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Current season, competition or edition: 2023 NCFL season | |
| Formerly | North American Football Conference (1920) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Central Football |
| Founded | September 17, 1920 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) |
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
Teams
Key:
- *
- Club has relocated at some point in its existence
- †
- Club was a founding member of the NCFL
| Conference | Division |
Club | City | Stadium |
Capacity | First season |
Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Football Association (NAFA) | NAFA North | Quebec Sharks | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 77,525 | 1961 (NCFL) | Anthony Duclair |
| New York Eagles | New York City | Better Bank of America Stadium | 88,401 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Benjamin Davis | ||
| Boston Meerkats | Boston | Eastern Health Stadium | 74,312 | 1934 (NCFL) | Samuel Reynolds III | ||
| Toronto Lancers | Toronto | Ontario Energy Stadium | 71,093 | 1961 (NCFL) | Ethan Mitchell | ||
| NAFA Central | Cincinnati Bears | Cincinnati | New Red Stadium | 67,342 | 1963 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Caleb Parker Sr. | |
| Pittsburgh Falcons | Pittsburgh | New Steel Stadium | 73,939 | 1963 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Mason Simmons | ||
| Detroit Raptors | Detroit | Grand Auto Field | 80,124 | 1961 (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 Phantoms | 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. | ||
| Tampa Bay Octopuses* | Tampa Bay | Florida Insurance Stadium | 67,636 | 1989 (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 Aztecs* | Mexico City | Aztec Stadium | 88,000 | 1956 (NCFL) | Christopher Williams | ||
| NFA West | Washington Wolverines* | Seattle | WBN Stadium | 73,000 | 1944 (NCFL) | Daniel Smith | |
| San Francisco Tigers* | San Francisco | Bay Technology Field | 79,000 | 1965 (NCFL) | Matthew Brown | ||
| Los Angeles Armored Lizards* | Los Angeles | Marsk Field | 71,000 | 1934 (NCFL) | Matthew Brown | ||
| San Diego White Sharks | San Diego | Mulan Tech. Dome | 78,000 | 1998 (NCFL) | James Martinez | ||
| International Football Association (IFA) | IFA North | Minnesota Valkyries | Minneapolis | Valhalla Stadium | 67,000 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Gregg Duncan |
| Kansas City Wheat Kings | Kansas City | Spearhead Stadium | 68,000 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Tony Gonzalez | ||
| Denver Dynamo* | Denver | COR Stadium | 71,903 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Shawn Lopez | ||
| Alberta Raiders | Calgary | Super Saddle Stadium | 78,538 | 1968 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Eric Cameron | ||
| IFA Central | Arizona Armadillos | Phoenix | Shell Stadium | 70,316 | 1968 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Jerry Milledge | |
| Monterey Zebras | Monterey | Modelo Nacional Stadium | 67,837 | 1970 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Luis Diaz | ||
| Guadalajara Scorpions | Guadalajara | Petroleum of Potosi Stadium | 74,536 | 1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Mark Rowand | ||
| Mexico Rattlesnakes | Mexico City | Pledge to Climate Stadium | 79,000 | 1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Miguel Angel Leon | ||
| IFA East | Georgia Red Pandas | Atlanta | Bank of Atlanta Stadium | 68,000 | 1967 (NCFL) | Steven Lopez | |
| Florida Crocodiles | Miami | Strong Field | 69,050 | 1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Brandon Myers | ||
| Havana Sugarcanes | Havana | Sugars of Cuba Stadium | 73,166 | 1967 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Pedro Hernandez | ||
| Carolina Jellyfishes | Raleigh | Windblown Stadium | 64,301 | 1968 (International Football Association) 1974 (NCFL) |
Mark Vaughn |