The MAAFL is a division of the United States Australian Football League

United States Australian Football League

The United States Australian Football League is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997....

 and is a semi-professional

Semi-professional

A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...

 Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 competition based in the middle of the United States

United States

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The league formed 1996 when clubs from Cincinnati and Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

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 played the first ever game of Aussie Rules in North America

North America

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Unlike many Metro Footy

Metro Footy

Metro Footy is a modified version of Australian rules football rules played on gridiron football, rugby or Association football fields, predominantly in the United States of America...

 leagues in the US, the MAAFL is a traditional 18-a-side Australian rules competition and is the oldest and arguably the best supported league in the country and currently holds the record for attendance.

Current Clubs

As of 2007, the league split its teams into two division to help with travel costs.

Championship Division

Club	Colours	Years in Competition	Premierships
Chicago United		2000-	2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
Cincinnati Dockers		2000-
Columbus Jackaroos		2009
Milwaukee Bombers		2004-	2006
Minnesota Freeze		2007-
Nashville Kangaroos		2000-	2000, 2002, 2010
St Louis Blues		2001-	2003, 2004

Regional Division

Club	Colours	Years in Competition	Premierships
Atlanta Kookaburras		2004-
Baton Rouge Tigers		2007-
Dallas Magpies		2003-	2005
Kansas City Power		2001-2003, 2007-
Louisville Kings		2000, 2007-

External links

• Official MAAFL Website