The Mid American Australian Football League (MAAFL) was a division of the United States Australian Football League and an Australian rules football competition based in the United States.
The league formed 1996 when clubs from Cincinnati and Louisville played the first ever game of Aussie Rules in the United States.
Unlike many Metro Footy leagues in the US, the MAAFL was a traditional 18-a-side Australian rules competition and was the oldest and arguably the best supported league in the country. It still holds the record for attendance.
Changes As of 2007, the league split its teams into two divisions to reduce travel costs.
After 2013, the MAAFL gave way to the Central Region Tournament, one of three annual regional tournaments organized directly by the United States Australian Football League.
Championship Division
Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships Austin Crows 2015– 2015, 2016, 2018 Chicago Swans 2000–2012 2015– 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Dallas Dingoes 2003–2012 2015– 2005, 2017 Denver Bulldogs 2015–2016, 2018 Houston Lonestars 2015– Nashville Kangaroos 2000–2012, 2015– 2000, 2002, 2010, 2012
Second Division Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships Atlanta Kookaburras 2004–2012, 2015– Cincinnati Dockers 2000–2012, 2015– Des Moines Roosters 2015– Oklahoma Football Club 2018 St Louis Blues AFC 1996–2012, 2021 2003, 2004
Previous Teams Club Colours Years in Competition Premierships Baton Rouge Tigers 2007–2012 Cleveland Cannons 2016 Columbus Jackaroos/Cats 2009–2012, 2015–2017 Indianapolis Giants 2015– Kansas City Power 2001–2003, 2007–2012 Little Rock Coyotes 2017 Louisville Kings 2000, 2007–2012,2018 Milwaukee Bombers 2004–2012,2018 2006 Minnesota Freeze 2007–2009 2015–2017 New York Magpies 2015 Ohio Valley River Rats 2013 Oklahoma City Flyers 2017 Tulsa Buffaloes 2015–2017
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