Women’s Leagues.
Irish American Football
This is the Index Page to the All-Time Results, Standings and Box-Scores of American Football Ireland 11v11 Leagues, College Bowl, Early Pre-Pads Football, Festivals, All-Star Games and Preseasons. Below you will find links to the Results & Tables of the Irish American Football League since its first year in 1986, in increasing levels of detail, depending on how much detail you want
Header Image Credit: [1] Dublin Rebels | Wayback Machine (2007) 2001shamrockbowl [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071117020944im_/http://www.dublinrebels.com/images/2001shamrockbowl.jpg [Accessed 29 May 2020][Photo Credit: Dublin Rebels]
American Football Ireland Standings
The Results of the Finals of the three levels in the Irish American Football League
(11 v 11): Shamrock Bowl, AFI 1 Bowl and AFI 2 Bowl
The Irish American Football League has been running since 1986 when the first Shamrock Bowl was played. For the first three seasons the League operated in Ireland only, and then in 1989 became part of the Combined Gridiron League which operated throughout Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. In 1990 the League returned to an Ireland-only league, but only in Northern Ireland, with the sole Republic of Ireland representatives, the Dublin Celts, playing in the UK Second Division (NCMMA) and playing a series of exhibition matches against the Northern Irish teams. Following on from the Irish League Final, the Champions of the Irish League played against the Dublin Celts in the Shamrock Bowl.
Shamrock Bowl & AFI 1 Bowl and AFI 2 Bowl
American Football Ireland Shamrock Bowls 1986-Present
American Football Ireland 1 Bowls 2014-Present
American Football Ireland 2 Bowls 2014-Present
Shamrock Bowl Confernce / Premier Overviews
Final Standings and playoff matches 1983-Present
Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl Conference 2013-2019
Irish American Football Association Irish American Football League 2006-2012
Irish American Football League Winter and Spring League Era 1997-2005
All-Ireland American Football League 1990-1996
Irish American Football League 1983-1989
American Football Ireland 1 & 2 Divisions Overviews
Final Standings and Playoff Matches 2013-Present
Irish American Football League | 1 Conference 2013-2019
Irish American Football League | 2 Conference 2014-2019
Photo Credit: [2] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Belfast Trojans 2019 Shamrock Bowl Team Photo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67549549_2490100237703599_4668366298105774080_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=AQnPNzaKTFPPuYzmhtDHyBJRLYSyiFyfpNTTit4ElMdT_Lz_whigmINviDFDiXwduh-Oip7X8zWR9IxucVOsI1Bb&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=339c483bfbeb2f405217f4cfdafc644b&oe=5DA35E19 [Accessed 6 August 2019]
American Football Ireland Results
Season by Season Results and Standings 1984-Present
In 1991 an All-Ireland American Football League was re-established, under the American Football association of Ireland banner, which became the Irish Senior League in 1997, under new management. This was a time when the initial excitement for the new sport faded, and the NFL was no longer on terrestrial TV in Ireland or Britain, and the number of teams dropped to 3 in 1999, and then in 2000 there was no league.
Shamrock Bowl Conference / Premier Season Results
Season Results and Standings 1984-Present
AFI Premier Division (2020-Present):
IAFA/IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference (2013-2019):
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
IAFA Irish American Football League (2006-2012):
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Autumn and Spring League Era (1998-2005):
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 1998
AFAI All-Ireland AFL (1991-1997):
1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Irish League and Conference Era (1984-1990):
1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985-86 1984
American Football Ireland 1 Division 2013-Present
AFI Division 1 (2020-Present):
IAFA / IAFL 1 Conference (2013-2019):
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
American Football Ireland 2 Division 2014-Present
AFI Division 2 (2020-Present):
IAFA / IAFL 2 Conference (2014-2019):
Photo Credit: [3] Dublin Celts American Football Team | Facebook (2017) [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213260818544676&set=gm.457477981311995&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 21 January 2019]
American Football Ireland Box-Scores
In Depth Scorers and Match Reports for the American Football Ireland 11v11 Leagues
In 2001, a new administration – the Irish American Football Association – re-established the Irish American Football League, as a Winter League in 2001, and a Spring League in 2002, and then in 2003 as ‘Division 1’ with an 8-Man Division 2. Divisions 1 & 2 were merged into one 11-Man, 6-team IAFL in 2004, and the League expanded to 11 teams by 2008, when a new 8-Man Development League was again re-introduced, to help newer teams starting out, and help existing clubs field second teams. the Development League became a full 11-Man Second Level in 2013, with the two tiers renamed the Shamrock Bowl Conference & IAFL 1 Conference. A third Tier, the IAFL 2 Conference was introduced in 2014, leading to a 23-team League at its height. In 2020 the Irish American Football Association was renamed American Football Ireland, under new management, President Orla McAleese, the first Female President of the Association.Shamrock Bowl Conference / Premier Box-Scores & Match Reports
In Depth Match Reports and Box-Scores 1986-Present
Shamrock Bowl Conference / Premier Box-Scores & Match Reports
In Depth Match Reports and Box-Scores 1986-Present
IAFA Spring & Autumn League Era (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
AFAI Irish Senior League (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
AFAI All-Ireland American Football League (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
IAFL Irish American Football League Early Era (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Picture Credit: [4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Nostalgia – A look a some pictures from the archives [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171016_165339-1024×768.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2018]
American Football Ireland College
American Football Ireland Intervarsity Championship
The Jordanstown Jaguars, based in Ulster University Jordanstown played in the first full season of the Irish American Football League in 1987. The Trinity Bowl, played from 1992-1995, was the first competition played in Irish Universities, although it did not involve College teams. From 1998 to 1999 the Queen’s University Belfast Broncos competed in the AFAI Irish Senior League, and in 1999 the University of Limerick Vikings were formed, initially as a Flag Football team, and then from 2001 onwards as a fully kitted team playing uin the resurrected IAFL. The First Kitted College Bowl was played in 2006, when there was more than one kitted College team for the first time, namely the University of Limerick Vikings and Dublin City University Saints. The College Championship became a three-team tournament involving the Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts and the University College Dublin Sentinels in 2010 (DCU were no longer fielding a team).
College Bowl / Intervarsity Championship
American Football Ireland Intervarsity Championship 2006-Present
IAFA College Championship (Seasons:): 2018 2017 2014 2013
CUSAI American Football College Bowl (Seasons): 2010 2009 2007 2006
Preseason College Bowls:
American Football Association of Ireland | Trinity Bowl 1992-1995
Picture Credit: [5] UCD American Football Facebook Page (2018) Post November 19, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UcdAmericanFootball/photos/a.514850931958530/1771976799579264/ [Accessed 3 December 2018]
Pre-American Football Ireland Leagues
The Results of the Finals of the three levels in the Irish American Football League
(11 v 11): Shamrock Bowl, AFI 1 Bowl and AFI 2 Bowl
Pre-American Football Ireland Leagues
Starting with the US Army’s European Theater of Operations Football Championship in Northern Ireland in 1942, through to the 4th of July Festival match in 1983, held in Banbridge Rugby Club between two teams of specially trained Rugby players, American Football Leagues in Ireland pre-date the American Football Ireland (Originally Irish American Football Association) by 52 years.
Early Pre-Pads Football Matches (Seasons): NIAFA 1986 1985 1983
ETO European Theater of Operations Football Championship (Seasons): 1944 Autumn 1942
Picture Credit: [6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]
American Football Ireland Festivals
The Results of Festival Matches since 1985.
Festivals and Exhibition matches have been organised since 1983, with teams playing in smaller towns in the Irish Regions, or as part of 4th of July Celebrations in both Dublin and all over the Country. Some of these festival matches have attracted up to 5,000 spectators.
Festival matches also take part in preseason, and can also be Regular Season matches or DV8 8-a-side matches.
Irish American Football League Festivals & Exhibition Matches 1986-Present
Irish American Football Association Marcel Seeley Memorial Cup 2016-2019
Irish American Football Association Dingle Classic (Gaeltacht Bowl) 2009-2011
American Football Association of Ireland | Trinity Bowl 1992-1995
Irish American Football League Summer Bowl Festival 1986-1989
IAFA /IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Era Festivals & Exhibitions (Seasons): 2019 2018 2016
IAFA Festivals (Seasons): 2012 2011 2009
IAFA DV8 Festivals & Exhibitions (Seasons): 2008
AFAI All-Ireland American Football League Festivals & Exhibitions (Seasons): 1992
IAFA Irish American Football League Festivals & Exhibitions (Seasons): 1989 1988 1987 1986
Picture Credit: [7] Craigavon Cowboys (2016) Cowboys beat Soldiers at Stars and Stripes Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.craigavoncowboys.co.uk/uploads/7/8/0/2/78026140/1467843728.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]
American Football Ireland Preseasons
The Results of Preseason Matches in the American Football Ireland Leagues
Preseason, like in the National Football League is an important part of player development. The Irish American Football League generally plays a two-game preseason in preparation for the 8-game regular season.
American Football Ireland Preseason Results & Standings
American Football Ireland Preseason Friendlies (seasons): 2020
IAFA / IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Era Preseason Friendlies (Season): 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
IAFA Irish American Football League Preseason Friendlies: 2011 2010
IAFA / IAFL Spring & Autumn Era Preseason Friendlies (seasons): 2004-05 2004 2003 2001
AFAI All-Ireland American Football League Pre-Season Friendlies: 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
IAFA Irish American Football League Pre-Season Friendlies: 1990 1989 1987 1986
American Football Ireland Preseasons (Box-Scores & Match Reports)
IAFL Preseason Friendlies (Box-Score & Match Reports): 1989 1986
Picture Credit: [8] Carrickfergus Knights Facebook (2017) Albums: Preseason 2017 – Knights v Rhinos (9-12) [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17038640_967866763347762_8632389447465364132_o.jpg?nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=KEQnjrvMn_oAX--tgg&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f0f579e9eb3955d315bb97d494b91f86&oe=5EE77FECl [Accessed 18 May 2020]
American Football Ireland All-Star Games
The Results of the IAFL All-Star Games 1986-Present
All Star Games have been a integral part of Irish American Football since the beginning, as in the National Football League.
Irish American Football League All-Star Games 1986-Present
Picture Credit: [9] Dublin Rebels Wayback Machine (2005) 2005shamrockbowl1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050901182936im_/http://www.dublinrebels.com/2005shamrockbowl1.jpg [Accessed 1 February 2021]
Irish International American Football
From the first ever touring American Football teams in Ireland in the 1940s to the big NCAA College Games from the 1980s onwards to the matches played by Irish American Football teams – both club and country – against North American teams and European teams there is plenty to savour in the history of International American Football in Ireland and Irish teams overseas.
American Teams in Ireland (1942-Present)
American Football teams in Ireland.
#The first ever American Football games played in Ireland were in the 1940s, when teams of US Servicemen returning from WW2 played matches in Ravenhill (Home of Ulster Rugby) and Croke Park (Home of the GAA) in aid of the Irish Red Cross. Further matches were played in the 1950s & 1960s by US Air Force Personnel stationed at US Air Bases in Britain & Germany during the Cold War. There were also during the late 1980s and up until the mid-1990s high-profile pre-season matches between NCAA College teams and one NFL match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. 2012 also saw the return of the high-profile NCAA games to Ireland, featuring both NCAA Division I Regular Season Matches, and also the Global Ireland Football Tournament, a series of 6 Regular Season NCAA Division III and High School matches played at a variety of venues across Ireland.
All Games
American Football in Ireland | ETO, USAFE and High Schools 1942-1973
Games by Era
NFL & NCAA Pre-Season Games in Ireland 1988-1997
NCAA Football | Regular Season Games in Ireland 2012-2016
American High School Football Games in Ireland 2012-Present
Canadian U20 & High School Gridiron Football Teams in Ireland 2012-2013
Box-Scores and Match Reports:
NCAA College Football Classic
Christopher Columbus Classic Bowdoin Polar Bears 7 Tufts Jumbos 6 29 November 1992
Shamrock Classic Dublin – Navy Midshipmen 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54 2 November 1996
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Irish Teams v American Teams (1986-Present)
Irish Teams v American Teams
In the 1980s the first Irish American Football teams were formed following the UK’s Channel 4 TV station airing a Weekly NFL Highlight Show, and matches were organised between Irish Teams and Eastern Football League (Massachusetts area) Semi-Pro Teams. Matches were also irregularly scheduled between Irish teams and US Servicemen and High schools. In 2004 the first matches between Ireland and NCAA Division III teams were organised, and in 2007 these became a regular fixture in Ireland, between Irish Club Teams and NCAA Division III teams.
All Games Overview
American Football Ireland Irish Teams v USA & Canadian Teams 1985-Present
Games by Era
International American Football Irish Teams v Eastern Football League Teams 1986-1988
International American Football | Irish Teams v Canadian Semi-Pro Teams 1994-1995
American Football Ireland Irish Teams v USA & Canadian Services & Underage Teams 1993-Present
International American Football | Ireland v NCAA Division III Teams 2004-2005
International American Football | Irish Teams v NCAA Division III Teams 2007-2019
Seasons
ETO Football Championship (Seasons): Autumn 1942 Spring 1944
Box-Scores and Match Reports
Irish American Football League v Eastern Football League (Semi-Pro)
Green Isle All-Stars 0 Marlboro Shamrocks 36 – 29 November 1986
Dublin Celts 0 Taunton Raiders 46 – 19 April 1987
Irish American Football League v Canadian Football Teams (Semi-Pro & U22)
Carrickfergus Knights 6 Team Canada 34 – 25 August 2002
Irish American Football Association / Global Football (NCAA Division III)
William Wagner Trophy – Tallaght Outlaws 0 Claremont-McKenna Stags 67 – 19 May 2007
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European American Football (Irish Clubs & Team Ireland):
The Dublin Celts, the first American Football team in Ireland, formed in 1984, played matches against British opposition in 1985 & 1986 due to lack of kitted opposition in Ireland. In 1986 the first Shamrock Bowl was played and the Irish American Football League was started the following year, with the Shamrock Bowl Champions winning the right to represent Ireland in the Eurobowl, the European Champions Cup. Britain was expelled from the European Football League in 1992, and Ireland left the organisation at the same time as it could not afford to play games in continental Europe. Irish teams played a series of matches against English, Scottish and Welsh teams from then until 2000, and the Nations Cup, between Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales was held from 1996-1999. In 2002 Ireland rejoined the European circuit, with the Dublin Rebels playing in the Charleroi Trophy in Belgium, an unofficial Championship for amateur Western European Champions, such as the Irish, Belgian & Dutch Leagues. From 2005-2006 Irish teams returned to playing British teams, and then in 2009 the first Atlantic Cup, an official tournament for the Champions of amateur Western European Leagues was held. Belgian, Dutch, Irish and sometimes either a Luxembourg representative or a team from the French third level competed for this European Tier 3 Trophy until 2016, when the Belgian & Dutch entrants made the step up to EFL (Tier 2) level. From 2014-present a series of matches involving Irish teams and teams from the Atlantic Fringe, such as Scotland and Iberia, have been played, as well as Internationals between Ireland and Belgium and Netherlands.
Ireland Internationals
Irish National American Football Team
Ireland National American Football Team
Ireland National American Football Team 1986-Present
Ireland Internationals (Overviews):
European American Football | Ireland v European Teams 1995-1996
Home Nations American Football | Nations Cup 1996-2000
Four Nations American Football | Nations Cup 1996-1999 (Irish Leprechauns Results)
European Federation of American Football | Team Ireland v British Teams 2004-2006
International Federation of American Football Europe | Irish Wolfhounds v European Teams 2016-2019
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Irish Club Internationals
EFAF; Four Nations; IFAF Europe
European Club Internationals
European American Football Standings & Finals (Competitions with Irish Teams):
European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017
Combined Gridiron League 1989 & NCMMA 1990
European American Football (Irish Teams Results):
International Federation of American Football Europe | European Fringe Bowls 2014-2017
European American Football | Atlantic Cup 2009-2016
European Federation of American Football | Irish Teams v English Teams 2005-2006
European Federation of American Football | Charleroi Trophy 2002-2004
Four Nations American Football | Four Nations Bowls 1992-1998
European Football League | Eurobowl 1988-1992
Four Nations American Football Irish v British Teams 1985-1990
Irish American Football League | Summer Bowl Festival 1986-1989
Irish International American Football | Capitol Bowl 1986
EFL Eurobowl: 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
European American Football (Seasons):
IFAFE International Friendlies:2018 2016
GFLI Atlantic Cup:2015
EFAF Atlantic Cup: 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
EFAF International Friendlies:2006 2004
EFAF Charleroi Trophy:2004 2003 2002
Nations Cup:1999 1998 1997 1996
Four Nations Bowl:1992
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International 8-Man American Football (Irish Clubs):
AFI 8-v8
American Football Association of Ireland | Wicklow Festival 8-a-side Blitz 1995
UK & Ireland Youth Kitted Football | Exhibition 1998 Box Score
Picture Credit: Pexels Free Photos
Irish International Box-Scores
Irish Wolfhounds; Charleroi Trophy
Ireland International American Football (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Ireland Fighting Irish International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Great Britain Lions 22 Ireland Fighting Irish 0 – 17 March 1995
Ireland Fighting Irish 45 Northwest GB All-Stars 0 – 26 November 1995
Irish Leprechauns | Nations Cup (Box-Scores & Match Reports)(Seasons):
Four Nations American Football | Nations Cup Box-Score & Match Reports 1997
Team Ireland International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Ireland 6 Great Britain Bulldogs 69 | 4 September 2004Ireland 8 Coventry Jets 35 | 15 October 2006
Irish Wolfhounds International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Dutch Lions 20 Irish Wolfhounds 0 | 27 August 2016
Irish Wolfhounds 20 Belgian Barbarians 19 | 20 October 2018
Belgian Barbarians 6 Irish Wolfhounds 7 | Oct 2019
Irish Clubs Internationals (Box-Scores and Match Reports):
European Football League International Challenge Cup Game Summaries 1986-1988
EFAF Chareroi Trophy (Box-Scores & Match Reports): 2004 2003
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Irish American Football Teams
Ireland Teams
Ireland American Football Teams
American Football Ireland Kitted Teams by County / Region 1942-Present
Irish American Football Team Logos 1985-2019
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Ireland National American Football Team 1986-Present
Era-by-Era Records (Scores)
Irish Wolfhounds v European Teams 2016-2019
Team Rosters and Box-Scores:
[ Great Britain Lions 22 Ireland Fighting Irish 0 – 17 March 1995 ]
[ Ireland Fighting Irish 45 Northwest GB All-Stars 0 – 26 November 1995 ]
[ Nations Cup 1997 ]
[ Dutch Lions 20 Irish Wolfhounds 0 | 27 August 2016 ]
[ Irish Wolfhounds 20 Belgian Barbarians 19 | 20 October 2018 ]
[ Belgian Barbarians 6 Irish Wolfhounds 7 Oct 2019
Northern Hordes | Irish Representative Team 1988-2003
IAFL All-Stars | Irish Representative Team 1986-1991
Picture Credit: [4] Irish American Football Association (2019) Irish Wolfhounds Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Irish-Wolfhounds-IAFA_2.png [Accessed 13 September 2019]
Dublin 11v11 Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Fingal
Dublin City University Saints 2006-2010: [ 2007 ]
Dublin City
West Dublin Rhinos 2008-Present
South Dublin
Dublin Tornadoes 1986-1996 [ 1994 ][ 1995 ][ 1996 ]
Dublin Dragons 2000-2014 [ 2002 ][ 2003 ][ 2006](see also 8v8 Junior Teams, 8v8 Teams, 8v8 2nds Teams)
South Dublin Panthers 2015-Present
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dublin Celts 1984-1993 [ 1985 ][ 1989 ][ 1990 ][ 1992 ][ 1993 ]
Dublin Lightning 1995-1998 [ 1996 ]
Dublin Rebels 2001-Present [ 2002 ][ 2004 ][ 2005 ][ 2007 ][ 2008]
Picture Credit: [1] Dublin Celts American Football Team Facebook Page (2016) Photo by Joseph Greene August 28, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1421158977901127&set=gm.269427200117075&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 3 July 2018]
Antrim 11v11 Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Belfast City
Belfast Blitzers 1985-1988 [ 1986 ][ 1987 ]
Belfast Spartans 1985-1996 [All-Time Players: 1984-1997] (see also 8v8 Junior Teams)
Queens University Belfast Broncos 1998-1999 (see also 8v8 Teams)
Belfast Bulls 2002-2008 (see also 8v8 Teams, 8v8 2nds Teams)
Mid & East Antrim
Carrickfergus / East Antrim Cougars 1986-1989
Carrickfergus / Belfast Knights 1994-present [ 1999200220182019 ](see also 8v8 Junior Teams, 8v8 2nds Teams)
South Antrim
Antrim / A26 Bulldogs 1988-1993 [ 1992 ]
Antrim Jets [ 2019 ]
Picture Credit: [16] Carrickfergus Knights – Vimeo (2018) Portrait [Internet] Available from: https://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/482449_300x300 [Accessed 22 July 2018]
Ulster 11v11 Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Derry /Donegal
Coleraine Chieftains 1985-1990
Armagh
Craigavon Cowboys 1986-Present [ 2017 ][ 2019 ] (see also 8v8 Junior Teams, 8v8 Teams, 8v8 2nds Teams)
Lisburn, Castlereagh & North Down
Newry, Mourne & Down
PIcture Credit: [19] Craigavon Cowboys – Twitter Account (2018) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/864100166680424448/TCauLbnj_400x400.jpg [Accessed 22 July 2018]
Leinster 11v11 Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Louth
Drogheda Lightning 2013-2014 (see also 8v8 Teams)
Louth / Dundalk Mavericks 2014-Present
Midlands
Tullamore Phoenix 2012-2013 (see also 8v8 Teams)
Meath Bulldogs 2013-Present (see also 8v8 Teams)
Westmeath / Mullingar Minotaurs 2013-Present (see also 8v8 Teams)
Kildare
North Kildare Reapers 2012-2017 (see also 8v8 Teams)
South Kildare Soldiers 2014-2017
Wicklow & Carlow
Picture Credit: [27] North Kildare Reapers Facebook Page (2016) North Kildare Reapers Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1915656_601510396666670_1466765724774743782_n.png?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=9ce7704ef3f30893cf5253668ebb76c8&oe=5C98C46E [Accessed 11 December 2018]
Munster 11v11 Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
University of Limerick Vikings 2001-Present [ 2008 2011]
Cork Admirals 2002-Present [ 2007 ]
Connacht 11v11 Teams:
Picture Credit: [33] Irish American Football Association (2017) UL Vikings Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ULVikings-HI-RES-Logo.png [Accessed 30 November 2018]
American Football Ireland 8v8 Teams
Youth Kitted & Two Touch Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Antrim
Ballymena Wolfhounds 1991-1998 [ Exhibition 1998]
Belfast Junior Spartans 1991-1992
Prospect Pumas 1991-1993 [ 1992 ]
Carrickfergus Knights 2013-2014
Antrim Jets [ 2019 ]
Ulster
Leinster
South Kildare Soldiers 2013-2018
Munster
University of Limerick Vikings 2018
Picture Credit: [12] South Kildare Soldiers | Facebook (2018) Profile Picture September 21, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42213876_2024966750900536_5716359277770178560_n.png?_nc_cat=102&_nc_oc=AQlB5ZgMNSp9tirgV77lgnQlAI8vKV2ZvuYHiogbO8tFDLQ6x9wqENy9ueoQHiHD5sUrV5o4NgWRcIsWP8jaba4P&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=82c2906841a0b1831ce1ce84372c7fe7&oe=5DBB9311 [Accessed 2 July 2019]
Smaller Towns 8v8 Teams
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Louth
Wicklow & Carlow
Midlands
Trim Bulldogs 2011-2012 [ 20112012]
Kildare
Munster
University of Limerick Vikings 2003
Antrim
Belfast Bulls 2002-2003 [ 2003 ]
Ulster
Dublin
Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts 2008-2009 [ 2008 ]
University College Dublin Sentinels 2009
Connacht
Erris Rams (Mayo) 2009-2010 [ Erris (Mayo) Rams 2009 ]
Picture Credit: [29] Bolts in Blue (2011) Tullamore Phoenix Logo [Internet] Available from: https://boltsinblue.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tullamore-phoenix.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]
2nds Teams (8v8)
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Dublin
Dublin Rebels 2nds 2002-2010 [ 2008 ]
Antrim
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds 1998-present
Queens University Belfast Broncos 1998
Leinster
Munster
Cork Admirals 2nds 2002-2008 [ 2007 ]
Picture Credit: [4] Irish American Football Association (2018) Dublin Rebels Team Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Team-Logo-Dublin-Rebels-2.png [Accessed 22 July 2018]
Irish Flag Football Teams
Ireland Flag Football Teams
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American Football Ireland Flag Football Timeline 1985-2020
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Team Ireland Flag Football Men: [International Series: 2016 ][ EFAF European Flag Football Championships: 2013 ]
Picture Credit: [1] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI-Flag-Football_white [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Flag-Football_white.png [Accessed 24 August 2020]
Dublin Flag Football Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Drimnagh Cycos 1995-2005 [ 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1999-2000 2001-02 2002-03 ]
Dublin Bay Raptors 2017-Present [ 2018 ]
Dublin Gladiators [ 1998-99 ]
Dublin Vipers 2013-2017 [ 2015-16 ]
South Dublin Panthers [ 2014-15 ]
Picture Credit: [31] Irish American Football Association (2017) Dublin Bay Raptors Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Team-Logo-Dublin-Bay-Raptors-No-BCKGD.png%5BAc cessed 4 November 2019]
Leinster Flag Football Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Maynooth University 2010-Present [ 2013-14 ]
Picture Credit: Maynooth University Hurricanes (2018) Hurricanes Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/38026346_1866849043362350_2546461568355270656_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=7923a6be0f36fd21b1f67437c4ebfc0a&oe=5C6D6BC9 [Accessed 1 December 2018]
Connacht Flag Football Teams
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Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Picture Credit: [36] Irish American Football Association (2017) Galway Warriors Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Team-Logo-Galway-Warriors.png [Accessed 11 December 2018]
Irish American Football Players, Coaches & Personnel
Irish-Born Pro Players & Coaches
NFL; AFL; CoFL; WFL;
A look at the record of Irish-born Professional & US College American Football Players.
