WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL was introduced by the NFL in 1990 as a way of introducing American Football to a wider audience. It was the first professional league since the United States Football League folded prior to its 1986.
2007 CHAMPIONS | HALL OF FAME |
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HAMBURG SEA DEVILS (1) |
Frankfurt Galaxy (4) |
WLAF TEAMS
Teams were based in North America including Canada and Europe. Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks were replaced by Ohio Glory, having not won a single game, for the 1992 season.
The league went on hiatus following the 1992 season.
European Division | 1991-1992 |
North American East Division | 1991-1992 |
North American West Division | 1991-1992 |
RETURN OF THE LEAGUE
WLAF returned in 1995, and was founded by former members of the WLAF (Barcelona Dragons, Frankfurt Galaxy & London Monarchs) and 3 new teams Amsterdam Admirals, Rhein Fire & Scottish Claymores (playing in both Glasgow and Edinburgh).
In 1998, the league was rebranded as NFL Europe League. That same year, England Monarchs folded and became the Berlin Thunder with F.C. Barcelona Dragons replaced by Cologne Centurions in 2004 and Scottish Claymores by Hamburg Sea Devils in 2005.
The following year it was rebranded as NFL Europa. But in 2007, the NFL closed the league as it was losing $30 million per season.
TEAMS | 1995-2007 |
DEFUNCT TEAMS |
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RALEIGH-DURHAM SKYHAWKS (RALEIGH, NC) (1991) |
(CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM) (1991) |
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BIRMINGHAM FIRE (BIRMINGHAM, AL) (1991-1992) |
LEGION FIELD (BIRMINGHAM,AL,USA) (1991-1992) |
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MONTREAL MACHINE (MONTREAL, CANADA) (1991-1992) |
(OLYMPIC STADIUM) (1991-1992) |
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NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY KNIGHTS (EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) (1991-1992) |
(GIANTS STADIUM) (1991-1992) |
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OHIO GLORY (COLUMBUS, OH) (1992) |
(OHIO STADIUM) (1992) |
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ORLANDO THUNDER (ORLANDO, FL) (1991-1992) |
(CITRUS BOWL) (1991-1992) |
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SACRAMENTO SURGE (SACRAMENTO, CA) (1991-1992) |
(HORNET STADIUM) (1992) |
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SAN ANTONIO RIDERS (SAN MARCOS, TX) (1991-1992) |
(BOBCAT STADIUM) (1991-1992) |
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LONDON MONARCHS (LONDON, ENGLAND) (1991-1992 / 1995-1997) |
(WEMBLEY STADIUM) (LONDON) (1991-1992 / 1995-1996) |
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ENGLAND MONARCHS (VARIOUS) (1998) |
(CRYSTAL PALACE STADIUM) (LONDON) (1998) |
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F.C.BARCELONA DRAGONS (BARCELONA, SPAIN) (1991-2003) |
(MINI ESTADI) (2002-2003) |
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SCOTTISH CLAYMORES (GLASGOW, SCOTLAND) (1995-2004) |
(HAMPDEN PARK) (GLASGOW,UK) (1998-2004) |
BRITISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BFL was introduced in 2015 by Alex Thomas, administrator of AMT GRIDIRON, and he added former WLAF/NFL Eurpopa teams (Centurions, Claymores, Knights, Monarchs and Thunder) to this new league.
PRIMARY LOGOS
(1991-1992 1995-1998) |
(1998-2005) |
(2006-2007) |