ELF Europe
The history of 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. The latest is the most successful yet – European League of Football. There are also 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 1986. 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 American Football (Irish Clubs & Ireland)
Ireland National Team
Irish teams played a series of matches against English, Scottish and Welsh teams from 1990s 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
Ireland National Team
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Ireland National American Football Team
Ireland National American Football Team 1986-Present
Ireland Internationals (Overviews):
International Federation of American Football Europe | Irish Wolfhounds v European Teams 2016-2019
European Federation of American Football | Team Ireland v British Teams 2004-2006
Four Nations American Football | Nations Cup 1996-1999 (Irish Leprechauns Results)
Home Nations American Football | Nations Cup 1996-2000
European American Football | Ireland v European Teams 1995-1996
Irish Club Internationals
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. From 2014-present a series of Internationals between Ireland and Belgium and Netherlands have been played.
Irish Club Internationals
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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
Ireland and Irish Clubs – European Internationals (Seasons)
European American Football (Seasons)
Flag-Map-EU-Shutterstock_2082203368
IFAFE International Friendlies
IFAF Europe International Friendlies 2018
IFAF Europe International Friendlies 2016
IFAFE Atlantic Cup
GFLI Atlantic Cup
EFAF Atlantic Cup
EFAF International Friendlies
EFAF International Friendlies 2006
EFAF International Friendlies 2004
EFAF Charleroi Trophy:
Nations Cup
Four Nations Bowl
EFL Eurobowl
Irish International Box-Scores
Irish International Box-Scores
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Ireland International American Football (Box-Scores & Match Reports)
Irish Wolfhounds International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports)
Belgian Barbarians 6 Irish Wolfhounds 7 | Oct 2019
Irish Wolfhounds 20 Belgian Barbarians 19 | 20 October 2018
Dutch Lions 20 Irish Wolfhounds 0 | 27 August 2016
Team Ireland International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports)
Ireland 8 Coventry Jets 35 | 15 October 2006
4 September 2004 – Ireland 6 Great Britain Bulldogs 69
Irish Leprechauns Nations Cup (Box-Scores & Match Reports)(Seasons)
Four Nations American Football | Nations Cup Box-Score & Match Reports 1997
Ireland Fighting Irish International Results (Box-Scores & Match Reports):
26 November 1995 – Ireland Fighting Irish 45 Northwest GB All-Stars 0
17 March 1995 – Great Britain Lions 22 Ireland Fighting Irish 0
Irish Clubs Internationals (Box-Scores and Match Reports)
EFAF Chareroi Trophy (Box-Scores & Match Reports)
EFL Challenge Cup (Game Summaries)
European Football League International Challenge Cup Game Summaries 1986-1988
European Football Leagues (Major & AAA – Levels 1-2)
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.
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.
European Football Leagues
European Football Leagues
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European Leagues Standings & Playoffs
European League of Football
ELF Championship 2023: TBC
ELF Championship 2022: Vienna Vikings 27 Hamburg Sea Devils 15
ELF Championship 2021: Frankfurt Galaxy 32 Hamburg Sea Devils 30
European Leagues Seasons
European Super League
Amsterdam Crusaders Independent European Schedule
Amsterdam Crusaders Euro Schedule 2018
American Football League of Europe
American Football League of Europe 1995
European League of American Football
European League (UK & Continental Conferences) 1993
Hamburg Blue Devils Independent Schedule American Football Team 1993
World League of American Football
World Bowl 92: Sacramento Surge 21 Orlando Thunder 17
International League of American Football 1990
*ILAF Championship 1990: Schedule released – Did not start
European Football Leagues Overviews:
League of American Football 2016-2018
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
World League of American Football 1991-1992
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
About European Football Leagues
The First attempts at creating a European American Football League were in the 1970s following the hit film M*A*S*H and its climactic ending featuring an American Football game which intrigued European audiences.