Irish-Born NFL, AAA & College American Football Players, Coaches & Personnel:
Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966
(New York Giants (NFL), Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Brooklyn Dodgers (CoFL))
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
(USC Trojans (NCAA), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL) and The Hawaiians (WFL))
Neil O’Donoghue Irish-Born GAA Football, Soccer and NFL American Football Player 1970-1985
(Round Towers and Dublin Minors (GAA), Shamrock Rovers (LoI Soccer), St. Bernard’s College (Alabama, NCAA Soccer), Auburn Tigers (NCAA Football), Buffalo Bills (NFL), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals (NFL))
John Sinnott Irish-Born NFL and College Football Player 1976-1982
(Brown Bears (NCAA), New York Giants (NFL) and Baltimore Colts (NFL))
Emmett Waldron | Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999 (
Rice Owls (NCAA), Scottish Claymores (WLAF-NFLE))
Linda Holland | Irish-Born Pro Legends-Arena American Football Player 2014
(Western Australia Angels (LFL Australia))
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
(South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA Football), Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA Football), Cleveland Browns (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL), Salt Lake Stallions (AAF))
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Irish-Born College-only Players, Coaches & Personnel
NCAA;
Irish-Born College Only American Football Players, Coaches & Personnel:
Michael Mullen Irish-Born College American Football Player 1988-1990
Glenn Baker | Irish Born College American Football Player 2006-2007
Connor Leckey | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2009-2011
Darragh O’Neill | Irish Born College American Football Player 2011-2014
Sean Galvin | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2012-2014
Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020
Irish-Born Semi-Pro American Football Players:
Ciaran O’Connell | Irish-Born Semi-Pro American Football Player 2017
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Irish American Football Officials
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Irish American Football Management
A look at the various different Organisations in Irish American Football down through the years, and the composition of those organisations and members.
American Football Association of Ireland (1991-2000): 1997
American Football Ireland (2020-present): 2020
Irish American Football Officials
Officials are the Referees and Linesmen of American Football. With action all over the field at any given time, there are six officials ruling over play during the game, all under the Referee, the Chief Official.
Irish American Football Association (1998-2019): 2007
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Awards & All-Star Teams
MVP; All-Nations Cup;
The Most Valuable Player Awards and All-Star Teams through the years.
Four Nations American Football | All-Nations Cup Teams:
Home Nations American Football | All-Nations Cup Team 1997
Irish American Football League MVP Awards:
Irish American Football League | MVP Awards 1993
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All-Time Players Lists
All-Times Players Lists
Belfast Spartans All-Time Players List 1984-1997: https://eirball.ie/2020/04/23/belfast-spartans-all-time-players-list-1984-1997/
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Cheerleaders & Sponsors
Cheerleaders & Sponsors
Irish American Football Cheerleaders
Cork Admirals Cheerleaders (Seasons): 2010
American Football Ireland Sponsors
Westmeath Minotaurs Irish American Football Team Sponsors
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Irish American Football Records
Irish American Football Records
Roll of Honour; All-Time Records; Timelines; Scoring Charts
Below you will find links to All-Time Records in Irish American Football & Flag Football:
Roll of Honour:
Irish American Football League | Roll of Honour | Shamrock Bowl & Division Winners 1986-2018
Irish American Football League | Levels 2 & 3 Division Winners 2008-2019
Irish Flag Football League | Emerald Bowl Conference | Division Winners 2014-2018
All-Time Won-Loss Records:
Irish American Football League | All-Time Won-Loss Records 1986-2018
Irish American Football Youth Kitted All-Time Records
Irish Flag Football | All-Time Record 1991-2018
Irish American Football League Timelines
Irish American Football League | Timeline 1986-2018
Irish American Football Youth Kitted Timeline
Irish American Football League Expansion 1984-present
Irish American Football League | Year-on-Year Team Changes 1986-Present
IAFL Scoring Charts: 1995 2002 2018
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American Football Ireland Yearbooks
Below you will find links to Yearbooks containing:
Box Scores , Match Reports , Team Rosters , Scorers for each season from 1985-Present.
IAFL 1980s Yearbooks
IAFL 19805-1989
1890s-1985 Yearbook (Pre-IAFL):
Dublin Celts | Irish American Football Team | Season 1985
1986 Yearbook (IAFL):
Irish American Football League Box-Scores and Match Reports 1986
Belfast Blitzers | Irish American Football Team | Team Roster & Match Reports 1986
1987 Yearbook (IAFL):
Belfast Blitzers American Football Ireland Team Roster & Match Reports 1987
East Side Jets Irish American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 1987
1989 Yearbook (CGL):
AFAI 1990-1999
AFAI 1990-1999
1990 Yearbook (AFAI):
Dublin Celts Irish American Football Team Roster & Match Reports 1990
1992 Yearbook (AFAI):
AFAI | All Ireland American Football League 1992 | Box Scores & Match Reports
American Football Association of Ireland | Pre-Season Friendlies 1992
Antrim Bulldogs | Irish American Football Team | 1992 Season Results & Match Reports
Dublin Celts | Irish American Football Team | Season Roster & Match Reports 1992
Prospect Pumas Irish Junior Kitted American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 1992
1993 Yearbook (AFAI):
Dublin Celts | Irish American Football Team 1993 Season Results & Roster
Ardee Falcons American Football Ireland 8v8 Team Roster and Game Summaries 1993
1995 Yearbook (AFAI):
AFAI | All Ireland American Football League 1995 | Box Scores & Match Reports
Great Britain Lions 22 Ireland Fighting Irish 0 – 17 March 1995
Ireland Fighting Irish 45 Northwest GB All-Stars 0 – 26 November 1995
Irish Leprechauns | International American Football Team | 1995 Roster
Dublin Tornadoes | Irish American Football Team | 1995 Season Roster & Match Reports
1996 Yearbook (AFAI):
Dublin Lightning American Football Ireland Team Roster and Game Summaries 1996
Dublin Tornadoes American Football Ireland Team Roster and Game Summaries 1996
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | Season 1995-96
1997 Yearbook (AFAI):
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge I | Box Score & Match Report 1997
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | Season 1996-97
1998 Yearbook (AFAI)
UK & Ireland Youth Kitted Football | Exhibition 1998 Box Score
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge II | Box Score & Match Report 1998
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | Season 1997-98
1999 Yearbook (AFAI)
American Football Association of Ireland | Irish Senior League 1999 | Box Scores & Match Reports
Carrickfergus Knights Irish American Football Team Roster & Match Reports 1999
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge III | Box Score & Match Report 1999
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | 1998-99 Season Results & Roster
Dublin Gladiators | Irish Flag Football Team | 1998-99 Season Results & Roster
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IAFA Yearbooks 2000
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2000 Yearbook (IAFA)
International Flag Football Challenge – Ireland 27 England 7 – 6 May 2000
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | 1999-2000 Season Results & Roster
2001 Yearbook (IAFA)
Irish American Football League | Winter League 2001 | Box Scores & Match Reports
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge V | Box Score & Match Report 2001
2002 Yearbook (IAFA)
Carrickfergus Knights Irish American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2002
Dublin Dragons | Irish American Football Team | 2002 Season Roster & Match Reports
Dublin Rebels | Irish american Football Team | 2002 Season Roster & Match Reports
Irish Flag Football Association | Challenge Matches 2001-02 | Box Score & Match Reports
Drimnagh Cycos | Irish Flag Football Team | 2001-02 Season Roster & Match Reports
2003 Yearbook (IAFA)
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge Drimnagh Cycos v BSFL Allstars Game Summary 2003
Dublin Dragons | Irish American Football Team | 2003 Season Roster & Match Reports
Belfast Bulls American Football Ireland 8v8 Team Roster and Game Summaries 2003
Drimnagh Cycos American Football Ireland Flag Team Roster and Game Summaries 2002-03
2004 Yearbook (IAFA)
Irish American Football Association Super League Box Scores & Match Reports 2004
Dublin Rebels | Irish American Football Team | 2004 Season Roster & Match Reports
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge VIII | Box Score & Match Report 2004
2006 Yearbook (IAFA)
Dublin Dragons | Irish American Football Team | Team Roster & Match Reports 2006
2007 Yearbook (IAFA)
Cork Admirals Irish American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2007
Dublin City University Saints Irish American Football Team Match Reports and Roster 2007
Dublin Rebels American Football Ireland Team Roster and Game Summaries 2007
Cork Admirals 2nds Irish American Football DV8 Team Roster and Match Reports 2007
2008 Yearbook (IAFA)
Dublin Rebels American Football Ireland Team Roster and Game Summaries 2008
University of Limerick Vikings | Irish American Football Team | 2008 Season Roster & Match Reports
Dublin Rebels 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team Roster and Game Summaries 2008
2009 Yearbook (IAFA)
Erris (Mayo) Rams American Football Ireland 8v8 Team Roster and Game Summaries 2009
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IAFA Yearbooks 2010s
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2011 Yearbook (IAFA)
University of Limerick Vikings | Irish American Football Team | 2011 Season Roster & Match Reports
Trim Bulldogs | Irish American Football 8-a-side Team | 2011 Season Roster & Match Reports
2012 Yearbook (IAFA)
Trim Bulldogs | Irish American Football 8-a-side Team | 2012 Season Roster & Match Reports
2013 Yearbook (IAFA)
2014 Yearbook (IAFA)
NUI Maynooth Phantoms Irish Flag Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2013-14
2015 Yearbook (IAFA)
South Dublin Panthers | Irish Flag Football Team | 2014-15 Season Roster & Match Reports
2016 Yearbook (IAFA)
Dutch Lions 20 Irish Wolfhounds 0 | 27 August 2016
Team Ireland Flag Football Match Reports and Roster 2016
Dublin Vipers Irish Flag Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2015-16
2017 Yearbook (IAFA)
Craigavon Cowboys | Irish American Football Team | 2017 Season Results & Roster
2018 Yearbook (IAFA)
Irish Wolfhounds 20 Belgian Barbarians 19 | 20 October 2018
Belfast Knights Irish American Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2018
Dublin Bay Raptors | Irish Flag Football Team | 2018 Season Roster & Match Reports
2019 Yearbook (IAFA)
Belgian Barbarians 6 Irish Wolfhounds 7 Oct 2019
Antrim Jets | 2019 IAFL 2 Conference Season | Box Scores & Match Reports
Belfast Knights | 2019 IAFL Shamrock Bowl Conference Season | Box Scores & Match Reports
Craigavon Cowboys American Football Ireland Team Roster & Match Reports 2019
Antrim Jets | Irish Youth Kitted American Football Team | Season Roster & Match Reports 2019
Craigavon Cowboys Irish Flag Football Team Roster and Match Reports 2019
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Irish 8v8 American Football
This is the Index Page to the All-Time Archive of 8v8 American Football (Contact) in Ireland. This version of American Football is designed to facilitate the playing of American Football in 3 areas of competition: (1) Junior Kitted Teams. (2) Small Towns; and (3) 11v11 Teams to field 2nds Teams. depending on the numbers that turn up on gthe day it could be 6v6; 7v7; 8v8 or 9v9. Includes Early Pre-Pads American Football 1983-1991
Header Picture Credit: [1] Hogan, Sean (2016) “Kildare’s American football team crowned All Ireland champs”. Kildare Now. 26 October, 2016. [Internet] Available from: https://www.kildarenow.com/upload/2016/10/26122252/IMG_1564-e1477481286183.jpg [Accessed 30 January 2020]
Junior / Youth Kitted Football
American Football Ireland Youth Kitted League 2013-Present; NIAFA Northern Ireland Junior American League Two-Touch 1991-1994; Youth Challenge Games 1995-2012
The first Junior / Youth Kitted American Football League was created in 1991, when the Northern Ireland Junior American League made the step up from Two-Touch to Kitted. It lasted two seasons, and from then the Ballymena Wolfhounds played international exhibition games against British opposition as they had no opposition in Ireland.
In the 2000s there were a number of exhibition games played among Junior Kitted teams, and in 2013 the first IAFA Junior Kitted Programme was officially launched, with a 7-team League, playing 7v7, 8v8, 9v9 Kitted Football (depending on the numbers on the day) in 2019.
There has also been 6v6 Junior Kitted American Football.
Junior / Youth Kitted Finals
American Football Ireland Youth Kitted Finals 2013-Present
Junior / Youth Kitted Standings
Irish American Football Association Youth Kitted League 2013-2019
Northern Ireland Junior American League 1991-1992
Junior / Youth Kitted Results
AFI Youth League (Seasons): 2020
IAFA Youth Kitted League (Seasons): 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
IAFA Youth Cups, Leagues and Tournaments (Seasons): 2009 2008 2007 2006
AFAI Junior Kitted Challenge (Seasons): 1994
NIAFA Northern Ireland Junior American League (Kitted – Seasons):
NIAFA Northern Ireland Junior American League (Kitted – Preseasons):
Junior / Youth Kitted Box-Scores
Youth Internationals (Club):
UK & Ireland Youth Kitted Football | Exhibition 1998 Box Score
Picture Credit: [2] Irish American Football Association | Facebook (2019) Photo, October 20, 2019: “Congratulations to Cork Admirals American Football Club who are this years IAFA Youth Champions after defeating the Belfast Knights 44-7 in the final! “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/iafaireland/photos/pcb.2768526973181185/2768526746514541/?type=3&theater [Accessed 21 October 2019]
Junior Two Touch American Football
NIAFA Northern Ireland Junior American League Two-Touch 1986-1990; ICAF Youth Blitz 1991; East Coast Junior Football Association 1985-1986
From 1986 to 1991, before Flags were brought in, there were a number of Junior Two-Touch Leagues organised by regional development bodies, such as the East Coast Junior Football Association (Greater Dublin Area) from 1986 to 1987, and the Northern Ireland Junior American League which ran from 1988 to 1990, when it became fully kitted. In 1991, a Junior Two-Touch American Football Blitz took place in Tymon Park, Tallaght. These Leagues were Two-Touch, although it was only the ball carrier who had to be touched twice, all other ;positions were full contact (i.e. Blocking etc.) [References: Andrew Wilson’s reply to Eirball’s post, March 27, 2020 [Internet] Available at : https://www.facebook.com/eirballenda/posts/2433567573622264?comment_id=2696161900696162¬if_id=1612882525056885¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif [Accessed 11 February 2021]
Junior Two Touch Results
ICAF Junior Touch American Football Blitz (Seasons): 1991
Northern Ireland Junior American League (Seasons): 1990 1988 1987 1986
East Coast Junior Football Association (Seasons): 1987 1986
Northern Ireland Junior American League (Preseasons): 1990
Picture Credit: [3] Andrew Wilson (2021) Reply to Eirball Facebook Post, March 27, 2020 “this is a very early publicity photo (pre kit) taken in 1986, I think.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10219341931087529&set=p.10219341931087529&type=3&av=2226857640959926&eav=AfZG4VnfE0tNSFTwa-nyACGq3CrmStfgyhPu8_I0C1E4keYcOz_YZe5FHtJXGznrua2a22r7OV1hILGkeHYHClQT [Accessed 11 February 2021]
DV8 Development League / Blitzes
IAFA DV8 Development League 2008-2012; IAFA Mini-League 1993; IAFA Blitzes and Challenge Games 1994-2012.
The first DV8 Development Mini-League was created in 1993, for smaller teams like the Ardee Falcons (Co. Louth), and Dublin Tornadoes Vets (2nds team). Blitzes were played over the following 10 years, with another Mini-League (IAFL Division 2) created in 2003. Again Blitzes were employed up until the creation of the DV8 Development League in 2008, which lasted until 2012, when the League became the full 11v11 IAFL 1 Conference. The DV8 format was then used for the Junior Kitted League.
DV8 Development League / Challenge Standings
DV8 Development League – 1st and 2nds Teams Standings 2008-2012
Irish American Football League | DV8 Development League 2008-2012
Irish American Football Association DV8 Challenge 1998-2003
DV8 International Blitz Results
DV8 International Blitz (Seasons): 1995
DV8 Development League / Challenges and Blitzes Results
IAFA DV8 Development League (Seasons): 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
IAFA DV8 Blitzes: 2012 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007
Spring & Autumn League Era Division 2 Leagues, Blitzes and Challenges:
AFAI Development Mini-League: 1993
Picture Credit:
[4] Drogheda Lightning (2011) dsc00574 “David Murray carries the ball for the Lightning the last time the teams met in Tullamore.” [Internet] Available from: https://boltsinblue.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/dsc00574.jpg [Accessed 21 January 2019]
Early Pre-Pads American Football
Pick-Up Games and Challenge Games 1983-1986
Beginning with a match in Banbridge between two teams of specially trained Rugby players for American Indeendence Day in 1983 through to the first Irish American Football League season in 1986, non-kitted contact Football was played between Irish teams due to the huge cost involved in getting helmets and padding imported into the country from USA. By 1987 all teams were now fully kittted and the League played its first full season. The non-kitted version of American Football would have been very like the early days of the NFL or Ohio League from 1900 to 1930s, or more modern day pick-up games in parks throughout the United States. These non-pad, non-helmet pick-up games have recently been codified by the American 7s Football League, which has similar rules to 8v8 Football such as Arena / Indoor Football.
Early Pre-Pads Football Matches Results
Early Pre-Pads Football Matches (Seasons): 19851983
Picture Credit: Modern Day American 7s Football League [5] A7FL Facebook (2020) Photo, August 22, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/www.a7fl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A7FLBackInMotionFINAL.png?resize=294%2C300&ssl=1 [Accessed 12 September 2020]
International 8v8 American Football
International 8-Man American Football (Irish Clubs):
AFI 8-v8
American Football Association of Ireland | Wicklow Festival 8-a-side Blitz 1995
UK & Ireland Youth Kitted Football | Exhibition 1998 Box Score
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Irish 8v8 American Football Teams
This is the Eirball Index Page to the History, Results and Rosters of Irish 8v8 American Football (also known as Arena or Indoor Football) was invented in the USA to help smaller towns, colleges and High Schools play Football. It is most popular in Mexico. American Football Ireland runs Leagues for three types of 8v8 Teams: Youth Contact, Smaller Towns and 2nds Teams. It is also hoping to start an 8v8 Blitz for Women. The Leagues can also be 7v7 and 9v9 depending on the numbers of players on the day.
Youth Contact 8v8 Teams
Northern Ireland Junior American Football League Two-Touch 1986-1990; Northern Ireland Junior American League Kitted 1991-1993; Irish American Football League Junior Blitz 2009-2012; Irish American Football League Youth Kitted League 2013-2019; American Football Ireland Youth Kitted League 2020.
All-Time Record & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Antrim
Antrim Cobras 1987-1988 [ 1988 ]
Ballymena Wolfhounds 1991-1998 [ Exhibition 1998]
Belfast Junior Spartans 1991-1992
Prospect Pumas 1991-1993 [ 1992 ]
Carrickfergus Knights 2013-2014
Antrim Jets [ 2019 ]
Ulster
Leinster
South Kildare Soldiers 2013-2018
Munster
University of Limerick Vikings 2018
Picture Credit: [1] Antrim Jets | Facebook (2019) Photo 29 September 2019: ” Not the result we wanted but very proud of all the players and coaches. “ [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71796121_333178334149483_7674892213314125824_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_eui2=AeFrwSzjzHcQ_Oer8BdkB0CSC4KBTqSKbt5BCSRSSIg2JY8oRhVmcBoT6chcZMt0KWLDiYqjTv8_W_8w0S5eUE8iLyxwVzXSdGXnQW6j6GFN3A&_nc_oc=AQl1AFRPuYKThDw91QzPPAK52NYc7Z5nydyoPVv4JrEpu93MGFkPnr1PbY2S02RKxi5JUzdBfH6_ESultq3H66jq&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=06a3046d14837f681fa3d34c626ca3d4&oe=5E27717C [Accessed 30 September 2019]
Smaller Towns 8v8 Teams
American Football Association of Ireland Mini-League 1993; Irish American Football Association Blitzes 1998-2005; IAFA DV8 Development League 2006-2012; IAFA DV8 Blitzes 2013.
All-Time Record & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Louth
Wicklow & Carlow
Midlands
Trim Bulldogs 2011-2012 [ 20112012]
Kildare
Munster
University of Limerick Vikings 2003
Antrim
Belfast Bulls 2002-2003 [ 2003 ]
Ulster
Dublin
Trinity College Dublin Thunderbolts 2008-2009 [ 2008 ]
University College Dublin Sentinels 2009
Connacht
Erris Rams (Mayo) 2009-2010 [ Erris (Mayo) Rams 2009 ]
PIcture Credit: [2] Meath Bulldogs Fan Group | Facebook (2012) Photo by Garland Drake, July 9, 2012 “Trim Bulldogs win a dramatic exhibition game against Drodghea Lighting in Moneygall 28-26 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4037194604090&set=gm.412879918758381 [Accessed 14 November 2020]
American Football Ireland 2nds Teams (8v8)
AFAI DV8 Mini-League 1993; IAFA Blitzes 1998-2005; IAFA DV8 Development League 2006-2012; IAFA DV8 Blitzes 2013;
All-Time Record & [Season Roster & Match Reports]
Dublin
Dublin Rebels 2nds 2002-2010 [ 2008 ]
Antrim
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds 1998-present
Queens University Belfast Broncos 1998
Munster
Cork Admirals 2nds 2002-2008 [ 2007 ]
Leinster
Pictiure Credit: [3] Carrickfergus Knights | Wayback Machine (2003) Gallery [2001] [Blitz 26 July 2001] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030221070129/http://www.carrickfergusknights.com/thumbs.asp?game=1 [Accessed 18 May 2020]
Irish Flag Football
Flag Football is a Non-Contact Coed/Mixed version of American Football Similar to Tag Rugby, where players wear a flag attached to their waist which must be pulled off in order to tackle them. Scoring is as American Football, although under current rules there is no kicking, and is played on a smaller field with 5 players (In the Irish Flag Football League of the 1990s there were seven players per team and kicking was allowed.
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes
The first Flag Football Leagues in Ireland were in Northern Ireland in the mid-1980s. Then in 1991 members of the Dublin Tornadoes American Football Team started a league in Dublin to grow the game. The league became the Irish Flag Football League with addition of teams in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and lasted until 2000.
From the mid-1980s to 2000, there were two separate development bodies under the IAFA/AFAI: The Northern Ireland American Football Association & Irish council of American Football (Republic of Ireland) charged with developing Flag Football, Junior Football & 8-a-side DV8 Football.
Flag Football was restarted in 2001 as a series of Challenge Games held Nationally. This grew into a National Series of Blitzes, with approximately four Bowls held annually until the formation of the second Irish Flag Football League in 2007, this time a National one. It lasted two seasons before the blitz system was re-introduced. All of these iterations of Flag Football Leagues and Tournaments were under numerous Irish Flag Football Association banners.
In 2014 the Irish American Football association took over the running of Flag Football, and the Irish Flag Football League was re-instated, with the League named the Emerald Bowl Conference. A second level, the Glas (Green) Bowl Conference is being introduced in 2019.
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes (Standings)
IFFL
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes (Bowls & Finals)
Irish Flag Football Association Logo
Irish Flag Football League | Emerald Bowls 2015-2018
Irish Flag Football Association | Bowl Finals 2009-2014
Irish Council of American Football | Irish Flag Football Association | League Finals 1992-2000
Irish International Flag Football Challenges (Finals):
Irish-American Flag Football Classic 2010-2014
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 1997-2005
Irish Flag Football League (Decade / Era Overviews):
The Final Standings & Playoff Results at a glance: Decade / Era Overviews:
Irish Flag Football League (Decade / Era Final Tables & Playoffs Overviews)
Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-2019
Irish Flag Football Association | Irish Flag Football League 2007-2008
Picture Credit:
Irish Flag Football League (Results)
IFFL
Irish Flag Football League (Level 1)(Results)
AFI Flag Premier Division (2020-Present): 2020
IFFL Emerald Bowl Conference (2014-2019): 2019 2018 2017 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15
IFFA Irish Flag Football League (2007-2008): 2007-08 2007
Irish Flag Football League (Level 2)
As well as organising the Emerald Bowl Conference in 2014-15, the Irish Flag Football Association continued to run Blitzes and Tournaments. In 2019, these unofficial 2nd Levels became a full second division: the Glas (Green) Bowl Conference.
AFI Flag Division One (2020-Present): 2020
IAFA Glas Bowl Conference (2019): 2019
Picture Credit:
Provincial Flag Football Leagues & Blitzes
Dublin Flag Football League; Northern Ireland American Football Association; Irish Flag Football Association; Flag Football Ireland; American Football Ireland Flag
Provincial Flag Football Leagues
AFI Flag Dublin Conference (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag North Conference Premier Division (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag North Conference Division 1 (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag Central Conference (Seasons): 2020
IFFA Dublin Flag Football League (1991-2000): 1999-2000 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95
NIAFA Flag Football League:1986 1985
Irish Flag Football Tournaments, Blitzes & Scrimmages
IFFA Flag Football Blitzes (2014-Present): 2017-18 2014-15
IAFA Indoor Flag Football Tournaments (2014): 2014
IAFFA Tournaments (2009-2014): 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10
IFFA Tournaments (2001-2007) 2006-07 2005-06 2001-02
Picture Credit: [3] Dublin Bay Raptors Whats App Conversation (18 August 2020) Photo Uploaded by Jimmy English at 15:46 .
