Liga di Futbol Angleano
Current season, competition or edition: 2023-2024 LFA Season | |
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| Formerly | Liga Superior Angeleano |
|---|---|
| Sport | Gagian Rules Football |
| Founded | May 17, 1970 Playadiestat, Los Angeles |
| Inaugural season | 1970-1971 Season |
| Commissioner | Alfonso Wevers |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country | Los Angeles |
| Headquarters | Playadiestat, Los Angeles |
| Most recent champion(s) | Enton (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Jerrostad (7 titles) |
The Liga di Futbol Angleano (LFA) is a professional Gagian rules football league that consists of 18 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 19-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 17 games over 19 weeks. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the six 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 is a full member of the Konfederashon di Futbol pa Los Angeles (KFLA), the governing body for Gagian rules football in Los Angeles.
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 eighteen 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 six 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 holds the most championships with seven titles, though Presidencial has the most Gold Shields at eight. The reigning league champions are Enton , who defeated VC Playadiestat in the 43rd Angelean Cup to win their fourth championship game.
History
Organizational Structure
Season Format
Regular Season
Postseason
Player Acquisition
National Selection
Uncontracted Players
Clubs
| Triple Crown | League Champions | Shielded Club | Gold Shield | Silver Shield |
| Emblem | Club | Location | 2023-2024 Finish | Playoff Finish | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Points | W | L | T | ||||
| Example | Colonial | Villelibre | 7th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Cruz Regional | Cruz | 12th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Dele | Coração de Cristo | 8th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Enton | Enton | 5th | Points | W | L | T | Won (at Jerrostad) 28-16 Won (at Mikkelby) 20-4 Won 43rd Angelean Cup (vs Puntonorte) 28-24 |
| Example | Gobernador Mérida | Mérida | 10th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Groenkust | Nassau | 2nd | Points | W | L | T | Lost (vs Puntonorte) 28-34 |
| Example | Jerrostad | Jerrostad | 4th | Points | W | L | T | Lost (Enton) 16-28 |
| Example | Mikkelby | Mikkelby | 1st | Points | W | L | T | Lost (vs Enton) 4-20 |
| Example | Onslander Kaptstad | Kaptstad | 9th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | VC Playadiestat | Playadiestat | 14th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Porto Azul | Porto Azul | 11th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Presidencial | Nova Ralume | 15th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Puntonorte | Puntonorte | 3rd | Points | W | L | T | Won (vs Villelibre) 28-16 Won (at Groenkust) 34-28 Lost 43rd Angelean Cup (vs Enton) 24-28 |
| Example | Santa Maria | Santa Maria | 13th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Santo André | Santo André | 17th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Atlético Torres | Torres | 16th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |
| Example | Villelibre | Villelibre | 6th | Points | W | L | T | Lost (at Puntonorte) 16-28 |
| Example | Noord Strand | Playadiestat | 18th | Points | W | L | T | Did not qualify |