National Football League
National Football League (skratka NFL) je najväčšia a najprestížnejšia liga amerického futbalu na svete. Hrá v nej 32 klubov z rôznych amerických miest. Liga je rozdelená na dve konferencie: American Football Conference (AFC) - Americkú a National Football Conference (NFC) - Národnú. Počas základnej časti odohrá každý klub 16 zápasov počas 17. týždňov, od septembra do decembra. Na konci základnej časti sa hrá play-off, ktoré končí zápasom Superbowl. NFL bola založená v roku 1920 ako American Professional Football Association, názov National Football Leauge sa používa od roku 1923.
Súčasné kluby[upraviť | upraviť zdroj]
| Divízia | Klub | Mesto | Štadión | Kapacita | Prvá sezóna | Hlavný tréner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americká futbalová konferencia | ||||||
| Východ | Buffalo Bills | Orchard Park, NY | New Era Field | 71 608 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Sean McDermott |
| Miami Dolphins | Miami Gardens, FL | Hard Rock Stadium | 65 326 | 1966 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Adam Gase | |
| New England Patriots | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | 66 829 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Bill Belichick | |
| New York Jets | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium | 82 500 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Todd Bowles | |
| Sever | Baltimore Ravens | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | 71 008 | 1996 | John Harbaugh |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Cincinnati, OH | Paul Brown Stadium | 65 515 | 1968 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Marvin Lewis | |
| Cleveland Browns | Cleveland, OH | FirstEnergy Stadium | 67 431 | 1946 (AAFC), 1950 (NFL) | Hue Jackson | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field | 68 400 | 1933 | Mike Tomlin | |
| Juh | Houston Texans | Houston, TX | NRG Stadium | 72 220 | 2002 | Bill O'Brien |
| Indianapolis Colts* | Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Stadium | 67 000 | 1953 | Chuck Pagano | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville, FL | EverBank Field | 67 246 | 1995 | Doug Marrone | |
| Tennessee Titans* | Nashville, TN | Nissan Stadium | 69 143 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Mike Mularkey | |
| Západ | Denver Broncos | Denver, CO | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 76 125 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Vance Joseph |
| Kansas City Chiefs* | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 76 416 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Andy Reid | |
| Los Angeles Chargers* | Carson, CA | StubHub Center | 30 000 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Anthony Lynn | |
| Las Vegas Raiders* | Las Vegas, NV | Kezar Stadium | 59 942 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Josh McDaniels | |
| Národná futbalová konferencia | ||||||
| Východ | Dallas Cowboys | Arlington, TX | AT&T Stadium | 80 000 | 1960 | Jason Garrett |
| New York Giants | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium | 82 500 | 1925 | Ben McAdoo | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | 69 596 | 1933 | Doug Pederson | |
| Washington Commanders* | Landover, MD | FedExField | 82 000 | 1932 | Jay Gruden | |
| Sever | Chicago Bears*† | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61 500 | 1920 | John Fox |
| Detroit Lions* | Detroit, MI | Ford Field | 65 000 | 1930 | Jim Caldwell | |
| Green Bay Packers | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 81 435 | 1921 | Mike McCarthy | |
| Minnesota Vikings | Minneapolis, MN | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66 655 | 1961 | Mike Zimmer | |
| Juh | Atlanta Falcons | Atlanta, GA | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 71 000 | 1966 | Dan Quinn |
| Carolina Panthers | Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium | 75 419 | 1995 | Ron Rivera | |
| New Orleans Saints | New Orleans, LA | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 73 000 | 1967 | Sean Payton | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa, FL | Raymond James Stadium | 65 890 | 1976 | Dirk Koetter | |
| Západ | Arizona Cardinals*† | Glendale, AZ | University of Phoenix Stadium | 63 400 | 1920 | Bruce Arians |
| Los Angeles Rams* | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93 607 | 1936 (Second AFL), 1937 (NFL) | Sean McVay | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Santa Clara, CA | Levi's Stadium | 68 500 | 1946 (AAFC), 1950 (NFL) | Kyle Shanahan | |
| Seattle Seahawks | Seattle, WA | CenturyLink Field | 68 000 | 1976 | Pete Carroll | |
| * klub sa počas svojej existencie aspoň raz premiestnil
† klub bol jeden zo zakladajúcich členov NFL | ||||||