WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL
| TEAMS |
| World Bowl |
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.
British Football League (BFL) was introduced in 2015 by Alex Thomas, administrator of AMT GRIDIRON, and added former and revised teams to this new league.
From 1991-1992, the teams were based in Europe and North America (including Canada) before switching to a single European division from 1995 until the league folded following the 2007 NFL Europa season.
| SEASONS | TEAMS |
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| WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL | |
| 1991-1992 | 10 |
| 1995-1997 | 6 |
| NFL EUROPE | |
| 1998-2006 | 6 |
| NFL EUROPA | |
| 2007 | 6 |
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks were replaced by Ohio Glory, having not won a single game, for the 1992 season before going on a hiatus following the 1992 season.
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.
These are the teams for the 2007 season, the league's final season.
TEAMS |
SEASONS | STADIUM | |
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AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS |
1995-2007 |
 AMESTERDAM ARENA (AMSTERDAM, NL) (1997-2007) |
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BERLIN THUNDER |
1999-2007 |
 OLYMPIC STADIUM (BERLIN, DE) (2003-2007) |
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COLOGNE CENTURIONS |
2004-2007 |  RHEINENERGIESTADION (COLOGNE, DE) (2004-2007) |
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FRANKFURT GALAXY |
1995-2007 |
 COMMERZBANK-ARENA (FRANKFURT, DE) (1995-2007) |
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HAMBURG SEA DEVILS |
2005-2007 |
 AOL ARENA (HAMBURG, DE) (2005-2007) |
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RHEIN FIRE |
1995-2007 |
 LTU ARENA (DUSSELDORF, DE) (2005-2007) |
DEFUNCT TEAMS |
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TEAMS |
SEASONS | STADIUM | |
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LONDON/ENGLAND MONARCHS |
1995-1998 |  CRYSTAL PALACE STADIUM (LONDON) (1998) |
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BARCELONA/F.C.BARCELONA DRAGONS |
1995-2003 |  MINI ESTADI (BARCELONA,ES) (2002-2003) |
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SCOTTISH CLAYMORES |
1995-2004 |  HAMPDEN PARK (GLASGOW,UK) (2000-2004) |
MURRAYFIELD (EDINBURGH,UK) (1995-2000) |
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BARCELONA/F.C.BARCELONA DRAGONS |
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| (1991-1992) | (1995-2003) |
BERLIN THUNDER |
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| (1999) | (2000-2007) |
FRANKFURT GALAXY |
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| (1991-1992) | (1995-2007) |
LONDON/ENGLAND MONARCHS |
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| (1991-1992) (1995-1997) |
(1998) |
In 1991-1992 (WLAF seasons), the Division Champions plus a Wild Card team (with next best record) qualified for the Playoffs and then from 1995-2007 (final season), the top two teams qualified for the World Bowl.
| World Bowl XV | MOST TITLES |
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hamburg Sea Devils (1) |
Frankfurt Galaxy (4) |
| SEASON | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER | STADIUM |
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| '91 1991  |
LONDON MONARCHS (1) |
21-0 | BARCELONA DRAGONS |
 Wembley Stadium(1) London,UK(1) |
| '92 1992  |
 SACRAMENTO SURGE (1) |
21-17 |  ORLANDO THUNDER |
 Olympic Stadium(1) MONTREAL,CA(1) |
| '95 1995  |
FRANKFURT GALAXY (1) |
26-22 | Amsterdam Admirals |
 Olympisch Stadion(1) AMSTERDAM,NL(1) |
| '96 1996  |
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES (1) |
32-27 | Frankfurt Galaxy |
Murrayfield Stadium(1) EDINBURGH(1),UK(1) |
| '97 1997  |
BARCELONA DRAGONS (1) |
38-24 | Rhein Fire |
 Estadi Olimpic(1) BARCELONA,ES(1) |
| '98 1998  |
RHEIN FIRE (1) |
34-10 | Frankfurt Galaxy |
Waldstadion FRANKFURT (1) DE (1) |
| '99 1999  |
FRANKFURT GALAXY (2) |
38-24 | BARCELONA DRAGONS |
Rheinstadion(1) DUSSELDORF(1) DE(2) |
2000 |
RHEIN FIRE (2) |
13-10 | Scottish Claymores |
Waldstadion(2) FRANKFURT (2) DE (3) |
| IX 2001  |
BERLIN THUNDER (1) |
24-17 | BARCELONA DRAGONS |
Amsterdam ArenA(1) AMSTERDAM,NL(2) |
| X 2002  |
BERLIN THUNDER (2) |
26-20 | Rhein Fire |
Rheinstadion(2) DUSSELDORF(2) DE(4) |
| XI 2003  |
FRANKFURT GALAXY (3) |
35-16 | Rhein Fire |
Hampden Park(1) GLASGOW(1),UK(3) |
| XII 2004  GELSENKIRCHEN (1) GERMANY (5) |
BERLIN THUNDER (3) |
30-24 | Frankfurt Galaxy |
 Arena AufSchalke(1) GELSENKIRCHEN(1) DE(5) |
| XIII 2005  |
AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS (1) |
27-21 | Berlin Thunder |
Rheinstadion(5) DUSSELDORF(5) DE(8) |
| XIV 2006  |
FRANKFURT GALAXY (4) |
22-7 | Amsterdam Admirals |
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| XV 2007  |
HAMBURG SEA DEVILS (1) |
37-28 | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| STANDINGS | |||||
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| Team | REC | A | RT | RA | |
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Frankfurt Galaxy | 4-4 | 8 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Berlin Thunder | 3-1 | 4 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Rhein Fire | 2-3 | 5 | 2000 | 2003 |
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Hamburg Sea Devils | 1-0 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
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Amsterdam Admirals | 1-2 | 3 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Barcelona Dragons | 1-4 | 5 | 1997 | 2001 |
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Scottish Claymores | 1-1 | 2 | 1996 | 2000 |
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Sacramento Surge | 1-0 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
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London Monarchs | 1-0 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
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Orlando Thunder | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1992 |