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The '''Elite Football League of India''' ('''EFLI''') was a professional [[American football]] league based in [[India]]. It was founded with eight franchises in 2011, and now has 23 franchises throughout [[South Asia]], among whom 20 located in India, two in [[Sri Lanka]] and one in [[Pakistan]]. The league has had only one season till now.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/uncertainty-prevails-despite-hype-surrounding-efli/|title = Uncertainty prevails despite hype surrounding EFLI|date = 29 June 2014}}</ref>
The '''Elite Football League of India''' ('''EFLI''') was a professional [[American football]] league based in [[India]]. It was founded with eight franchises in 2011, and had 23 franchises throughout [[South Asia]], among whom 20 located in India, two in [[Sri Lanka]] and one in [[Pakistan]]. The league had only two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/uncertainty-prevails-despite-hype-surrounding-efli/|title = Uncertainty prevails despite hype surrounding EFLI|date = 29 June 2014}}</ref>


The winners of the [[2012 Elite Football League of India season|first championship]] were [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]], who claimed the title after defeating [[Delhi Defenders]] 6–0 in the [[2012 Elite Football League of India season#Elite Bowl I|Elite Bowl I]] on 10 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roy Chowdhury|first=Souvik|title=EFLI Stat Sheet: Pune Marathas|url=https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/efli-stat-sheet-pune-marathas-104947101.html|work=Yahoo Sports|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
The winners of the [[2012 Elite Football League of India season|first championship]] were [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]], who claimed the title after defeating [[Delhi Defenders]] 6–0 in the [[2012 Elite Football League of India season#Elite Bowl I|Elite Bowl I]] on 10 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roy Chowdhury|first=Souvik|title=EFLI Stat Sheet: Pune Marathas|url=https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/efli-stat-sheet-pune-marathas-104947101.html|work=Yahoo Sports|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>


==Establishment==
==Establishment==
In August 2011, the EFLI announced the launch of the league.<ref>{{cite web |last=Acayan |first=Ezra |url=http://www.demotix.com/news/777860/elite-football-league-india-launched-mumbai |title=Elite Football League of India launched - Mumbai |publisher=Demotix.com |date=2011-08-05 |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018060559/http://www.demotix.com/news/777860/elite-football-league-india-launched-mumbai |archive-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The aim of the league is to introduce American football to the Indian market and its large consumer base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/03/american-football-is-coming-to-india/related/ |title=American football is coming to India &#124; ProFootballTalk |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> The organisation's management team consists of [[United States]] and Indian business and entertainment executives, and several U.S. sports figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Gridiron-league-launched-in-India/articleshow/9495133.cms |title=Gridiron league launched in India |work=The Times of India |date=2011-08-05 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> U.S. brand marketing consultant Sunday Zeller is noted as the founder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efli.com/letter-from-the-founder.php |title=EFLI - Letter from the founder |access-date=2011-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728124247/http://www.efli.com/letter-from-the-founder.php |archive-date=28 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In August 2011, the EFLI announced the launch of the league.<ref>{{cite web |last=Acayan |first=Ezra |url=http://www.demotix.com/news/777860/elite-football-league-india-launched-mumbai |title=Elite Football League of India launched - Mumbai |publisher=Demotix.com |date=2011-08-05 |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018060559/http://www.demotix.com/news/777860/elite-football-league-india-launched-mumbai |archive-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The aim of the league was to introduce American football to the Indian market and its large consumer base.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/03/american-football-is-coming-to-india/related/ |title=American football is coming to India &#124; ProFootballTalk |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> The organisation's management team consists of [[United States]] and Indian business and entertainment executives, and several U.S. sports figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Gridiron-league-launched-in-India/articleshow/9495133.cms |title=Gridiron league launched in India |work=The Times of India |date=2011-08-05 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> U.S. brand marketing consultant Sunday Zeller is noted as the founder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efli.com/letter-from-the-founder.php |title=EFLI - Letter from the founder |access-date=2011-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728124247/http://www.efli.com/letter-from-the-founder.php |archive-date=28 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


Prominent investors include [[Brandon Chillar]] an [[Indian American]] [[linebacker]] from the [[Super Bowl]]-winning [[Green Bay Packers]] who played eight games that 2010 season until an injury put him on the injured reserve list,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/29123/brandon-chillar-suffers-cruel-lockout-fate |title=ESPN }}</ref> [[Super Bowl]]-winning head coach [[Mike Ditka]], former [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[wide receiver]] [[Michael Irvin]], and former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]]s [[Ron Jaworski]] and [[Kurt Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/john-george/2011/08/cowboys-in-india-jaworski-helps.html |title=Ron Jaworski is investor in new India football league - Philadelphia Business Journal |work=The Business Journals |date= 2011-08-03|access-date=2011-12-02 |first=John |last=George}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/132235/american-football-in-india/ |title=American Football in India? |publisher=Inquisitr.com |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> Investors outside of the sports community include U.S. actor and entertainment producer [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/01/25/kurt-warner-mark-wahlberg-investing.html |title= Kurt Warner, Mark Wahlberg investing in new Indian football league |work=The Business Journals |date= 2012-01-25|access-date=2012-01-29 |first=Kaplan |last=Daniel}}</ref>
Prominent investors include [[Brandon Chillar]], an [[Indian American]] [[linebacker]] from the [[Super Bowl]]-winning [[Green Bay Packers]] who played eight games that 2010 season until an injury put him on the injured reserve list,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/29123/brandon-chillar-suffers-cruel-lockout-fate |title=ESPN }}</ref> [[Super Bowl]]-winning head coach [[Mike Ditka]], former [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[wide receiver]] [[Michael Irvin]], and former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]]s [[Ron Jaworski]] and [[Kurt Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/john-george/2011/08/cowboys-in-india-jaworski-helps.html |title=Ron Jaworski is investor in new India football league - Philadelphia Business Journal |work=The Business Journals |date= 2011-08-03|access-date=2011-12-02 |first=John |last=George}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/132235/american-football-in-india/ |title=American Football in India? |publisher=Inquisitr.com |date=2011-08-03 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref> Investors outside of the sports community include U.S. actor and entertainment producer [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/01/25/kurt-warner-mark-wahlberg-investing.html |title= Kurt Warner, Mark Wahlberg investing in new Indian football league |work=The Business Journals |date= 2012-01-25|access-date=2012-01-29 |first=Kaplan |last=Daniel}}</ref>


The first regular season games began 22 September 2012.<ref name=ScoreSchedule>{{cite web|title=Scores and Schedules|url=http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/full-standings|work=EFLI website|publisher=EFLI|access-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010190345/http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/full-standings|archive-date=10 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> EFLI games are broadcast on television in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, and in the [[Maldives]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Japan]] on [[Ten Sports]]. This will represent a potential audience of over 500 million viewers.<ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web|last=Ivie |first=Eric R. |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-8919377 |title=NFL stars taking American football overseas: A fan's perspective - NFL - Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/ |title='They Need TV Product': Why American Football Is Coming To India |magazine=Time |date=2011-08-04 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref>
The first regular-season games began 22 September 2012.<ref name=ScoreSchedule>{{cite web|title=Scores and Schedules|url=http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/full-standings|work=EFLI website|publisher=EFLI|access-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010190345/http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/full-standings|archive-date=10 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> EFLI games are broadcast on television in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, and in the [[Maldives]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Japan]] on [[Ten Sports]]. This will represent a potential audience of over 500 million viewers.<ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web |last=Ivie |first=Eric R. |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-8919377 |title=NFL stars taking American football overseas: A fan's perspective - NFL - Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=2011-12-02 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223647/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-8919377 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/ |title='They Need TV Product': Why American Football Is Coming To India |magazine=Time |date=2011-08-04 |access-date=2011-12-02}}</ref>