Irish Flag Football Association (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Irish Flag Football Association; Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge
Box-Scores & Match Reports for each game, arranged on a season-by-season basis:
IFFA Challenge Matches (Box-Scores & Match Reports): 2001-02
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge (Box-Scores & Match Reports): 1997 1998 1999 2001 2004
Picture Credit: [6] FD Reporter (1996) “Photo caption: Irish Cream: the Lads from Drimnagh celebrate their Championship” First Down. April 20, 1996. Pg. 20.
Other Flag Football
A number of other Flag Football Competitions have taken place in Ireland besides the Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes, and International Competitons.
The most prominent of these would be the Junior Flag Football & Two-Touch Football (prior to Ireland getting Flags from America, teams had to rely on a system whereby the ball carrier was ‘tackled’ if he was touched with two hands.
There has also been College / University and Schools Flag Football Tournaments, and Indoor Flag Football Tournaments (the rules differ due to the walls of the Indoor Hall impinging on play).
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes
The first Flag Football Leagues in Ireland were in Northern Ireland in the mid-1980s. Then in 1991 members of the Dublin Tornadoes American Football Team started a league in Dublin to grow the game. The league became the Irish Flag Football League with addition of teams in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and lasted until 2000.
From the mid-1980s to 2000, there were two separate development bodies under the IAFA/AFAI: The Northern Ireland American Football Association & Irish council of American Football (Republic of Ireland) charged with developing Flag Football, Junior Football & 8-a-side DV8 Football.
Flag Football was restarted in 2001 as a series of Challenge Games held Nationally. This grew into a National Series of Blitzes, with approximately four Bowls held annually until the formation of the second Irish Flag Football League in 2007, this time a National one. It lasted two seasons before the blitz system was re-introduced. All of these iterations of Flag Football Leagues and Tournaments were under numerous Irish Flag Football Association banners.
In 2014 the Irish American Football association took over the running of Flag Football, and the Irish Flag Football League was re-instated, with the League named the Emerald Bowl Conference. A second level, the Glas (Green) Bowl Conference is being introduced in 2019.
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes (Standings)
IFFL
Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes (Bowls & Finals)
Irish Flag Football Association Logo
Irish Flag Football League | Emerald Bowls 2015-2018
Irish Flag Football Association | Bowl Finals 2009-2014
Irish Council of American Football | Irish Flag Football Association | League Finals 1992-2000
Irish International Flag Football Challenges (Finals):
Irish-American Flag Football Classic 2010-2014
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 1997-2005
Irish Flag Football League (Decade / Era Overviews):
The Final Standings & Playoff Results at a glance: Decade / Era Overviews:
Irish Flag Football League (Decade / Era Final Tables & Playoffs Overviews)
Irish Flag Football League Emerald Bowl Conference 2014-2019
Irish Flag Football Association | Irish Flag Football League 2007-2008
Picture Credit:
Irish Flag Football League (Results)
IFFL
Irish Flag Football League (Level 1)(Results)
AFI Flag Premier Division (2020-Present): 2020
IFFL Emerald Bowl Conference (2014-2019): 2019 2018 2017 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15
IFFA Irish Flag Football League (2007-2008): 2007-08 2007
Irish Flag Football League (Level 2)
As well as organising the Emerald Bowl Conference in 2014-15, the Irish Flag Football Association continued to run Blitzes and Tournaments. In 2019, these unofficial 2nd Levels became a full second division: the Glas (Green) Bowl Conference.
AFI Flag Division One (2020-Present): 2020
IAFA Glas Bowl Conference (2019): 2019
Picture Credit:
Provincial Flag Football Leagues & Blitzes
Dublin Flag Football League; Northern Ireland American Football Association; Irish Flag Football Association; Flag Football Ireland; American Football Ireland Flag
Provincial Flag Football Leagues
AFI Flag Dublin Conference (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag North Conference Premier Division (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag North Conference Division 1 (Seasons): 2020
AFI Flag Central Conference (Seasons): 2020
IFFA Dublin Flag Football League (1991-2000): 1999-2000 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95
NIAFA Flag Football League:1986 1985
Irish Flag Football Tournaments, Blitzes & Scrimmages
IFFA Flag Football Blitzes (2014-Present): 2017-18 2014-15
IAFA Indoor Flag Football Tournaments (2014): 2014
IAFFA Tournaments (2009-2014): 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10
IFFA Tournaments (2001-2007) 2006-07 2005-06 2001-02
Picture Credit: [3] Dublin Bay Raptors Whats App Conversation (18 August 2020) Photo Uploaded by Jimmy English at 15:46 .
Irish Flag Football Association (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Irish Flag Football Association; Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge
Box-Scores & Match Reports for each game, arranged on a season-by-season basis:
IFFA Challenge Matches (Box-Scores & Match Reports): 2001-02
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge (Box-Scores & Match Reports): 1997 1998 1999 2001 2004
Picture Credit: [6] FD Reporter (1996) “Photo caption: Irish Cream: the Lads from Drimnagh celebrate their Championship” First Down. April 20, 1996. Pg. 20.
Other Flag Football
A number of other Flag Football Competitions have taken place in Ireland besides the Irish Flag Football League & Blitzes, and International Competitons.
The most prominent of these would be the Junior Flag Football & Two-Touch Football (prior to Ireland getting Flags from America, teams had to rely on a system whereby the ball carrier was ‘tackled’ if he was touched with two hands.
There has also been College / University and Schools Flag Football Tournaments, and Indoor Flag Football Tournaments (the rules differ due to the walls of the Indoor Hall impinging on play).
Other Flag Football
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Indoor Flag Football (2014)
IAFA Indoor Flag Football Tournaments (2014): 2014
Irish Schools Flag Football (2011-2013)
IAFA | Schools Flag Football Tournaments:
Irish American Football Association | Schools Flag Football Finals 2011-2013
IAFA / Women in Sport Schools Flag football Tournaments: 2012
Irish Junior Flag Football (2005-2006)
IFFA Junior League: 2005-06
Flag Football Summer Bowls (1986-1997)
Irish Flag Football Summer Bowl Blitzes (Bowls & Finals):
In addition to the Northern Ireland American Football Association Flag Football League (1985 to 1986) and the Irish Flag Football League (Greater Dublin Area) which started in 1991-92, there have been a number of Summer Bowls and Summer Leagues which have been run by various regional development bodies such as the Jack Daniels Summer Bowl, held in aid of Third World charities, the Irish Collegiate American Football Association Summer Bowl (1993-1994) and the Irish Flag Football Association Summer League (1995-1997).
Irish Flag Football Association | Summer League Finals 1995-1997
Irish Collegiate American Football Association | Summer Bowl 1993-1994
Jack Daniels Summer Bowl International Flag Football Challenge 1986-1992
ICAFA Summer Bowl: 1993
Picture Credit: [10] Enda Mulcahy | Facebook (2020) Post 14 January 2020: “Just got this photo from Ciaran Columb of Marlay – A team photo of the Flag Football Champions from 1993-94 – brilliant! Thanks Ciaran!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2202286633412368&id=100008931583156 [Accessed 14 January 2020]
Irish International Flag Football
International Flag Football
International Flag Football
International Flag Football
Ireland has been playing International Flag Football since 1997 at least, when friendlies against England were arranged. These continued until 2007. In 2009 the European Flag Football Championships were held in Belfast, with Ireland entering a team. In 2010 Ireland’s Under 13s (a Coed team) entered the European Championships for the first time and returned in 2012, along with an Under 15s team (also Coed). in 2013 the Senior team again entered the Championships. 2016 was a significant year for Irish Flag Football, when, a year after the establishment of the Irish Flag Football League, an International Series was held in Gormanston, Co. Meath, featuring Ireland as well as European National Teams and the Ramstein Mayhem club side from Germany.
International Senior Flag Football (Overview):
European Federation of American Football | European Flag Football Championship 2009-2013
Team Ireland Flag Football Friendlies 1997-2007
International Junior Flag Football (Overviews):
Team Ireland Youth | Flag Football Internationals 2006-2007
European International Flag Football (Seasons):
Irish Flag Football Association | International Series 2016
Team Ireland Flag Football Friendly 2013
International Flag Football Team Ireland v Allstars 2013
European Federation of American Football Junior Flag Championship Under 15 Netherlands 2012
European Federation of American Football Junior Flag Championship Under 13 Netherlands 2012
Team Canada Flag Football Tour of Ireland and Scotland 2009
International Flag Football Friendly Tournament 2007
Irish International Flag Football Series 2006
European International Flag Football (Team Rosters and Game Summaries):
International Flag Football Challenge – Ireland 27 England 7 – 6 May 2000
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]
International Club Flag Football
International Club Flag Football
Irish teams have been playing International matches since the first charity bowl in the 1980s in aid of GOAL (an Irish International Development Agency) – the GOAL Heroes v RTE Raiders. Following on from that the Drimnagh Cycos played in the Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge for 9 years against the Leicester Europa Eagles, and then another charity event, the Irish-American Flag Football Classic, was held between two teams representing the US Ambassador’s Residence (Phoenix Park Pirates) and the American Embassy (Dublin 8s).
The Celtic Bowl was held in 2015 between 8 Irish teams and two Scottish teams to celebrate the 30th anniversary of American Football in Ireland. In 2016 Ireland hels an International Tournament featuring National Teams and also the Ramstein Mayhem from Germany. In 2017-18, the Kaiserslautern Screaming Eagles entered one of the Four IAFA Blitzes, which has been included here in the Irish International Club Flag Football section.
European Club Flag Football (Overviews):
International Federation of American Football Europe | Flag Football | Champions Bowl 2016-2018
European Club Flag Football (Seasons):
IFAFE Flag Football Champions Bowl (Seasons): 2018 2017 2016
NFL UK Jaguars Se7ens Cup (UK & Ireland): 2018
Flagging New Year (Scotland / NW Europe): 2018
Irish International Club Flag Football (Overviews):
Irish-American Flag Football Classic 2010-2014
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge 1997-2005
International Flag Football | Irish Teams v US Services 1993-1996
Goal Celebrity Flag American Football Match 1988-1989
International Flag American Football Charity Match 1985
Irish International Club Flag Football (Season Results):
Maynooth University Charity Flag Football Tournament 2020
Flag Football Ireland | Europa Cup Tournaments 2017-18
IT Tallaght International Flag Football Exhibitions 2016
Irish Flag Football Association | Celtic Bowl 2015
Irish International Club Flag Football (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
Anglo-Irish Flag Football Challenge (Game Summaries): 2004 2003 2001 1999 1998 1997
Picture Credit: [9] Gwent Gators Facebook Page (2020) Photo 24 February 2020: “This coming weekend, the Gwent Gators head over to the Emerald Isle as part of our Pre Season tour, to take part in the Maynooth Charity Blitz Tournament at Maynooth University.” [Internet] Available from:https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/87135154_1020381378361002_2983123746514010112_o.png?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=C_MEaZuUnHwAX8wNudT&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=84eb43cc00abd261589b122e9ff3aedf&oe=5E97F437 [Accessed 3 March 2020]
Irish Flag Football Teams
Team Ireland Flag Football Teams
Team Ireland
American Football Ireland Flag Football Timeline 1985-2020
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Team Ireland Flag Football Men: [International Series: 2016 ][ EFAF European Flag Football Championships: 2013 ]
Picture Credit: Terence McCann [13] Irish American Football Association (2016) Flag Football National Team Gets Ready for International Friendly Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team-ireland-flag-gets-ready-face-british-dutch-swedes/ [Accessed 25 February 2018]
Dublin Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland; Irish Flag Football Association
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Drimnagh Cycos 1995-2005 [ 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1999-2000 2001-02 2002-03 ]
Dublin Bay Raptors 2017-Present [ 2018 ]
Dublin Gladiators [ 1998-99 ]
Dublin Vipers 2013-2017 [ 2015-16 ]
South Dublin Panthers [ 2014-15 ]
Picture Credit: Terence McCann [48] Joe @ Dublin Bay Raptors WhatsApp Image 2020-10-17 at 19.30.2
Leinster Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Maynooth University 2010-Present [ 2013-14 ]
Picture Credit: [11] MU Bulls Facebook (2014) Photo: May 3, 2014: “With Cathy Simms, Jake McCoy, Alex Simms, Bill Rawlings, Michael Krasnow, Chris Kane, Eoin Hayes, Thomas McCarty, Adrian Donnerfaust, James Maher, Michael Quinn, Cormac and Alison Ritchie.” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10170884_1470511343183024_8548380269428658499_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=05277f&_nc_ohc=LhumXxWWnEUAX-Qh7aP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=8bbf45ca4552f5ee2d4fb6fdcd264378&oe=5EE53AAB [Accessed 7 October 2014]
Connacht Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland;
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Picture Credit: [2] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Photo October 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.2083533201870491/2083532171870594/?type=3&theater [Accessed 28 October 2017]
Team Ireland Flag Football Teams
Team Ireland
American Football Ireland Flag Football Timeline 1985-2020
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Team Ireland Flag Football Men: [International Series: 2016 ][ EFAF European Flag Football Championships: 2013 ]
Picture Credit: Terence McCann [13] Irish American Football Association (2016) Flag Football National Team Gets Ready for International Friendly Event [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/team-ireland-flag-gets-ready-face-british-dutch-swedes/ [Accessed 25 February 2018]
Dublin Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland; Irish Flag Football Association
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Drimnagh Cycos 1995-2005 [ 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1999-2000 2001-02 2002-03 ]
Dublin Bay Raptors 2017-Present [ 2018 ]
Dublin Gladiators [ 1998-99 ]
Dublin Vipers 2013-2017 [ 2015-16 ]
South Dublin Panthers [ 2014-15 ]
Picture Credit: Terence McCann [48] Joe @ Dublin Bay Raptors WhatsApp Image 2020-10-17 at 19.30.2
Leinster Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Maynooth University 2010-Present [ 2013-14 ]
Picture Credit: [11] MU Bulls Facebook (2014) Photo: May 3, 2014: “With Cathy Simms, Jake McCoy, Alex Simms, Bill Rawlings, Michael Krasnow, Chris Kane, Eoin Hayes, Thomas McCarty, Adrian Donnerfaust, James Maher, Michael Quinn, Cormac and Alison Ritchie.” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10170884_1470511343183024_8548380269428658499_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=05277f&_nc_ohc=LhumXxWWnEUAX-Qh7aP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=8bbf45ca4552f5ee2d4fb6fdcd264378&oe=5EE53AAB [Accessed 7 October 2014]
Connacht Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland;
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Picture Credit: [2] Flag Football Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Photo October 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FlagFootballIreland/photos/pcb.2083533201870491/2083532171870594/?type=3&theater [Accessed 28 October 2017]
Ulster Flag Football Teams
Flag Football Ireland; Northern Ireland American Football Association
Overview & [Season Roster & Match Reports]:
Coleraine Chieftains 1985-1986; 2001-2002
Craigavon Cowboys [ 2019 ]
Picture Credit: [5] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook Page (2013) Post November 3, 2013: “Belfast Blitzers V Coleraine Chieftains, Flag Football Game, circa 1985. These photos were taken at Coleraine. “ [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/740003_455904087854085_1401328382_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=e007fa&_nc_ohc=EYpPyTbRGdkAX_i51Us&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=003874a874ca954051ea6afa5d74b29c&oe=5F0150E8 [Accessed 2 April 2019]
E-Football Ireland
E-Football Ireland
Madden NFL Console Game, Fantasy Football and Prediction Leagues are popular forms of E-Football.
Madden NFL Console Games
Madden NFL
Madden NFL is a Computer Console American Football game for one or more players, played on a Playstation or Xbox. There is an American Football Ireland Madden Championship (started in 2020) as well as Irish Leagues, and teams playing as the Dublin teams players can relocate an NFL team to in Madden NFL (see the Relocation Football League).
American Football Ireland Madden Championship Series (Seasons):
Madden NFL Computer Console Games (Decade Overview):
Relocation Football League (Madden NFL) 2016-Present
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Fantasy Football
NFL Fantasy Football;
Fantasy Football is a Computer Game whereby players score points based on how real NFL players have performed in NFL games. Players join Leagues and then draft NFL players before the season begins. Leagues are NFL-managed, or managed by individual players, the latter often based on a theme, such as an Irish League or World League, the results of which have been recorded below. There also non-NFL Leagues (eg. Irish Fantasy League of American Football – Pre-NFL Fantasy Football League)
NFL Fantasy Football (Decade Overviews):
NFL Fantasy Football AFL Ireland (Seasons): 2020
NFL Fantasy Football | NFL-Ireland 2015-2018
Irish Fantasy Football Leagues (Independent)
Irish Fantasy League of American Football 1994-1996
Irish Fantasy League of American Football 1997-2005
Irish Fantasy League of American Football 2006-2015
First Down Ireland Fantasy Gridiron (Newspaper):
First Down Fantasy Gridiron Ireland 1994-1996
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American Football USA
American Football – also known as Gridiron Football as the field was originally marked out in a grid-like pattern – originated in USA and Canada. The 11v11 version of the game is the one most recognisable to Irish viewers – there is also 12v12 Canadian Football and 8v8 Arena Indoor Football (most popular in Mexico). The NFL is the League most fans would know, however, there is also Rival Leagues (also known as AAA Leagues i.e. Championship to the NFL’s Premier League), NCAA College Football, Minor Leagues (lower level leagues), Semi-Pro State Leagues, High school Football, US Armed Forces Football.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of American Football in the USA, and started in 1920 (and is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year). Irish-born players have been involved right from the start
National Football League Irish Players and Coaches
NFL Irish Players and Coaches
Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
Neil O’Donoghue Irish-Born GAA Football, Soccer and NFL American Football Player 1970-1985
John Sinnott Irish-Born NFL and College Football Player 1976-1982
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
Picture Credit: Happy St. Patricks day. Football ball and clover on an isolated background. Pattern for greeting card, logo, banner, poster, party invitation. Vector illustration Mityay PG Shutterstock
National Football League International
NFL International Series; NFL American Bowl;
National Football League International Series (Major League)
National Football League International Regular Season Games in Mexico 2005-Present
National Football League International Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
National Football League International Regular Season Games in Canada 2008-2013
National Football League American Bowls (Preseason Games):
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Europe 1986-1997
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Canada 1988-Present
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Japan 1989-2005
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Mexico 1994-2001
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Australia 1999
Picture Credit: MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MAY 11, 2016: A stamp printed in USA shows Super Bowl I, series Celebrate the Century, 1960s, circa 1999Olga Popova [Shutterstock]
NFL v Other Leagues
NFL v CFL;
NFL/AFL v Canadian Football League Internationals (1926-1969) :
American Football League International 1926
Canadian Football League v American Football League Matches 1941-1948
National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961
National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969
NFL v American Football Leagues (1927-1942)
Whilst not strictly speaking International matches, the National Football League has also played matches against American Football League teams in the 1920s, 1930s, & 1940s.
National Football League v American Football League 1927-1928
California Winter League 1927-1928
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
National Football League v Army & College All-Stars 1942
Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
National Football League Seasons
NFL seasons; NFL preseasons
National Football League Super Bowl Era (1967-Present)
National Football League Super Bowl 1967-Present
National Football League and American Football League 1966-1969 (Irish Players) (Tom Furlong and Adrian Young)
National Football League 1970-1975 (Irish Players) (Adrian Young)
National Football League (Irish Players) 1976-1987 (Neil O’Donoghue and John Sinnott)
National Football League (Seasons): 2020 2019
National Football League (Preseasons): 1986 1990 1992 1994 1995 2012 2019 2020
National Football League Championship Era (1920-1966)
The most successful teams in the Ohio League and Upstate New York Pro Football Circuit joined forces in 1920, in attempt at creating a true National Football League, in order to provide a common set of rules and to cut down on the spiralling wage demands, which saw players jump from team to team in search of the best pay packet. This League, the American Professional Football Association, renamed itself the National Football League in 1922, and has since become the most popular sports league in America, although from 1920-1932 it was still a Minor (AAA) League in status.
National Football League Championship Game 1933-1966
National Football League (USA) Champions 1920-1932
National Football League 1920-1925 (Irish Players)
Major League Football (NFL & AAA): 1920
Picture Credit: ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States By David J Maldonado [Shutterstock]
American Football Leagues (AAA)
Ever since the birth of the National Football league in 1920 there have been attempts at creating a second Professional Football League to rival it, with only the American Football League of 1960-1969 being successful enough to force a merger (the NFL and AFL are now the NFC and AFC and the winners of each play in the Super Bowl).
There has been a number of eras of Major Leagues: The American Football Leagues Era (1926-1950), The Continental Football Leagues Era (1960-1983), and the XFL Football Leagues Era (1990-2020). In addition during the XFL Era there were two other Major League attempts: the Arena Football League (1985-2019) and the World Football Leagues (1991-2020).
Rival Leagues to the National Football League have existed since the 1920s, most of them from the 1920s to 1960s called themselves the American Football League, and since then there has been a variety of names and ideas, such as the Continental Football League (1965-1969), World Football League (1974-1975), Spring Leagues (United States Football League, 1983-1985), Indoor Football Leagues (Arena Football League 1986-2019), World Football Leagues (World League of American Football / NFL Europe 1991-2007, Elite Football League of India 2012, China AFL 2016-2019, & LFA Mexico 2016-present), Extreme Football Leagues & Leagues which failed to get off the ground (PSFL 1993, Spring League 2000, XFL 2001, United Football League 2009-2011, FXFL 2014-2015, North American Football League 2016, The Spring League 2017-Present, XFL 2020), More recently Minority Football Leagues have appeared such as the Alliance of American Football 2019 and the Freedom Football League 2020.
Only the American Football League of 1960-1969 has been successful long-term, leading to both the start of the Super Bowl between the AFL Winners and the NFL Winners in 1967 and the eventual merger of the two leagues (They are now the American & National Football Conferences in the NFL – the Super Bowl is still played between the winners of the two Conferences)
Major League Eras
Early Pro American Football (1892-1919) The first attempts at establishing the sport of Professional Football outside of the big Colleges.
American Football Leagues Era (1926-1950) The first Major League Rival Era, the AFL Era isso named because most leagues used the AFL name. Most were based in the South or West with teams also in the Mid-West and North East. At the time the NFL was solely based in the North East and Mid-West.
Continental Football Leagues Era (1960-1983) The second Major League Era featured leagues such as the Continental Football League (which placed teams in Canada and Mexico), the World Football League (which placed a team in Hawaii) and the United States Football League.
XFL Football Leagues Era (1992-2020) The most famous League of this Era is the XFL, which intended to bring back the hard-hitting working class Football which had been seen my some to have disappeared from the NFL.
Failed Pro Football Leagues (1917-Present) There has been a long list of Leagues which failed to get off the ground, which are not important except to obsessive fans.
Other Leagues
Canadian Football League (1958-Present) The Canadian Football League broke away from the Amateur Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 and established the first Pro Gridiron Football League outside of the United States. (see CFL & Womens for more on Canadian Football)
Arena Football League (1985-2019) The most successful venture since the AFL of 1960-1969, Arena Football (also known as Indoor Football) is played on a converted Ice Rink, with a 50-yard Field and two 8-yard endzones. Teams have 8 players and 5 downs (attempts) in which to score or the ball is turned over. It has become massively popular in Mexico. (see Indoor, Flag & Games for more on Reduced Numbers Football Leagues).
World Pro Football Leagues (1991-2020) The first venture by the NFL overseas was the World League of American Football (a development league) which placed teams in Europe and Canada as well as cities without NFL teams. It failed after 17 years in 2007, but Leagues have since been established in India, Canada, Australia and China by various American Leagues. A League in Mexico in 2016 – the Liga Football Americano Mexico looks set to be a third Major League having been recognised by the Canadian Football League.
Legends Football League and American 7s (2004-Present) An attempt at starting a Womens Pro League and a No Pads Full Tackle Pro League respectively. (see Indoor, Flag & Games for more details).
Irish-Born AAA Players & Coaches
Irish-Born AAA Football Players
A look at the record of Irish-born Professional & US College American Football Players.
Major Rival Football Leagues Standings: 2020 2019
Irish-Born AAA American Football Players, Coaches & Personnel:
Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966
(New York Giants (NFL), Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Brooklyn Dodgers (CoFL))
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
(USC Trojans (NCAA), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL) and The Hawaiians (WFL))
Emmett Waldron | Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999
(Rice Owls (NCAA), Scottish Claymores (WLAF-NFLE))
Linda Holland | Irish-Born Pro Legends-Arena American Football Player 2014
(Western Australia Angels (LFL Australia))
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
(South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA Football), Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA Football), Cleveland Browns (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL), Salt Lake Stallions (AAF)
Picture Credit: ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States By David J Maldonado [Shutterstock]
XFL’s / Spring Leagues
UFL 2009-2011; XFL 2001; 2020; AAF 2019; FXFL 2014-2015;
From the early 1990s to 2020 Leagues have sprung up that have attempted to be the AFL / WFL / USFL of the Era. Some of these Leagues, such as the XFL of 2001 and 2020 have had quite an impact on the American Football scene, with big budgets, and Major TV contracts.
United Football League 2009-2011
XFL (Seasons): 2020
Alliance of American Football (Seasons): 2019
XFL (Seasons): 2001
Regional Football League (Seasons): 1999
Another set of leagues has played a limited schedule – 2 to 3 games per team per season, often due to fans not showing up at the gates, or sometimes due to repositioning themselves as leagues confined to one area – ie. South Florida (Stars Football League) or New York / New England (FXFL)
The Spring League 2017-Present
FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2014-2015
Stars Football League 2011-2013
The Spring League (Fall Seasons): 2020
The Spring League (Seasons): 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
FXFL Fall Experimental Football League (Seasons): 2015 2014
Stars Football League (Seasons): 2011 2012 2013
Spring Football League (Seasons): 2000
Picture Credit: XFL- 2/9/20-MetLife Stadium East Rutherford,NJ- The Guardians host the Vipers on opening day of the XFL. By Christopher Lyzcen [Shutterstock]
United States Football Leagues Era (1960-1985)
USFL 1983-1985; AFA 1977-1983; WFL 1974-1975; SWPFL 1972-1973; CoFL 1965-1969; UFL 1961-1964
After a break in the 1950s when the National Football League started playing International games in Canada and against Canadian opposition, and the Canadian Football League provided a AAA Alternative to the NFL, new AAA Leagues started up again in the 1960s. The United Football League (1961-1964) was the first of these, and then from 1965-1969 the Continental Football League was the first to put teams in both Canada and Mexico.
