National Gridiron League (Australia)

National Gridiron League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018/19 NGL season
Sport American football
Founded April 2014
Founder Marcin Soluch
Inaugural season 2018/19
Owner(s) Marcin Soluch
CEO Christopher Darlison
No. of teams 8
Country  Australia
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Relegation to none
Official website ngl.world

The National Gridiron League (NGL) is a proposed professional American football league in Australia. The inaugural season was scheduled to begin in October 2018. It was originally to begin in 2016, however it was postponed for two years.[1]

The league will feature a 14-week regular season, which is scheduled to run from October to late January; each team plays seven games with at least two bye weeks. Following the regular season, four teams compete in the league's playoffs, which culminate in the Grand Final championship game in late January.[2][3]

Teams

Eight teams were planned to compete in the inaugural NGL season in 2017/18:

Regular Season

The regular season is 14 weeks long, with games scheduled on October and finishing by February following year. The NGL's eight teams are divided into two states, four in New South Wales and four in Queensland. Each team plays two games against each other. The four best teams from the regular season will pass to the playoffs to play the semi-finals. The winners from the semi-finals will be classified to the Grand Final.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Australia's National Gridiron League forced to postpone launch until October 2018". American Football International. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://ngl.world/the-ngl/
  3. ↑ http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/6/3/queensland-stadiums-to-host-national-gridiron-league
  4. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/sport/american-football-league-hopes-to-compete-with-nfl-in-five-years-20150216-13gga0.html
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