Following on from this a couple of failed start-ups led in 1991 to the National Football League (NFL) creating the World League of American Football (WLAF) as a Development League. After two years with teams in USA, Canada and Europe it was shelved and returned in 1995 as a Europe-only league which itself was shelved in 2007 in order to promote the NFL itself in Europe through the International Series of NFL regular season games in London.
Following a number of low-key European Leagues, based primarily in Central and Eastern Europe between 2007 and 2019, the European League of Football in 2021 became the latest big-time Professional Football League in Europe, retaining the rights to the old WLAF / NFLE team names.
European Football League Teams (Level 0)
European Football Leagues
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European League of Football 2021-2022
ELF Northern Conference (2021-2022)
Irish-born Panthers Players: Tadgh Leader and Kevin Mayo 2021
ELF Southern Conference (2021-2023)
ELF Central Conference (2022-2023)
ELF Eastern Conference (2023)
ELF Western Conference (2023)
World League of American Football (Europe & North America 1991-1992)
WLAF European Division (1991-1992)
WLAF North American East Division (1991-1992)
WLAF North American West Division (1991-1992)
USA Pro Leagues in Europe
NFL; USFL
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USA MAJOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES IN EUROPE
National Football League
National Football League International | Regular Season Games in London 2007-Present
National Football League | American Bowl Pre-Season Games in Europe 1986-1997
National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978
Arena Football League
Arena Football League Preseason Games in Europe 1989
United States Football League
United States Football League | Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
USA MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES IN EUROPE
Intercontinental Football League
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Intercontinental Football League European Championship
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1978
United States Armed Forces in Europe Leagues
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.
Cold War Europe (USAFE and USAREUR)
After World War II and as the Cold War set in, the United States Air Force in Europe set up a Football Championship with three Conferences: United Kingdom, Continental (France and Germany) and Mediteranean (Italy, Spain and Greece) Sports Conferences. There was also a smaller USAREUR (United States Army in Europe) Football League. The USAFE Championship wound down in 1993 due to the end of the Cold War.
Cold War (USAFE and USAREUR)
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Cold War (USAFE – Air Force)
Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973
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 Continental Sports Conference 1956-1960
United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Football League France Sports Conference 1953-1955
Cold War (USAREUR – Army)
Northern Italian Football League 1976-1986
United States Armed Forces in Europe | Northern Italian League 1974-1975
United States Army in Europe (USAREUR) Football League Com Z Conference 1953-1960
World Wars in Europe (AEF and ETO)
The American Expeditionary Force (France WWI) and European Theater of Operations (Britain and Northern Ireland WWII) United States Army and Navy Units played Football Leagues during World War I and II in France, Britain, Northern Ireland, and North Africa.
World War I & II (AEF and ETO)
AEFFL (1914-1919); ETO (1940-1945)
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World War II (UK & North Africa – Army & Air Force)
European Theater of Operations Championship 1942-1944
ETO Football Championship (Seasons):
World War I (France – Navy & Army)
American Expeditionary Force Football League 1918-1919
AEFFL (Seasons)
European Football Internationals
There have been European Championships (for National Teams) since 1983 and likewise the Eurobowl (for Club Champions) since 1986. 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 Championships
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. 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
PUSHKIN, LENINGRAD OBLAST, RUSSIA – OCTOBER 10, 2015: Norway American football team before to the qualifying match of European Championship 2016 against Russia. Russia won the match 20:0 – Photo Contributor: StockphotoVideo
European Championships
EFAF EC A-Group (Editions):
EFL EC (Editions):
AFEF EC (Editions):
European Championships B-C Groups & Qualification
EFAF EC B-Group (Editions):
EFAF EC C-Group (Editions):
EFL EC-Qualification (Editions):
European Junior Championships
EFAF EJC (Editions):
EFAF EJC-Qualification (Editions):
European Rankings
AFI European Nations Top 22 (end-of-year Rankings)
EFAF AMPRO European Top 20 (end-of-season Rankings)
International Friendlies
International Friendlies
European International Friendlies
