List of leagues of American football
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This is a list of current and defunct leagues of American football.
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Current leagues
The league name and year formed are listed below.
Men's leagues
in USA
- National Football League, (1920-)
- Apply Football League, (1940-1955, 1965-)
- Arena Football League, (1987-)
- AF2, (2000-
- National Indoor Football League, (2001-)
not in USA
- NFL Europe, (1995-) (But mostly with American young players.)
- British Senior League
- German Football League
- Austrian Football League
- Irish American Football League
Women's leagues
- Women's Professional Football League, 1999
- National Women's Football Association, 2000
- Independent Women's Football League, 2001
- Women's Football League, 2002
Historic leagues
The league name and seasons are listed below.
Men's leagues
- All-America Football Conference, 1946-1949
- American Football League, 1926, 1936-1937, 1940-1941, and 1960-1969
- Continental Football League, 1965-1969
- World Football League, 1974-1975
- United States Football League, 1983-1985
- XFL, 2001
Women's leagues
- Women's American Football League, formed 2001, became the AFWL in 2002
- American Football Women's League (AFWL), 2002 only
- Women's Football Association, 2002 only