# 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

| Divízia | Klub | Mesto | Štadión | Kapacita | Prvá sezóna | Hlavný tréner |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Americká futbalová konferencia |
| Východ | **Buffalo Bills** | Orchard Park, NY | Highmark Stadium | 71 608 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Joe Brady |
| **Miami Dolphins** | Miami Gardens, FL | Hard Rock Stadium | 65 326 | 1966 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Mike McDaniel |
| **New England Patriots** | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | 66 829 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Mike Vrabel |
| **New York Jets** | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium | 82 500 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Aaron Glenn |
| Sever | **Baltimore Ravens** | Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | 71 008 | 1996 | Jesse Minter |
| **Cincinnati Bengals** | Cincinnati, OH | Paul Brown Stadium | 65 515 | 1968 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Zac Taylor |
| **Cleveland Browns** | Cleveland, OH | FirstEnergy Stadium | 67 431 | 1946 (AAFC), 1950 (NFL) | Kevin Stefanski |
| **Pittsburgh Steelers** | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field | 68 400 | 1933 | Mike Tomlin |
| Juh | **Houston Texans** | Houston, TX | NRG Stadium | 72 220 | 2002 | DeMeco Ryans |
| **Indianapolis Colts**\* | Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Stadium | 67 000 | 1953 | Shane Steichen |
| **Jacksonville Jaguars** | Jacksonville, FL | EverBank Field | 67 246 | 1995 | Doug Marrone |
| **Tennessee Titans**\* | Nashville, TN | Nissan Stadium | 69 143 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Brian Callahan |
| Západ | **Denver Broncos** | Denver, CO | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 76 125 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Sean Payton |
| **Kansas City Chiefs**\* | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 76 416 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Andy Reid |
| **Las Vegas Raiders**\* | Las Vegas, NV | Allegiant Stadium | 65 942 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Klint Kubiak |
| **Los Angeles Chargers**\* | Los Angeles, CA | SoFi Stadium | 80 000 | 1960 (AFL), 1970 (NFL) | Jim Harbaugh |
| Národná futbalová konferencia |
| Východ | **Dallas Cowboys** | Arlington, TX | AT&T Stadium | 80 000 | 1960 | Brian Schottenheimer |
| **New York Giants** | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium | 82 500 | 1925 | John Harbaugh |
| **Philadelphia Eagles** | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | 69 596 | 1933 | Doug Pederson |
| **Washington Commanders**\* | Landover, MD | FedExField | 82 000 | 1932 | Dan Quinn |
| Sever | **Chicago Bears**\*† | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61 500 | 1920 | Ben Johnson |
| **Detroit Lions**\* | Detroit, MI | Ford Field | 65 000 | 1930 | Dan Campbell |
| **Green Bay Packers** | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 81 435 | 1921 | Matt LaFleur |
| **Minnesota Vikings** | Minneapolis, MN | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66 655 | 1961 | Kevin O’Connell |
| Juh | **Atlanta Falcons** | Atlanta, GA | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 71 000 | 1966 | Raheem Morris |
| **Carolina Panthers** | Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium | 75 419 | 1995 | Dave Canales |
| **New Orleans Saints** | New Orleans, LA | Ceasars Superdome | 73 000 | 1967 | Kellen Moore |
| **Tampa Bay Buccaneers** | Tampa, FL | Raymond James Stadium | 65 890 | 1976 | Todd Bowles |
| Západ | **Arizona Cardinals**\*† | Glendale, AZ | State Farm Stadium | 63 400 | 1920 | Mike LaFleur |
| **Los Angeles Rams**\* | Los Angeles, CA | SoFi Stadium | 80 607 | 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 | Lumen Field | 68 000 | 1976 | Mike Macdonald |
| \* klub sa počas svojej existencie aspoň raz premiestnil
† klub bol jeden zo zakladajúcich členov NFL |

## Externé odkazy

* Oficiálna webstránka
* Oficiálna webstránka hráčov NFL Archivované 2007-01-15 na Wayback Machine
* Oficiálna webstránka Super Bowl Archivované 2009-02-13 na Wayback Machine