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National Central Football League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023 NCFL season
Formerly	North American Football Conference (1920)
Sport	Central Football
Founded	September 17, 1920; 104 years ago; Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Inaugural season	1920
Commissioner	Alexander Sims
No. of teams	42
Country	United States
Headquarters	345 Park Avenue; New York, NY 10154; U.S.
Most recent; champion(s)	New York Dragons; (9 titles. 5th Orange Cup)
Most titles	Green Bay Packers; (13 titles)

Revision as of 05:12, 12 December 2023

The National Central Football League (NCFL) is a professional Central Football league that consists of 42 teams, divided equally between the North American Football Association (NAFA) and the National Football Association (NFA), and the International Football Association (IFA). The NCFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and the highest professional level of Central football in the world.

Each NCFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 19-week regular season]] which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 18 games and having one Template:Bye (sports). Following the conclusion of the regular season, four teams from each conference (three division winners and one wild card team) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Orange Cup, which is contested in February and is played between the two best Association teams.

History

Numbers in parentheses in the table are Orange Cup appearances as of the date of that Orange Cup and are used as follows:

Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Super Bowl as well as each respective teams' Orange Cup record to date.
Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted an Orange Cup.
City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted an Orange Cup.

Championships table key and summary
(1967–1970)	(AFA-NCFL Merger–1974)	(IFA-NCFL Merger–present)
National Central Football League (NCFL)	North American Football Association (NAFA)	North American Football Association (NAFA)
NCFL championⁿ (4, W 1, L 3)	NAFA Champion^N (XX, W , L )	NAFA Champion^N (49, W , L )
National Football Association (NFA)	National Football Association (NFA)	National Football Association (NFA)
NFA Champion^a (3, W 2, L 1)	NFA Champion^A (XX, W , L )	NFA Champion^A (49, W , L )
International Football Association (IFA)	International Football Association (IFA)	International Football Association (IFA)
IFA Champion^a (1, W 1, L 0)	IFA Champion^A (XX, W , L )	IFA Champion^A (49, W , L )

Orange Cup
Game	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Venue	City	Attendance
January 15, 1967	Boston Meerkats (W , L)	35–10	New Orleans Knights (W , L)	Los Angeles New Field	Los Angeles (1)	63,572
January 20, 1968	Texas Spiders (W , L)	21–17	Texas Horses (W , L)	Los Angeles New Field	Los Angeles (2)	63,942
January 18, 1969	Texas Spiders (W , L)	24-21	Texas Horses (W , L)	Miami Produce Stadium	Miami (2)	63,942
January 17, 1970	New York Eagles (W , L)	28-21	Havana Sugarcanes (W , L)	Los Angeles New Field	Los Angeles (3)	63,942
January 23, 1971	Pittsburgh Falcons (W , L)	17-10	Virginia Hammers (W , L)	Miami Produce Stadium	Miami (2)	65,900
January 22, 1972	Cincinnati Bears (W , L)	42-21	Boston Meerkats (W , L)	Houston Petroleum Field	Houston (1)	68,000
January 27, 1973	Cincinnati Bears (W , L)	21-10	New York Eagles (W , L)	Los Angeles New Field	Los Angeles (4)	63,942

Teams

Key:

*: Club has relocated at some point in its existence
†: Club was a founding member of the NCFL

