PIFL European Division
The PIFL proposed European Division was set to kick off in November 1998 with teams in England and Ireland. A six-team tournament was planned for August 22, 1998 in Manchester, England. Terry Smith was the PIFL European League Director and was the head coach of the Great Britain Spartans. The Spartans were a very successful European minor American football club, trying to move up to the pro level. The Spartans played two exhibition games in the US on April 27, 1998 at the Madison Mad Dogs and on April 29, 1998 at the Green Bay Bombers. They lost both games, 12-29 to Madison and 34-55 to Green Bay. The proposed European Division, however, never actually started play.
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Professional gridiron football leagues in North America
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American
football |
Major national: National Football League
Regional: Stars Football League
Future: New United States Football League
Defunct international: Continental Football League · World League of American Football*
Defunct national: All-America Football Conference · American Football League (1926) · American Football League (1936–1937) · American Football League (1940–1941) · American Football League (1960–1969) · United Football League (2009–2012) (may return in 2013) · United States Football League · World Football League · XFL
Defunct regional: American Association (1936–1941)/American Football League (1946–1950)* · American Football Association (1978–1983) · American Football League (1934) · American Football League (1938–1939) · American Football League (1944) · Anthracite League · Atlantic Coast Football League* · Dixie League* · Eastern League of Professional Football · Midwest Football League · National Football League (1902) · New York Pro Football League · Ohio League · Pacific Coast Professional Football League* · Regional Football League · Seaboard Football League · Spring Football League · United Football League (1961–1964)
* Official NFL minor league; see also Association of Professional Football Leagues
Folded or merged before any games were played: All American Football League (2008) · Professional Spring Football League · United National Gridiron League
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Canadian
football |
National: Canadian Football League
Evolved from amateur to professional leagues: Interprovincial Rugby Football Union · Western Interprovincial Football Union
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Arena/
Indoor football |
Major National: Arena Football League
Other National: American Indoor Football · Indoor Football League
Regional: Champions Professional Indoor Football League · Continental Indoor Football League · Lone Star Football League · Professional Indoor Football League · Ultimate Indoor Football League
Women's: Lingerie Football League
Semi-pro: American Professional Football League · Independent Indoor Football Alliance
Defunct: af2 · Eastern Indoor Football League · Indoor Football League (1999–2000) · Indoor Professional Football League · Intense Football League · National Indoor Football League · Professional Indoor Football League (original) · Southern Indoor Football League · United Indoor Football · World Indoor Football League (2007)
Folded or merged before any games were played: World Indoor Football League (1988)
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