The Southwestern Football League of 1972-1973 was the precursor to the World Football League (1974-1975) which aimed to bring the sport to the World, although Hawaii was as far as it got. The American Football association of 1977-1983 was another attempt at a AAA League although it was put out of business by the United States Football League (1983-1985) which was the first Major Spring League. It featured High Profile Owners, such as the later US President Donald Trump, but was itself put out of business by the NFL’s collusion with the Major TV Networks to keep it off the air, as was proved in a later anti-trust trial.
Most of these Leagues, in particular the WFL & USFL tried, and failed to become another American Football League of 1960-1969 which was so successful it forced a merger with the NFL, with the winners of the two Leagues (now conferences since the merger in 1970) playing each other in the Super Bowl. (see National Football League )
United States Football Leagues Era Championship Games
United States Football Leagues Era AAA Championship Games 1961-1985
United States Football Leagues Era Overviews:
United Football League 1961-1964 (*)
Continental Football League 1965-1969
Southwestern Football League 1972-1973 (*)
World Football League 1974-1975 (Irish Players)
American Football Association 1977-1983 (*)
United States Football League 1983-1985
Southwestern Football League (Seasons): 1973
Picture Credit: Football field view on 50 yard line with spectator stands By pics721 [Shutterstock]
American Football Leagues Era (1920-1950)
AAFC 1946-1949; Pacific Pro Football League 1940-1948; AFLs 1926-1944;
The first Major rival to the NFL to use the American Football League name was the AFL of 1926, and from then until 1950 Leagues using this name came and went, usually lasting only one or two seasons. Theses Leagues, however, are notable for the genesis of teams such as the Cleveland (Now Los Angeles) Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore (now Indianapolis) Colts, which later joined the NFL. The AFL of 1960 also reused the names of some of these teams (Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals), teams which are now also in the NFL.
American Football Leagues Era Champions:
American Football Leagues Era AAA Champions 1926-1949
American Football Leagues (Overviews):
All-American Football Conference 1946-1949
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
American Football League 1940-1941
American Football League 1938-1939
American Football League 1936-1937
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
California Winter League 1927-1928
Anthracite Football League 1923-1924
Fort Wayne Friars Independent AAA Football 1920
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
All-America Football Conference (seasons): 1949
PIcture Credit: A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet By Brocreative [Shutterstock]
Early Pro American Football (1890-1919)
Ohio League; Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit; World Series of Pro Football;
The first Pro american Football League was the Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit in the Pittsburgh and surrounding Coal-Mining areas. The Leagues were unofficial, and the players paid under the counter. The first Word series was held in 1901, actually a five-team tournament, and that lasted two seasons. In 1903 the Ohio League became the first League to Officially pay players and when that League saw players salaries spiral due to competition from other teams for their services, four Ohio League teams joined forces with teams from Pennsylvania and Upstate New York to form the American Professional Football Association in 1920, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League, the Major League we know today. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Preseason opens there with the latest induction of Hall of Fame players in honour of the Canton Bulldogs, prime players in the Ohio League and formation of the NFL.
World Series of Pro Football:
World Series of Pro Football 1902-1903
World Series of Football (Seasons): 1902 1903
Pennsylvania League
Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896
National Football League (Seasons): 1902
Ohio League
Ohio League Champions 1903-1919
Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players)
Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905
Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Failed Major Leagues (1917-Present)
Failed Major Leagues
Most of these Leagues, however, have failed to even start their first season, have defrauded investors, or just suffered from a lack of mainstream publicity in the Internet Era with so much Football and other sports available to view online.
X-League Extreme Football League 2020 (L)
American Patriot League 2018-2020
Trinity Professional Spring Football League 2018
North American Football League 2016
International Football Federation 2000
Professional Spring Football League 1993
International League of American Football 1990
World Indoor Football League 1988
Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975
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USA College Football
Irish Players have played College Football since the 19th Century:
Below you will find a list of links to Irish Connections with the NCAA and NAIA stateside:
Division 1 Football Bowl Series and Division 1 Football Championship Series, were known as Division 1A and Division 1AA respectively. This was before the separation of the Big 5 Conferences in the FBS into the College Football Playoff.
Irish-Born College Players & Coaches
NCAA;
Irish-Born College, Pro & NFL American Football Players
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
(USC Trojans (NCAA), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL) and The Hawaiians (WFL))
Neil O’Donoghue Irish-Born GAA Football, Soccer and NFL American Football Player 1970-1985
(Auburn Tigers (NCAA Div IA), Buffalo Bills (NFL), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals (NFL))
Michael Mullen Irish-Born College American Football Player 1988-1990
(Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Div IA))
Emmett Waldron | Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999
(Rice Owls (NCAA Div IA), Scottish Claymores (WLAF-NFLE)
Glenn Baker | Irish Born College American Football Player 2006-2007
(Cheshire Academy Cats (Prep School), Mount Ida Mustangs (NCAA Div III)
Connor Leckey | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2009-2011
(West Liberty Hilltoppers (NCAA Div III))
Darragh O’Neill | Irish Born College American Football Player 2011-2014
(Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA Div 1 FBS))
Sean Galvin | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2012-2014
(UCF Central Florida Knights (NCAA Div 1 FBS))
Irish-Born College Football Coaches & Personnel
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
(South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA Div 1 FBS), Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA Div 1 FBS), Cleveland Browns (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL), Salt Lake Stallions (AAF))
Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020
(Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NCAA Div 1 FBS)
Picture Credit: The Notre Dame Cheerleaders, Coaches, and Players take the field before the Navy game on October 28, 2006 Jeremy R. Smith Sr. Shutterstock
NCAA College Football
NCAAF Div. 1 FBS; NCAAF Div 1 FCS; NCAAF D1A; NCAAF D2; NCAAF D3
NCAA Football Bowls (Overviews):
NCAA Football Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision Finals 1978-Present
NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision College Football Playoff
NCAA F D1 FBS CFP (Seasons):
NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Sub-Division:
NCAA | Division 1 FBS | American Athletic Conference 2013-2014
NCAA Division 1A
NCAA Football Division 1A (Seasons): 1996 1991-92 1988 1984
NCAA Division 1 FCS
NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (Seasons): 20202019-20
NCAA Division 2 (Seasons): 2020 2019
NCAA Division 3 (Seasons): 2019
Early College Football
US College Football (Seasons): 1904
Early College American Football
American Inter-Collegiate Football 1869-1875
Picture Credit: Notre Dame’s Heisman hopeful Brady Quinn directing traffic during the Navy game on October 28, 2006 Jeremy R. Smith Sr.Shutterstock
Minor League American Football
This is a record of A (4th Level Regional Leagues), Semi-Pro State Football Leagues and Amateur Gridiron Development Leagues. A American Football Leagues are Regional Professional Leagues, that come below the National Football League, AAA American Football Leagues and NCAA College Football. They are Regional in character i.e. being entirely based in either the Northeast/East Coast; Midwest; South or West.
AA American Football Leagues
Eastern Football League; Anthracite Football League;
Eastern Football Leagues
Anthracite Football League 1923-1924
Eastern Football League 1926-1927
Anthracite Football League 1928-1929
American Football Association 1936-1941
American Football League 1946-1950
Mid-Western Football Leagues
Mid-West Football League 1936-1937
United Football League 1961-1964
Southern Football Leagues
Dixie Football League 1936-1941
The Spring League 2017-Present
Gridiron Developmental Football League 2015-2019
Gridiron Development Football League (Seasons): 2020
Western Football Leagues
Pacific Coast Football League 1926
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1934-1935
Salinas Packers | California Pro American Football 1936-1937
California Football League 1938
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
Southwestern Football League 1972-1973
Picture Credit: [1] Gridiron Development Football League | Facebook (2019) Profile Picture June 24, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64898428_3342045482488280_78505804533071872_n.png?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=WssFybmymiIAQkc4DdkVBfQCMiEf4BdPxJEcBO3luhWHvXLbQh08RTOOw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=15aa8944938de83a04aa6af0f68ba8a8&oe=5E41776F [Accessed 27 November 2019]
Semi-Pro State Leagues
The first Professional American Football League in America that openly paid its players was the Ohio League (1902-1919). Four of its leading teams, including the Canton Bulldogs asked teams in Pennsylvania and New York State to form a National League in 1920 – thus the NFL was born.
Semi-Pro Leagues exist all over USA, organised roughly on state lines.
Below you will find a link to Irish Connections throughout the USA
New York-Penn Football Leagues
Five Star Football League; Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit
New York Metropolitan Area
Semi-Pro State American Football | Five Star Football League 2010-2017
Pennsylvania League
Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896
National Football League (Seasons): 1902
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Eastern Mid-West Football Leagues
Ohio League; Indiana
Ohio League
Ohio League | Champions 1903-1919
Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players)
Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905
Indiana
Indiana State Football Championship (Seasons): 1920
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
Upper South Football Leagues
Kentucky; Virginia-Carolina
Kentucky
Armco Semi-Pro Football Teams 1924-1929
Virginia-Carolina
Virginia-Carolina Football League 1937
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Texas and Southwest Football Leagues
Sevenman Tackle Football League
Texas
Sevenman Tackle Football League (Texas) 1999-2005
Picture Credit: [11] Sevenman | Wayback Machine (2004) STFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021126163725im_/http://www.sevenman.com/stfllogo.gif [Accessed 13 February 2020]
Mountain West Football Leagues
Montana
Montana Leagues
Butte Independent League 1920-1928
Picture Credit:
PIcture Credit: A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet By Brocreative[Shutterstock]
North West Football Leagues
Washington; Oregon
Northwest Leagues (Washington & Oregon)
Pacific Northwest Football League 1980
Northwest International Alliance 1980-1981
Northwest Football League 1982-1989
Picture Credit: Pexels Free Photos
California Football Leagues
Pacific Coast Football League; California Winter League
California
California
Pacific Coast Football League 2010-2019
California Football League 1938
Salinas Packers | California Pro American Football 1936-1937
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1934-1935
Pacific Coast Football League 1926
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
Pacific & Cal-exico Leagues
Alaska; Super 8 Football League
Alaska
Alaska Football League 2015-2018
Mexi-Cali (Mexico-Califiornia Football Leagues)
Super 8 Football League | Winter Bowl 2015
Super 8 Football League | West Coast 2016-2017
Picture Credit:
Images
[13] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]
United States Armed Forces Football
Among the earliest verifiable American Football Leagues or Associations in Europe are the American Expeditionary Force Football League of WWI which was played in France at the conclusion of the War. There was a European Theater of Operations Football Championship (WWII) in Northern Ireland in 1942, which spread to England and Wales in 1943-1944. Following WWII, the United States found itself almost immediately in a War with Communist Russia, and American Football Leagues were set up in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain & Greece (The United States Air Force in Europe – USAFE – Football League & United States ARmy EURope Football League – USAREUR) which ran right to the end of the Cold War. One USAREUR League, the Northern Italian League, became the genesis of a National League in Italy featuring Homegrown teams.
World War I & II
AEFFL (1914-1919); ETO (1940-1945)
World War I (France – Navy & Army)
American Expeditionary Force Football League 1918-1919
World War II (UK & North Africa – Army & Air Force)
European Theater of Operations Championship 1942-1944
ETO Football Championship (Seasons): Autumn 1942 Spring 1943 Autumn 1943 Spring 1944 Autumn 1944
Picture Credit: [14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]
Cold War
USAFE; USAREUR
Cold War (USAFE – Air Force)
United States Air Force in Europe Football League | Finals 1952-1993
United States Air Force in Europe | United Kingdom Sports Conference 1951-1993
United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League France Sports Conference 1953-1955
United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League Continental Sports Conference 1956-1960
Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973
Cold War (USAREUR – Army)
United States Army in Europe (USAREUR) Football League Com Z Conference 1953-1960
United States Armed Forces in Europe | Northern Italian League 1974-1975
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
Picture Credit: [9] Britball Now (2019) USAFE Final 1952 (Wembley) [Internet] Available http://www.britballnow.co.uk/_Media/1952-usaf-final-wembley_med.jpeg [Accessed 8 November 2019]
US Armed Forces Teams with Irish Connections
ETO; WW2
Teams stationed in Ireland
World War II
Teams with Irish Nicknames
World War II
Albuquerque AAB Flying Kelleys US Air Force Team 1942
Picture Credit: [10] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 21 August 2019: “ As promised, a never before seen photo of the game held at Ravenhill in 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2258995414211601/2258986244212518/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]
High School Football
High School Football has often bee likened to a religion in the United States of America. There are many teams named after the Fighting Irish or similar Irish connections, with teams based in towns and cities named Dublin, Baltimore and other Irish town names.
Included in this record are Irish-born players who have played High School Football in USA.
American Football – also known as Gridiron Football as the field was originally marked out in a grid-like pattern – originated in USA and Canada. The 11v11 version of the game is the one most recognisable to Irish viewers – there is also 12v12 Canadian Football and 8v8 Arena Indoor Football (most popular in Mexico). The NFL is the League most fans would know, however, there is also Rival Leagues (also known as AAA Leagues i.e. Championship to the NFL’s Premier League), NCAA College Football, Minor Leagues (lower level leagues), Semi-Pro State Leagues, High school Football, US Armed Forces Football.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of American Football in the USA, and started in 1920 (and is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year). Irish-born players have been involved right from the start
National Football League Irish Players and Coaches
NFL Irish Players and Coaches
Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
Neil O’Donoghue Irish-Born GAA Football, Soccer and NFL American Football Player 1970-1985
John Sinnott Irish-Born NFL and College Football Player 1976-1982
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
Picture Credit: Happy St. Patricks day. Football ball and clover on an isolated background. Pattern for greeting card, logo, banner, poster, party invitation. Vector illustration Mityay PG Shutterstock
National Football League International
NFL International Series; NFL American Bowl;
National Football League International Series (Major League)
National Football League International Regular Season Games in Mexico 2005-Present
National Football League International Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
National Football League International Regular Season Games in Canada 2008-2013
National Football League American Bowls (Preseason Games):
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Europe 1986-1997
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Canada 1988-Present
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Japan 1989-2005
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Mexico 1994-2001
National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Australia 1999
Picture Credit: MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MAY 11, 2016: A stamp printed in USA shows Super Bowl I, series Celebrate the Century, 1960s, circa 1999Olga Popova [Shutterstock]
NFL v Other Leagues
NFL v CFL;
NFL/AFL v Canadian Football League Internationals (1926-1969) :
American Football League International 1926
Canadian Football League v American Football League Matches 1941-1948
National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961
National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969
NFL v American Football Leagues (1927-1942)
Whilst not strictly speaking International matches, the National Football League has also played matches against American Football League teams in the 1920s, 1930s, & 1940s.
National Football League v American Football League 1927-1928
California Winter League 1927-1928
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
National Football League v Army & College All-Stars 1942
Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
National Football League Seasons
NFL seasons; NFL preseasons
National Football League Super Bowl Era (1967-Present)
National Football League Super Bowl 1967-Present
National Football League and American Football League 1966-1969 (Irish Players) (Tom Furlong and Adrian Young)
National Football League 1970-1975 (Irish Players) (Adrian Young)
National Football League (Irish Players) 1976-1987 (Neil O’Donoghue and John Sinnott)
National Football League (Seasons): 2020 2019
National Football League (Preseasons): 1986 1990 1992 1994 1995 2012 2019 2020
National Football League Championship Era (1920-1966)
The most successful teams in the Ohio League and Upstate New York Pro Football Circuit joined forces in 1920, in attempt at creating a true National Football League, in order to provide a common set of rules and to cut down on the spiralling wage demands, which saw players jump from team to team in search of the best pay packet. This League, the American Professional Football Association, renamed itself the National Football League in 1922, and has since become the most popular sports league in America, although from 1920-1932 it was still a Minor (AAA) League in status.
National Football League Championship Game 1933-1966
National Football League (USA) Champions 1920-1932
National Football League 1920-1925 (Irish Players)
Major League Football (NFL & AAA): 1920
Picture Credit: ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States By David J Maldonado [Shutterstock]
American Football Leagues (AAA)
Ever since the birth of the National Football league in 1920 there have been attempts at creating a second Professional Football League to rival it, with only the American Football League of 1960-1969 being successful enough to force a merger (the NFL and AFL are now the NFC and AFC and the winners of each play in the Super Bowl).
There has been a number of eras of Major Leagues: The American Football Leagues Era (1926-1950), The Continental Football Leagues Era (1960-1983), and the XFL Football Leagues Era (1990-2020). In addition during the XFL Era there were two other Major League attempts: the Arena Football League (1985-2019) and the World Football Leagues (1991-2020).
Rival Leagues to the National Football League have existed since the 1920s, most of them from the 1920s to 1960s called themselves the American Football League, and since then there has been a variety of names and ideas, such as the Continental Football League (1965-1969), World Football League (1974-1975), Spring Leagues (United States Football League, 1983-1985), Indoor Football Leagues (Arena Football League 1986-2019), World Football Leagues (World League of American Football / NFL Europe 1991-2007, Elite Football League of India 2012, China AFL 2016-2019, & LFA Mexico 2016-present), Extreme Football Leagues & Leagues which failed to get off the ground (PSFL 1993, Spring League 2000, XFL 2001, United Football League 2009-2011, FXFL 2014-2015, North American Football League 2016, The Spring League 2017-Present, XFL 2020), More recently Minority Football Leagues have appeared such as the Alliance of American Football 2019 and the Freedom Football League 2020.
Only the American Football League of 1960-1969 has been successful long-term, leading to both the start of the Super Bowl between the AFL Winners and the NFL Winners in 1967 and the eventual merger of the two leagues (They are now the American & National Football Conferences in the NFL – the Super Bowl is still played between the winners of the two Conferences)
Major League Eras
Early Pro American Football (1892-1919) The first attempts at establishing the sport of Professional Football outside of the big Colleges.
American Football Leagues Era (1926-1950) The first Major League Rival Era, the AFL Era isso named because most leagues used the AFL name. Most were based in the South or West with teams also in the Mid-West and North East. At the time the NFL was solely based in the North East and Mid-West.
Continental Football Leagues Era (1960-1983) The second Major League Era featured leagues such as the Continental Football League (which placed teams in Canada and Mexico), the World Football League (which placed a team in Hawaii) and the United States Football League.
XFL Football Leagues Era (1992-2020) The most famous League of this Era is the XFL, which intended to bring back the hard-hitting working class Football which had been seen my some to have disappeared from the NFL.
Failed Pro Football Leagues (1917-Present) There has been a long list of Leagues which failed to get off the ground, which are not important except to obsessive fans.
Other Leagues
Canadian Football League (1958-Present) The Canadian Football League broke away from the Amateur Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 and established the first Pro Gridiron Football League outside of the United States. (see CFL & Womens for more on Canadian Football)
Arena Football League (1985-2019) The most successful venture since the AFL of 1960-1969, Arena Football (also known as Indoor Football) is played on a converted Ice Rink, with a 50-yard Field and two 8-yard endzones. Teams have 8 players and 5 downs (attempts) in which to score or the ball is turned over. It has become massively popular in Mexico. (see Indoor, Flag & Games for more on Reduced Numbers Football Leagues).
World Pro Football Leagues (1991-2020) The first venture by the NFL overseas was the World League of American Football (a development league) which placed teams in Europe and Canada as well as cities without NFL teams. It failed after 17 years in 2007, but Leagues have since been established in India, Canada, Australia and China by various American Leagues. A League in Mexico in 2016 – the Liga Football Americano Mexico looks set to be a third Major League having been recognised by the Canadian Football League.
Legends Football League and American 7s (2004-Present) An attempt at starting a Womens Pro League and a No Pads Full Tackle Pro League respectively. (see Indoor, Flag & Games for more details).
Irish-Born AAA Players & Coaches
Irish-Born AAA Football Players
A look at the record of Irish-born Professional & US College American Football Players.
Major Rival Football Leagues Standings: 2020 2019
Irish-Born AAA American Football Players, Coaches & Personnel:
Tom Furlong Irish-Born NFL and Pro American Football Player 1965-1966
(New York Giants (NFL), Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Brooklyn Dodgers (CoFL))
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
(USC Trojans (NCAA), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL) and The Hawaiians (WFL))
Emmett Waldron | Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999
(Rice Owls (NCAA), Scottish Claymores (WLAF-NFLE))
Linda Holland | Irish-Born Pro Legends-Arena American Football Player 2014
(Western Australia Angels (LFL Australia))
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
(South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA Football), Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA Football), Cleveland Browns (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL), Salt Lake Stallions (AAF)
Picture Credit: ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States By David J Maldonado [Shutterstock]
XFL’s / Spring Leagues
UFL 2009-2011; XFL 2001; 2020; AAF 2019; FXFL 2014-2015;
From the early 1990s to 2020 Leagues have sprung up that have attempted to be the AFL / WFL / USFL of the Era. Some of these Leagues, such as the XFL of 2001 and 2020 have had quite an impact on the American Football scene, with big budgets, and Major TV contracts.
United Football League 2009-2011
XFL (Seasons): 2020
Alliance of American Football (Seasons): 2019
XFL (Seasons): 2001
Regional Football League (Seasons): 1999
Another set of leagues has played a limited schedule – 2 to 3 games per team per season, often due to fans not showing up at the gates, or sometimes due to repositioning themselves as leagues confined to one area – ie. South Florida (Stars Football League) or New York / New England (FXFL)
The Spring League 2017-Present
FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2014-2015
Stars Football League 2011-2013
The Spring League (Fall Seasons): 2020
The Spring League (Seasons): 2020 2019 2018 2017
FXFL Fall Experimental Football League (Seasons): 2014 (X)
Stars Football League (Seasons): 2011 2012 2013
Spring Football League (Seasons): 2000
Picture Credit: XFL- 2/9/20-MetLife Stadium East Rutherford,NJ- The Guardians host the Vipers on opening day of the XFL. By Christopher Lyzcen [Shutterstock]
United States Football Leagues Era (1960-1985)
USFL 1983-1985; AFA 1977-1983; WFL 1974-1975; SWPFL 1972-1973; CoFL 1965-1969; UFL 1961-1964
After a break in the 1950s when the National Football League started playing International games in Canada and against Canadian opposition, and the Canadian Football League provided a AAA Alternative to the NFL, new AAA Leagues started up again in the 1960s. The United Football League (1961-1964) was the first of these, and then from 1965-1969 the Continental Football League was the first to put teams in both Canada and Mexico.
The Southwestern Football League of 1972-1973 was the precursor to the World Football League (1974-1975) which aimed to bring the sport to the World, although Hawaii was as far as it got. The American Football association of 1977-1983 was another attempt at a AAA League although it was put out of business by the United States Football League (1983-1985) which was the first Major Spring League. It featured High Profile Owners, such as the later US President Donald Trump, but was itself put out of business by the NFL’s collusion with the Major TV Networks to keep it off the air, as was proved in a later anti-trust trial.
Most of these Leagues, in particular the WFL & USFL tried, and failed to become another American Football League of 1960-1969 which was so successful it forced a merger with the NFL, with the winners of the two Leagues (now conferences since the merger in 1970) playing each other in the Super Bowl. (see National Football League )
United States Football Leagues Era Championship Games
United States Football Leagues Era AAA Championship Games 1961-1985
United States Football Leagues Era Overviews:
United Football League 1961-1964 (*)
Continental Football League 1965-1969
Southwestern Football League 1972-1973 (*)
World Football League 1974-1975 (Irish Players)
American Football Association 1977-1983 (*)
United States Football League 1983-1985
Southwestern Football League (Seasons): 1973
Picture Credit: Football field view on 50 yard line with spectator stands By pics721 [Shutterstock]
American Football Leagues Era (1920-1950)
AAFC 1946-1949; Pacific Pro Football League 1940-1948; AFLs 1926-1944;
The first Major rival to the NFL to use the American Football League name was the AFL of 1926, and from then until 1950 Leagues using this name came and went, usually lasting only one or two seasons. Theses Leagues, however, are notable for the genesis of teams such as the Cleveland (Now Los Angeles) Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore (now Indianapolis) Colts, which later joined the NFL. The AFL of 1960 also reused the names of some of these teams (Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals), teams which are now also in the NFL.
American Football Leagues Era Champions:
American Football Leagues Era AAA Champions 1926-1949
American Football Leagues (Overviews):
All-American Football Conference 1946-1949
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
American Football League 1940-1941
American Football League 1938-1939
American Football League 1936-1937
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
California Winter League 1927-1928
Anthracite Football League 1923-1924
Fort Wayne Friars Independent AAA Football 1920
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
All-America Football Conference (seasons): 1949
PIcture Credit: A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet By Brocreative [Shutterstock]
Early Pro American Football (1890-1919)
Ohio League; Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit; World Series of Pro Football;
The first Pro american Football League was the Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit in the Pittsburgh and surrounding Coal-Mining areas. The Leagues were unofficial, and the players paid under the counter. The first Word series was held in 1901, actually a five-team tournament, and that lasted two seasons. In 1903 the Ohio League became the first League to Officially pay players and when that League saw players salaries spiral due to competition from other teams for their services, four Ohio League teams joined forces with teams from Pennsylvania and Upstate New York to form the American Professional Football Association in 1920, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League, the Major League we know today. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Preseason opens there with the latest induction of Hall of Fame players in honour of the Canton Bulldogs, prime players in the Ohio League and formation of the NFL.
