The Alberta Football League (AFL) is an
amateurCanadian football league. The league's schedule runs from the start of June through to the end of September.
For the 2023 season the league had six teams. They are: Airdrie Irish, Calgary Wolfpack, Central Alberta Buccaneers, Cold Lake Fighter Jets, Edmonton Elite and Peace Country Cowboys.
History
The Alberta Football League was established in 1984 so that men over the age of 21 could continue to play organized competitive football within the province of
Alberta. Before the creation of the league, the only way to play competitive football after university or junior was the
Canadian Football League. In 1984–85 the league consisted of seven teams. They were: the Calgary Raiders, the Calgary Cowboys, the Calgary Crude, the Red Deer Redskins, the Rocky Warriors, the Hinton Grizzlies, and the Brownfield Bruisers.
In 1999, the AFL became a founding member of the Canadian Senior Football League, which is now known as the
Canadian Major Football League. The CMFL is the national governing body for semi-pro Canadian football, that arrange the National Championship game (the Forster Memorial Trophy game). At first, AFL champs played against the winner of the Eastern Conference (the
Manitoba Football League), but since 2002 that game has been played against the
Northern Football Conference winners (teams from
Ontario and
Quebec).[1]
League champions and finalists
2023: Airdrie Irish: 18 – Cold Lake Fighter Jets: 39[2]
2022: Airdrie Irish: 0 – Cold Lake Fighter Jets: 55
2021: Central Alberta Buccaneers: 47 – Edmonton Elite: 17