==League structure==
==League structure==
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The expansion plans include total of 24 teams, as a part of a project, which aims to expand to 52 teams by 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/coming-soon-american-football-in-cricket-crazy-india-262529.html |title=Coming soon: American football in cricket-crazy India |publisher=Firstpost |date=2012-04-01 |access-date=2013-10-06}}</ref>
The expansion plans include total of 24 teams, as a part of a project, which aims to expand to 52 teams by 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/coming-soon-american-football-in-cricket-crazy-india-262529.html |title=Coming soon: American football in cricket-crazy India |publisher=Firstpost |date=2012-04-01 |access-date=2013-10-06}}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams-across Asia==
===Current teams===
===Current teams===
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{{Location map~ |India    |lat=31.75 | long=74.90 | marksize=8 | label=<small>[[Amritsar Guardians|Guardians]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India    |lat=31.75 | long=74.90 | marksize=8 | label=<small>[[Amritsar Guardians|Guardians]]</small>|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India    |lat=30.75 | long=76.78 | marksize=8 | label=<small>[[Chandigarh Tigers|Tigers]]</small>        }}
{{Location map~ |India    |lat=30.75 | long=76.78 | marksize=8 | label=<small>[[Chandigarh Tigers|Tigers]]</small>        }}
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|'''[[Chandigarh Tigers]]'''
|'''[[Chandigarh Tigers]]'''
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]-[[Haryana]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]]
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|TBA (Season 2)
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.efli.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.efli.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016224734/http://www.efli.com/ |date=16 October 2015 }}


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[[Category:2011 establishments in India]]
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[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]

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EFLI
Most recent season or competition:
2012 EFLI season
SportAmerican football
Founded5 August 2011; 15 years ago (5 August 2011)[1]
Inaugural season2012
CEORichard Whelan
No. of teams23
Country India (20 teams)
 Pakistan (1 team)
 Sri Lanka (2 teams)
Most recent
champion(s)		Pune Marathas (1st title)
Most titlesPune Marathas (1)
TV partner(s)TEN Sports
TEN Action

The Elite Football League of India (EFLI) was a professional American football league based in India. It was founded with eight franchises in 2011, and had 23 franchises throughout South Asia, among whom 20 located in India, two in Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan. The league had only two seasons.[2]

The winners of the first championship were Pune Marathas, who claimed the title after defeating Delhi Defenders 6–0 in the Elite Bowl I on 10 November 2012.[3]

Establishment[edit | edit source]

In August 2011, the EFLI announced the launch of the league.[4] The aim of the league was to introduce American football to the Indian market and its large consumer base.[5] The organisation's management team consists of United States and Indian business and entertainment executives, and several U.S. sports figures.[6] U.S. brand marketing consultant Sunday Zeller is noted as the founder.[7]

Prominent investors include Brandon Chillar, an Indian American linebacker from the Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers who played eight games that 2010 season until an injury put him on the injured reserve list,[8] Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Ditka, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, and former NFL quarterbacks Ron Jaworski and Kurt Warner.[9][10] Investors outside of the sports community include U.S. actor and entertainment producer Mark Wahlberg.[11]

The first regular-season games began 22 September 2012.[12] EFLI games are broadcast on television in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, and in the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Japan on Ten Sports. This will represent a potential audience of over 500 million viewers.[13][14]

League structure[edit | edit source]

The EFLI management's intent is to draw current rugby players from India over to the sport, in part by paying higher salaries than the rugby leagues.[15] In the announcement of the league on 5 August 2011, CEO Richard Whelan noted that orientation programmes had attracted over 4,000 interested players in the previous month alone.[16] Similar orientation events are planned for Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to attract a wide talent pool.[17]