World Series of Pro Football:
World Series of Pro Football 1902-1903
World Series of Football (Seasons): 1902 1903
Pennsylvania League
Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896
National Football League (Seasons): 1902
Ohio League
Ohio League Champions 1903-1919
Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players)
Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905
Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Failed Major Leagues (1917-Present)
Failed Major Leagues
Most of these Leagues, however, have failed to even start their first season, have defrauded investors, or just suffered from a lack of mainstream publicity in the Internet Era with so much Football and other sports available to view online.
X-League Extreme Football League 2020 (L)
American Patriot League 2018-2020
Trinity Professional Spring Football League 2018
North American Football League 2016
International Football Federation 2000
Professional Spring Football League 1993
International League of American Football 1990
World Indoor Football League 1988
Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975
PIcture Credit:
USA College Football
Irish Players have played College Football since the 19th Century:
Below you will find a list of links to Irish Connections with the NCAA and NAIA stateside:
Division 1 Football Bowl Series and Division 1 Football Championship Series, were known as Division 1A and Division 1AA respectively. This was before the separation of the Big 5 Conferences in the FBS into the College Football Playoff.
Irish-Born College Players & Coaches
NCAA;
Irish-Born College, Pro & NFL American Football Players
Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975
(USC Trojans (NCAA), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL) and The Hawaiians (WFL))
Neil O’Donoghue Irish-Born GAA Football, Soccer and NFL American Football Player 1970-1985
(Auburn Tigers (NCAA Div IA), Buffalo Bills (NFL), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals (NFL))
Michael Mullen Irish-Born College American Football Player 1988-1990
(Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Div IA))
Emmett Waldron | Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999
(Rice Owls (NCAA Div IA), Scottish Claymores (WLAF-NFLE)
Glenn Baker | Irish Born College American Football Player 2006-2007
(Cheshire Academy Cats (Prep School), Mount Ida Mustangs (NCAA Div III)
Connor Leckey | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2009-2011
(West Liberty Hilltoppers (NCAA Div III))
Darragh O’Neill | Irish Born College American Football Player 2011-2014
(Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA Div 1 FBS))
Sean Galvin | Irish-Born College American Football Player 2012-2014
(UCF Central Florida Knights (NCAA Div 1 FBS))
Irish-Born College Football Coaches & Personnel
Ian Jones Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present
(South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA Div 1 FBS), Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA Div 1 FBS), Cleveland Browns (NFL) Houston Texans (NFL), Salt Lake Stallions (AAF))
Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020
(Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NCAA Div 1 FBS)
Picture Credit: The Notre Dame Cheerleaders, Coaches, and Players take the field before the Navy game on October 28, 2006 Jeremy R. Smith Sr. Shutterstock
NCAA College Football
NCAAF Div. 1 FBS; NCAAF Div 1 FCS; NCAAF D1A; NCAAF D2; NCAAF D3
NCAA Football Bowls (Overviews):
NCAA Football Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision Finals 1978-Present
NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision College Football Playoff
NCAA F D1 FBS CFP (Seasons):
NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Sub-Division:
NCAA | Division 1 FBS | American Athletic Conference 2013-2014
NCAA Division 1A
NCAA Football Division 1A (Seasons): 1996 1991-92 1988 1984
NCAA Division 1 FCS
NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision (Seasons): 20202019-20
NCAA Division 2 (Seasons): 2020 2019
NCAA Division 3 (Seasons): 2019
Early College Football
US College Football (Seasons): 1904
Early College American Football
American Inter-Collegiate Football 1869-1875
Picture Credit: Notre Dame’s Heisman hopeful Brady Quinn directing traffic during the Navy game on October 28, 2006 Jeremy R. Smith Sr.Shutterstock
Minor League American Football
This is a record of A (4th Level Regional Leagues), Semi-Pro State Football Leagues and Amateur Gridiron Development Leagues. A American Football Leagues are Regional Professional Leagues, that come below the National Football League, AAA American Football Leagues and NCAA College Football. They are Regional in character i.e. being entirely based in either the Northeast/East Coast; Midwest; South or West.
AA American Football Leagues
Eastern Football League; Anthracite Football League;
Eastern Football Leagues
Anthracite Football League 1923-1924
Eastern Football League 1926-1927
Anthracite Football League 1928-1929
American Football Association 1936-1941
American Football League 1946-1950
Mid-Western Football Leagues
Mid-West Football League 1936-1937
United Football League 1961-1964
Southern Football Leagues
Dixie Football League 1936-1941
The Spring League 2017-Present
Gridiron Developmental Football League 2015-2019
Gridiron Development Football League (Seasons): 2020
Western Football Leagues
Pacific Coast Football League 1926
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1934-1935
Salinas Packers | California Pro American Football 1936-1937
California Football League 1938
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1940-1948
Southwestern Football League 1972-1973
Picture Credit: [1] Gridiron Development Football League | Facebook (2019) Profile Picture June 24, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64898428_3342045482488280_78505804533071872_n.png?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=WssFybmymiIAQkc4DdkVBfQCMiEf4BdPxJEcBO3luhWHvXLbQh08RTOOw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=15aa8944938de83a04aa6af0f68ba8a8&oe=5E41776F [Accessed 27 November 2019]
Semi-Pro State Leagues
The first Professional American Football League in America that openly paid its players was the Ohio League (1902-1919). Four of its leading teams, including the Canton Bulldogs asked teams in Pennsylvania and New York State to form a National League in 1920 – thus the NFL was born.
Semi-Pro Leagues exist all over USA, organised roughly on state lines.
Below you will find a link to Irish Connections throughout the USA
New York-Penn Football Leagues
Five Star Football League; Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit
New York Metropolitan Area
Semi-Pro State American Football | Five Star Football League 2010-2017
Pennsylvania League
Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896
National Football League (Seasons): 1902
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Eastern Mid-West Football Leagues
Ohio League; Indiana
Ohio League
Ohio League | Champions 1903-1919
Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players)
Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905
Indiana
Indiana State Football Championship (Seasons): 1920
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
Upper South Football Leagues
Kentucky; Virginia-Carolina
Kentucky
Armco Semi-Pro Football Teams 1924-1929
Virginia-Carolina
Virginia-Carolina Football League 1937
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Texas and Southwest Football Leagues
Sevenman Tackle Football League
Texas
Sevenman Tackle Football League (Texas) 1999-2005
Picture Credit: [11] Sevenman | Wayback Machine (2004) STFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021126163725im_/http://www.sevenman.com/stfllogo.gif [Accessed 13 February 2020]
Mountain West Football Leagues
Montana
Montana Leagues
Butte Independent League 1920-1928
Picture Credit:
PIcture Credit: A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet By Brocreative[Shutterstock]
North West Football Leagues
Washington; Oregon
Northwest Leagues (Washington & Oregon)
Pacific Northwest Football League 1980
Northwest International Alliance 1980-1981
Northwest Football League 1982-1989
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California Football Leagues
Pacific Coast Football League; California Winter League
California
Pacific Coast Football League 2010-2019
California Football League 1938
Salinas Packers | California Pro American Football 1936-1937
Pacific Coast Pro Football League 1934-1935
Pacific Coast Football League 1926
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
Pacific & Cal-exico Leagues
Alaska; Super 8 Football League
Alaska
Alaska Football League 2015-2018
Mexi-Cali (Mexico-Califiornia Football Leagues)
Super 8 Football League | Winter Bowl 2015
Super 8 Football League | West Coast 2016-2017
Picture Credit:
Images
[13] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]
United States Armed Forces Football
Among the earliest verifiable American Football Leagues or Associations in Europe are the American Expeditionary Force Football League of WWI which was played in France at the conclusion of the War. There was a European Theater of Operations Football Championship (WWII) in Northern Ireland in 1942, which spread to England and Wales in 1943-1944. Following WWII, the United States found itself almost immediately in a War with Communist Russia, and American Football Leagues were set up in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain & Greece (The United States Air Force in Europe – USAFE – Football League & United States ARmy EURope Football League – USAREUR) which ran right to the end of the Cold War. One USAREUR League, the Northern Italian League, became the genesis of a National League in Italy featuring Homegrown teams.
World War I & II
AEFFL (1914-1919); ETO (1940-1945)
World War I (France – Navy & Army)
American Expeditionary Force Football League 1918-1919
World War II (UK & North Africa – Army & Air Force)
European Theater of Operations Championship 1942-1944
ETO Football Championship (Seasons): Autumn 1942 Spring 1943 Autumn 1943 Spring 1944 Autumn 1944
Picture Credit: [14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]
Cold War
USAFE; USAREUR
Cold War (USAFE – Air Force)
United States Air Force in Europe Football League | Finals 1952-1993
United States Air Force in Europe | United Kingdom Sports Conference 1951-1993
United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League France Sports Conference 1953-1955
United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League Continental Sports Conference 1956-1960
Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973
Cold War (USAREUR – Army)
United States Army in Europe (USAREUR) Football League Com Z Conference 1953-1960
United States Armed Forces in Europe | Northern Italian League 1974-1975
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
Picture Credit: [9] Britball Now (2019) USAFE Final 1952 (Wembley) [Internet] Available http://www.britballnow.co.uk/_Media/1952-usaf-final-wembley_med.jpeg [Accessed 8 November 2019]
US Armed Forces Teams with Irish Connections
ETO; WW2
Teams stationed in Ireland
World War II
Teams with Irish Nicknames
World War II
Albuquerque AAB Flying Kelleys US Air Force Team 1942
Picture Credit: [10] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 21 August 2019: “ As promised, a never before seen photo of the game held at Ravenhill in 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2258995414211601/2258986244212518/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]
High School Football
High School Football has often bee likened to a religion in the United States of America. There are many teams named after the Fighting Irish or similar Irish connections, with teams based in towns and cities named Dublin, Baltimore and other Irish town names.
Included in this record are Irish-born players who have played High School Football in USA.
High School Football
Ohio; Georgia; Washington
National Champions
USA High School Football National Champions 2001-2020
Ohio High School Football (Seasons): 1904
Georgia High School Football Association
Georgia High School Association Football Champions AA and A 1947-Present
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association High School Football Championships 4A 1973-Present
Picture Credit: [3] Stadium Connection (2020) Shamrock Bowl ‘Home of the Fighting irish’ [Internet] Available from: http://stadiumconnection.com/simages/1440.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020
Canadian Football
This is an index page to the history of the results and tables of Canadian Football – the Canadian Football League, Canadian Junior Football League, Canadian Semi-Pro State League and U Sport (Canadian University Football). Where possible an Irish link has been found – for example American Football Ireland teams v Football Canada teams, Irish-born players in the Canadian Leagues, or simply just a team with an Irish name, such as Queen’s University Gaels in Kingston, Ontario. After the brief preamble explaining the differences between Canadian and American Football, and the common origins of both in a game played between McGill University (Montreal) and Harvard University (Massachusetts), the reader will find links to the results and tables of the Football Canada Leagues (CFL, CJFL, Semi-Pro Provincial Leagues, and U Sport).
There are 4 main versions of Gridiron Football: the traditional 11v11 game played in USA, a 12v12 version of the game played in Canada, and a 8v8 version of the game played Indoors on converted Ice Hockey Arenas.
Bibliography
[1] Professional Football Researchers Association (2011) “No Christian End!” The Early History of Professional Football. pg. 23-32. PFRA Publications. Connecticut.
American Football Ireland v Football Canada
American Football Ireland v Football Canada
Canadian U21 Teams International:
Canadian U20 & High School Gridiron Football Teams in Ireland 2012-2013
Irish American Football Teams v Canadian U21 Teams 2002-2013
Canadian Semi-Pro Provincial Leagues International:
Irish American Football Teams v Canadian Semi-Pro Teams 1994-1995
Picture Credit: [7] Irish American Football Association (2013) Bristol (White) and Greendell (Green) at Tallaght Stadium [Internet] Available from:https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gbowl8-650×487.jpg [Accessed 8 November 2019]
Canadian Football League Major Era 1956-Present
CFL 1956-Present
The 12v12 version of the game played in Canada differs from American Football not only in the number of players allowed on the field at any one time (12 in a Canadian Football team versus 11 in an American Football team), but also in the size of the field (a Canadian Football field is 110 yards long with two 20-yard endzones, while an American Football field is 100 yards long with two 15 yard endzones). Canadian Football teams also have only three downs (attempts) in which to gain 10 yards or the ball is turned over as opposed to four downs in American Football. There is also the possibility of scoring a “Rouge” in Canadian Football – this happens when the ball is kicked through the back of the endzone, and is worth one point.
Grey Cup
Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present
Canadian Football League (Overviews):
Canadian Football League 2001-2009
Canadian Football League 1993-1995
Canadian Football League (Seasons):2020 2019
Canadian Football League (Preseasons: 2019
Canadian Football League Timelines:
Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present
Canadian Football League Expansion 1869-present
Picture Credit: Shutterstock / Scott Prokop (2008) REGINA – OCT 25: Canadian Football League game featuring the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimoes. October 25, 2008 in Regina, Canada. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/regina-oct-25-canadian-football-league-45333349 [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Canadian Rugby Union (1909-1956)
CRU 1909-1956
The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the Big Four (Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Football Club), The Grey Cup was donated in 1909 by the Earl of Grey, for which only Canadian Rugby Union members may play for. The CFL’s version of the Super Bowl, and since the 1950s has been in the sole possession of the CFL, when the sport broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union and formed its own League, with the Cup dating back to the late-nineteenth century.
Canadian Football is 12-a-side as opposed to 11-a-side in standard American Football, with a 110-yard field, with two 20-yard endzones (whereas in American Football it is 100-yards long with two 15-yard endzones). in Canadian Football teams also have only three downs (attempts) in which to gain 10 yards before the ball is turned over as opposed to 4 in American Football. There is also the “Rouge” – 1 Point scored when the ball is kicked out the back of the endzone.
Canadian Rugby Union 1909-1956
Canadian Football League 1950-1959
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) 1946-1955
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) 1916-1919
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) 1907-1915
Picture Credit: [3] Kids Encyclopedia facts | Kiddle (2019) Canadian Football League League facts for Kids [Internet] Available from: https://kids.kiddle.co/images/a/a3/CFL_Logo_1960%27s.png [Accessed 9 June 2019]
Early Canadian Football 1861-1909
Early Canadian Football 1861-1909
The 12 players per team dates to 1874 when McGill University from Montreal challenged Harvard University in Massachusetts to two games of Football – one under Harvard’s American Rules, and one under McGill’s Rugby rules. At the time Soccer (Association Football) was favoured in USA Colleges, and Harvard had continued to play by “Boston Rules” (an early version of the game played in Boston). Canadian Football at the time favoured Rugby rules. Only 12 players made the trip to Harvard for the game from McGill, and as well as both Universities favouring the smaller number of players (there is 15 on a Rugby team), Harvard liked the idea of a Touchdown, as used in the Canadian Rugby version of the game. From then on the Harvard-McGill rules won out in both USA and Canada over Rugby and Soccer (with 12 players in Canada and 11 in USA). [For References see The Early History of Professional Football by the Professional Football Researchers Association – see [1] under Bibliography.
Canadian Rugby Union
Canadian Rugby Union 1898-1906
Canadian Rugby Football Union
Canadian Rugby Union Senior Champions 1892-1908
Canadian Rugby Football Union Senior Champions 1884-1887
Canadian Rugby (Football) University v Toronto 1875
CRFU (Results): 1887 1886 1885 1884
Ontario Rugby Football Union
ORFU (Results): 1891 1890 1889 1888 1883
Quebec Rugby Football Union
QRFU (Results): 1891 1890 1889 1888 1883
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Canadian Junior Football League (2nd Level)
CJFL
The Canadian Bowl is the Championship Game of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), the second level of Canadian Football. It was first played in 1907 as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) Junior Championship, becoming the Leader-Post Trophy in 1925. After one year in 1947 as the Evergreen Bowl it became the Leader-Post Trophy again. It was known as the Leader-Post Trophy until 1976, two years after the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was renamed the Canadian National Junior Football League (CNJFL), when the Trophy was rebranded the Armadale Cup. It was again renamed in 1989, this time as the Canadian Bowl, seven years after the CNJFL became the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).
Canadian Bowls
Canadian Junior Football League Canadian Bowl 1989-Present
Canadian National Junior Football League Armadale Cup 1976-1988
Canadian Amateur Football Association Leader-Post Trophy 1947-1975
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) Junior Championship 1907-1925
Canadian Junior Football League (1982-Present)
Canadian Junior Football League Canadian Bowl 1989-Present
Canadian Junior Football League (Overviews)
Canadian Junior Football League | Ontario Conference 2014-2019
Canadian Junior Football League | Prairie Conference 2014-2019
Canadian Junior Football League | British Columbia Conference 2014-2019
Canadian Junior Football League (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [Canada 3] Canadian Junior Football League | Facebook (2011) CJFL Profile Picture: March 3, 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/172369_166507693399012_2554406_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeEmInrSy7Bp5Q4nj_j07-ZNBsVadK5KjxZ41fzEaVCISv70yVik13v0v3zYpBxRgsfUNu-p8l9wNdwiUtbFgjxmLVz-GqrX6CXGQ0Q1t3vEOg&_nc_ohc=qW-lYWvPX78AQld50UAOtsqMmpIdM9heSa3xodVrfPzv-6YUYkLSkRtlA&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=6d635c510b3954231714cee2128f1767&oe=5E6D4BE8%5BAccessed 20 December 2019]
Canadian Junior Football 1966-1981
CNJFL 1974-1981; CAFA 1967-1973
Canadian National Junior Football League (1974-1981)
Canadian National Junior Football League Armadale Cup 1976-1988
Canadian Amateur Football Association (1967-1973)
Canadian Amateur Football Association Leader-Post Trophy 1947-1975
Canadian Amateur Football Association Ontario Junior Football Conference 1967-1973
Picture Credit: [6] Canadian Junior Football League (2021) CanadianBowlTrophy[Internet] Available from: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/photo/8099/3058/CanadianBowlTrophy.jpg [Accessed 4 January 2021]
Canadian Rugby Union Junior Divisions 1907-1966
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Canadian Rugby Union (1947-1966)
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) | Big Four Football 1947-1956
Canadian Rugby Union Junior Divisions (1907-1946)
Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) Junior Championship 1907-1925
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Early Canadian Football 1961-1908
Canadian Rugby Football Unions;
Quebec Provincial Championships (1887-1905)
Quebec Provincial Championships
Quebec Junior Football Provincial Championship (Canadian Football) 1902-1905
Junior Quebec Rugby Football Union 1890-1899
Quebec Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) Junior Series 1887-1889
Quebec Football Leagues (Rivals):
Quebec Independent Junior Football League (Canadian Football) 1904-1905
Junior Quebec Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) 1900-1906
Ontario Provincial Championships (1890-1906)
Ontario Junior Football Leagues
Junior Ontario Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) 1902-1906
Junior Ontario Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) Championship Games 1890-1901
Ontario Football Leagues (Universities and Colleges):
Junior Inter-Collegiate Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) 1906
Little Big Four (Canadian Football) 1902-1906
Maintoba Provincial Championships (1893-1904)
Manitoba Junior Football Leagues
Manitoba Junior Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) 1893-1904
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Canadian Provincial Football Leagues (3rd Level)
Canadian Provincial Football Leagues
Maritime Canada
Atlantic Football League
Atlantic Football League Moosehead Cup Champions 2009-Present
Atlantic Football League 2016-2019
Maritime Football League
Maritime Football League (Canada) 2015-2019
Quebec
Quebec Major Junior Football League 2011-2019
Northern Ontario & Quebec
Northern Football Conference 2015-2019
Alberta
Alberta Football League (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [11] Northern Football Conference (2016) Cropped NFC Logo [Internet] Available from: http://nfcfootball.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-NFC-logo.png [Accessed 20 December 2019]
U Sport (Canadian University Football)
U Sport
RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec )
RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) University Football 1987-1990
RSEQ University Football (Seasons): 2019
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Canadian Football Leagues Internationals
CFL v NFL & AFL; Irish Teams v Canadian Teams;
Canadian Football League Internationals:
National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969
National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961
Canadian Football League v American Football League Matches 1941-1948
American Football League International 1926
Canadian Semi-Pro Provincial Leagues International:
Irish American Football Teams v Canadian Semi-Pro Teams 1994-1995
Canadian U21 Teams International:
Canadian U20 & High School Gridiron Football Teams in Ireland 2012-2013
Irish American Football Teams v Canadian U21 Teams 2002-201
Picture Credit: [2] Ninety-Nine Yards, Chris Lawton (2020) An International Fixture: When the CFL played teams from other leagues [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/ninetynineyards.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/04/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg?w=824 [Accessed 14 May 2020]
Mexican American Football
Mexican American Football
From the first College Championship in the 1930s to the most recent Professional League: Liga de Futbol Americano, the history of American Football in Mexico is the longest in the World outside of USA and Canada. This is a record of 11v11 American Football: for the Arena Indoor (8v8) version of the game which is more popular in Mexico than anywhere else see: Arena Indoor Football; For all Women’s American Football including Mexican Women’s Football see: Women’s American Football; For Flag Football see: Flag Football World
Mexican Pro-Leagues
LFA; FAM; FAMA; OMFA
Major Mexican American Football Leagues:
Liga Futbol Americano (Mexico) 2016-2019
Liga Football Americano (Mexico) (Seasons):
AAA Mexican American Football Leagues:
Futbol Americano de Mexico 2019-Present
Futbol Americano (Mexico) Asociacion 2014-2016
Futbol Americano de Mexico (Seasons):
Futbol Americano (Mexico) Asociacion FAMA (Seasons):
Organisation Mexicano de Futbol Americano OMFA Pro (seasons):
Liga Nacional Master (seasons):
Picture Credit: [1] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2019) LFA 2018 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i1.wp.com/lfa.mx/2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LFAlogonew.png?fit=734%2C734&ssl=1 %5BAccessed 1 August 2018]
Mexican College Bowls
AMFA; ONEFA; CONADEIP
Mexican College All-Star Bowls
Tazon Azteca Mexican College Football All-Star Bowl 1947-Present
Mexican v USA College Bowls
Tazon de las Estrellas CONADEIP (Mexican) v NCAA (USA) All-Star College Bowl 2013-Present
Tazon Azteca ONEFA (Mexico) v NCAA (USA) All-Star College Football Bowl 1947-2016
Mexican College Bowls
Tazon Azteca ONEFA v CONADEIP Mexican College All-Star Bowl 2018-Present
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Campeones Nacional de Liga Mayor 1933-Present
CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Mexico Private College American Football) Finals 2013-2019
Picture Credit: [6] American Football International (2016) Aztec Bowl 2014 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aztec-Bowl-2014-logo.jpg [Accessed 9 February 2020]
Mexican College Champions
AMFA; ONEFA; CONADEIP
AMFA National Champions (ONEFA & CONADEIP Poll)
AMFA Mexican College Football Number 1 Rankings 2014-2019
ONEFA Mexican College Champions (Public Universities)
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 2016-2017
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 2009-2011
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1981-2008
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Champions 1930-1980
Mexican College Conference Champions
Metropolitan (Big 8/10/12)
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Big 8 Champions 2012-Present
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Centre Conference Champions 2009-2011
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Big 10 Conference Champions 1981-2008
National (North & South)
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) National Champions 2012-Present
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) North Conference Champions 2009-2011
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) South Conference Champions 2009-2011
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) National Conference Champions 1981-2008
Picture Credit: [2] AMFA (2020) Ranking [Internet] Available from: http://amfa.com.mx/ranking/ [Accessed 25 March 2021]
ONEFA & Junior Colleges
ONEFA; OEFA
ONEFA (Mexican Universities & Junior Colleges)
ONEFA Liga Mayor (Major League)
ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia de los Diez Grandes (ONEFA Mexico Major League Big 10) 1996-1999
ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes (Big 10 Mexico) 2003-2004
ONEFA Liga Mayor (Seasons): 2019
OEFA Baja California
OEFA College (20-25 y.o.): OEFA College Bowls (Baja California College Football) 2004-2015
OEFA Varsity (17-19 y.o.) (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [2] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]
CONADEIP Mexican Private Colleges
CONADEIP
CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Premier League)
CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Mexican College American Football) 2013-2014
CONADEIP (Seasons): 2019-20
CONADEIP Categoria Juvenil Finals
CONADEIP Categoria Juvenil (Mexican Junior College Football) Finals 2013-Present
CONADEIP Categoria Juvenil (Junior College)
CONADEIP Categoria Juvenil (Mexican Junior College Football) 2015-2016
[3] CONADEIP (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://conadeipfba.org.mx/images/logo.png [Accessed 15 December 2019]
Mexican College Bowls
AMFA; ONEFA; CONADEIP
Mexican College All-Star Bowls
Tazon Azteca Mexican College Football All-Star Bowl 1947-Present
Mexican v USA College Bowls
Tazon de las Estrellas CONADEIP (Mexican) v NCAA (USA) All-Star College Bowl 2013-Present
Tazon Azteca ONEFA (Mexico) v NCAA (USA) All-Star College Football Bowl 1947-2016
Mexican College Bowls
Tazon Azteca ONEFA v CONADEIP Mexican College All-Star Bowl 2018-Present
ONEFA (Mexican College Football) Campeones Nacional de Liga Mayor 1933-Present
CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Mexico Private College American Football) Finals 2013-2019
Picture Credit: [6] American Football International (2016) Aztec Bowl 2014 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aztec-Bowl-2014-logo.jpg [Accessed 9 February 2020]
Federation Mexicana de Football Americano
FMFA State Leagues
Mexican State Leagues:
Chihuahua:
Asociacion de Football Americano de Chihuahua 2019
Edomex (Estado de Mexico):
Football Americano del Estado de Mexico A.C. (FADEMAC) | Liga Mayor 2019
Distrito Federal / Puebla:
LEXFA Arena Indoor Mexican Football Master 11 2014-2017
LEXFA Master (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [36] Asociacion de Football Americano de Chihuahua | Facebook (2019) Profile Picture : February 23, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10429486_1623200734576695_5200421478626746544_n.png?_nc_cat=104&_nc_eui2=AeGifisl9rL1LpL376JZ6k9ZlSrmBBIu1YfC2eMnszs464wEWh5x7NfzTgXs70b25ZKHwiXescShxCACPJRuQcOR2cxx04cJ6eGVK2zYZFDFmg&_nc_ohc=OlJKrVsI310AQlCI-P7Qbt7tl_zw-ldMS0ZtPfO0MGmW9ZXGtkhC3YQSQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=fd623e8f54c3f39b7e3283d24a8b7c4c&oe=5E679AB5 [Accessed 3 January 2020]
Arena Indoor Football
About Arena Indoor Football
This version of American (or Gridiron) Football has become extremely popular in Mexico.
Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.
The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial diffulties in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.
There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)
Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.
The main difference between Arena Football & Indoor Football is the rebound nets either side of the goalposts in Arena Football, which is the only part of the original patent given to the Arena Football League in 1989, that a subsequent ruling in 1998 ruled was copyright, the rest being Football already in other leagues.
Note: For Women’s Indoor Football Leagues, including both Serious Leagues such as the Super 8 Football League in Baja California (Mexico) and Lingerie/Legends Football Leagues (where the Women wear sexy apparel) see Women’s American Football
Note 2: The American grading system for Pro Leagues is 1. Major League, 2. AAA League, 3. AA League, 4. A League, 5. Semi-Pro State Leagues.
Equivalent to 1. Premier League / Major League Soccer, 2. EFL/USL Championship, 3. EFL/USL League 1, 4. EFL/USL League 2, and 5. National League/NPSL in the English and American Soccer System.
Note 3: League in Bold sometimes considered Major Football Leagues.
AAA Arena Football Leagues
AFL;
Arena Football League (Major National Leagues):
Arena Football League Arena Bowls 1987-2019
Arena Football League 2016-2019
Arena Football League 2010-2015
Arena Football League 2001-2008
Arena Football League 1992-2000
Arena Football League 1987-1991
Arena Football League (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [3] Arena Football League (2019) Arena Football League Reveals New Logo [Internet] Available from: https://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/0000015a-a977-d135-adda-fb7fb65f0000/images/c3/b8/20eb27b6418aa78b71d4679d2988/1545950679236_1545950297199_viewliftarticle_16x9images_16x9Images.png [Accessed 17 September 2019]
AA Arena Indoor Football Leagues (West)
IFL; PIFL: NAL
Leagues taking in the West, and parts of the South & Midwest that are west of the Mississippi.
AA Western Indoor Football Leagues (Overviews):
Indoor Football League 2013-Present
Indoor Football League 2009-2012
Professional Indoor Football League 1998-2001
Indoor Football League (Seasons):2019 2020 2021
Picture Credit: [4] Indoor Football League (2019) image_handler [Internet] Available from: https://goifl.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2020/12/3/ifl_map_2022_30.png [Accessed 26 February 2021]
AA Arena Indoor Football Leagues (East)
National Arena League
AA Arena / Indoor Football Leagues (East)
Leagues taking in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest & South that are East of the Mississippi.
AA Eastern Indoor Football Leagues (Overviews):
National Arena League 2017-Present
Professional Indoor Football League 2012-2015
American Indoor Football 2012-2016
American Indoor Football Association 2007-2010
National Arena League (Seasons): 2019 2020
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AA Indoor Football Leagues (Mid-West)
CIF; CIFL: UIF; IFL
Leagues primarily located in the Midwest but also taking in parts of the Atlantic, West & Texas.
American Arena League 2018-Present
Champions Professional Indoor Football League 2013-2014
Continental Indoor Football League 2007-2012
United Indoor Football 2005-2008
American Arena League (Seasons):2021
Picture Credit: [9] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed 26 November 2019]
AA Indoor Football Leagues (South)
LSFL; XLIF; SIF; SIFL; IFL
Southern Indoor Football Leagues (Overviews):
Leagues primarily located in the South but also taking in parts of the Northeast & Midwest.
X-League Indoor Football 2014-2015
Lone Star Football League 2012-2014
Southern Indoor Football League 2009-2011
Intense Football League 2004-2008
Elite Indoor Football (Seasons): 2021
National Gridiron League (Seasons):2020
Picture Credit: [3] Supreme Indoor Football Twitter (2017) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/632384925950341121/fcRIgzt5_400x400.png [Accessed 19 February 2020]
A Arena Indoor Football Leagues
Texas; North West; California & South West; South East
California & South West
Super 8 Football League West Coast 2016-Present (*Also see NW Mexico-Southwest USA)
Pacific North West
American West Football Conference (Seasons):2019 2020
South East
United Arena League (Seasons): 2021
Texas & Prairie States
Mexican Arena Indoor Leagues
LEXFA
Liga Extrema se Football Arena (LEXFA)
LEXFA season Standings (All Arena Divisions): 2019
LEXFA Spring / Primavera (All Arena Division Standings): 2020
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico
Lega Extrema de Fútbol Arena México (LEXFA) Division I Otoño 2013-2019
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico (LEXFA) Autumn Division II 2013-2016
LEXFA Zona Golfo de Mexico (Seasons): Spring 2013
LEXFA Zone Occidente (Seasons): Spring 2013
Picture Credit: [1] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Lexfa-ORO-2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lexfa-ORO-2.png [Accessed 8 August 2020]
Baja-California
Baja California; California; Nevada; Texas
Baja California (Arena):
Super 8 Football League Baja 2012-Present
Baja Series (Seasons): 2019
West Coast (Arena):
Super 8 Football League West Coast 2016-Present
West Coast Series (Seasons): 2020
Baja-California-Nevada Tournaments (Arena / Outdoor):
Super 8 Football League Bowls & Tournaments 2010-Present
Super 8 Football League Tournaments (Seasons):
Winter Bowl 2014 , Copa Tijuana 2017 , Battle 4 San Diego 2019 , Eight Man Outdoor 2020 , Arena League 2020
Picture Credit: [5] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]
World Arena Football Leagues
CAFL;
Arena and Indoor Football Leagues located outside of the USA.
World Arena Leagues (Standings and Playoffs)
China Arena Football League 2016-2019
China Arena Football League (Results)
FIAF Italian Federation of American Football (Bowl Results)
Federazione Italiana American Football FIAF Winter League Snowbowl 1992-2002
Picture Credit: [10] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]
Fan Controlled Football (7v7)
FCF
Fan Controlled Football (Seasons): 2021
Picture Credit: [1] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, 19 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.1232640490095873/3913614228665139/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]
American 7s
The idea for American 7s came to Ryan DePaul late in 2002. His High School Football playing career was over and there was no possibility of playing College Football. He was playing pick-up, no pads or helmet football in parks and thought it needed codifying, so in 2005 he began to develop 7v7 No Pads, No Helmet, Tackle American Football.
In 2014 he was approached by lifelong friend and entrepreneur, Sener Korkusuz about launching the League to Major League level. Soon afterwards the American 7s Football League was born, starting its first season in March 2015. [Ref: 1]
The idea for American 7s came to Ryan DePaul late in 2002. His High School Football playing career was over and there was no possibility of playing College Football. He was playing pick-up, no pads or helmet football in parks and thought it needed codifying, so in 2005 he began to develop 7v7 No Pads, No Helmet, Tackle American Football.
In 2014 he was approached by lifelong friend and entrepreneur, Sener Korkusuz about launching the League to Major League level. Soon afterwards the American 7s Football League was born, starting its first season in March 2015. [Ref: 1]
American 7s
American 7s Football League
American 7s Football League (Overview):
American 7s Football League 2015-2019
American 7s Football League (Seasons): 2021 2020
Pixture Credit: [4] A7FL Facebook (2020) Photo, August 22, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/www.a7fl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A7FLBackInMotionFINAL.png?resize=294%2C300&ssl=1 [Accessed 12 September 2020]
References: [1] A7FL (2020) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.a7fl.com/about-a7fl/ [Accessed 23 May 2020]
Early Gridiron (1862-2019)
Gridiron is another name for American Football because in its early days the field was marked out in a grid pattern.
Early Pro American Football (1890-1919)
The first Pro american Football League was the Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit in the Pittsburgh and surrounding Coal-Mining areas. The Leagues were unofficial, and the players paid under the counter. The first Word series was held in 1901, actually a five-team tournament, and that lasted two seasons. In 1903 the Ohio League became the first League to Officially pay players and when that League saw players salaries spiral due to competition from other teams for their services, four Ohio League teams joined forces with teams from Pennsylvania and Upstate New York to form the American Professional Football Association in 1920, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League, the Major League we know today. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Preseason opens there with the latest induction of Hall of Fame players in honour of the Canton Bulldogs, prime players in the Ohio League and formation of the NFL.
Gridiron is another name for American Football because in its early days the field was marked out in a grid pattern.
Early Pro American Football (1890-1919)
The first Pro american Football League was the Western Pennsylvania Pro Football Circuit in the Pittsburgh and surrounding Coal-Mining areas. The Leagues were unofficial, and the players paid under the counter. The first Word series was held in 1901, actually a five-team tournament, and that lasted two seasons. In 1903 the Ohio League became the first League to Officially pay players and when that League saw players salaries spiral due to competition from other teams for their services, four Ohio League teams joined forces with teams from Pennsylvania and Upstate New York to form the American Professional Football Association in 1920, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League, the Major League we know today. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Preseason opens there with the latest induction of Hall of Fame players in honour of the Canton Bulldogs, prime players in the Ohio League and formation of the NFL.
Early Gridiron
World Series of Pro Football; Pennsylvania League; Ohio League
World Series of Pro Football
World Series of Pro Football 1902-1903
World Series of Football (Seasons): 1902 1903
Pennsylvania League
Western Penn Pro Football Circuit (Seasons): 1895 1896
National Football League (Seasons): 1902
Ohio League
Ohio League | Champions 1903-1919
Ohio League 1915-1919 (Irish Players)
Ohio League (Seasons): 1904 1905
Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Thousands of spectators watch from double decker stadium seats. By Everett Collection[Shutterstock]
Failed American Football Leagues
Throughout the 100-plus year history of Professional American Football rival leagues to the NFL have risen and fallen, and while most manage at least one season there are those which fail to even start – this is an index page to the brief history of those leagues.
Failed Major Leagues (1917-Present)
Failed Major Leagues
Most of these Leagues, however, have failed to even start their first season, have defrauded investors, or just suffered from a lack of mainstream publicity in the Internet Era with so much Football and other sports available to view online.
X-League Extreme Football League 2020 (L)
American Patriot League 2018-2020
Trinity Professional Spring Football League 2018
North American Football League 2016
International Football Federation 2000
Professional Spring Football League 1993
International League of American Football 1990
World Indoor Football League 1988
Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975
PIcture Credit: [1] X-League Extreme Football League (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://extfl.com/schedule/ [Accessed 24 January 2020]
Irish North American Football Teams
A number of American Football Teams in the United States of America were founded or run by Irish-Americans, with Irish-American, or Irish-born players prominent among their personnel.
Early Pro American Football teams (1892-1919)
Youngstown Patricians
Youngstown Patricians are notable for having wrested the World Championship in 1915 from the Washington Vigilants who had won 90 of their previous 94 matches since 1907, and had only been defeated three times in that period, all by College All-Star teams after they had finished training for the season (at the time College Football was still better than Pro Football). Youngstown were founded in the St. Patrick’s neighborhood of this Northeast Ohio City (near Cleveland) in 1914.
Youngstown Patricians (Ohio) Irish-American Football Team 1914-1920
Picture Credit: Picture Credit: 1920s football action. Hundreds of spectators watch from stadium seats. Everett Collection [Sutterstock]
American Football Timelines
These Timelines are a record of teams from the first to last that have played in each Major or AAA Professional American Football League, or Irish American Football League.
American Football League Timelines
XFL; USFL; WFL; CoFL; AFL; NFL
Major Football Leagues Timelines:
Major American Football Leagues Timeline 1909-2020 (Leagues)
Major League American Football Teams Timeline 1873-Present
Major & AAA Football Leagues Timelines:
Canadian Football League Timeline 1869-present
American Football Leagues Era Timeline 1920-1959
National Football League International Era Timeline 1950-Present
Continental Football Leagues Era Timeline 1960-1985
Arena Indoor Football Leagues Era Timeline 1985-2019
XFL and World Football League Timelines 1988-2019
National Football League Assorted Timelines:
National Football League Major League Teams Timeline 1920-present
National Football League Expansion 1920-present
National Football League Expansion in America – A Look at AAA Football League Teams 1974-2020
National Football League v XFL v World Football League
European American Football Leagues Timelines
European American Football World Wars Era Timeline 1918-1993
European American Football NFL Europe Era Timeline 1972-Present
Irish American Football Leagues Timelines
Irish American Football League Expansion 1984-present
Irish American Football League | Timeline 1986-2018
Irish American Football Youth Kitted Timeline
Picture Credit: [30] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]
Major League Sports Teams
Major League Sports Teams
Major League Sports Teams by City (American Sports) 2020
Major League Sports Teams by City (Canadian Sports) 2020
Major League Sports Teams by City (Women’s Sports) 2020
Major League Sports Teams by City (Mexican Sports) 2020
Picture Credit: [4] Major League Football (2020) MLFB Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/61a07cfa36556cbfcb8716f20e5dd225.png [Accessed 11 April 2020]
Major League Teams Predictions
Major American Football leagues
Major American Football League Teams Predictions
Major American Football Leagues Prediction 2040
World American Football Leagues Scenario 2033
World Football Leagues Prediction 2040
World Football League Proposal 2050
Indoor Football Leagues Prediction 2040
Fantasy League Prediction Timelines
Major League Gridiron Teams 1873-2022
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[1] World League of American Football (2018) download [Internet] Available from: 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World Football
International American Football
The first match that could be described as an International Gridiron or American Football match is the one between two AFL teams in Canada in 1926. Following this the NFL and AFL played a series of matches between the Leagues in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
In 1941 the first Canadian Football League v American Football League matches were held, and in 1950 the first match between a National Football League team and a Canadian Football League team.
Beginning in the 1970s, there were attempts at promoting American Football in Europe, through the Intercontinental Football League, and from there the World. In 1976 the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers played in Tokyo. In 1984 two United States Football League teams played in London, and in 1986 the first NFL American Bowl preseason game was held in London.
In 2007 the NFL decided to promote the NFL in London, Mexico City and Toronto with the International Series of Regular Season games, which have run until the present
Major American Football Leagues Internationals
American Football League (1926);
American Football League International
American Football League International 1926
National Football League v American Football Leagues 1927-1942
Whilst not strictly speaking International matches, the National Football League has also played matches against American Football League teams in the 1920s, 1930s, & 1940s.
National Football League v American Football League 1927-1928
California Winter League 1927-1928
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
National Football League v Army & College All-Stars 1942
Canadian Football League v Major American Football Leagues (1941-1969)
Canadian Football League v American Football League Matches 1941-1948
National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961
National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969
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Major American Football Leagues International 1972-Present
NFL International; USFL International; The Spring League v Japan;
The National Football League began playing matches abroad in 1950, with a series of matches in Canada and against Canadian opposition, which lasted until 1969. Then it played a match in Paris in 1972, as well as matches in the 1970s in Tokyo in partnership with the Intercontinental Football League. In the 1980s it started playing preseason matches in Europe (the American Bowl) and after the NFL Europe Development League experiment (1991-2007) it scheduled Regular Season NFL games in London, as well as preseason games in Japan, Mexico & Toronto.
In the meantime there has also been matches between NCAA and Minor League teams and teams from Leagues around the World.
National Football League International Games
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
United States Football League | Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
National Football League | American Bowl Pre-Season Games in Europe 1986-1997
National Football League American Bowl Preseason Games in Mexico 1994-2001
National Football League International | Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
AAA Leagues Internationals
The Spring League v Japan National Team 2020
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Minor American Football Leagues International
Intercontinental Football league;
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979
Intercontinental Football League European Championship (Seasons): 1978 1977 1976
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USA and Canadian Colleges Internationals
US College Division I Teams Abroad; US College Division III Teams Abroad; Global Football;
NCAA Division I Football Games Abroad:
NFL & NCAA Pre-Season Games in Ireland 1988-1997
NCAA Football | Regular Season Games in Ireland 2012-2016
NCAA Division 1A Freshmen Tours to Europe
NCAA D 1A Freshmen Tour of Britain (Results): 1998
NCAA Division 1AA Football Games Abroad
NCAA Division 1AA Yankee Conference College Football Games in Europe 1988-1989
NCAA D 1AA Tours to Europe (Box-Scores): Villanova Wildcats 28 Rhode Island Rams 25 Milano Kickoff Classic Italy 1989
US College Division III Football Games v World Opposition
Tazon Azteca (Aztec Bowl – Mexican v US American Football) 1947-Present
International American Football | Ireland v NCAA Division III Teams 2004-2005
International American Football | Irish Teams v NCAA Division III Teams 2007-2019
US College Division III Football Games Abroad
Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973
International American Football USSR 1989
Global Football NCAA v CONADEIP (Mexico) Tours to Africa (Seasons): 2011
Global Football NCAA D III Tours to Europe (Seasons): 2019
Canadian High School Tours of Europe
Team Canada HS Tour of Britain (Season Results): 1998
Picture Credit: [10] Global Football | Michael Preston (2015) When Global Football, the Irish & Midshipmen Rocked Dublin [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/681161-copy.jpg [Accessed 17 January 2020]
World American Football
There are two main types of World American Football Competitions: (1) World Football Leagues, which are professional, and usually run by established North American Football Leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) and Legends Football League (LFL) or former Players and Coaches of those Professional Leagues. And (2) American Football World Cups and International Friendlies between Amateur National teams.
World Football Leagues
WLAF; AFL Europe; NFL Europe; EFL India; China AFL: LFL Canada; LFL Australia; PGFL Mexico; European Super League.
World Pro American Football Leagues (Bowl Games):
World Pro American Football Leagues Bowl Games 1991-2019
World Pro American Football Leagues (Overviews):
World League of American Football 1991-1992
Hamburg Blue Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
American Football League of Europe 1993-1995
World League of American Football 1995-1997
National Football League Europe 1998-2007
United Football League 2009-2011
Elite Football league of India 2012
Legends Football League Global 2012-2014
Pretty Girls Football League (Mexico) 2014-2017
China Arena Football League 2016-2019
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
European League of Football 2021
World Pro American Football League Seasons:
Hamburg Blue Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
European League of American Football 1993
American Football League of Europe 1995
LFL Global (Seasons): Canada 2012-13 Australia 2013-14
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
China Arena Football League 2019
Alliance of American Football 2019
Picture Credit: [97] World League of American Football (2020) 96claymoresawayjersey50rs.jpg.w300h350 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/96claymoresawayjersey50rs.jpg.w300h350.jpg [Accessed 17 September 2020]
World American Football
American Football World Cups
American Football International Rankings
World Top 225 American Football Teams (Outside USA & Canada) 2019
American Football World Cup (Editions): 1999 2003 2007 201
IFAF Junior World Championships
International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship Finals 2009-Present
American Football Europe Federation European Championships (Editions): 1983
Internationals Non-USA and Canada
Ireland:
For more on Irish International American Football see: International American Football (Ireland)
United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates | International American Football Matches 2012-2018
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European American Football
The history off European American Football dates back at least to the First World War and the tours by American Servicemen. From 1972 onwards there have been attempts by the National Football League (NFL) and other Professional American Football Leagues to establish Professional American Football in Europe. while none of these attempts have so far been successful it has led to numerous leagues all over Europe played by Europeans.
There have been European Championships (for National Teams) since 1983 and likewise the Eurobowl (for Club Champions) since 1984. Regional Champions Leagues such as the Atlantic Cup which Irish teams entered have also been competed for since the 1980s. The first National Leagues were in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1980) and there are now either teams or leagues everywhere even including such small countries as Luxembourg and Iceland, except Greece and a few small countries.
European Internationals
The First European Championships for European National teams took place in 1983, there have also been tours by European teams to USA and American and Canadian teams to Europe.
European Championships
AFEF 1983; EFL 1987-1989; EFAF A-Group 2005-2010; EFAF B-Group 2004-2009; EFAF C-Group 2003-2007;
The first American Football European Championships were held in 1983, at Vince Lombardi Stadium, Castelgiorgio, Italy. Italy beat Finland 18-6 in the Final.
European Championships
EFAF EC A-Group (Editions): 2010 2005
EFL EC (Editions): 1993 1989 1987
AFEF EC (Editions): 1983
European Championships B-C Groups & Qualification
EFAF EC B-Group (Editions): 2009 2004
EFAF EC C-Group (Editions): 2007 2003
EFL EC-Qualification (Editions): 1989
European Junior Championships
EFAF EJC (Editions): 1998
EFAF EJC-Qualification (Editions): 1998
European Rankings
AFI European Nations Top 22 (end-of-year Rankings): 2019
EFAF AMPRO European Top 20 (end-of-season Rankings): 1995
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]
International Friendlies
European International Friendlies
International Friendlies
Slovakia International American Football Matches 2010-Present
International American Football USSR 1989
Minsk Bison Tours of USA 1993-1994
Picture Credit: [3] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia | Billboard Advertising First College Game in Russia 1989 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/History/pics/billboard-1989-400×600.jpg%5BAccessed 24 December 2017]
European Football Leagues (AAA)
After the US Air Force & Army Leagues, the National Football League set about promoting the NFL in Europe. In 1970 the film M*A*S*H saw the first mainstream exposure of American Football in Europe with its climactic Football game at the end. Immediately following this there were expressions of interest from Europeans about setting up a League, and what followed was the Intercontinental Football League, which was to feature 6 teams, including the Rome Gladiators, owned by Bruno Beneck, the director of the most popular TV Sports Show in Italy, who had successfully introduced Baseball 20 years earlier. The League never got off the ground due to the oil crisis and the spectre of Terrorism, but the IFL continued to promote the game, playing a game in 1972 in Paris featuring NFL players, as well as bringing College teams and Semi-Pro Teams from 1976-1978 to play a best-of-5 European Championship.
TV stations started showing American Football in the late-1970s and early 1980s and the first Leagues sprang up, including the Rome Gladiators in Bruno Beneck’s Italy. By 1986 the National Football League had begun to play Pre-Season games in London, Barcelona, Berlin and Dublin. The European audiences soon wanted more so the World League of American Football, featuring 3 European teams, 6 American and one Canadian, was started in 1991. It lasted two seasons before being shelved by the NFL due to the lack of interest from American fans in a Development League. The American Football League of Europe, which ran from 1994-1995 filled in the gap in Pro Football, with its mix of start-up teams and teams from the European National Leagues bolstered by American imports.
The World League returned in 1995 as a 6-team Europe-only League and was renamed the NFL Europe League in 1998. After initial success, attendances dwindled – the fans wanted an NFL franchise – so in 2007 the NFL folded the League and focused on promoting the NFL in Europe through the NFL International Series – starting with one NFL Regular Season game a year played in London, growing to 4-per-year by 2020, with the stated intention of putting a team in London permanently by 2022.
US Pro Leagues in Europe
NFL; USFL
US Pro Leagues in Europe (Major League):
National Football League International | Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
National Football League | American Bowl Pre-Season Games in Europe 1986-1997
United States Football League | Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
Picture Credit: [4] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]
European Football Leagues
European Football Leagues
European & International Pro & Semi-Pro Weekly Football Leagues (Level 0):
European League of Football 2021
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
Central European Football League 2006-2016
National Football League Europe 1998-2007
World League of American Football 1995-1997
American Football League of Europe 1993-1995
Hamburg Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
World League of American Football 1991-1992
International League of American Football 1990
Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975
American Football League of Europe (Seasons): 1995
European League of American Football (Seasons): 1993
Intercontinental Football League European Championship (Seasons): 1978 1977 1976
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2020) ELF-2020-League-kickoff [Internet] Available from: https://i2.wp.com/www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/ELF-2020-League-kickoff.jpg?resize=620%2C400&ssl=1 [Accessed 5 November 2020]
Eurobowl and EFL (AAA Level 1 & AA Level 2)
Eurobowl; EFL
The first Eurobowl for European National Champions was played in 1986, governed by the European Football League. The organisation fell apart in 1992, following the expulsion of the United Kingdom, and was replaced by the European Federation of American Football which ran the Eurobowl until 2015 when the German Football League International took over running the sport for one year, being replaced in turn by the Europe Division of the International Federation of American Football, the World Governing Body.
Eurobowl Finals:
European Federation of American Football Europe Eurobowl 1986-Present
Eurobowl (Level 1):
International Federation of American Football Europe Big 6 Eurobowl 2015-present
EFL Eurobowl (Season Results): 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1986
European Football League (Level 2):
IFAF Europe EFL (Level 2):2016 2015
Picture Credit: [6] Wikipedia (2020) EuroBowl 86 Logo {Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/2c/EuroBowl86.svg/1200px-EuroBowl86.svg.png [Accessed 5 April 2020]
Regional European Leagues (A Level 3)
Below the European Football League and Eurobowl Levels are Regional Football Leagues, namely West European, North European, East European and Central European Bowls.
Western Europe (A Level 3)
Four Nations Bowl; Charleroi Trophy; Atlantic Cup;
There has been Regional Tournaments in Western Europe since the Four Nations Bowl (England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales) in the 1990s and then the Charleroi Trophy (Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland) in the early 2000s. This was replaced by the Atlantic Cup in 2009, which ran until 2017 when the Belgian & Dutch Champions made the step up to European Football League Level.
Western European Club Championships (Level 3) (Overviews):
European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017
European Federation of American Football Charleroi Trophy Finals 2002-2004
Atlantic Cup (Seasons):
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Charleroi Trophy: (Seasons) 2004 2003 2002
Dutch International Tournament (Seasons): 1997
Four Nations Bowl (Seasons): 1992
Western European Friendlies (Seasons): 1986
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Northern Europe (A Level 3)
EFL Scandinavian Cup; NEFL;
The Scandinavian Cup, played in the 1990s between the winners of the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish & Finnish Leagues, is the oldest of the Northern European Regional Tournaments. It has since been replaced by the Northern European Football League, featuring the British Champions too.
