# AFLE – The League Europe

> AFLE (American Football League Europe) is the premier professional American football league in Europe. The league operates with 8 franchises across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

## About AFLE

AFLE – The League Europe is a professional American football organization founded to bring top-level gridiron football to Europe. The league follows NFL rules with limited exceptions (overtime uses the NCAA college format). Games are broadcast across multiple European platforms. Official website: https://aflepro.com

## Season Format

- Regular season followed by playoffs culminating in the Gold Bowl championship game
- Each team plays a structured schedule of home and away games
- Playoffs determined by win-loss record with tiebreaker rules
- Current season: 2026

## Teams (2026 Season)

- **Berlin Thunder** — Berlin, Germany
- **Rhein Fire** — Germany
- **Vienna Vikings** — Vienna, Austria
- **Alpine Rams** — Switzerland
- **Panthers Wroclaw** — Wroclaw, Poland
- **Paris Lights** — Paris, France
- **Firenze Red Lions** — Florence, Italy
- **London Warriors** — London, United Kingdom

## Roster Rules

- Maximum 65 players per roster; 53 active; 48 dress on gameday (plus up to 2 Homegrown players under 21)
- Four player categories: Homegrown, A-Import (USA career), I-Import (Canada/Mexico/Japan college), E-Import (all other international)
- Maximum: 4 A-Import, 1 I-Import, 9 E-Import per roster
- Maximum 2 A-Import players on field simultaneously

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://aflepro.com
- News: https://aflepro.com/news
- Teams: https://aflepro.com/teams
- Players: https://aflepro.com/players
- Game Schedule: https://aflepro.com/games
- Statistics: https://aflepro.com/stats/leaders
- Standings: https://aflepro.com/stats/standings
- League Operations: https://aflepro.com/operations
- Rulebook: https://aflepro.com/operations/rulebook
- FAQ: https://aflepro.com/operations/faq
- Tiebreaker Rules: https://aflepro.com/operations/tiebreaker
- Partners: https://aflepro.com/partner
- About: https://aflepro.com/about
- Careers: https://aflepro.com/careers

## Streaming

All AFLE games are available on AFLE+: https://plus.aflepro.com

## Contact

- General: info@aflepro.com
- Partnership / Sales: partner@aflepro.com

## Official Sources

This file is maintained by AFLE – The League Europe. For accurate and up-to-date information about schedules, results, and statistics, refer to https://aflepro.com.