History

The Alberta Football League (AFL) is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a venue for football athletes to continue to play after they have finished their career in high school, junior, university or even after their time spent in the CFL.

The AFL was first started in 1984 with the Calgary Crude and the Calgary Cowboys. It has grown over the years from as many as 10 teams spanning as far north as Ft. McMurray to Calgary. With franchises started in Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Edmonton, Airdrie, Okotoks, Lloydminster and Wainwright.

The AFL has recognized talent from many different Universities all over Canada as well as top notch players who dressed for different organizations within the CFL.

In 1999 the AFL started a National Championship game which would see the winner of the Alberta Conference play the winner of the Eastern Conference. Since then that game has changed to playing against the Northern Football Conference with teams in Ontario and Quebec. Since then only three Alberta organizations have won the National Championship title with the Calgary Wolfpack, the Lloydminster Vandals and the Ft. McMurray Monarchs.

YEARCHAMPION…………….FINALIST

1984Calgary Cowboys …………..Calgary Crude
1985Calgary Raiders …………….Calgary Crude
1986Calgary Raiders……………..Calgary Crude
1987Calgary Raiders……………..Red Deer Redskins
1988Calgary Raiders……………..unknown
1989Calgary Wolfpack…………..Red Deer Sooners
1990Calgary Wolfpack……………Calgary Crude
1991Red Deer Sooners……………Calgary Crude
1992Calgary Wolfpack 4 ……………Red Deer Sooners 0
1993Red Deer Sooners 38 ……………Calgary Wolfpack 0
1994Red Deer Sooners 38……………Edmonton Seminoles 14
1995Calgary Wolfpack……………Red Deer Sooners
1996Calgary Wolfpack……………Red Deer Sooners
1997Red Deer Sooners 7 ……………Edmonton Icemen 3
1998Calgary Gators……………….Calgary Wolfpack
1999Calgary Wolfpack 17……..Calgary Gators 7
2000Calgary Wolfpack 30……Calgary Thunder 14
2001Calgary Thunder 16………Calgary Gators 14
2002Calgary Wolfpack 56…….Calgary Gators 14
2003Calgary Wolfpack 56…….Calgary Thunder 35
2004Calgary Wolfpack 51……..Edmonton Stallions 46
2005Calgary Wolfpack 42……..Edmonton Stallions 28
2006Calgary Wolfpack 31………Calgary Gators 7
2007Edmonton Stallions 21……Calgary Gators 16
2008Calgary Wolfpack 43………Lloydminster Vandals 21
2009Edmonton Stallions 39…..Calgary Wolfpack 32
2010Lloydminster Vandals 52..Calgary Gators 26
2011Calgary Wolfpack 38………..Grande Prairie Driller 14
2012Lloydminster Vandals 62…….Calgary Wolfpack 26
2013Calgary Gators 41 …………..St Albert Stars 16
2014Calgary Wolfpack 25 …….. Calgary Gators 15
2015Calgary Gators 37 …….. Fort McMurray Monarchs 24
2016Central Alberta Buccaneers 23 …….. Fort McMurray Monarchs 32

AFL Championships By Franchise
TEAM …………………….CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR(S)

Fort McMurray Monarchs – 16
Calgary Wolfpack 15 ……..89,90,92,95,96,99,00,02,03,04,05,06,08,11,14
Red Deer Sooners 4 ………91,93,94,97
Calgary Raiders 4 ………….85,86,87,88
Lloydminster Vandals2…. 10,12
Edmonton Stallions 2 …….07,09
Calgary Gators 3 …………….98, 13, 15
Calgary Thunder 1 …………01
Calgary Cowboys 1 ………..84

Teams That Have Played In The AFL
TEAM ………………………….SEASONS PLAYED

Parkland Predators ………….2017 to Present
Calgary Wolfpack ……………….1989 – Present
Calgary Gators …………………….1997 – Present
Central Alberta Buccaneers …..2002 – Present
Edmonton Raiders ……………..2016 – Present
Lloydminster Vandals ………….2004 – Present
Grande Prairie Drillers …………2004 – Present
Edmonton Garrison Army ………2009 – 2012
Edmonton Stallions ……………..2002 – 2015
Edmonton Raiders ……………….2016 – 2017
St. Albert Stars …………………..2013 – Present
Sherwood Park Renegades …….2009 – 2011
Edmonton Seahawks …………….2006 – 2009
Parkland Panthers ………………..2008 – 2009
Wainwright Longhorns …………2005-2007
Calgary Thunder …………………..2000-2007
Medicine Hat Marauders ……….2004 – 2006
Calgary Razorbacks ………………2004 – 2005
Edmonton Icemen ………………..1995 – 2004
Calgary Coyotes …………………….2001 – 2003
Red Deer Sooners …………………1988 – 1999
Okotoks Bearcats ………………….1995 – 1997
Calgary Cowboys …………………..1984 – 1988, 1991 – 1996
Edmonton Seminoles …………….1993 – 1994
Calgary Crude……………………….1984 – 1992
Calgary Raiders…………………….1985 – 1988
Red Deer Redskins………………..1985 – 1987
Ft. McMurray Monarchs………. 2014 – Present
Airdrie Irish………………………… 2015 – Present