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| Classification | Semi-professional |
|---|---|
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | 2014 |
| First season | 2015 |
| CEO | Sener Korkusuz |
| President | Ryan DePaul |
| Motto | "The Game America Wants"[1] |
| No. of teams | 22 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Las Vegas Insomniacs (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most titles | Paterson U (3 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | DAZN Stadium (sports network) FITE TV |
| Sponsor(s) | Cricket Wireless |
| Official website | A7FL.com |
The American 7s Football League (A7FL) is a semi-professional league in the United States which plays a seven-man version of gridiron football called American 7s Football. Launched in 2015, its games are played without football helmets or other protective equipment.[2] The A7FL is the only organized level of competition in American 7s football.[citation needed]
League players are not paid during the season and most of them are primarily amateurs.[3][4] Instead cash prizes are awarded to division and national champs (divided among the roster of roughly 25 players).[5] For the 2022 season the prize pool was $50,000.[6]
- ^ Engstrom, Tim (July 30, 2016). "League offers football without pads, helmets". Albert Lea Tribune. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ Gibbs, Lindsay (March 31, 2016). "Can This New Football League Be The Savior The Sport Needs?". Think Progress. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "A7FL Frequently Asked Questions". A7FL. 14 April 2024.
- ^ "No Helmets, No Pads, Full-Contact Tackle Football: Meet the Men of the A7FL". SI.com. 4 April 2018.
- ^ "'Professional backyard football': A7FL takes pay to play on the gridiron to next level". NorthJersey.com.
- ^ "Why Has The American 7s Football League Succeeded While Other NFL Competitors Have Failed?". Benzinga.