Nothern European Friendlies (Level 3): 1986
EFL Scandinavian Cup (Level 3): 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 1995
IFAFE Northern European Football League (Level 3): 2017 2018
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Central Europe (A levels 3 & 4)
EFAF Challenge Cup; CEFL
Central European Competitions have included the Challenge Cup (EFAF Era) and more recently the Central European Football League. These competitons have pitted the Champions of – at times – Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey – against each other in two levels as it currently stands.
Central European Football League Bowl (A level 3): 2018
Central European Football League Cup (A- level 4) 2018
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National Leagues
The earliest National Leagues in Europe were the ones in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1979) and have since grown to include just about every Country in Europe.
EFAF National Bowl Games (Seasons): 1994 1995
British National Leagues
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Britain (BAFA)
Britain: Level 1:
British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present
British American Football Merit League (Seasons): 1984
British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership (Seasons): 2019
Britain Level 2:
British American Football Non-Merit Table (Seasons): 1984
Britain Level 3:
BAFA National Leagues Southern Football Conference (Seasons): 2019
Britain: Level 5:
British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988
Britain: British Colleges & Universities Football:
British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990
British Collegiate American Football League 1990-1994
Britain: Women’s
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
British: Youth Kitted
BYAFA YKL (Results): 1996 1993 1992 1991
BYAFA Youth Kitted Friendlies (Results): 1992
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]
English National Leagues
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England
National Passball League
National Passball League (Britannia) 1988-1993
National Passball League (Seasons): 1988 1991 1992 1993
English Regional Leagues
North England: Yorkshire Rose Winter League (Seasons): 1993
North England Friendlies (Seasons): 1994
Midlands: West Bromwich Sevens Tournament (Seasons): 1993
Home Counties: Home Counties Friendlies (Seasons): 1993
South England: Christine Crawley Charity Cup (Seasons): 1993
West Country: Oxford Passball Tournament (Seasons): 1993
English Senior Flag Football
English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005
British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002
English Junior Flag Football
National Flag Football Association Youth League (Seasons): 1998
Junior Gridiron League Youth League (14-18 y.o.) (Seasons): 1997 1995 1994
Youth Flag Football (South East England) (Seasons): 1993
Junior Gridiron League Junior League (9-15 yo) (Seasons): 1995
English Youth Two Touch Football
Junior American Football League (Britain) 1988
Junior Gridiron League Youth Two Touch League (South England) (Seasons): 1993
Junior Gridiron League Junior Two Touch League (South Britain) (Seasons): 1993
Northern Junior Gridiron League Two Touch (North England) (Seasons): 1993 1994
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]
Celtic National Leagues
Scotland (SGA); Wales (NWWCAFL); Brittany (Conf’Ouest); Galicia
Ireland (AFI):
As this is an Irish Sports Archive there is much more on American Football Ireland covered, so Ireland has its own page at: American Football Ireland
Scotland (SGA)
Scottish American Football Leagues
Caledonian Thistle American Football League 1987-1988
Scottish Gridiron Association Bowl Finals 1995-1998
Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1986-1990
Capital Bowl (Seasons): 1990 1989
Scottish Flag Football Leagues
Scottish Flag Football Friendlies 1993-94
Scottish Flag Football Association Senior 2003-2007
Wales
North West & Welsh Counties American Football League 1987
Wales Friendlies (Seasons): 1993
Brittany (Conf’Ouest)
Conference Ouest (Brittany American Football) 1997-2005
Galicia (AGFA)
Liga Gallega de Futbol Americano (Galicia) 2012-2016
Picture Credit: [11] Conference Ouest | Wayback Machine (2001) Conference Ouest Map [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303153123im_/http://confouest.free.fr/images/ouest.gif [Accessed 18 April 2020]
Scandinavian National Leagues
Finland (SAJL); Denmark (DAFF); Norway (NAFF); Iceland.
Sweden (SAFF)
Sweriges Amerikanska FotbollForbund (SAFF)
SAFF Superserien (Standings):
Sveriges Amerikanska FotbollForbund Superserien (SAFF Sweden Superseries) 1997-1999
Finland (SAJL):
Finnish American Football Federation Bowls(Overviews):
Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present
Finnish American Football Association Men’s League (Seasons): 2020 2018 1980
Denmark (DAFF):
Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund (Denmark) Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present
Norway (NAFF)
Norwegian American Football Federation 1st Division 1991-2000
Iceland
Icelandic American Football (Reykjavik Einherjar) 2016-2019
Reykjavik Einherjar (Seasons): 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
Picture Credit: [1] SAJL (2018) SAJL Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/2800183/SAJL_rgb_glow%20%20laatikko.jpeg [Accessed 19 August 2018]
North European National Leagues
Germany (AfvD); Austria (FA; AFBOe); Switzerland (SAFV); Benelux (Big Five); Netherlands (AFBN): Belgium (BAFL): Flanders (FAFL)
Germany (AfvD)
AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present
German Football League (Seasons): 1993
Austria (FA, AFBOe)
Football Austrian (AFBOe) Austrian Bowl 1984-Present
Switzerland (SAFV):
SAFV Swiss American Football Federation Nationalliga A 1986-1990
Benelux (Big Five)
Benelux Big Five Division (seasons): 1999
Belgium (BAFL):
Belgian American Football League | Elite Division 2017
Flanders (FAFL)
Flemish American Football League | Division II 2016
Netherlands (AFBN)
AFBN Eredivie (Seasons): 2018
Queens Football League Queens Bowl (Finals):
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
Picture Credit: Manuel Findeis / Shutterstock.com (2018) MUNICH, BAVARIA, GERMANY – MARCH 11, 2018: close up on running kids in American football clothes representing the Munich Rangers at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Southern European National Leagues
Italy (FIAF); France (FFFA); Spain (FEFA); Portugal (FPFA); Catalonia (CLAF)
Italy (FIFA)
FIAF Federazione Italiana American Football Golden League 1998-2000
Federazione Italiana American Football FIAF Winter League Snowbowl 1992-2002
Lega Italiana Football Americano 1980-1981
Federazione Italiana Football Americano 1977
France (FFFA)
France: (FFFA):
FFFA French American Football Federation Division 1 2000-2010
Spain (FEFA)
Federacion Espanola de Futbol Americano LNFA Serie A Finals 1995-Present
Federation Espana de Football Americano LNFA Series (Spain) A 2017-2018
Portugal (FPFA):
Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2020
Campeonato Nacional (Seasons): 2019
Catalonia (CLAF)
Catalan League of American Football (Seasons): 1995
Picture Credit: [1] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1998) scudo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19980526012131im_/http://www.fiaf.net/scudo.gif [Accessed 3 August 2018]
Central & East European National Leagues
Poland (PLAF); Slovakia (SAAF)
Russia (FAFR)
FAFR Federation of American Football of Russia League of American Football 2016-2018
Ukraine (ULAF)
ULAF (Results): 1999
Poland (PLAF):
Polish League of American Football 2006-2010
Czech Republic (CAAF)
CAAF Ceska Asociace Americkaho Fotbalu (Czech Republic) 1994-1999
Slovakia (SAAF)
Slovak Football League Champions 2010-2017
Slovak Football League (Seasons): 2017
Alpe Adria (AAFL)
AAFL Alpe Adria Football League
Alpe Adria Football League 2013-2015
Slovenia (ZANS)
ZANS Zveza za Ameriski Nogomet Slovenije
ZANS Zveza va Ameriski Nogomet Slovenije (Slovenia American Football League) 1. Liga 2010-2013
Serbia (SAFS)
SAFSrbija
SAFSrbija (Serbian American Football League) 2004-2006
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Japan American Football
American Football was first introduced to Japan in the 1930s, although it was not until after WWII, that it was played competitvely, with the Rice Bowl, Japan’s version of the Super Bowl, being played between the Universities since 1947, and since 1984 between the University Champions and the Social Champions (Business League – currently X-League).
There is also a third League in Japan, which is the Private Club League, opening up American Football to non-students and non-Corporate Workers. The JPFF (Japan Private Football Association) organises the Ocean Bowl between the JPFF East and JPFF West Champions.
Japan Bowls
Friendship Bowl; Rice Bowl
International Bowls
The Spring League v Japan National Team 2020
Tomodachi Bowl Japan v USA Friendship Bowl 2016-2019
Japan Rice Bowl (Universities v Social Champions):
Japan American Football Association Rice Bowl (Social v Student Era) 1984-2020
Picture Credit: [ Picture Credit: D. Young / Shutterstock (2010) DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – APRIL 24: The 1st German Japan Bowl. The action that lead to Japans last touch-down gathers momentum. On April 24, 2010 in Dusseldorf, Germany [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Social Championships
X-League
Japan X-League (Social League)
Japan American Football Association | X-League 2017-2019
Japan X-League X1 Super (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [Japan 2] X-League (2020) X-Logo [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/xlogo.png [Accessed 7 January 2020]
University Championships
Koshien Bowl
Japan Universities National Championship
Japan Collegiate American Football Koshien Bowl (East v West) 2016-Present
Japan College Football (Seasons): 2019
JCAFA Koshien Bowl Division Standings & Playoffs (Seasons): 2020 2019
Japan Universities Regional Championships
East Japan Collegiate Football Deciding Match (Kantoh v North Japan) 2016-Present
North Japan University Football Pine Bowl (Tohoku v Hokkaido) 2012-Present
Japan Collegiate American Football Association Heiwadai Bowl (Chushikoku v Kyushu) 1983-2015
Japan Collegiate American Football Tokyo Bowl (Kantoh v Kansai) 2016-Present
Hokkaido Student American Football Association (HAFA – North Japan)
Hokkaido American Football Association Potato Bowl 2013-2018 (Charity Bowl)
Seasons: 2019
Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (TCAA – North Japan)
Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association TCAA (Japan) Champions 1976-Present
Kantoh Collegiate Football Association (KCFA – East Japan)
Top 8 Seasons: 2020
Picture Credit: [8] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) potato2018 [Internet] Available from: http://hokkaido-afa.com/potato/potato2018.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Japan Private Football Association (JPFF)
JPFF
Japan Private Football Association (JPFF )
Japan Private Football Association JPFF All Japan Championship Ocean Bowl 2011-Present
Regional Adult American Football Championships
Kizuna Bowl (North Japan – Hokkaido v Tohoku) American Football Championship 2011-Present
Hokkaido Adult American Football Association (HAFA)
Hokkaido Adult American Football Association All-Star Lilac Bowl 2013-2018
HAFF North Laundry League (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [Japan 3] Japan Private Football Association East (2020) JPFF Logo [Internet] Available from: https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=79×10000:format=jpg/path/sce5a977e2e10f41a/image/i123385dd37d4d78c/version/1473861071/image.jpg [Accessed 10 May 2020]
Asian American Football
American Football was first introduced to Japan in the 1930s, although it was not until 1947 that it was played regularly, with the Rice Bowl, Japan’s Super Bowl played since 1947. Japan is so big on American Football it has its own page on Eirball at: Japan American Football. Korea, likewise has been playing American Football since the National University Championship was started in 1958. West Asia started playing American Football in the 2000s and China, India, Central Asia and South East Asia in the 2010s.
Korea (KAFA)
KAFA
American Football has been played in Korea since the 1950s. The Kimchi Bowl is their version of the Super Bowl and has been played since 1995 between the winners of the University Championship (Tiger Bowl) and Social Championship (Corporations) (Gwanggaeto Bowl).
The National University Championship has been played since 1958 and since 1995 is known as the Tiger Bowl.
The Gwanggaeto Bowl is the Championship Game of the Social Championship (Corporations).
Kimchi Bowl (Social Champions v University Champions):
Korea American Football Association | Kimchi Bowl 1995-2017
Tiger Bowl (National University Championship):
Korea American Football Association Tiger Bowl (University Championship) 2007-Present
Korea American Football Club Association (Arena Football)
A-League (Seasons): 2019
B-League (seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [1] Korea American Football Association (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.kafa.org/kafa_new/images/logo.gif [Accessed 5 July 2020]
East & South East Asia American Football
China (AFLC)
American Football Leagues started in countries like China, India, Philippines and Malaysia in the 2010s. For Japan, where the Rice Bowl, their equivalent of the Super Bowl which started in 1947 see: Japan American Football and for Korea, where their National University Championship started in 1958
China (AFLC)
China Arena Football League 2016-2019
China Arena Football League (seasons): 2019
Philippines (PAFL)
Philippines American Football League 2018-2019
Philippines American Football League (Seasons): 2019
Malaysia (MAFA)
Malaysia American Football Association Flag Football Rose Bowl (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [10] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]
West Asia American Football
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American Football started in countries like Israel, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan in the early 2000s.
Israel (AFI):
American Football in Israel | Israeli Football League 2012-2018
Turkey (TAFK):
Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurlu Turkey Tournament (Seasons): 2001
United Arab Emirates:
Emirates American Football League Desert Bowl 2013-Present
United Arab Emirates | International American Football Matches 2012-2018
Picture Credit: [9] Emirates American Football League (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: https://eafl.ae/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/logo.png [Accessed 5 July 2020]
South & Central Asia American Football
EFLI; EFLI SL;
Indian Sub-Continent Pro Leagues (EFLI)
Elite Football league of India 2012
India (EFLI)
All India University American Football Championship (Seasons): 2015 2016
Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship (Seasons): 2015
Sri Lanka (EFLI SL)
Elite Football League of India Sri Lanka – University Flag Football League 2015
Picture Credit: [1] Wikipedia (2018) Elite Football League of India Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Elite_Football_League_of_India_Logo.png [Accessed 2 August 2018]
Oceania American Football
Since the 1980s American Football Leagues have been organised in Australia & New Zealand, with State Leagues in each of Australia’s six states as well as the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and Leagues in three of New Zealand’s Provinces.
In addition Australian States play for the Outback Bowl, and the Champions of each State and Territory play in the Southern Cross Tournament for the right to call themselves Australian Club Champions. New Zealand’s Provinces also play for the National Provincial Championship.
Gridiron Australia
Gridiron Australia; ACTGL: Gridiron NSW; Gridiron Queensland; Gridiron South Australia; Gridiron Tasmania; Gridiron Victoria; Gridiron West
Australian State Championships:
Australian Inter-State Millennium Tournament (Seasons): 2000
Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League
Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League 2000-2009
Gridiron New South Wales
Gridiron New South Wales Mens Competition 2018-2019
Gridiron New South Wales Mens Competition (Seasons): 1989
Gridiron New South Wales Mens AA Competition (2nd Division) (Seasons): 1989
Gridiron Queensland
Gridiron Queensland Mens Competition (Seasons): 1988-89 2018-19
Gridiron South Australia
Gridiron South Australia Seniors 1986-1989
Gridiron Tasmania
Tasmanian Gridiron League 1999-2002
Gridiron Victoria
Victorian Gridiron Football League 1988-1989
Victorian Gridiron Football League 1999-2001
Gridiron West (Western Australia)
Gridiron West Open Mens Competition (Western Australia) 2015-2020
Picture Credit: [Australia 1] Gridiron Australia Twitter (2020) Profile Picture, svQ6AuTx_400x400 [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1038406427881041920/svQ6AuTx_400x400.jpg [Accessed 4 July 2020]
Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ; American Football Auckland; American Football Canterbury;
Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ National Provincial Championship (Seasons): 2000
American Football Auckland
Auckland Premier Gridiron League (Seasons): 1999-2000
American Football Canterbury
American Football Canterbury (Seasons): 2018
American Football Wellington
American Football Wellington (Seasons): 2019
[New Zealand 1] Gridiron NZ Wayback Machine (2001) head_left [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010118001900im_/http://gridiron.co.nz/images/head_left.gif [Accessed 4 July 2020]
Latin American Gridiron Football
This is a record of Latin American Gridiron (American Football) Leagues. American Football is known as Football Americano, or just simply Football, in Latin America, as opposed to Futbol, which is the Spanish name for Soccer.
The sport was first played in Mexico in the late 19th Century, and leagues first started appearing in Mexico in the 1940s. In the 2000s the first Kitted American Football Leagues started in Argentina and Brazil, and are now played everywhere in Latin America.
Note: As Mexico is so big on American Football it has its own section: For more on Mexican American Football Leagues (Including Professional, College and State Leagues) see: Mexican American Football Leagues
Central American Gridiron
Guatemala (LAGFA):
Guatemala
Liga Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano (Overviews):
Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano 2015-2017
Picture Credit: [7] Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano | Facebook (2017) Profile Picture November 2, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23130487_1726349000769231_6373331777654393312_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=1st7Rs2hqecAQnQbCozPxwe12PwwAm3KeJeg1hz2T5pO0oGEGbp4FW0Zw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=87fa4b28c9270704eba512d14541d09f&oe=5E6AE3A5 [Accessed 12 December 2019]
Brazilian American Football
Campeonato Estadiaus (State Championships)
Campeonato Estadiaus (State Championships)
Amazonas Campeonato Amazonense (Seasons): 2019
Candango (Goias-Brasilia) Campeonato Candango (Seasons): 2019
Santa Catarina Campeonato Catarinense (Seasons): 2020
Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2019
Gaucho (Rio Grande do Sul) Campeonato Gaucho de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2020
Mato-Grosseto Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Football Americano (Seasons): 2018
Paulista (Sao Paulo) Sao Paulo Football League Diamond Series (Seasons): 2019
Mineiro (Minas Gerais) Minas Gerais Football League (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [1] Futebol Americano Brasil (2017) FABR_newlogo-cabecalho [Internet] Available from: https://futebolamericanobrasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FABR_newlogo-cabecalho.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2020]
South American Gridiron
Argentina
Argentina
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor (Overviews):
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor 2012-2019
Picture Credit: [8] Football Americano Argentina (2019) faa [Internet] Available from: http://faarg.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/faa.png [Accessed 12 March 2019]
African American Football
The Egyptian American Football league is currently the only fully kitted contact American Football League in Africa, although there are Flag Football Leagues (Tag) in Egypt, Morocco and Ivory Coast.
International American Football
The first match that could be described as an International Gridiron or American Football match is the one between two AFL teams in Canada in 1926. Following this the NFL and AFL played a series of matches between the Leagues in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
In 1941 the first Canadian Football League v American Football League matches were held, and in 1950 the first match between a National Football League team and a Canadian Football League team.
Beginning in the 1970s, there were attempts at promoting American Football in Europe, through the Intercontinental Football League, and from there the World. In 1976 the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers played in Tokyo. In 1984 two United States Football League teams played in London, and in 1986 the first NFL American Bowl preseason game was held in London.
In 2007 the NFL decided to promote the NFL in London, Mexico City and Toronto with the International Series of Regular Season games, which have run until the present
Major American Football Leagues Internationals
American Football League (1926);
American Football League International
American Football League International 1926
National Football League v American Football Leagues 1927-1942
Whilst not strictly speaking International matches, the National Football League has also played matches against American Football League teams in the 1920s, 1930s, & 1940s.
National Football League v American Football League 1927-1928
California Winter League 1927-1928
Memphis Tigers | AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933
National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936
Pacific Coast Football Leagues (Seasons): 1927 1928
National Football League v Army & College All-Stars 1942
Canadian Football League v Major American Football Leagues (1941-1969)
Canadian Football League v American Football League Matches 1941-1948
National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961
National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969
Picture Credit: [International 1] Ninety-Nine Yards, Chris Lawton (2020) An International Fixture: When the CFL played teams from other leagues [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/ninetynineyards.com/wp-content/upl
Major American Football Leagues International 1972-Present
NFL International; USFL International; The Spring League v Japan;
The National Football League began playing matches abroad in 1950, with a series of matches in Canada and against Canadian opposition, which lasted until 1969. Then it played a match in Paris in 1972, as well as matches in the 1970s in Tokyo in partnership with the Intercontinental Football League. In the 1980s it started playing preseason matches in Europe (the American Bowl) and after the NFL Europe Development League experiment (1991-2007) it scheduled Regular Season NFL games in London, as well as preseason games in Japan, Mexico & Toronto.
In the meantime there has also been matches between NCAA and Minor League teams and teams from Leagues around the World.
National Football League International Games
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
United States Football League | Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
National Football League | American Bowl Pre-Season Games in Europe 1986-1997
National Football League American Bowl Preseason Games in Mexico 1994-2001
National Football League International | Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
AAA Leagues Internationals
The Spring League v Japan National Team 2020
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Minor American Football Leagues International
Intercontinental Football league;
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979
Intercontinental Football League European Championship (Seasons): 1978 1977 1976
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USA and Canadian Colleges Internationals
US College Division I Teams Abroad; US College Division III Teams Abroad; Global Football;
US College Division I Teams Games Abroad:
NFL & NCAA Pre-Season Games in Ireland 1988-1997
NCAA Football | Regular Season Games in Ireland 2012-2016
US College Division III Football Games v World Opposition
Tazon Azteca (Aztec Bowl – Mexican v US American Football) 1947-Present
International American Football | Ireland v NCAA Division III Teams 2004-2005
International American Football | Irish Teams v NCAA Division III Teams 2007-2019
US College Division III Football Games Abroad
Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973
International American Football USSR 1989
Global Football NCAA v CONADEIP (Mexico) Tours to Africa (Seasons): 2011
Global Football NCAA Division III Tours to Europe (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [10] Global Football | Michael Preston (2015) When Global Football, the Irish & Midshipmen Rocked Dublin [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/681161-copy.jpg [Accessed 17 January 2020]
World American Football
There are two main types of World American Football Competitions: (1) World Football Leagues, which are professional, and usually run by established North American Football Leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) and Legends Football League (LFL) or former Players and Coaches of those Professional Leagues. And (2) American Football World Cups and International Friendlies between Amateur National teams.
World Football Leagues
WLAF; AFL Europe; NFL Europe; EFL India; China AFL: LFL Canada; LFL Australia; PGFL Mexico; European Super League.
World Pro American Football Leagues (Bowl Games):
World Pro American Football Leagues Bowl Games 1991-2019
World Pro American Football Leagues (Overviews):
World League of American Football 1991-1992
Hamburg Blue Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
American Football League of Europe 1993-1995
World League of American Football 1995-1997
National Football League Europe 1998-2007
United Football League 2009-2011
Elite Football league of India 2012
Legends Football League Global 2012-2014
Pretty Girls Football League (Mexico) 2014-2017
China Arena Football League 2016-2019
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
European League of Football 2021
World Pro American Football League Seasons:
Hamburg Blue Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
European League of American Football 1993
American Football League of Europe 1995
LFL Global (Seasons): Canada 2012-13 Australia 2013-14
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
China Arena Football League 2019
Alliance of American Football 2019
Picture Credit: [97] World League of American Football (2020) 96claymoresawayjersey50rs.jpg.w300h350 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/96claymoresawayjersey50rs.jpg.w300h350.jpg [Accessed 17 September 2020]
World American Football
American Football World Cups
American Football International Rankings
World Top 225 American Football Teams (Outside USA & Canada) 2019
American Football World Cup (Editions): 1999 2003 2007 201
IFAF Junior World Championships
International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship Finals 2009-Present
American Football Europe Federation European Championships (Editions): 1983
Internationals Non-USA and Canada
Ireland:
For more on Irish International American Football see: International American Football (Ireland)
United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates | International American Football Matches 2012-2018
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European American Football
The history off European American Football dates back at least to the First World War and the tours by American Servicemen. From 1972 onwards there have been attempts by the National Football League (NFL) and other Professional American Football Leagues to establish Professional American Football in Europe. while none of these attempts have so far been successful it has led to numerous leagues all over Europe played by Europeans.
There have been European Championships (for National Teams) since 1983 and likewise the Eurobowl (for Club Champions) since 1984. Regional Champions Leagues such as the Atlantic Cup which Irish teams entered have also been competed for since the 1980s. The first National Leagues were in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1980) and there are now either teams or leagues everywhere even including such small countries as Luxembourg and Iceland, except Greece and a few small countries.
European Internationals
The First European Championships for European National teams took place in 1983, there have also been tours by European teams to USA and American and Canadian teams to Europe.
European Championships
AFEF 1983; EFL 1987-1989; EFAF A-Group 2005-2010; EFAF B-Group 2004-2009; EFAF C-Group 2003-2007;
The first American Football European Championships were held in 1983, at Vince Lombardi Stadium, Castelgiorgio, Italy. Italy beat Finland 18-6 in the Final.
European Championships
EFAF EC A-Group (Editions): 2010 2005
EFL EC (Editions): 1993 1989 1987
AFEF EC (Editions): 1983
European Championships B-C Groups & Qualification
EFAF EC B-Group (Editions): 2009 2004
EFAF EC C-Group (Editions): 2007 2003
EFL EC-Qualification (Editions): 1989
European Rankings
AFI European Nations Top 22 (end-of-year Rankings): 2019
EFAF AMPRO European Top 20 (end-of-season Rankings): 1995
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]
International Friendlies
European International Friendlies
International Friendlies
Slovakia International American Football Matches 2010-Present
International American Football USSR 1989
Minsk Bison Tours of USA 1993-1994
Picture Credit: [3] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia | Billboard Advertising First College Game in Russia 1989 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/History/pics/billboard-1989-400×600.jpg%5BAccessed 24 December 2017]
European Football Leagues (AAA)
After the US Air Force & Army Leagues, the National Football League set about promoting the NFL in Europe. In 1970 the film M*A*S*H saw the first mainstream exposure of American Football in Europe with its climactic Football game at the end. Immediately following this there were expressions of interest from Europeans about setting up a League, and what followed was the Intercontinental Football League, which was to feature 6 teams, including the Rome Gladiators, owned by Bruno Beneck, the director of the most popular TV Sports Show in Italy, who had successfully introduced Baseball 20 years earlier. The League never got off the ground due to the oil crisis and the spectre of Terrorism, but the IFL continued to promote the game, playing a game in 1972 in Paris featuring NFL players, as well as bringing College teams and Semi-Pro Teams from 1976-1978 to play a best-of-5 European Championship.