PUSHKIN, LENINGRAD OBLAST, RUSSIA – OCTOBER 10, 2015: Norway American football team before to the qualifying match of European Championship 2016 against Russia. Russia won the match 20:0 – Photo Contributor: StockphotoVideo
International Friendlies
Slovakia International American Football Matches 2010-Present
Eurobowl and Regional Cups
There have been European Championships (for National Teams) since 1983 and likewise the Eurobowl (for Club Champions) since 1986. 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 Club Championships (Levels 1-2)
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 (Level 1)
Flag Map of European Union
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
EFAF Eurobowl
2001: Bergamo Lions (Ita) were Champions
2000: Bergamo Lions (Ita) were Champions
1999: Braunschweig Lions (Ger) were Champions
1998: Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger) were Champions
EFAF Eurobowl:
EFL Eurobowl (Season Results)
European Football Cups (Level 2)
IFAFE European Club Team Championship (Level 2)
European Football League (Level 2)
IFAF Europe EFL (Seasons):
EFAF-Cup (Level 2)
EFAF Euro Cup (Level 2)
Regional European Leagues (Levels 3-4)
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
There have 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 Europe
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Western European Club Championships (Level 3)
Atlantic Cup (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football IFAF Europe Atlantic Cup Finals 2009-2017
Charleroi Trophy: (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football Charleroi Trophy Finals 2002-2004
Anglo-Scottish Friendlies (Seasons)
EFAF West European Club Friendlies
European Federation of American Football West European Club Friendlies 1997-1998
Dutch International Tournament (Seasons)
European Federation of American Football Dutch Invitational Tournament 1997-1998
Four Nations Bowl (Seasons)
Western European Friendlies (Seasons)
Nortrhern Europe
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.
Central Europe
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 Europe
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Central European Football League Championship (AA level 3)
Central European Football League Championship 2017-2019
CEFL Championship (Seasons)
Central European Football League Cup (A level 4)
Central European Football League Cup 2017-2019
CEFL Cup (Seasons):
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
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EFAF National Bowl Games (Seasons)
European Women’s American Football
European Women’s American Football
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Britain: Sapphire Series
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
Germany: Damenbundesliga (DBL)
Ladies Bowl X: Berlin Adler Girls 35 Munich Cowboys 0. (Irish connection – Mülheim Shamrocks)
Netherlands Queens Football League
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto: Naiset (Women’s National League):
British and Atlantic Football
American Football started in Britain in 1983 after TV Station Channel 4 started showing the NFL. Soon afterwards other Atlantic Nations such as Ireland, Brittany and Galicia started playing aswell. This is a Statistical History of British and Atlantic Football Leagues with a particular focus on Irish Connections.
British Gridiron Football Leagues
American Football in Britain was first played in 1984 and at its’ height in the late-1980s had more than 200 affiliated adult teams.
While it suffered a slow retreat in the late 1990s it began to grow again the 2000s, helped in no small part by the NFL (National Football League) playing a series of Regular Season matches there every year.
There are now Adult Mens and Women’s Leagues or Youth, Junior, Cadet and Pee Wee Leagues in either full contact pads and helmets Football or non-contact Flag Football in 11on11, 9on9, 7on7, 6on6 or 5on5 variations.
British National Leagues
British National Leagues
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Britain (BAFA – British American Football Association)
Britain Level 1
British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present
BAFA National Leagues Premiership (Seasons)
NDMA Coca-Cola League Division One
BAFA Budweiser League National Division
British American Football Merit League (Seasons)
Britain Level 2
BAFA Budweiser League Premier Division
British American Football Non-Merit Table (Seasons)
Britain Level 3
BAFA National Leagues Southern Football Conference 2 (Seasons)
BAFA Budweiser League Division 1
Britain Level 4
British University, Women’s and Youth Leagues
British University Foootball
Britain – British Colleges & Universities Football
British Collegiate American Football League 1990-1994
British Collegiate American Football League 1985-1990
British Women’s Football
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
British Youth Kitted
BYAFA YKL (Results)
BYAFA Youth Kitted Friendlies (Results)
English National and Regional Leagues
From 1988 to 1994 the National Passball League in England played an independent schedule with teams such as the Cannock Chase Giants, a possible reference to the Celtic Archaeology of Staffordshire.
