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Puerto Rico American Football League

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Puerto Rico American Football League
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2017
SportAmerican football
Founded1984
First season2014
CommissionerRichard "Payton" Millien
No. of teams8
CountryPuerto Rico
Most recent
champion(s)
University Gardens Seahawks (1st title)
Most titlesUniversity Gardens Seahawks (1)
Balrich Mustangs (1)
Cataño Trojans (1)
Level on pyramid1
Official websitehttp://www.prafl.com/

The Puerto Rico American Football League (PRAFL) is a semi-pro American football league in Puerto Rico. The PRAFL is the highest level of competition in Puerto Rican American football league pyramid, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football. Its eight current teams, which are located in eight separate cities.

History

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Puerto Rico American Football League was founded in 1984.[1]

Clubs

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The PRAFL consists of 8 clubs playing in a single conference.

Active Teams

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Club City/Area Stadium Capacity First Season Head Coach
|Puerto Rico American Football League
Bayamon Wolfpack Bayamon, PR Complejo Deportivo Calcaño Alicea # 2014 -
Carolina King Giants Carolina, PR - # 2014 -
Cataño Punishers *† Cataño, PR Cataño's American Football Field # 2014 -
Gurabo Packers Gurabo, PR Gurabo Sports Complex # 2016 -
Juncos Broncos Juncos, PR Complejo Deportivo Pista Atletica # 2014 -
Peñuelas Ravens Peñuelas, PR Pista Atletica De Peñuelas # 2016 -
San Juan Raiders San Juan, PR Polideportivo Rebekah Colberg # 2016 -
University Gardens Seahawks San Juan, PR - # 2015 -
* denotes that the club has relocated/renamed at some point in its existence
denotes that the club was a founding member of the NFL

Defunct Teams

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Club City/Area Stadium Years Active
Former Teams
Guaynabo Mustangs Guaynabo, PR Pepito Bonano Stadium 2014
Hatillo Eagles Hatillo, PR Pancho Dieda Sports Complex 2014 - 2015
Ponce Renegades † Ponce, PR - 2014
Baldrich Mustangs Puerto Rico - 2015

Timeline of PRAFL teams

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Season format

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The PRAFL season format consists of a seven-week regular season (each team plays 7 games), and a four-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the league's championship game.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "El fútbol americano cumple sus 30 años en Puerto Rico – Metro". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.