The Polish Football League ( pl, Polska Futbol Liga, shortly PFL) is an

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. Founded in 2021 after merge of the Topliga and the LFA which have been split in 2017. The league is played under the newly formed Polish football association ''Związek Futbolu Amerykańskiego w Polsce'' (ZFAP). The championship game of the league is the

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. The inaugural season was held with 7 teams in PFL Division 1 and in 7 teams in PFL Division 2.

History

After the 2017 PLFA season, there was a split in the

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. 20 teams among them 5 from the TopLiga left the Polish American Football League and founded a new league LFA.

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* * {{European Football Leagues * American football leagues in Europe