Current Leagues in North America
Professional outdoor leagues:
- National Football League, 1920–
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- Originally American Professional Football Conference, American Professional Football Association (1920-1921)
- Canadian Football League, 1956–
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- Formed from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union.
- United Football League, 2009–
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- Considered a second tier of professional football in the United States, behind the National Football League.
Professional arena/indoor leagues:
- Arena Football League, 1987-2008, 2010-
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- The Arena Football League technically disbanded in 2009. The current incarnation was the result of several of the AFL's first and second division teams banding together and purchasing the intellectual property rights to the league and reviving it as a new entity.
- American Professional Football League, 2003-
- American Indoor Football, 2005-2010, 2012-
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- Somewhat of a relaunch of the American Indoor Football Association.
- Continental Indoor Football League, 2006-
- Indoor Football League, 2009-
- Ultimate Indoor Football League, 2011-
- Lone Star Football League, 2012-
- Professional Indoor Football League, 2012-
Semi-professional leagues:
- Northern Football Conference, 1954-
- Empire Football League, 1969-
- Alberta Football League, 1984-
- Mid Continental Football League, 1992-
- New England Football League, 1994-
- North American Football League, 1996-
- Northeastern Football Alliance, 1997-
- Rocky Mountain Football League, 1997-
- Central Football League, 1999-
- Southern States Football League, 2001-
- Maritime Football League, 2002-
- Minor League Football Association, 2003-
- Big Northeast Football Federation 2007-
- Florida Football Alliance, 2007-
- Oklahoma Metro Football League, 2007-
- Regional American Football League 2007-
- Five Star Football League 2010-
- Gridiron Developmental Football League 2010-
- Stars Football League, 2011–
Collegiate and amateur leagues:
- Canadian Junior Football League, 1890-
- National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1906-
- Collegiate Sprint Football League, 1934-
- National Junior College Athletic Association, 1938-
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1940-
- National Capital Amateur Football Association, 1955-
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport, 1961-
- Quebec Junior Football League, 1970-
- Canadian Colleges Athletic Association, 1974-
- ONEFA: Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano, 1978-
- Texas Sixman Football League, 1999-
Women's leagues:
- Independent Women's Football League, 2000-
- Maritime Women's Football League, 2004-
- Lingerie Football League, 2009-
- Women's Football Alliance, 2009-
- Women's Spring Football League, 2010-
- Western Women's Canadian Football League, 2011-
- Women's Arena Football League, 2012-
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