Professional Developmental Football League

The Professional Developmental Football League (PDFL) is a minor league American football league that was established in the winter of 2008 and began play in 2009. The league is centered on developing players for the National Football League. Its four current teams are divided into two conferences: the National Development Conference and the American Development Conference. The league's goal is to have ten teams, with five in each conference.^[1]

Teams

Seattle-Tacoma Cobras – based in Renton, Washington
Vancouver Blackhawks – based in Vancouver, Washington
Clarksville Warhawks – based in Clarksville, Tennessee
Miami Crush – based in Miami, Florida

References

^ "The Professional Developmental Football League to Return this 2015". thepdfl.com. September 9, 2014.

External links

Official Website

Professional gridiron football leagues in North America

American football

Major	National Football League (1920–present)
Other	American 7s Football League (2015–present) Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (2016–present) United Football League (2024–present)
Defunct national	American Football League (1926)² American Football League (1936–1937)² American Football League (1940–1941) All-America Football Conference² (1945–1949) American Football League (1960–1969)¹ Continental Football League (1965–1969) World Football League (1974–1975) United States Football League (1983–1985) World League of American Football/NFL Europe/NFL Europa³ XFL (2001) United Football League (2009–2012) Alliance of American Football (2019) XFL (2020, 2023)* United States Football League (2022–2023)*
Defunct regional	American Football Union (1886–1895) Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit** (1890–1905) Ohio League² (1902–1919) New York Pro Football League² (1908–1919) National Football League (1902) Anthracite League² (1924) Eastern League of Professional Football (1926–1927) American Football League (1934) Midwest Football League (1935–1940) Dixie League³ (1936–1947) American Association (American football)³ American Football League (1938–1939) Eastern Pennsylvania Football League (1938) Pacific Coast Professional Football League³ (1940–1948) American Football League (1944) American Football League (1946–1950)³ American Football Conference (1959–1961) United Football League (1961–1964) Atlantic Coast Football League³ (1962–1973) Midwest Football League (1962–1978) Professional Football League of America (1965–1967) Texas Football League (1966–1971) Seaboard Football League (1971–1974) American Football Association (1977–1983) Regional Football League (1999) Spring Football League (2000) World Football League (2008–2010) Stars Football League (2011–2013) Fall Experimental Football League (2014–2016) Fútbol Americano de México (2019–2022)
¹ Merged into the NFL. All teams still active as members of the NFL's American Football Conference. ² Teams moved to NFL ³ Official NFL minor league; see also Association of Professional Football Leagues * Merged into the UFL, still active as conferences within

Canadian football

Major	Canadian Football League
Predecessors	Direct Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Western Interprovincial Football Union Other Ontario Rugby Football Union Quebec Rugby Football Union
Junior	Atlantic Football League Canadian Junior Football League Quebec Junior Football League

Arena football

Current	American Arena League 2 American Indoor Football Arena Football League Great Lakes Arena Football Indoor Football League National Arena League The Arena League
Defunct	American Indoor Football Alliance American Professional Football League American West Football Conference Arena Football Association Arena Football League (1987–2008, 2010–2019) arenafootball2 Arena Pro Football Can-Am Indoor Football League Champions Indoor Football Champions Professional Indoor Football League Continental Indoor Football League Independent Indoor Football Alliance Indoor Football League (1999–2000) Indoor Professional Football League Intense Football League Lone Star Football League National Indoor Football League Professional Indoor Football League (1998) Professional Indoor Football League (2012) Southern Indoor Football League Supreme Indoor Football Ultimate Indoor Football League United Indoor Football X-League Indoor Football World Indoor Football League (2007) World Series of Football (1902–03)
On hiatus	Fan Controlled Football

Women's football

Outdoor	Women's Football Alliance (2009–present) United States Women's Football League (2009–present) Women's National Football Conference (2018–present)
Defunct Outdoor	Women's Professional Football League (1965–1973) National Women's Football League (1974–1982) Women's Professional Football League (1999–2007) National Women's Football Association (2000–2008) Independent Women's Football League (2000–2018)
Arena football	X League (2009–present)