| Atlantic Football League | |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| Sport: | Canadian football |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Inaugural: | 2009 |
| Commissioner: | Larry Wisniewski |
| Teams: | Four teams |
| Country: | Canada |
| Champion: | Dalhousie Tigers |
| Most Champs: | UNBF Red Bombers (5) Dalhousie Tigers (5) |
| Website: | atlanticfootball.co |
The Atlantic Football League (AFL) is an amateur club-level Canadian football league that features four teams based in Atlantic Canada. The league is for players aged 18–24 that either attend universities without U Sports football programs or for players in the area.[1] [2] Since member teams operate as club teams (and not varsity teams), they do not receive funding from their universities. Some players eventually join U Sports programs and all Canadian players are eligible to join Canadian Football League teams.
On June 9, 2020, the league announced that they had cancelled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[3]
On September 21, 2024, Ella Lord became the first woman to play in the league, playing for the UNB Reds.[4]
There are currently four teams in the league and each team plays six games with each team hosting the other once.[5] The top three teams currently qualify for the playoffs with the top seed earning a bye. The finalists then qualify for the league championship game, the Moosehead Cup.
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded (Lineage) | Moosehead Cups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie Tigers | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wickwire Field | align=center | 2010 (1947–76) | align=center | 5 |
| Holland Hurricanes | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | MacAdam Field | align=center | 2010 | align=center | 4 |
| UNBF Red Bombers | Fredericton, New Brunswick | BMO Centre | align=center | 2009 (1949–80) | align=center | 5 |
| Saint John Falcons | Saint John, New Brunswick | Canada Games Stadium | align=center | 2024 | align=center | 0 |
| Team | City | Stadium | Existence | Moosehead Cups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton Jr. Mustangs | Moncton, New Brunswick | Rocky Stone Field | align=center | 2009–10 | align=center | 0 |
| UNBSJ Seawolves | Saint John, New Brunswick | Canada Games Stadium | align=center | 2009 | align=center | 1 |
| Game | Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNBF Red Bombers | UNBSJ Seawolves | ||||
| UNBSJ Seawolves | Dalhousie Tigers | ||||
| Holland Hurricanes | UNBF Red Bombers | ||||
| UNBF Red Bombers | Holland Hurricanes | ||||
| Holland Hurricanes | UNBSJ Seawolves | ||||
| Holland Hurricanes | UNBSJ Seawolves | ||||
| Holland Hurricanes | Dalhousie Tigers | ||||
| Dalhousie Tigers | Holland Hurricanes | ||||
| UNBF Red Bombers | Dalhousie Tigers | ||||
| Dalhousie Tigers | Holland Hurricanes | ||||
| UNBF Red Bombers | Holland Hurricanes | ||||
| Dalhousie Tigers | UNBF Red Bombers | ||||
| Dalhousie Tigers | UNBF Red Bombers | ||||
| UNBF Red Bombers | Dalhousie Tigers | ||||
| Dalhousie Tigers | UNBF Red Bombers |