American Arena League

American Arena League
Most recent season or competition:
2021 American Arena League season
SportIndoor football
Founded2017
FounderTony Zefiretto, Jack Bowman, Tim Viens
First season2018
OwnerAJ Roque
CommissionerKevin O'Hanlon
No. of teams4 (AAL, 2026 season)
14 (AAL2, 2026 season)
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion
North Texas Bulls (2021)
Related
competitions
American Indoor Football
Official websitehttps://www.americanarenaleague.com

The American Arena League (AAL) is a professional indoor football league that began playing in 2018. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), although the AAL only claimed the APF history after the former Can-Am founder left the league. Teams from both leagues, new teams, and later teams from Supreme Indoor Football and National Arena League constituted the new league for its inaugural season. Since 2023, the league has operated as American Arena League 2 (AAL2), which was originally conceived as the AAL's minor league but has since effectively taken its parent league's place. In 2025, the parent league was announced to resume for the 2026 season onward.