American Football Association

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The American Football Association was a soccer league to form before the US Soccer Federation formed in 1913. It was consisted in the New England and Midwest areas. It played from 1884 to 1888. It is best known for being the second oldest sports league to form, behind Major League Baseball in 1876, as well as being the oldest soccer league in the United States.

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AFA (1884–88) • ALPF (1894–95) • NAFBL (1895-1921) • ASL I (1921–33) • ASLII (1933–83) • NPSL I (1967) • USA (1967) • NASL (1968–85) • MISL I (1978–92) • NPSL II 1984–01 • USL I (1984–85) • WSL (1985–89) • LSSA (1987–92) • ASL III (1988–89) • CISL (1993–97) • EISL (1997–98) • WISL (1998–01) • WUSA (2001–03)