The Alliance

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defunct sports league professional American football league

The Alliance was a short-lived professional American football league that operated in 2019 as an alternative to the NFL.

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The Alliance canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league ⓘ
professional American football league ⓘ
abbreviation AAF ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alliance of American Football ⓘ
broadcastPartners CBS Sports ⓘ
NFL Network ⓘ
Turner Sports ⓘ
ceasedOperationsBeforeChampionship true ⓘ
championshipGameLocationPlanned Ford Center at The Star ⓘ
surface form: Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
championshipGamePlanned yes ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstSeason 2019 ⓘ
foldedDuringSeason true ⓘ
foldedYear 2019 ⓘ
gameRuleModifications yes ⓘ
hasFormat spring football league ⓘ
hasTeam Arizona Hotshots ⓘ
Atlanta Legends ⓘ
Birmingham Iron ⓘ
Memphis Express ⓘ
Orlando Apollos ⓘ
Salt Lake Stallions (former) ⓘ
surface form: Salt Lake Stallions

San Antonio Commanders ⓘ
San Diego Fleet ⓘ
headquartersLocation United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
inception 2018 ⓘ
intendedAudience American football fans ⓘ
kickoffsUsed no ⓘ
leagueLevel alternative to the National Football League ⓘ
legacy influenced later spring football leagues in the U.S. ⓘ
numberOfTeams 8 ⓘ
onsideKickAlternative fourth-and-12 conversion play ⓘ
operatedInYear 2019 ⓘ
overtimeFormat modified college-style overtime ⓘ
playerSafetyEmphasis yes ⓘ
playoffFormat four-team playoff was planned ⓘ
primaryCompetition National Football League ⓘ
purpose provide additional professional football opportunities ⓘ
serve as an alternative to the NFL ⓘ
reasonForDemise financial difficulties ⓘ
lack of sufficient investment ⓘ
seasonEndMonth April 2019 ⓘ
seasonStartMonth February 2019 ⓘ
seasonStructure regular season and playoffs ⓘ
seasonTiming spring ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
streamingPartner Bleacher Report ⓘ
surface form: Bleacher Report Live
twoPointConversionsRequired yes ⓘ

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Alliance of American Football → alsoKnownAs → The Alliance ⓘ