The 'AFL' (Australian Football League) name has been around since 1990. The 'VFL' (Victorian Football League) change its name after expansion outside Victoria. The first season of the VFL was 1897 after team left the VFA to form a new league.
Australian Rules Football (the SPORT played in the AFL) was first played in 1859.
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∙ 12y agoThe VFL competition started in 1897, and in 1990 it became the AFL.
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∙ 13y agowell, it use to be known as the VFL until 1990 it was changed to AFL
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∙ 12y agoi am assuming you are talking about arena football. i think the year was 1987 but am not positive. you can check it out on arenafootballleague.com.
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∙ 12y agoabout 152 years ago
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∙ 13y agothey have been around for 1927
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∙ 11y agoHow many year has the AFL been going for
1989 - 1990 was the transition from VFL to AFL. The Collingwood football club won the first AFL premiership in 1990.
March 26 Is The Start Of The AFL Season
The AFL and NFL merged before the start of the 1970 season.
They where founded in 1994 and joined 1 year after in 1995
ITS AFL NOT EFL, IDIOT
1990
AFL started in Melbourne on May 14, 1859.
Dayne Beams Started AFl in 2009
The first season known as the AFL was 1990. Previously the competition was known as the VFL. The first VFL season was 1897. This was a name change only, and all records, premierships etc. were carried over from the VFL to the AFL.