National Central Football League (NCFL) Clubs
Conference	Division	Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	First season	Head coach
North American Football Association (NAFA)	NAFA North	Quebec Sharks	Montreal	Olympic Stadium	77,525	1955 (NCFL)	Anthony Duclair
		New York Eagles	New York City	Better Bank of America Stadium	88,401	1954 (NCFL)	Benjamin Davis
		Boston Meerkats	Boston	Eastern Health Stadium	74,312	1934 (NCFL)	Samuel Reynolds III
		Toronto Sparrows	Toronto	Ontario Energy Stadium	71,093	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Ethan Mitchell
	NAFA Central	Cincinnati Bears	Cincinnati	New Red Stadium	67,342	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Caleb Parker Sr.
		Pittsburgh Falcons	Pittsburgh	New Steel Stadium	73,939	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Mason Simmons
		Detroit Pirates	Detroit	Grand Auto Field	80,124	1973 (NCFL)	Noah Turner
		Philadelphia Penguins	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania Petroleum Field	78,921	1943 (NCFL)	Alexander Foster
	NAFA South	Chicago Giants	Chicago	Bank of Illinois Field	78,136	1934 (NCFL)	Jackson Hayes
		Indianapolis Lions	Indianapolis	Francis Oil Field	55,624	1989 (NCFL)	Liam Morgan
		St. Louis Warriors	St. Louis	Alisa's Stadium	65,621	1981 (NCFL)	Ryan Thompson
		Nashville Elephants	Nashville	Clarity Stadium	74,525	1944 (NCFL)	Nathan Carter
National Football Association (NFA)	NFA North	New York Dragons†	New York City	Downtown Municipal Stadium	56,427	1920 (NCFL)	Daniel Bryant
		Virginia Hammers*†	Richmond	Industrial Workhorse Stadium	67,537	1920 (NCFL)	Christopher Fisher Jr.
		Florida Red Pandas*	Tampa Bay	Florida Insurance Stadium	67,636	1967 (NCFL)	Alexis Perez
		Baltimore Ramming Goats*	Baltimore	New Maryland Dockyards Stadium	81,315	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Matthew Jenkins
	NFA Central	Texas Horses	Dallas	Rodeo Dome	77,000	1946 (NCFL)	Nicholas Evans Sr.
		Houston Spiders*	Houston	NCE Stadium	67,526	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Tyler Peterson
		New Orleans Knights*	New Orleans	Gulf Field	69,317	1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL)	Michael Johnson
		Mexico City Tigers*	Mexico City	Vince Auto Dome	80,000	1956 (NCFL)	Christopher Williams
	NFA West	Washington Hunters*	Seattle	WBN Stadium	73,000	1944 (NCFL)	Daniel Smith
		San Francisco Wolves*	San Francisco	Bay Technology Field	79,000	1965 (NCFL)	Matthew Brown
		Los Angeles Leopards	Los Angeles	Marsk Field	71,000	1934 (NCFL)	Matthew Brown
		San Diego Foxes	San Diego	Mulan Tech. Dome	78,000	1988 (NCFL)	James Martinez
International Football Association (IFA)	IFA North	Minnesota	Minneapolis	Stadium	XXXXXX	XXXXX	XXXX
		XXXX	Kansas City	Stadium	XXXXXX	XXXXX	XXXX
		Colorado	Denver	Stadium	XXXXXX	XXXXX	XXXX
		Alberta	Calgary	Stadium	XXXXXX	XXXXX	XXXX
	IFA Central	Arizona	Phoenix	Stadium	XXXXXX	1968 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXX
		XXXXX	Monterey	Stadium	XXXXXX	1970 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXX
		XXXXX	Guadalajara	Stadium	XXXXXX	1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXX
		XXXXX	Mexico City	Stadium	XXXXXX	1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	Miguel Angel Leon
	IFA East	XXXXXXX	Atlanta	Stadium	63,000	1989 (NCFL)	Steven Lopez
		XXXXXXX	Miami	Stadium	69,050	1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXXXX
		Havana Sugarcanes	Havana	Sugars of Cuba Stadium	73,166	1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXXXX
		Carolina	Raleigh	Stadium	64,301	1968 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL)	XXXXXX

