Mid American Australian Football League

The MAAFL was a division of the United States Australian Football League and an Australian rules football competition based in the United States.

MAAFL Logo

The league formed 1996 when clubs from Cincinnati and Louisville played the first ever game of Aussie Rules in the United States.

Unlike many Metro Footy leagues in the US, the MAAFL was a traditional 18-a-side Australian rules competition and was the oldest and arguably the best supported league in the country. It still holds the record for attendance.

Changes

As of 2007, the league split its teams into two divisions to reduce travel costs.[1]

After 2013, the MAAFL gave way to the Central Region Tournament, one of three annual regional tournaments organized directly by the United States Australian Football League.[2]

Championship Division
Location map of current clubs in the Championship Division.
Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships
Austin Crows   2015-2015, 2016, 2018
Chicago Swans  2000-2012 2015-2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Dallas Dingoes  2003-2012 2015-2005, 2017
Denver Bulldogs   2015-2016, 2018
Houston Lonestars   2015-
Nashville Kangaroos   2000-2012, 2015-2000, 2002, 2010, 2012

Second Division
Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships
Atlanta Kookaburras  2004-2012, 2015-
Cincinnati Dockers  2000-2012, 2015-
Des Moines Roosters  2015-
Oklahoma Football Club  2018
St Louis Blues AFC  1996-2012, 20212003, 2004


Previous Teams
Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships
Baton Rouge Tigers   2007-2012
Cleveland Cannons   2016
Columbus Jackaroos/Cats    2009-2012, 2015-2017
Indianapolis Giants   2015-
Kansas City Power    2001-2003, 2007-2012
Little Rock Coyotes  2017
Louisville Kings  2000, 2007-2012,2018
Milwaukee Bombers  2004-2012,20182006
Minnesota Freeze  2007-2009 2015-2017
New York Magpies  2015
Ohio Valley River Rats  2013
Oklahoma City Flyers  2017
Tulsa Buffaloes   2015-2017

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References
  1. Thompson, Troy (February 2, 2007). "New structure for USA's MAAFL - updated - World Footy News". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. Shaibani, Frederick (March 20, 2017). "Footy Around The World: United States of America - World Footy News". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. "2018 Central Regional Championship". United States Australian Football League.
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