Or Austrian football league in soccer
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Um, I think the OP was referring to American football, and in that case, NFL stands for National Football League, and AFL could stand for two things: the American Football league (which was a separate football league until it merged with the NFL in 1970) or the Arena football league, which is a current indoor football league that plays on smaller fields than the NFL.
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AFL Geelong, Brisbane, Essendon, Richmond, Collingwood, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, St. Kilda, Hawthorn, Carlton, Melbourne, West Coast, Western Bulldogs, Kangaroos, Fremantle and Sydney. Sorry I don't know any NFL clubs. I know CHFL if that helps. CHFL Creswick, Newlyn, Bunniyong, Hepburn, Dunnstown, Bungaree, Learmonth, Daylesford, Gordon, Springbank, Waubra, Clunes, Ballan and Beaufort.
They were in a league called the All-America Football Conference prior to joining the NFL. After the AFL/NFL merger, they were placed into the American Football Conference.
The NFL and AFL merged in 1970.
The Patriots were a charter member of the American Football League, which began play in 1960. They joined the NFL in 1970, when the AFL and NFL merged.
The AFL ANSWER: Well, the sport itself has always been known as football, which is a reflection of its origins as a kicking-oriented sport on U.S. college campuses in the mid-19th century. If you're talking about the names of leagues and organizations, there have been lots over the years. The NFL was originally known as the American Professional Football Association before changing its name in 1922. The AFL, or American Football League, was created as a rival to the NFL in 1960 and merged with the NFL in 1970.
The two leagues merged into one National Football League in 1970.