The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) is the governing body for Australian rules football in the United States. It was conceived in 1996 and organized in 1997. It is based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

As of 2011, there were over 1,000 registered USAFL players.^[3][4] There are 48 member clubs, of which 47 have men's teams (all except North Star Blue Ox) and 25 have women's teams.^[1] Most of the football clubs in the United States have a traditional 18-a-side team for representative purposes and multiple 9-a-side teams running in a local league.

Each year the USAFL holds a National club championship, a tournament open to all clubs across the nation, the largest of its type in the world for the sport. In addition to the Nationals, the USAFL holds major regional tournaments including the Central, East and West regional tournaments.^[5]

The USAFL selects the national men's (USA Revolution) and women's (USA Freedom) teams for competitions such as the Australian Football International Cup and the 49th Parallel Cup.

The first match between two local US clubs was played in 1996 between Cincinnati and Louisville.^[6] In the first year the Mid American Australian Football League was formed. Many of the local players had found out about the game in the 1980s on television via the then-nascent ESPN cable network. Although the local game grew, ESPN no longer broadcast AFL matches, and in response the lobby group, Australian Football Association of North America was formed.

In 1997, the first club national championships were held in Cincinnati. Nashville hosted the first Australian Grand Final Festival in the same year. The United States Australian Football League (USAFL) was formed in 1997 to govern the code in the country.

The involvement of many well-known Australians has helped boost the relations between the USAFL and AFL. In the early days, Paul Roos was a key figure.

Robert DiPierdomenico, Leigh Matthews and Michael Voss are official USAFL ambassadors.

USAFL is responsible for the co-ordination of the National Teams, the USA Revolution men's team and the USA Freedom women's team. The team plays in international tournaments and exhibition matches against other countries. National team players are selected from the best US-born players from the club teams across the country.

With close proximity to Canada, the Revolution & Freedom participate in the annual 49th Parallel Cup against Canada each year except for years of the Australian Football International Cup.

The Revolution competed in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup, finishing 5th out of 11 countries and in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup finishing 3rd out of 10 countries. They competed in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup where the Revolution finished 7th out of 16 countries. At the 2011 Australian Football International Cup, the Revolution finished 4th in an increased field of 18 countries. The Revolution finished 8th at the 2014 Australian Football International Cup, again with 18 countries participating.

• USAFL National Championships
• USAFL East vs West
• 49th Parallel Cup

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Colours	Club	Nickname	Years in competition	Reason for Disbandment
	Arizona	Outlaws	2018 - 2021	Absorbed back into Arizona Hawks
	Baltimore Washington	Eagles	1998 - 2017	Split to form Baltimore Dockers and DC Eagles
	Charleston	Saints	2011 - 2015	Folded
	Centennial	Tigers	2020 - 2022	Withdrew from league
	Detroit	Overdrive	1999 - 2006	Folded
	Florida	Redbacks	1999 - 2013	Folded
	Illinois	Ironmen	2000 - 2004	Merged with Chicago Swans
	Inland Empire	Eagles	1997 - 2002	Folded
	Lehigh Valley	Crocs	1999 - 2003	Absorbed by Philadelphia Hawks
	Little Rock	Coyotes	2017 - 2021	Folded
	Los Angeles	Crows	1996 - 2003	Folded
	Mojave	Greens	2003 - 2006	Folded
	Oklahoma City	Flyers	2016 - 2017	Absorbed into Oklahoma Buffaloes
	Pittsburgh	Wallabies	2004 - 2006	Absorbed by Philadelphia Hawks
	South Carolina	Hawks	1999 - 2001	Folded
	St. Petersburg	Swans	2014 - 2017	Left to create Major League Footy, both folded in 2019
	Tri Cities	Saints	1999 - 2004	Folded
	Tucson	Javelinas	1999 - 2004	Folded

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• Mid American Australian Football League
• Eastern Australian Football League
• Southern California Australian Football League

• Metro Footy
• Women's Australian Football Association