English National and Regional Leagues
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National (NPL)
National Passball League
National Passball League (Britannia) 1988-1993
National Passball League (Seasons)
1991 Final: Thames Valley Thunderbolts 41 London Gators 15
English Regional Leagues
English Regional Leagues
Northern England and East Midlands
BGFL British Gridiron Football League (5th Level 1987)
BGFL Brit Bowl 1987: Mersey Centurions 20 Leicester Hunstmen 16
Yorkshire
Yorkshire Rose Winter League (Seasons):
Greater London Area and South East England: Capital League (5th Level 1987):
Capital Bowl 1987: LA Panthers 22 St. Albans Kestrels 20
English Regional Pre-Season and Winter Tournaments
North West England: North England Friendlies (Seasons):
Midlands: West Bromwich Sevens Tournament (Seasons):
East England: Home Counties Friendlies (Seasons):
South East England: Christine Crawley Charity Cup (Seasons)
South West England: Oxford Passball Tournament (Seasons)
British Flag Football
British Flag Football
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English Senior Flag Football
English Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 2003-2005
British Senior Flag League 9v9 Senior Championship 1998-2002
British Senior Flag Tournaments
BSFL 5 on 5 Tournaments (Results and Match Reports):
English Youth Flag Football (14-18 Years Old)
National Flag Football Association Youth League (Seasons):
Junior Gridiron League Youth League (14-18 y.o.) (Seasons):
Youth Flag Football (South East England) (Seasons):
English Junior Flag Football (12-14 Years Old)
NGA National Gridiron Association Junior Flag Tournaments (12-14 y.o.)
Junior Gridiron League Junior League (9-15 y.o.) (Seasons):
English Youth Two Touch Football
Junior Gridiron League Youth Two Touch League (South England) (Seasons):
Junior Gridiron League Junior Two Touch League (South Britain) (Seasons):
Northern Junior Gridiron League Two Touch (North England) (Seasons)
JAFL Junior American Football League (England and Wales 14-18 y.o.)
Celtic National Leagues
There have been Independent Leagues in the Celtic Countries (Regions) of Western Europe since the Thistle American Football League and North West and Welsh Counties American Football League in 1987.
Scottish Gridiron Association
From 1995 to 1998 the Scottish Gridiron Association broke away from the British American Football Association before remerging in 1999.
Scotland (SGA)
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Scotland (SGA)
Scottish American Football
Scottish 7v7 Football Friendlies (Seasons and Match Reports):
Scottish Gridiron Association Bowl Finals 1995-1998
Caledonian Thistle American Football League 1987-1988
Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1986-1990
Capital Bowl (Seasons)
Scottish Youth Kitted
Scottish Youth Kitted Friendlies (Seasons):
Scottish Flag Football
Scottish Flag Football Association Senior 2003-2007
Scottish Flag Football Friendlies 1993-94
Scottish Youth Flag Football
Scottish Youth Leagues and Tournaments (U18)
Scottish Claymores Flag Football Association Youth League (Seasons)
Scottish Junior Leagues and Tournaments (U15)
Scottish Flag Football Association Junior Bowl Tournaments:
North West and Welsh Counties American Football League
In 1987 there was an Independent American Football League comprising teams in North Wales and the North West of England
Wales (NWWCAFL)
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Wales (NWWCAFL)
North West & Welsh Counties American Football
Wales Friendlies (Seasons):
Conf’Ouest (Brittany)
From 1997 to 2005 Conference Ouest in Brittany formed an Independent Association in North West France before again merging with the Federation Francais de Football Americain.
