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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.
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.
[sunting] 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 |
[sunting] 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 |
[sunting] Presiden dan anggota komisi
- President Jim Thorpe (1920–1921)[1]
- President Joseph Carr (1921–1939)
- President Carl Storck (1939–1941)
- Commissioner Elmer Layden (1941–1946)
- Commissioner Bert Bell (1946–1959)
- Interim President Austin Gunsel (1959–1960)
- Commissioner Alvin "Pete" Rozelle (1960–1989)
- Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (1989–2006)
- Commissioner Roger Goodell (2006–sekarang)
[sunting] Pusat utama liga
[sunting] Pranala luar