The Atlantic Football League (AFL) is an amateur club-level

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league that features four teams based in

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. The league is for players aged 18–24 that either attend universities without

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Season structure

There are currently four teams in league and each team plays six games with each team hosting the other once. All teams currently qualify for the playoffs with the top two seeds hosting the lower two. The winners of these games then qualify for the league championship game, the Moosehead Cup.

Teams

Active teams

Defunct teams

Championships

References

External links

Atlantic Football League
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