Canadian Football & Other North American Football Leagues
Canadian Football League (1909-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 Canadian Football 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 Arena Indoor Football for more on Reduced Numbers Football Leagues).
Indoor Football Leagues (1999-Present) The first League to offer an 8v8 Indoor Alternative to the Arena Football league was in 1999, playing without the rebound nets either side of the goalposts which were the only part of the Arena Football League which was copyrighted.
Legends Football League (2004-Present) An attempt at starting a Womens Pro League. (see Legends Football Leagues for more details).
American 7s Football League (2016-Present) A 7v7 League based initially in New Jersey but expanding around the country, American 7s takes the classic no pads football played in parks across USA and has codified it.
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 1956-1960
Canadian Football League (Seasons):2020 2019
Canadian Football League (Preseasons): 2021 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 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
Add your job title
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]
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 1986-1991
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]
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
Woman’s Football Alliance Division II 2017-2019
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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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Failed Women’s Football Leagues
Just like Men’s American Football Leagues which fail to get off the ground, so too do some Women’s Leagues. For a brief history of each of those leagues click the links in blue below.
Failed Women’s Football Leagues
Women’s Arena Football League 2013
X-League Extreme Football 2021
Women’s Arena Football League 2013
Picture Credit: [3] Women’s Arena Football League (2021) Dallas Darlings Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.wafleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Dallas.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2021]
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 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
Women’s Arena Football League 2013
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
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