AFL Western Division

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The AFL Western Division was a former division of the American Football League that grouped several West-based teams and served as the competitive foundation for notable rivalries later carried into the NFL.

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Label Occurrences
AFL Western Division canonical 11
AFL Eastern Division 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Football League division
sports league division
competitionFormat round-robin divisional schedule
competitionType professional club competition
contactSport yes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determined AFL Western Division champion
dissolved 1969
era American Football League
surface form: 1960s American Football League
governingBody American Football League office
historicalContext pre-merger era of professional American football
inception 1960
leagueLevel major professional
legacy foundation for modern AFC West rivalries
locationFocus California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
Missouri
Ohio
Texas
western United States
surface form: Western United States
memberTeam Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Texans
Denver Broncos
Houston Oilers
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders

Los Angeles Chargers
surface form: San Diego Chargers
mergedInto National Football League divisional structure
notableFranchiseSuccess Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
surface form: Oakland Raiders

Los Angeles Chargers
surface form: San Diego Chargers
notableRivalryFoundationFor Denver Broncos–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry
surface form: Denver Broncos–Oakland Raiders rivalry

Denver Broncos–Kansas City Chiefs rivalry
surface form: Kansas City Chiefs–Denver Broncos rivalry

Kansas City Chiefs–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry
surface form: Kansas City Chiefs–Oakland Raiders rivalry
numberOfTeams 4
parallelDivision AFL Western Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: AFL Eastern Division
partOf American Football League
playoffImplication division winner advanced to league championship
qualifiedFor AFL Championship Game
replacedBy AFC West
seasonStructureRole one of two primary AFL divisions
sport American football
teamSport yes

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1962 AFL Championship awayTeamConference AFL Western Division
1966 AFL Championship conference AFL Western Division
1969 AFL Championship conference AFL Western Division
1969 AFL Championship homeTeamDivision AFL Western Division
1969 AFL Championship awayTeamDivision AFL Western Division
Dallas Texans division AFL Western Division
1960 AFL Championship visitorTeamDivision AFL Western Division
1969 AFL season divisions AFL Western Division
1967 AFL Championship Game homeTeamDivision AFL Western Division
AFL Western Division parallelDivision AFL Western Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AFL Eastern Division