Brittany (Conf’Ouest)
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Brittany (Conf’Ouest)
Brittany American Football
Association Gallega de Football Americano (Galicia)
From 2012 to 2016 it was Galicia, in North West Iberia’s turn to be an Independent Association, before merging again with the Federation Espanola de Football Americano.
Galicia (AGFA)
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Galicia (AGFA)
Galician American Football
Western European Football
This is a Statistical History of Western European Football Leagues with a particular focus on Irish Connections. Leagues covered are Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Catalonia.
Western European National League
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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)
FFFA French American Football Federation Division 1 2000-2010
Spain (FEFA)
FEFA Federación Española de Fútbol Americano
FEFA Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano Serie A
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):
Campeonato Nacional (Seasons)
Catalonia (CLAF)
Catalan League of American Football (Seasons):
Northern European Football
This is a Statistical History of Northern European Football Leagues with a particular focus on Irish Connections. Leagues covered are Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland.
German Football Leagues
Germany (AFVD); Bavaria (AVFBY)
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Germany (AFVD)
German Bowl
AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present
American Football Verband Deutschland (AFVD)
AFVD American Football Verband Deutschand 1 Bundesliga 1979-1985
German Football League (Seasons)
Bavaria (AFVBY)
Bayernliga (Overviews)
Scandinavian National Leagues
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Sweden (SAFF)
Sveriges 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)
SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkopallon Liitto Nasiet (Women’s):
Denmark (DAFF)
Dansk Amerikansk Fodbold Forbund (Denmark) Mermaid Bowl 1988-Present
Norway (NoAFF)
Norwegian American Football Federation 1st Division 1991-2000
Iceland
Icelandic American Football (Reykjavik Einherjar) 2016-2019
Reykjavik Einherjar versus European Teams (Seasons):
Central European National Leagues
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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):
Belgium (BAFL):
Belgian American Football League | Elite Division 2017
Flanders (FAFL)
Flemish American Football League | Division II 2016
Netherlands (AFBN)
AFBN Eredivisie (Seasons)
Queens Football League Queens Bowl (Finals):
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
East European Football
This is a Statistical History of East and Central European American Football Leagues. leagues covered are CIS, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Alpe Adria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria.
East European National Leagues
National flag of CIS on a flagpole Photo Contributor: Millenius
Russia and CIS (FAFR)
Commonwealth of Independent States (LAF, ELAF)
League of American Football 2016-2018
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (AAF USSR)
Ukraine (ULAF)
ULAF (Results):
Visegrád Group European National Leagues
Visegrád Group member states political map. Visegrád Four, V4. Cultural and political alliance of Central European countries Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Image Contributor: Peter Hermes Furian
Poland (PLAF):
Polish League of American Football 2006-2010
Czech Republic (ČAAF)
CAAF Ceska Asociace Americkaho Fotbalu (Czech Republic) 1994-1999
Slovakia (SAAF)
Slovak Football League Champions 2010-2017
Slovak Football League (Seasons):
Hungary (HFL / MAFSZ)
Balkan National Leagues
Southeast Europe Region. Colorful map of countries of Balkan Peninsula. Vector illustration. Image Contributor: Pyty
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
Bulgaria (FAFB)
FAFB Federation of American Football – Bulgaria Федерация по Американски Футбол – България
World Football Leagues
The First attempts at creating a European American Football League were in the 1970s following the hit film M*A*S*H and its climactic ending featuring an American Football game which intrigued European audiences.
Following on from this a couple of failed start-ups led in 1991 to the National Football League (NFL) creating the World League of American Football (WLAF) as a Development League. After two years with teams in USA, Canada and Europe it was shelved and returned in 1995 as a Europe-only league which itself was shelved in 2007 in order to promote the NFL itself in Europe through the International Series of NFL regular season games in London.
World Football Leagues
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World League of American Football
World League of American Football 1991-1992
World League of American Football (Seasons)
*Please also see the ELF Europe page for more on the WLAF after it became a Europe-only League from 1995 to 1997
World Football League
Southwest Professional Football League
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Major Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs
Major Football Leagues
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Major Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs
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International American Football
Whilst not strictly speaking International matches, the National Football League has also played matches against American Football League teams in the 1920s, 1930s, & 1940s. Matches between Canadian Football League teams and American Football League & National Football League teams were played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. IN the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the National Football League and other leagues played Pre-Season “American Bowls” in European Countries, as well as Canada, Japan, Mexico and Australia. From 2005 onwards those American Bowl games were replaced by Regular season National Football League games in London, Toronto and Mexico City. College Football games have also been played overseas, most notably for Irish readers and readers in Ireland, with the College Football Classic in DUBLIN.
Major Inter-League American Football
American Football League (1926); NFL v AFLs 1927-1936; NFL v Army 1942
American Football League International
American Football League International 1926
National Football League v American Football Leagues 1927-1942
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
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Canadian Football League International
AFL in Canada 1926; CFL v AFL 1941-1948; NFL v CFL 1950-1961; NFL Preseason in Canada 1960-1969
Canadian Football League Internationals:
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
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National Football League Preseason American Bowls
NFL International; USFL International; The Spring League v Japan;
National Football League International (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
AAA Leagues Internationals
The Spring League v Japan National Team 2020
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National Football League International Series
NFL in Mexico 2005-Present; NFL in London 2007-Present; NFL in Canada 2008-2013
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
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Minor American Football Leagues International
Intercontinental Football league; Arena Football League; The Spring League; USFL; Legends Football League
AAA American Football Leagues International
United States Football League Postseason Exhibition Game in London 1984
Arena Football League Preseason Games in Europe 1989
Legends Football League Pacific Cup 2012-2013
Arena Football League All Star Game in China & Hawaii 2013
The Spring League v Japan American Football Association 2020
AA Minor American Football Leagues International
Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978
Proposed American Football League in USSR 1979
Intercontinental Football League European Championship (Seasons):
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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
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American Football World Cups
American Football World Cup:
Global Junior Championships
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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):
Gridiron New South Wales Mens AA Competition (2nd Division) (Seasons):
Gridiron Queensland
Gridiron Queensland Mens Competition (Seasons):
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 Men’s Competition Western Australia 2015-2020
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Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ; American Football Auckland; American Football Canterbury;
Gridiron New Zealand
GNZ National Provincial Championship (Seasons): Gridiron New Zealand National Provincial Championship 2000
American Football Auckland
Auckland Premier Gridiron League (Seasons): 1999-2000
American Football Canterbury
American Football Canterbury (Seasons):
American Football Wellington
American Football Wellington (Seasons): 2019
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Africa 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, Algeria, Kenya, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. There was also a 9-man Football League in Morocco in 2019. There are Women’s Flag Leagues as well as Men’s.
North African American Football
EFAF (Egypt); AMFA (Morocco)
Egypt
EFAF Egyptian Federation of American Football
EFAF Egyptian National Football League (Bowl Games – Contact Football):
Egyptian National Football League Egyptian Bowl 2015-Present
Morocco
AMFA Association Marocaine de Football Américain
AMFA Morrocan Football League (9-Man Contact Football)
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Flag Football World
Flag Football was invented in the 1940s as a non-contact version of American Football. The first Pro leagues were set up in the coming decades, with a America-wide League currently in operation with Regional Playoffs followed by a Final with a purse of $1 Million, which includes teams of former NFL players. Below you will find links to Top-Level Leagues Worldwide and International Tournaments:
NFL and World Flag Football
NFL Schools Flag Championships; Big Bowl (Germany)
NFL Schools Flag Football Championships
NFL European Schools Flag Football Championships (seasons):
World Flag Football Tournaments
World Flag Football (Seasons):
Big Bowl (Europe / World): 2017
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LFA Mexico
American Football was first introduced to Mexico in the late 1800s, and the first Mexican College Championship in 1929 or 1933. Today the Liga de Futbol Americano (LFA) is the Major American Football League for Mexico and Latin America. The sport is played throughout Latin America and the Caribbean with most countries other than Mexico being recent converts to the game.
