The World Football League (WFL) was a short-lived American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The league folded midway through its second season, in 1975. A new minor football league began play as the World Football League in 2008 after acquiring the rights to its trademarks and intellectual property; it folded in 2011.
Teams[]
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Americans | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field |
| Birmingham Vulcans | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field |
| Charlotte Hornets | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium |
| Chicago Fire | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field |
| Chicago Winds | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field |
| Detroit Wheels | Ypsilanti, MI | Rynearson Stadium |
| Florida Blazers | Orlando, FL | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Hawaiians | Honolulu, HI | Honolulu Stadium; Aloha Stadium |
| Houston Texans | Houston, TX | Astrodome |
| Jacksonville Sharks | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl |
| Jacksonville Express | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl |
| Memphis Southmen | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
| New York Stars | New York, NY | Downing Stadium |
| Philadelphia Bell | Philadelphia, PA | JFK Stadium; Franklin Field |
| Portland Storm | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium |
| Portland Thunder | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium |
| San Antonio Wings | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium |
| Shreveport Steamer | Shreveport, LA | State Fair Stadium |
| Southern California Sun | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium |