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|scope="row"|''' | |scope="row"|'''Indianapolis Lions''' | ||
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|scope="row"|''' | |scope="row"|'''Baltimore Ramming Goats'''* | ||
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Revision as of 20:38, 11 December 2023
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 (5 titles) |
| 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 American 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 Super Bowl, which is contested in February and is played between the two best Association teams.
History
Key:
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- Club has relocated at some point in its existence
- †
- Club was a founding member of the NCFL
Teams
| Conference | Division |
Club | City | Stadium |
Capacity | First season |
Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Football Association (NAFA) | NAFA North | Halifax Sharks | Halifax | Bank of New Scotland Stadium | 61,608 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
James Anderson |
| 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 | ||
| Brooklyn Sparrows | Brooklyn | New Development Stadium | 71,093 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Ethan Mitchell | ||
| NAFA Central | Toronto Bears | Toronto | Ontario Energy 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 | ||
| Carolina Warriors | Raleigh | 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. | ||
| Quebec Red Pandas* | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 77,525 | 1955 (NCFL) | Anthony Duclair | ||
| Baltimore Ramming Goats* | Baltimore | New Maryland Dockyards Stadium | 81,315 | 1945 (NCFL) | Matthew Jenkins | ||
| NFA Central | Texas Horses | Dallas | Rodeo Dome | 77,000 | 1946 (NCFL) | Nicholas Evans Sr. | |
| Houston Spiders* | Houston | NCE Stadium | 67,526 | 1989 (NCFL) | Tyler Peterson | ||
| New Orleans Knights* | New Orleans | Gulf Field | 69,317 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Michael Johnson | ||
| Georgia Hunters* | Atlanta | Vince Auto Dome | 80,000 | 1960 (National Football Association) 1970 (NCFL) |
Christopher Williams | ||
| NFA South | Arizona Tigers* | Phoenix | ABN Stadium | 73,000 | 1944 (NCFL) | Daniel Smith | |
| San Francisco Wolves* | Tijuana | Bank of Baja 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 |