National Football League

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National Football League merupakan kompetisi liga American football terbesar di Amerika Serikat. Tim di liga ini terbagi menjadi dua konferensi: yaitu American Football Conference (AFC) dan National Football Conference. Konferensi ini terbagi menjadi empat divisi yaitu Utara, Barat, Selatan, dan Timur. Liga ini bermain dalam enam belas partai sesudah periode ke-17, dimulai dari September hingga Desember. NFL didirikan pada tahun 1920 dengan nama American Professional Football Association dan berganti nama menjadi National Football League pada tahun 1922.

Tim

Terbagi menjadi 32 tim. Beberapa tim maksimum 55 pemain. Berbeda dengan Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, dan National hockey League, liga ini tidak diikuti tim dari Kanada sebagian besar dikarenakan berkenaan adanya Canadian Football League.

American Football Conference

American Football Conference
Divisi Tim Stadion Kota/Area
East Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium Orchard Park, New York
Miami Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida
New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts
New York Jets Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
North Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, Maryland
Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, Ohio
Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
South Houston Texans Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas
Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome* Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Tennessee Titans LP Field Nashville, Tennessee
West Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado
Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri
Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum Oakland, California
San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California

National Football Conference

National Football Conference
Divisi Tim Stadion Kota/Area
East Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium Irving, Texas
New York Giants Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington Redskins FedEx Field Landover, Maryland
North Chicago Bears Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois
Detroit Lions Ford Field Detroit, Michigan
Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin
Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
South Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina
New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida
West Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
San Francisco 49ers Monster Park San Francisco, California
Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field Seattle, Washington

Presiden dan anggota komisi

  1. President Jim Thorpe (1920–1921)[1]
  2. President Joseph Carr (1921–1939)
  3. President Carl Storck (1939–1941)
  4. Commissioner Elmer Layden (1941–1946)
  5. Commissioner Bert Bell (1946–1959)
  6. Interim President Austin Gunsel (1959–1960)
  7. Commissioner Alvin "Pete" Rozelle (1960–1989)
  8. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (1989–2006)
  9. Commissioner Roger Goodell (2006–sekarang)

Pusat utama liga

Referensi

  1. ^ "1921 Once more, with feeling". Professional Football Researchers Association. Diakses tanggal 2006-10-18. 

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