Alliance of American Football
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan areas with at least one major professional sports franchise.
| Most recent season or competition: 2019 AAF season | |
| Classification | High-level minor league |
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| Sport | American football |
| Founded | March 20, 2018 |
| First season | 2019 |
| Ceased | April 17, 2019 (bankruptcy) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
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| Related competitions | NFL, CFL, XFL |
| Official website | AAF.com |
Founded by Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian in 2018, the AAF began play on February 9, 2019. The league was scheduled to have a 10-week regular season and conclude with a championship game on April 27. After eight weeks of play, however, the league's football operations were suspended by controlling owner Thomas Dundon on April 2. Two days later, the AAF allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. The AAF filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019, with the league's sole season left incomplete.
The AAF positioned itself as an "upper-level minor league" serving as a transition between the college game and the NFL.