Liga di Futbol Angleano
Current season, competition or edition: 2023-2024 LFA Season | |
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| Formerly | Liga Superior Angeleano |
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| Sport | Gagian Rules Football |
| Founded | May 17, 1970 Playadiestat, Los Angeles |
| Inaugural season | 1970-1971 Season |
| Commissioner | Alfonso Wevers |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Country | Los Angeles |
| Headquarters | Playadiestat, Los Angeles |
| Most recent champion(s) | CF Santo André (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Jerrostad United (7 titles) |
The Liga di Futbol Angleano (LFA) is a professional Gagian rules football league that consists of 17 clubs. The LFA is the highest level of Gagian rules football (known simply as "football" in the country). Each LFA season begins in early October, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs until February, where each team plays every other team and have two bye weeks spread throughout, for a total of 16 games over 18 weeks. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the five clubs with the most points (established by the point system) move on to the championships, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Angelean Cup, which is contested in March and played by the remaining two clubs. In addition, two other awards, the Gold Shield and Silver Shield are given respectively to the club with the best record and the one voted to be the top club by a commission of journalists, pundits, players, and coaches. Winning all three of these awards in a single season is known as a triple season.
The LFA was formed in 1970 as a privatization of the Liga Superior Angeleano (LSA), the previous state-owned league. As a part of the Angelean Dawn, the political reforms of the 1960s, the LSA, then consisting of ten clubs, was made autonomous and eventually fully privatized. The new league, called the LFA, would expand from ten clubs to twelve in 1973, fourteen in 1985, and finally seventeen in 1999. While initial standings determined the divisional champion, a tie between Presidencial, Onslander Kaptstad, VC Playadiestat, and Atlético Torres in 1973 led to a single elimination tournament to determine the champion, which Presidencial won. The tournament system was so popular it was implemented, with three best clubs moving on to the tournament. This was expanded to four clubs in 1985, and five in 1999. The LFA is the most popular sports league in Los Angeles, with an average attendance of 38,910 people, the highest average viewership in Los Angeles at 1.6 million per game, and is the second wealthiest sports league in Galia, just behind the Onhsanenea League.
Jerrostad United holds the most championships with seven titles, though Presidencial has the most Gold Shields at eight. The reigning league champions are CF Santo André, who defeated VC Playadiestat in the 43rd Angelean Cup to win their fourth championship game.