TV stations started showing American Football in the late-1970s and early 1980s and the first Leagues sprang up, including the Rome Gladiators in Bruno Beneck’s Italy. By 1986 the National Football League had begun to play Pre-Season games in London, Barcelona, Berlin and Dublin. The European audiences soon wanted more so the World League of American Football, featuring 3 European teams, 6 American and one Canadian, was started in 1991. It lasted two seasons before being shelved by the NFL due to the lack of interest from American fans in a Development League. The American Football League of Europe, which ran from 1994-1995 filled in the gap in Pro Football, with its mix of start-up teams and teams from the European National Leagues bolstered by American imports.
The World League returned in 1995 as a 6-team Europe-only League and was renamed the NFL Europe League in 1998. After initial success, attendances dwindled – the fans wanted an NFL franchise – so in 2007 the NFL folded the League and focused on promoting the NFL in Europe through the NFL International Series – starting with one NFL Regular Season game a year played in London, growing to 4-per-year by 2020, with the stated intention of putting a team in London permanently by 2022.
US Pro Leagues in Europe
NFL; USFL
US Pro Leagues in Europe (Major League):
National Football League International | Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
National Football League | American Bowl Pre-Season Games in Europe 1986-1997
United States Football League | Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
Picture Credit: [4] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]
European Football Leagues
European Football Leagues
European & International Pro & Semi-Pro Weekly Football Leagues (Level 0):
European League of Football 2021
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent Schedule American Football Team 2018
Central European Football League 2006-2016
National Football League Europe 1998-2007
World League of American Football 1995-1997
American Football League of Europe 1993-1995
Hamburg Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
World League of American Football 1991-1992
International League of American Football 1990
Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975
American Football League of Europe (Seasons): 1995
European League of American Football (Seasons): 1993
Intercontinental Football League European Championship (Seasons): 1978 1977 1976
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2020) ELF-2020-League-kickoff [Internet] Available from: https://i2.wp.com/www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/ELF-2020-League-kickoff.jpg?resize=620%2C400&ssl=1 [Accessed 5 November 2020]
Eurobowl and EFL (AAA Level 1 & AA Level 2)
Eurobowl; EFL
The first Eurobowl for European National Champions was played in 1986, governed by the European Football League. The organisation fell apart in 1992, following the expulsion of the United Kingdom, and was replaced by the European Federation of American Football which ran the Eurobowl until 2015 when the German Football League International took over running the sport for one year, being replaced in turn by the Europe Division of the International Federation of American Football, the World Governing Body.
Eurobowl Finals:
European Federation of American Football Europe Eurobowl 1986-Present
European American Football Level 1 Overviews (Eurobowl):
International Federation of American Football Europe Big 6 Eurobowl 2015-present
European Football League Eurobowl (Level 1): 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
European Federation of American Football Eurobowl (Level 1): 1994
IFAF Europe European Football League (Level 2): 2015 2016
Picture Credit: [6] Wikipedia (2020) EuroBowl 86 Logo {Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/2c/EuroBowl86.svg/1200px-EuroBowl86.svg.png [Accessed 5 April 2020]
Regional European Leagues (A Level 3)
Below the European Football League and Eurobowl Levels are Regional Football Leagues, namely West European, North European, East European and Central European Bowls.
Western Europe (A Level 3)
Four Nations Bowl; Charleroi Trophy; Atlantic Cup;
There has been Regional Tournaments in Western Europe since the Four Nations Bowl (England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales) in the 1990s and then the Charleroi Trophy (Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland) in the early 2000s. This was replaced by the Atlantic Cup in 2009, which ran until 2017 when the Belgian & Dutch Champions made the step up to European Football League Level.
Western European Club Championships (Level 3) (Overviews):
European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017
European Federation of American Football Charleroi Trophy Finals 2002-2004
Atlantic Cup (Seasons):
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Charleroi Trophy: (Seasons) 2004 2003 2002
Dutch International Tournament (Seasons): 1997
Four Nations Bowl (Seasons): 1992
Western European Friendlies (Seasons): 1986
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Northern Europe (A Level 3)
EFL Scandinavian Cup; NEFL;
The Scandinavian Cup, played in the 1990s between the winners of the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish & Finnish Leagues, is the oldest of the Northern European Regional Tournaments. It has since been replaced by the Northern European Football League, featuring the British Champions too.
Nothern European Friendlies (Level 3): 1986
EFL Scandinavian Cup (Level 3): 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 1995
IFAFE Northern European Football League (Level 3): 2017 2018
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Central Europe (A levels 3 & 4)
EFAF Challenge Cup; CEFL
Central European Competitions have included the Challenge Cup (EFAF Era) and more recently the Central European Football League. These competitons have pitted the Champions of – at times – Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey – against each other in two levels as it currently stands.
Central European Football League Bowl (A level 3): 2018
Central European Football League Cup (A- level 4) 2018
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National Leagues
The earliest National Leagues in Europe were the ones in Italy (1977), Germany (1979) and Finland (1979) and have since grown to include just about every Country in Europe.
EFAF National Bowl Games (Seasons): 1994 1995
British National Leagues
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Britain (BAFA)
Britain: Level 1:
British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present
British American Football Merit League (Seasons): 1984
British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership (Seasons): 2019
Britain Level 2:
British American Football Non-Merit Table (Seasons): 1984
Britain Level 3:
BAFA National Leagues Southern Football Conference (Seasons): 2019
Britain: Level 5:
British Gridiron Football League 1987-1988
Britain: British Colleges & Universities Football:
British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990
British Collegiate American Football League 1990-1994
Britain: Women’s
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
British: Youth Kitted
BYAFA YKL (Results): 1996 1993 1992 1991
BYAFA Youth Kitted Friendlies (Results): 1992
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]
English National Leagues
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England
National Passball League
National Passball League (Britannia) 1988-1993
National Passball League (Seasons): 1988 1991 1992 1993
English Regional Leagues
North England: Yorkshire Rose Winter League (Seasons): 1993
North England Friendlies (Seasons): 1994
Midlands: West Bromwich Sevens Tournament (Seasons): 1993
Home Counties: Home Counties Friendlies (Seasons): 1993
South England: Christine Crawley Charity Cup (Seasons): 1993
West Country: Oxford Passball Tournament (Seasons): 1993
English Senior Flag Football
English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005
British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002
English Junior Flag Football
Junior Gridiron League Youth League (14-18 y.o.) (Seasons):1994 1995
Youth Flag Football (South East England) (Seasons): 1993
Junior Gridiron League Junior League (9-15 yo) (Seasons): 1995
English Youth Two Touch Football
Junior American Football League (Britain) 1988
Junior Gridiron League Youth Two Touch League (South England) (Seasons): 1993
Junior Gridiron League Junior Two Touch League (South Britain) (Seasons): 1993
Northern Junior Gridiron League Two Touch (North England) (Seasons): 1993 1994
Picture Credit: [1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]
Celtic National Leagues
Scotland (SGA); Wales (NWWCAFL); Brittany (Conf’Ouest); Galicia
Ireland (AFI):
As this is an Irish Sports Archive there is much more on American Football Ireland covered, so Ireland has its own page at: American Football Ireland
Scotland (SGA)
Scottish American Football Leagues
Caledonian Thistle American Football League 1987-1988
Scottish Gridiron Association Bowl Finals 1995-1998
Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1986-1990
Capital Bowl (Seasons): 1990 1989
Scottish Flag Football Leagues
Scottish Flag Football Friendlies 1993-94
Scottish Flag Football Association Senior 2003-2007
Wales
North West & Welsh Counties American Football League 1987
Wales Friendlies (Seasons): 1993
Brittany (Conf’Ouest)
Conference Ouest (Brittany American Football) 1997-2005
Galicia (AGFA)
Liga Gallega de Futbol Americano (Galicia) 2012-2016
Picture Credit: [11] Conference Ouest | Wayback Machine (2001) Conference Ouest Map [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010303153123im_/http://confouest.free.fr/images/ouest.gif [Accessed 18 April 2020]
Scandinavian National Leagues
Finland (SAJL); Denmark (DAFF); Norway (NAFF); Iceland.
Sweden (SAFF)
Sweriges Amerikanska FotbollForbund (SAFF)
SAFF Superserien (Standings):
Sveriges Amerikanska FotbollForbund Superserien (SAFF Sweden Superseries) 1997-1999
Finland (SAJL):
Finnish American Football Federation Bowls(Overviews):
Finnish American Football Federation Maple Bowls 1980-Present
Finnish American Football Association Men’s League (Seasons): 2020 2018 1980
Denmark (DAFF):
Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund (Denmark) Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present
Norway (NAFF)
Norwegian American Football Federation 1st Division 1991-2000
Iceland
Icelandic American Football (Reykjavik Einherjar) 2016-2019
Reykjavik Einherjar (Seasons): 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
Picture Credit: [1] SAJL (2018) SAJL Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.fi/@Bin/2800183/SAJL_rgb_glow%20%20laatikko.jpeg [Accessed 19 August 2018]
North European National Leagues
Germany (AfvD); Austria (FA; AFBOe); Switzerland (SAFV); Benelux (Big Five); Netherlands (AFBN): Belgium (BAFL): Flanders (FAFL)
Germany (AfvD)
AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present
German Football League (Seasons): 1993
Austria (FA, AFBOe)
Football Austrian (AFBOe) Austrian Bowl 1984-Present
Switzerland (SAFV):
SAFV Swiss American Football Federation Nationalliga A 1986-1990
Benelux (Big Five)
Benelux Big Five Division (seasons): 1999
Belgium (BAFL):
Belgian American Football League | Elite Division 2017
Flanders (FAFL)
Flemish American Football League | Division II 2016
Netherlands (AFBN)
AFBN Eredivie (Seasons): 2018
Queens Football League Queens Bowl (Finals):
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
Picture Credit: [1] PinClipArt (2020) German Football League ClipArt [Internet] Available from: https://www.pinclipart.com/picdir/middle/324-3249816_german-football-league-clipart.png [Accessed 14 June 2020]
Southern European National Leagues
Italy (FIAF); France (FFFA); Spain (FEFA); Portugal (FPFA); Catalonia (CLAF)
Italy (FIFA)
FIAF Federazione Italiana American Football Golden League 1998-2000
Federazione Italiana American Football FIAF Winter League Snowbowl 1992-2002
Lega Italiana Football Americano 1980-1981
Federazione Italiana Football Americano 1977
France (FFFA)
France: (FFFA):
FFFA French American Football Federation Division 1 2000-2010
Spain (FEFA)
Federacion Espanola de Futbol Americano LNFA Serie A Finals 1995-Present
Federation Espana de Football Americano LNFA Series (Spain) A 2017-2018
Portugal (FPFA):
Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2020
Campeonato Nacional (Seasons): 2019
Catalonia (CLAF)
Catalan League of American Football (Seasons): 1995
Picture Credit: [1] FIAF | Wayback Machine (1998) scudo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19980526012131im_/http://www.fiaf.net/scudo.gif [Accessed 3 August 2018]
Central & East European National Leagues
Poland (PLAF); Slovakia (SAAF)
Russia (FAFR)
FAFR Federation of American Football of Russia League of American Football 2016-2018
Ukraine (ULAF)
ULAF (Results): 1999
Poland (PLAF):
Polish League of American Football 2006-2010
Czech Republic (CAAF)
CAAF Ceska Asociace Americkaho Fotbalu (Czech Republic) 1994-1999
Slovakia (SAAF)
Slovak Football League Champions 2010-2017
Slovak Football League (Seasons): 2017
Alpe Adria (AAFL)
AAFL Alpe Adria Football League
Alpe Adria Football League 2013-2015
Slovenia (ZANS)
ZANS Zveza za Ameriski Nogomet Slovenije
ZANS Zveza va Ameriski Nogomet Slovenije (Slovenia American Football League) 1. Liga 2010-2013
Serbia (SAFS)
SAFSrbija
SAFSrbija (Serbian American Football League) 2004-2006
Picture Credit:
Picture Credit: [1] CAAF (2021) nejnovejsi [Internet] Available from: https://www.caaf.cz/_SitePublic/img/nejnovejsi.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2021]
Japan American Football
American Football was first introduced to Japan in the 1930s, although it was not until after WWII, that it was played competitvely, with the Rice Bowl, Japan’s version of the Super Bowl, being played between the Universities since 1947, and since 1984 between the University Champions and the Social Champions (Business League – currently X-League).
There is also a third League in Japan, which is the Private Club League, opening up American Football to non-students and non-Corporate Workers. The JPFF (Japan Private Football Association) organises the Ocean Bowl between the JPFF East and JPFF West Champions.
Japan Bowls
Friendship Bowl; Rice Bowl
International Bowls
The Spring League v Japan National Team 2020
Tomodachi Bowl Japan v USA Friendship Bowl 2016-2019
Japan Rice Bowl (Universities v Social Champions):
Japan American Football Association Rice Bowl 1984-Present
Picture Credit: [12] X-League (2020) 73rd Rice Bowl Photo [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/001_m5_01801.jpg [Accessed 7 January 2020]
Social Championships
X-League
Japan X-League (Social League)
Japan American Football Association | X-League 2017-2019
Japan X-League X1 Super (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [Japan 2] X-League (2020) X-Logo [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/xlogo.png [Accessed 7 January 2020]
University Championships
Koshien Bowl
Bowl Games
Japan Universities National Championship
Japan Collegiate American Football Koshien Bowl (East v West) 2016-Present
Japan Universities Regional Championships
East Japan Collegiate Football Deciding Match (Kantoh v North Japan) 2016-Present
North Japan University Football Pine Bowl (Tohoku v Hokkaido) 2012-Present
Tokyo-Osaka Regions
Kansai Football
Kansai Football (Seasons): 2020 2019
Kantoh Collegiate Football Association (KCFA – East Japan)
North Japan Regions
Hokkaido Student American Football Association (HAFA – North Japan)
Hokkaido American Football Association Potato Bowl 2013-2018 (Charity Bowl)
Seasons: 2019
Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (TCAA – North Japan)
Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association TCAA (Japan) Champions 1976-Present
West Japan Regions
Kyushu Collegiate American Football Association (KCAA – West Japan)
KCAFA (Seasons): 2019
Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (TKCAFA – West Japan)
TKCAFA (Seasons): 2019
Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (CSCAA – West Japan)
CSCAA (Seasons): 2019
Hokuriku Collegiate American Football Association (HCAFA)
HCAFA (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [8] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) potato2018 [Internet] Available from: http://hokkaido-afa.com/potato/potato2018.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]
Japan Private Football Association (JPFF)
JPFF
Japan Private Football Association (JPFF )
Japan Private Football Association JPFF All Japan Championship Ocean Bowl 2011-Present
Regional Adult American Football Championships
Kizuna Bowl (North Japan – Hokkaido v Tohoku) American Football Championship 2011-Present
Hokkaido Adult American Football Association (HAFA)
Hokkaido Adult American Football Association All-Star Lilac Bowl 2013-2018
HAFF North Laundry League (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [Japan 3] Japan Private Football Association East (2020) JPFF Logo [Internet] Available from: https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=79×10000:format=jpg/path/sce5a977e2e10f41a/image/i123385dd37d4d78c/version/1473861071/image.jpg [Accessed 10 May 2020]
Asian American Football
American Football was first introduced to Japan in the 1930s, although it was not until 1947 that it was played regularly, with the Rice Bowl, Japan’s Super Bowl played since 1947. Japan is so big on American Football it has its own page on Eirball at: Japan American Football. Korea, likewise has been playing American Football since the National University Championship was started in 1958. West Asia started playing American Football in the 2000s and China, India, Central Asia and South East Asia in the 2010s.
Korea (KAFA)
KAFA
American Football has been played in Korea since the 1950s. The Kimchi Bowl is their version of the Super Bowl and has been played since 1995 between the winners of the University Championship (Tiger Bowl) and Social Championship (Corporations) (Gwanggaeto Bowl).
The National University Championship has been played since 1958 and since 1995 is known as the Tiger Bowl.
The Gwanggaeto Bowl is the Championship Game of the Social Championship (Corporations).
Kimchi Bowl (Social Champions v University Champions):
Korea American Football Association | Kimchi Bowl 1995-2017
Tiger Bowl (National University Championship):
Korea American Football Association Tiger Bowl (University Championship) 2007-Present
Korea American Football Club Association (Arena Football)
A-League (Seasons): 2019
B-League (seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [1] Korea American Football Association (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.kafa.org/kafa_new/images/logo.gif [Accessed 5 July 2020]
East & South East Asia American Football
China (AFLC)
American Football Leagues started in countries like China, India, Philippines and Malaysia in the 2010s. For Japan, where the Rice Bowl, their equivalent of the Super Bowl which started in 1947 see: Japan American Football and for Korea, where their National University Championship started in 1958
China (AFLC)
China Arena Football League 2016-2019
China Arena Football League (seasons): 2019
Philippines (PAFL)
Philippines American Football League 2018-2019
Philippines American Football League (Seasons): 2019
Malaysia (MAFA)
Malaysia American Football Association Flag Football Rose Bowl (Seasons): 2019
Picture Credit: [10] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]
West Asia American Football
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American Football started in countries like Israel, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan in the early 2000s.
Israel (AFI):
American Football in Israel | Israeli Football League 2012-2018
Turkey (TAFK):
Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurlu Turkey Tournament (Seasons): 2001
United Arab Emirates:
Emirates American Football League Desert Bowl 2013-Present
United Arab Emirates | International American Football Matches 2012-2018
Picture Credit: [9] Emirates American Football League (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: https://eafl.ae/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/logo.png [Accessed 5 July 2020]
South & Central Asia American Football
EFLI; EFLI SL;
Indian Sub-Continent Pro Leagues (EFLI)
Elite Football league of India 2012
India (EFLI)
All India University American Football Championship (Seasons): 2015 2016
Bengaluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship (Seasons): 2015
Sri Lanka (EFLI SL)
Elite Football League of India Sri Lanka – University Flag Football League 2015
Picture Credit: [1] Wikipedia (2018) Elite Football League of India Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Elite_Football_League_of_India_Logo.png [Accessed 2 August 2018]
Oceania American Football
Since the 1980s American Football Leagues have been organised in Australia & New Zealand, with State Leagues in each of Australia’s six states as well as the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and Leagues in three of New Zealand’s Provinces.
In addition Australian States play for the Outback Bowl, and the Champions of each State and Territory play in the Southern Cross Tournament for the right to call themselves Australian Club Champions. New Zealand’s Provinces also play for the National Provincial Championship.
Gridiron Australia
Gridiron Australia; ACTGL: Gridiron NSW; Gridiron Queensland; Gridiron South Australia; Gridiron Tasmania; Gridiron Victoria; Gridiron West
Australian State Championships:
Australian Inter-State Millennium Tournament (Seasons): 2000
Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League
Australian Capital Territory Gridiron League 2000-2009
Gridiron New South Wales
Gridiron New South Wales Mens Competition 2018-2019
Gridiron New South Wales Mens Competition (Seasons): 1989
Gridiron New South Wales Mens AA Competition (2nd Division) (Seasons): 1989
Gridiron Queensland
Gridiron Queensland Mens Competition (Seasons): 1988-89 2018-19
Gridiron South Australia
Gridiron South Australia Seniors 1986-1989
Gridiron Tasmania
Tasmanian Gridiron League 1999-2002
Gridiron Victoria
Victorian Gridiron Football League 1988-1989
Victorian Gridiron Football League 1999-2001
Gridiron West (Western Australia)
Gridiron West Open Mens Competition (Western Australia) 2015-2020
Picture Credit: [Australia 1] Gridiron Australia Twitter (2020) Profile Picture, svQ6AuTx_400x400 [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1038406427881041920/svQ6AuTx_400x400.jpg [Accessed 4 July 2020]
Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ; American Football Auckland; American Football Canterbury;
Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ National Provincial Championship (Seasons): 2000
American Football Auckland
Auckland Premier Gridiron League (Seasons): 1999-2000
American Football Canterbury
American Football Canterbury (Seasons): 2018
American Football Wellington
American Football Wellington (Seasons): 2019
[New Zealand 1] Gridiron NZ Wayback Machine (2001) head_left [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010118001900im_/http://gridiron.co.nz/images/head_left.gif [Accessed 4 July 2020]
Latin American Gridiron Football
This is a record of Latin American Gridiron (American Football) Leagues. American Football is known as Football Americano, or just simply Football, in Latin America, as opposed to Futbol, which is the Spanish name for Soccer.
The sport was first played in Mexico in the late 19th Century, and leagues first started appearing in Mexico in the 1940s. In the 2000s the first Kitted American Football Leagues started in Argentina and Brazil, and are now played everywhere in Latin America.
Note: As Mexico is so big on American Football it has its own section: For more on Mexican American Football Leagues (Including Professional, College and State Leagues) see: Mexican American Football Leagues
Central American Gridiron
Guatemala (LAGFA):
Guatemala
Liga Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano (Overviews):
Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano 2015-2017
Picture Credit: [7] Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano | Facebook (2017) Profile Picture November 2, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23130487_1726349000769231_6373331777654393312_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=1st7Rs2hqecAQnQbCozPxwe12PwwAm3KeJeg1hz2T5pO0oGEGbp4FW0Zw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=87fa4b28c9270704eba512d14541d09f&oe=5E6AE3A5 [Accessed 12 December 2019]
Brazilian American Football
Campeonato Estadiaus (State Championships)
Campeonato Estadiaus (State Championships)
Amazonas Campeonato Amazonense (Seasons): 2019
Candango (Goias-Brasilia) Campeonato Candango (Seasons): 2019
Santa Catarina Campeonato Catarinense (Seasons): 2020
Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2019
Gaucho (Rio Grande do Sul) Campeonato Gaucho de Futebol Americano (Seasons): 2020
Mato-Grosseto Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Football Americano (Seasons): 2018
Paulista (Sao Paulo) Sao Paulo Football League Diamond Series (Seasons): 2019
Mineiro (Minas Gerais) Minas Gerais Football League (Seasons): 2020
Picture Credit: [1] Futebol Americano Brasil (2017) FABR_newlogo-cabecalho [Internet] Available from: https://futebolamericanobrasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FABR_newlogo-cabecalho.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2020]
South American Gridiron
Argentina
Argentina
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor (Overviews):
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor 2012-2019
Picture Credit: [8] Football Americano Argentina (2019) faa [Internet] Available from: http://faarg.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/faa.png [Accessed 12 March 2019]
African American Football
The Egyptian American Football league is currently the only fully kitted contact American Football League in Africa, although there are Flag Football Leagues (Tag) in Egypt, Morocco and Ivory Coast.
North African American Football
EFAF (Egypt)
Egypt
EFAF Egyptian National Football League (Overviews):
Egyptian National Football League Egyptian Bowl 2015-Present
Picture Credit: [6] Egyptian Federation of American Football | LinkedIn(2017) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D0BAQHhb8GPhZPm6A/company-logo_200_200/0?e=2159024400&v=beta&t=wvZqwzqs_OyJmTs3OcIDMbsDhW9i_3knkZcSo3gZP44 [Accessed 11 May 2020]
Women’s American Football
Female American Football comes in many varieties. There are the 11v11 Outdoor Leagues in USA, 7v7 and 5v5 Outdoor Full Contact Kitted Leagues around the World such as the Sapphire Series in Britain, Femenil Indoor (Arena) 8v8 Leagues, which are popular in Mexico and 7v7 Legends or Ladies Gridiron Leagues where players wear very little in terms of protective clothing.
Women’s American Football
Women’s American Football (11v11)
WFA
Women’s Football Alliance (USA):
Woman’s Football Alliance Division I 2017-Present
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Canadian Women’s Football
Women’s Canadian Football (12v12)
WWCFL
Western Women’s Canadian Football League (Seasons): 2019
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Arena Indoor Women’s Football
Ladies Arena Indoor Football Leagues (8v8)
LEXFA; S8FL
Indoor or Arena Football Leagues are 8v8 Full Contact Kitted Leagues played in converted Ice Hockey Arenas.
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico Femenil
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico (LEXFA) Femenil 2011-2019
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico (Seasons): 2011
Super 8 Football League Ladies Baja (Mexico):
Super 8 Football League Ladies Bowls 2016-2017
Super 8 Football League Ladies Championship 2016-2017
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European Women’s American Football
European Women’s American Football
BAFA Sapphire Seriers; Netherlands Queen’s Football League
Britain: Sapphire Series
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
Netherland: Queens Football League
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
Picture Credit: Manuel Findeis / Shutterstock.com (2018) MUNICH, BAVARIA, GERMANY – MARCH 13, 2016: close up on girl in American football clothes representing the Munich Rangers Ladies at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Accessed 4 May 2021]
World Women’s American Football
World Women’s Outdoor Leagues (7v7, 6v6 & 5v5)
FXF
Mexico Femenil
FXF Football Xtremo Femenil (Mexico) 2019
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Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football Leagues (7v7 Arena Indoor Leagues)
LFL USA; LFL Global
The Lingerie Bowl was first played in 2004 as a rival to the Super Bowl half-time show which was seen by many fans as two long and boring. It was aired on a rival TV network and featured two teams of scantily-clad Women. The Bowl eventually came a fully-fledged league in 2009. The owner of the League admitted it was aimed at beer-drinking college students and following claims of sexism the Lingerie was replaced by bicycle shorts and crop-tops, and the League renamed the Legends Football League. It is 7v7 American Football with very little in terms of protective clothing.
United States Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football League Legends Bowls 2004-2019
Lingerie Football League 2009-2012
Legends Football League United States 2013-2019
Legends Football League United States (Seasons): 2019
X-League Extreme Football League (Seasons): 2020
World Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football League Global 2012-2014
Legends Football League Pacific Cup 2012-2013
LFL Global (Seasons): Canada 2012-13 Australia 2013-14
Legends Football League | Australia 2013-2014
Pretty Girls Football League (Mexico) 2014-2017
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