AFC Central

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National Football League division former sports division

The AFC Central was a former division of the American Football Conference in the NFL that existed from the 1970 merger until it was realigned and replaced by the AFC North and AFC South in 2002.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
AFC Central (historical) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League division ⓘ
former sports division ⓘ
abbreviation AFC Central self-link ⓘ
conferenceRealignmentYear 2002 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
divisionLevel top-level professional ⓘ
divisionRealignmentReason NFL expansion and geographic balance ⓘ
divisionTitlesMostBy Pittsburgh Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 2001 ⓘ
expandedToFiveTeams 1995 ⓘ
expandedToSixTeams 1999 ⓘ
governingBody National Football League ⓘ
hadPlayoffBerthsEachSeason yes ⓘ
hadTeam Baltimore Ravens ⓘ
Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ
Cleveland Browns ⓘ
Houston Oilers ⓘ
Jacksonville Jaguars ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
Seattle Seahawks ⓘ
Tennessee Titans ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee Oilers

Tennessee Titans ⓘ
historicalEra 1970s NFL ⓘ
1980s NFL ⓘ
1990s NFL ⓘ
early 2000s NFL ⓘ
initialTeam Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ
Cleveland Browns ⓘ
Houston Oilers ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
initialTeamsCount 4 ⓘ
notableRivalry Cleveland Browns–Cincinnati Bengals rivalry ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers–Cincinnati Bengals rivalry ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Steelers–Cleveland Browns rivalry
originatedFrom NFL–AFL merger ⓘ
partOf American Football Conference ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ
realignedInto four-division AFC structure ⓘ
replacedBy AFC North ⓘ
AFC South ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
startDate 1970 ⓘ
successorDivisionForTeam Baltimore Ravens ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore Ravens -> AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ
surface form: Cincinnati Bengals -> AFC North

Cleveland Browns -> AFC North ⓘ
Jacksonville Jaguars -> AFC South ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Steelers -> AFC North

Tennessee Titans -> AFC South ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AFC Central → abbreviation → AFC Central self-link ⓘ
Houston Oilers → division → AFC Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: AFC Central (historical)
AFC North → divisionFormedFrom → AFC Central ⓘ
Cincinnati Bengals → divisionTitle → AFC Central ⓘ
Jacksonville Jaguars → divisionTitle → AFC Central ⓘ
Tennessee Titans → divisionTitle → AFC Central ⓘ