Rugby League in the United States has crowned champions of its national championship since 1997.
The sport has gone through two separate competitions starting with the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) premiership from 1997 to 2014 with the Ferrainola Cup and the USA Rugby League has crowned national champions since 2014.
The Ferrainola Cup was awarded to the winner of the AMNRL Grand Final and given the title of National Champion..
The regular season title or Minor premiership was not awarded until the 2006 season.
| 1998 | Glen Mills Bulls | 66-12 | Philadelphia Bulldogs | ||
| 1999 | Glen Mills Bulls | 28-10 | New Jersey Sharks | ||
| 2000 | Glen Mills Bulls | 38-26 | Philadelphia Bulldogs | ||
| 2001 | Glen Mills Bulls | 26-16 | Media Mantarays | ||
| 2002 | New York Knights | 18-12 | Glen Mills Bulls | ||
| 2003 | Connecticut Wildcats | 38-14 | Glen Mills Bulls | ||
| 2004 | Glen Mills Bulls | 32-24 | Connecticut Wildcats | ||
| 2005 | Glen Mills Bulls | 32-30 | Connecticut Wildcats | ||
| 2006 | Connecticut Wildcats | 36-28 | Glen Mills Bulls | Glen Mills Bulls | |
| 2007 | Connecticut Wildcats | 22-18 | Aston DSC Bulls | Connecticut Wildcats | |
| 2008 | New Haven Warriors | 50-18 | Aston DSC Bulls | Aston DSC Bulls | |
| 2009 | New York Knights | 32-12 | Jacksonville Axemen | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2010 | Jacksonville Axemen | 34-14 | New Haven Warriors | New Haven Warriors | |
| 2011 | New York Knights | 38-4 | Connecticut Wildcats | New York Knights | |
| 2012 | New York Knights | 60-40 | Connecticut Wildcats | New York Knights | |
| 2013 | Connecticut Wildcats | 42-10 | New York Knights |
In 2014, the United States Association of Rugby League became to undisputed top-level national after the American National Rugby League folded and the Rugby League European Federation and the Rugby League International Federation gave the USA Rugby League member status. The league began its rivalry with the former by beginning its inaugural in 2011.
For the first three seasons, the USA Rugby League was a single-division competition. In 2014, the teams were split into two conferences and three divisions.http://www.usarl.org/about-usarl/competition-history/
The competition is now structured into four regional leagues across an East and West Conference. Winners of each league advance to the their respective conference final before the winners of each facing each other in the Grand Final. [1]
| 2011 | Philadelphia Fight | 28-26 | New Haven Warriors | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2012 | Jacksonville Axemen | 28-22 | Boston Thirteens | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Fight | 28-22 | Jacksonville Axemen | Philadelphia Fight | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Fight | 30-18 | Jacksonville Axemen | Philadelphia Fight | |
| 2015 | Boston Thirteens | 44-12 | Atlanta Rhinos | Philadelphia Fight | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Fight | 42-20 | Jacksonville Axemen | Philadelphia Fight | |
| 2017 | Atlanta Rhinos | 32-18 | New York Knights | New York Knights | |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Axemen | 56-16 | Brooklyn Kings | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2019 | Brooklyn Kings | 12-6 | Jacksonville Axemen | Brooklyn Kings | |
| Not held due to COVID-19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2021 | Tampa Mayhem | 60-10 | Delaware Black Foxes | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Axemen | 36-12 | Tampa Mayhem | Jacksonville Axemen | |
| 2023 | Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans | 20-16 | Jacksonville Axemen | Jacksonville Axemen (Southern Champions)Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans (Pacific Champions) |
| Glen Mills Bulls / Aston DSC Bulls | 1998-2013 | 1998-2001, 2004, 2005 | 6 | ||
| Jacksonville Axemen | 2006- | 2012, 2018, 2022 | 2010 | 4 | |
| Connecticut Wildcats | 2003-2015 | 2003, 2006,2007,2013 | 4 | ||
| New York Knights | 1998- | 2002, 2009,2011, 2012 | 4 | ||
| Philadelphia Fight | 1998- | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 | 4 | ||
| Santa Rosa Dead Pelicans | 2021- | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Atlanta Rhinos | 2014- | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Boston Thirteens | 2009- | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Brooklyn Kings | 2014- | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Tampa Mayhem | 2014- | 2021 | 1 |
USA Rugby League Competition History http://www.usarl.org/about-usarl/competition-history/