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 | teams = 42
 | country = United States
-| champion = New York Dragons<br />(5 titles)
+| champion = New York Dragons<br />(9 titles. 5th Orange Cup)
 | most_champs = [[Green Bay Packers]]<br />(13 titles)
 | website =
 }}
-The '''National Central Football League''' ('''NCFL''') is a professional {{wp|American football|Central Football}} {{wp|Sports league|league}} that consists of 42 teams, divided equally between the North American Football Association (NAFA) and the National Football Association (NFA), and the International Football Association (IFA). The NCFL is one of the {{wp|major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports leagues in the United States}} and the highest {{wp|Professional gridiron football|professional level}} of American football in the world.
+The '''National Central Football League''' ('''NCFL''') is a professional {{wp|American football|Central Football}} {{wp|Sports league|league}} that consists of 42 teams, divided equally between the North American Football Association (NAFA) and the National Football Association (NFA), and the International Football Association (IFA). The NCFL is one of the {{wp|major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports leagues in the United States}} and the highest {{wp|Professional gridiron football|professional level}} of Central football in the world.
-Each NCFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 19-week regular season]] which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 18 games and having one {{Bye (sports)|bye week}}. Following the conclusion of the regular season, four teams from each conference (three division winners and one {{wp|Wild card (sports)|wild card}} team) advance to the playoffs, a {{wp|single-elimination tournament}} that culminates in the [[Super Bowl]], which is contested in February and is played between the two best Association teams.
+Each NCFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 19-week regular season]] which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 18 games and having one {{Bye (sports)|bye week}}. Following the conclusion of the regular season, four teams from each conference (three division winners and one {{wp|Wild card (sports)|wild card}} team) advance to the playoffs, a {{wp|single-elimination tournament}} that culminates in the Orange Cup, which is contested in February and is played between the two best Association teams.
 == History ==
+Numbers in parentheses in the table are Orange Cup appearances as of the date of that Orange Cup and are used as follows:
+* '''Winning team''' and '''losing team''' columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Super Bowl as well as each respective teams' Orange Cup record to date.
+* '''Venue''' column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted an Orange Cup.
+* '''City''' column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted an Orange Cup.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Championships table key and summary
+|-
+! (1967–1970)
+! (AFA-NCFL Merger–1974)
+! (IFA-NCFL Merger–present)
+|-
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|'''National Central Football League (NCFL)'''
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|'''North American Football Association (NAFA)'''
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|'''North American Football Association (NAFA)'''
+|-
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|NCFL champion<sup>n</sup><br /><small>(4, W 1, L 3)</small>
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|NAFA Champion<sup>N</sup><br /><small>(XX, W , L )</small>
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|NAFA Champion<sup>N</sup><br /><small>(49, W , L )</small>
+|-
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|'''National Football Association (NFA)'''
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|'''National Football Association (NFA)'''
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|'''National Football Association (NFA)'''
+|-
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|NFA Champion<sup>a</sup><br /><small>(3, W 2, L 1)</small>
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|NFA Champion<sup>A</sup><br /><small>(XX, W , L )</small>
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"|NFA Champion<sup>A</sup><br /><small>(49, W , L )</small>
+|-
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|'''International Football Association (IFA)'''
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|'''International Football Association (IFA)'''
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|'''International Football Association (IFA)'''
+|-
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|IFA Champion<sup>a</sup><br /><small>(1, W 1, L 0)</small>
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|IFA Champion<sup>A</sup><br /><small>(XX, W , L )</small>
+| style="background:#03fc77;"|IFA Champion<sup>A</sup><br /><small>(49, W , L )</small>
+|-
+|}{{clear}}
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ Orange Cup
+|-
+! Game
+! Winning team
+! Score
+! Losing team
+! Venue
+! City
+! Attendance
+|-
+|{{Dts|1967|January|15}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Boston Meerkats (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|3510|35–10}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| New Orleans Knights (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles New Field
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles (1)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 63,572
+|-
+|{{Dts|1968|January|20}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| Texas Spiders (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|2117|21–17}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| Texas Horses (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles New Field
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles (2)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 63,942
+|-
+|{{Dts|1969|January|18}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| Texas Spiders (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|2421|24-21}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| Texas Horses (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Miami Produce Stadium
+| style="text-align: center;"| Miami (2)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 63,942
+|-
+|{{Dts|1970|January|17}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| New York Eagles (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|2821|28-21}}
+| style="background:#03fc77;"| Havana Sugarcanes (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles New Field
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles (3)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 63,942
+|-
+|{{Dts|1971|January|23}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| Pittsburgh Falcons (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|1710|17-10}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| Virginia Hammers (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Miami Produce Stadium
+| style="text-align: center;"| Miami (2)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 65,900
+|-
+|{{Dts|1972|January|22}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| Cincinnati Bears (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|42-21|42-21}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| Boston Meerkats (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Houston Petroleum Field
+| style="text-align: center;"| Houston (1)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 68,000
+|-
+|{{Dts|1973|January|27}}
+| style="background:#ffcccc;"| Cincinnati Bears (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| {{Sort|2110|21-10}}
+| style="background:#d0e7ff;"| New York Eagles (W , L)
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles New Field
+| style="text-align: center;"| Los Angeles (4)
+| style="text-align: center;"| 63,942
+|-
+|}
+== Teams ==
 '''Key:'''
 ;<nowiki>*</nowiki>
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 :Club was a founding member of the NCFL
-== Teams ==
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 |+ National Central Football League (NCFL) Clubs
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 |New Maryland Dockyards Stadium
 |81,315
-|{{dts|1945}} (NCFL)
+|{{dts|1960}} (National Football Association)<br>{{dts|1970}} (NCFL)
 |Matthew Jenkins
 |-
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 |NCE Stadium
 |67,526
-|{{dts|1989}} (NCFL)
+|{{dts|1960}} (National Football Association)<br>{{dts|1970}} (NCFL)
 |Tyler Peterson
 |-

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