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
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Major Mexican American Football Leagues:
Liga Football Americano (Mexico) (Seasons):
LFA Mexico Bowl VI 2023: TBD
LFA Mexico Bowl V 2022: Fundidores Nuevo Leon 18 Gallos Negros Queretaro 14
Liga Futbol Americano (Mexico) 2016-2019
AAA Mexican American Football Leagues:
Futbol Americano de Mexico
FAM Silver Bowl 2022: Rojos CDMX 21 Parrilleros Monterrey 14
Futbol Americano de Mexico 2019-Present
Futbol Americano (Mexico) Asociacion FAMA
Futbol Americano (Mexico) Asociacion 2014-2016
Organisation Mexicano de Futbol Americano OMFA Pro (seasons):
Liga Nacional Master (seasons):
Mexican Professional League Teams
Mexican Professional League Teams
Mexico map and flag – highly detailed vector illustration / Copyright: dikobrazik / LFA Team and Map Combined by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.ie
Liga de Futbol Americano
LFA 2022-2023
LFA 2022-2023 (Resting)
FAM Futbol Americano Mexico
Mexican College Bowls and Champions
Mexican College Bowls and Champions
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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
Mexican College Champions
Mexican College Champions
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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
ONEFA Mexican University Football
ONEFA – Organizacion Nacional Estudiantil de Futbol Americano – is the leading National Organisation for American Football in Public Universities in Mexico.
The ONEFA Championship was considered the National Championship from 1933 onwards until the CONADEIP organisation of Private Colleges split away from the ONEFA Public Universities body.
The AMFA Poll is now used to decide the Mexican College Champions and the CONADEIP v ONEFA All-Star game is one of the new highlights of Mexican College Football.
ONEFA Mexican College Football
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ONEFA (Mexican Public Universities & Junior Colleges)
ONEFA Liga Mayor (Major League)
ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes (Big 10 Mexico) 2003-2004
ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia de los Diez Grandes (ONEFA Mexico Major League Big 10) 1996-1999
ONEFA Liga Mayor (Seasons):
ONEFA Under 15
CONADEIP Mexican Private Colleges
CONADEIP Mexican Private Colleges
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CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Premier League)
CONADEIP Primera Fuerza (Mexican College American Football) 2013-2014
CONADEIP (Seasons):
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
OEFA Baja California
OEFA Baja California
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OEFA College (20-25 y.o.):
OEFA College Bowls (Baja California College Football) 2004-2015
OEFA Varsity (17-19 y.o.) (Seasons):
Federation Mexicana de Football Americano
Federation Mexicana de Football Americano
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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):
Latin American Gridiron Leagues
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.
Brazil
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Campeonato Estadiaus (State Championships)
Amazonas Campeonato Amazonense (Seasons):
Candango (Goias-Brasilia) Campeonato Candango (Seasons):
Santa Catarina Campeonato Catarinense (Seasons):
Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Americano (Seasons):
Gaucho (Rio Grande do Sul) Campeonato Gaucho de Futebol Americano (Seasons):
Mato-Grosseto Campeonato Mato-Grossense de Football Americano (Seasons):
Paulista (Sao Paulo) Sao Paulo Football League Diamond Series (Seasons):
Mineiro (Minas Gerais) Minas Gerais Football League (Seasons):
Argentina
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor (Overviews):
Football Americano Argentina Liga Mayor 2012-2019
Guatemala
Liga Asociacion Guatemalteca de Football Americano (Overviews):
Mexican Flag Football
LEXFA Flag Football
Liga Extrema de Futbol Arena Mexico (LEXFA)
LEXFA Zona Caribe: Summer 2011