American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1969. The two leagues, who became fierce rivals, agreed to a merger in 1966. The final AFL season took place in 1969, and starting in 1970 all its existing teams began play in the NFL's new American Football Conference.

Teams

Franchise	Locations	Venues	Years	Fate
Miami Seahawks Baltimore Colts	Miami, Florida	Burdine Stadium	1946	Joined the NFL in 1949, folded in 1950.
	Baltimore, Maryland	Municipal Stadium	1947-49
Chicago Rockets Chicago Hornets	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	1946-49	Folded in 1949.
Cleveland Browns	Cleveland, Ohio	Cleveland Stadium	1946-49	Joined the NFL in 1949.
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bills	Buffalo, New York	Civic Stadium	1946-49	Folded in 1949.
Los Angeles Dons	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	1946-49	Folded in 1949.
San Francisco 49ers	San Francisco, California	Kezar Stadium	1946-49	Joined the NFL in 1949.
Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Brooklyn-New York Yankees	Brooklyn, New York	Ebbets Field	1946-48	The Dodgers and Yankees were separate franchises until merging in 1949. The merged team folded after the 1949 season.
	Bronx, New York	Yankee Stadium	1946-48
	Bronx, New York	Yankee Stadium	1949

See also

AAFC League Publications

Seasons

Note: AFL and NFL seasons are tracked together.