Puerto Rico American Football League Explained

Puerto Rico American Football League
Upcoming Season:2017
Pixels:300px
Sport:American football
Founded:1984
Levels:1
Commissioner:Richard "Payton" Millien
Inaugural:2014
Teams:8
Country:Puerto Rico
Champion:University Gardens Seahawks (1st title)
Most Champs:University Gardens Seahawks (1)
Balrich Mustangs (1)
Cataño Trojans (1)
Website:http://www.prafl.com/

The Puerto Rico American Football League (PRAFL) is a semi-pro American football league in Puerto Rico. The PRAFL is the highest level of competition in Puerto Rican American football league pyramid, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football. Its eight current teams, which are located in eight separate cities.

History

Puerto Rico American Football League was founded in 1984.[1]

Clubs

The PRAFL consists of 8 clubs playing in a single conference.

Active Teams

Club City/Area Stadium Capacity First Season Head Coach
Puerto Rico American Football League
Bayamon Wolfpack2014 -
Carolina King Giants- 2014 -
Cataño Punishers *† 2014 -
2016 -
Juncos Broncos2014 -
2016 -
2016 -
- 2015 -
  • denotes that the club has relocated/renamed at some point in its existence
    denotes that the club was a founding member of the NFL

Defunct Teams

Club City/Area Stadium Years Active
Former Teams
Guaynabo Mustangs † 2014
Hatillo Eagles2014 - 2015
Ponce Renegades † - 2014
- 2015

Timeline of PRAFL teams

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  1. – BayamonWolfpack

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  1. – CarolinaKingGiants

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  1. – CatañoPunishers

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  1. – GuaynaboMustangs

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  1. – GuraboPackers

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  1. – HatilloEagles

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  1. – JuncosBroncos

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  1. – PeñuelasRavens

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  1. – PonceRenegades

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  1. – SanJuanRaiders

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  1. – UniversityGardensSeahawks

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Season format

The PRAFL season format consists of a seven-week regular season (each team plays 7 games), and a four-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the league's championship game.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El fútbol americano cumple sus 30 años en Puerto Rico – Metro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231329/http://www.metro.pr/metrosport/el-futbol-americano-cumple-sus-30-anos-en-puerto-rico/pGXncn!1AXfhdQdh8cAw/. 2014-03-15.