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Pro League
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Current sports event 2022 Pro League season
Pro League logo.png
SportAssociation football
FoundedJune 13, 1996
(25 years ago)
Inaugural season1996
PresidentDavid Figueroa
No. of teams12
CountryRizealand Rizealand
HeadquartersLiberty City, Lothicania, RZL
Most recent
champion(s)
Winchester Blazers
(1st title)
Most titlesLos Santos Navigators
(9 titles)
TV partner(s)RBC
FBC
Rizal Sports
RSN
Domestic cup(s)Pro Cup
Official websitewww.proleague.com

The Pro League, formerly known as the Rizealand Women's Professional Football League, is a professional association football league in Rizealand, currently comprising of 12 teams. Originally a professional football league for cisgender women only, the Pro League is now the most inclusive sporting league in Rizealand after it became the first to accept nonbinary and transgender athletes. It is one of the major professional sports leagues in Rizealand as well as the most popular non-male sports league in Rizealand and has headquarters in Liberty City. The Pro League's regular season begins in February and concludes in June with each team playing every other team in the league at least twice. From June to August, the post-season playoffs begin in each conference in single elimination games and end with the two finalists playing each other at the Pro Cup.

The Pro League began in 1996 as a competition for the Portmouth Mystics, Liberty City Wonders, Camden Stars, and Los Santos Navigators, when professional football was dominated by men's football clubs. While it struggled at first due to limited support and a lack of funding, it began to grow in popularity during the early 2000s. Previously, it played on the same fall-winter schedule as the more established RFL, forcing it to compete for fans and attention. In 2001, the Pro League switched its schedule to play in the spring-summer off-season, which allowed it to increase its fan base and attract RFL supporters. In 2007, it expanded with the addition of the Tyrell Avengers, McDowell Phantoms, Gadsen Buffalopes, and Ardougne Orientales. In 2012, it underwent a third expansion with the addition of the Vehemens City Wasps, Belltown Queens, Winchetser Blazers, and Las Venturas Sprint.

The LS Navigators are the most successful team in the Pro League, having won a total of 9 national championships. The LC Wonders are the second most successful team in the league, having won 4 national championships. The VC Wasps and Camden Stars are tied for the third highest number of national championships in the league as they each have won three championships. The Winchester Blazers are the winners of the 2021 Pro Cup, which was their first national championship win.

History

Establishment

Expansion

Organization

Governance

Player acquisition

Finances

Relationship with the RFF

Branding

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity Joined Head coach
North Conference
Ardougne Orientales Ardougne, Charlotte Dufour Stadium 71,608 2007 Vensel Blomgren
Belltown Queens Belltown, New Estmere Century Field 67,000 2012 Hannah Schumann
Portmouth Mystics Portmouth, New Estmere Konnect Stadium 68,500 1996 Sophie May
West Conference
Camden Stars Camden, Capital Territory ALF Field 82,000 1996 Grace Lane
Liberty City Wonders Liberty City, Lothicania Riley Stadium 82,500 1996 Joseph Brown
Vehemens City Wasps Vehemens City, Lothicania Vehemens Expo Park Stadium 50,250 2012 Courtney Harrison
South Conference
Las Venturas Sprint Las Venturas, San Andreas Sunrise Stadium 65,000 2012 Zara Kennedy
Los Santos Navigators Los Santos, San Andreas Liberty Bank Stadium 70,240 1996 Beth MacRannall
Tyrell Avengers Tyrell, Fáel O'Farrell Stadium 75,523 2007 Calvin O'Duff
East Conference
Gadsen Buffalopes Gadsen, Cahoka BGO Stadium 72,220 2007 Cameron Dixon
McDowell Phantoms McDowell, Lyhoming Fedcomm Stadium 80,000 2007 Joel Allen
Winchester Blazers Winchester, Providence Madden Stadium 71,000 2012 Jennifer Marshall

Competition format

Regular season

Playoffs

Pro Cup

Awards

Media coverage

Controversies