NCFL
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 | Boston Meerkats | Boston | Eastern Health Stadium | 74,312 | 1923 (NCFL) | Samuel Reynolds III |
| New York Dragons† | New York City | Downtown Municipal Stadium | 56,427 | 1920 (NCFL) | Daniel Bryant | ||
| Philadelphia Hammers*† | Philadelphia | Industrial Workhorse Stadium | 67,537 | 1920 (NCFL) | Christopher Fisher Jr. | ||
| Toronto Lakers† | Toronto | Ontario Energy Stadium | 71,093 | 1920 (NCFL) | Ethan Mitchell | ||
| NAFA Central | Cincinnati Bears | Cincinnati | New Red Stadium | 67,342 | 1960 (National Football League) 1970 (NCFL) |
Caleb Parker Sr. | |
| Detroit Sharks | Detroit | Grand Auto Field | 80,124 | 1947 (NCFL) | Noah Turner | ||
| Indianapolis Phantoms | Indianapolis | Francis Oil Field | 55,624 | 1968 (NCFL) | Liam Morgan | ||
| Pittsburgh Falcons | Pittsburgh | New Steel Stadium | 73,939 | 1932 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Mason Simmons | ||
| NAFA South | Houston Spiders* | Houston | NCE Stadium | 67,526 | 1960 (National Football League) 1970 (NCFL) |
Tyler Peterson | |
| Mexico City Aztecs | Mexico City | Aztec Stadium | 88,000 | 1957 (NCFL) | Christopher Williams | ||
| New Orleans Knights | New Orleans | Gulf Field | 69,317 | 1957 (NCFL) | Michael Johnson | ||
| Texas Horses | Dallas | Rodeo Dome | 77,000 | 1947 (NCFL) | Nicholas Evans Sr. | ||
| National Football Association (NFA) | NFA North | Atlanta Red Pandas* | Atlanta | Bank of Atlanta Stadium | 68,000 | 1961 (National Football League) 1970 (NCFL) |
Steven Lopez |
| Baltimore Ramming Goats* | Baltimore | Royal Bahamas Cruise Stadium | 81,315 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Matthew Jenkins | ||
| New York Eagles | New York City | Better Bank of America Stadium | 88,401 | 1961 (National Football League) 1970 (NCFL) |
Benjamin Davis | ||
| Quebec Lumières* | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 77,525 | 1960 (National Football League) 1970 (NCFL) |
Anthony Duclair | ||
| NFA Central | Chicago Giants | Chicago | Bank of Illinois Field | 78,136 | 1928 (NCFL) | Jackson Hayes | |
| Kansas City Wheat Kings | Kansas City | Spearhead Stadium | 68,000 | 1965 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Tony Gonzalez | ||
| St. Louis Warriors* | St. Louis | Alisa's Stadium | 65,621 | 1947 (NCFL) | Ryan Thompson | ||
| Tennessee Elephants* | Nashville | Clarity Stadium | 74,525 | 1929 (NCFL) | Nathan Carter | ||
| NFA West | Los Angeles Armored Lizards | Los Angeles | Marsk Field | 71,000 | 1950 (NCFL) | Matthew Brown |