Ownership of the teams will follow a franchise system, similar to the structure of the NFL, and ownership will be determined in an auction format. Unlike ownership rules in other Indian sports leagues, bidding will be open to both Indian and non-Indian investors alike. Although specifics about league finances have not been announced, officials note that 15% of revenues will be shared with the Ministry of Sports.[13]

While the teams represent cities across India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, all games for the inaugural season were hosted in Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sports Authority of India provided also the Balewadi Stadium, which was used for pre-season activities.[13] The games were held in a round-robin format so that all teams played each other.[17]

The expansion plans include total of 24 teams, as a part of a project, which aims to expand to 52 teams by 2022.[18]

Teams-across Asia[edit | edit source]

Current teams[edit | edit source]

India Pakistan Sri Lanka
Location of EFLI teams in India
(Stallions and Warriors are not pinned on this map, because the associated cities have not been announced yet.)
Location of EFLI teams in Pakistan
Location of EFLI teams in Sri Lanka
Conference Team City/State Stadium First season
North Division
North 1
Conference 1 		Amritsar Guardians India Amritsar, Punjab TBA TBA (Season 2)
Patiala Silverbacks India Patiala, Punjab TBA TBA (Season 2)
Punjab Stallions India TBA, Punjab TBA TBA (Season 2)
Chandigarh Tigers India Chandigarh TBA TBA (Season 2)
North 2
Conference 2 		Delhi Defenders India Delhi, Capital Territory Defenders Ground 2012 (Season 1)
Lucknow Swarm India Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh TBA TBA (Season 2)
Kolkata Vipers India Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 2012 (Season 1)
Haryana Warriors India TBA, Haryana TBA TBA (Season 2)
Center Division
Center 1
Conference 3 		Surat Diamonds India Surat, Gujarat TBA TBA (Season 2)
Indore Flash India Indore, Madhya Pradesh TBA TBA (Season 2)
Jaipur Legends India Jaipur, Rajasthan TBA TBA (Season 2)
Gujarat Veers India Ahmedabad, Gujarat TBA TBA (Season 2)
Center 2
Conference 4 		Pune Blue Panthers India Pune, Maharashtra TBA TBA (Season 2)
Mumbai Gladiators India Mumbai, Maharashtra Cooperage Stadium 2012 (Season 1)
Pune Marathas India Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Stadium 2012 (Season 1)
Navi Mumbai Sabers India Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra TBA TBA (Season 2)
South Division
South 1
Conference 5 		Bangalore Dragons India Bangalore, Karnataka TBA TBA (Season 2)
Bangalore Warhawks India Bangalore, Karnataka Warhawks Ground 2012 (Season 1)
Goa Waves India TBA, Goa TBA TBA (Season 2)
South 2
Conference 6 		Chennai Cobras India Chennai, Tamil Nadu TBA TBA (Season 2)
Kandy Kings1 Sri Lanka Kandy, Central Province TBA TBA (Season 2)
Colombo Lions Sri Lanka Colombo, Western Province Sugathadasa Stadium 2012 (Season 1)
Pakistan Wolfpak Pakistan Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wolfpak Ground 2012 (Season 1)
* denotes a relocation of a franchise. See respective team articles for more information.
1 Kandy Kings are not to be confused with the now-defunct Kandy Skykings, which were known after their relocation as Hyderabad Skykings.

Former/defunct teams[edit | edit source]

Team City/State Stadium First season Last season
Hyderabad Skykings India Hyderabad, Telangana Gachibowli Stadium 2012 (Season 1) 2012 (Season 1)

Championships[edit | edit source]

Season Elite Bowl Final Venue MVP # of Teams
Winners Score Runners-up
2012
Details 		Pune Marathas 06–00 Delhi Defenders Sugathadasa Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka 		Roshan Lobo (RB, Warhawks) 8
2015 Cancelled
in favour of inaugural EFLI University Championship

Elite Bowl records[edit | edit source]

In the table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning seasons.

Team Appearances Wins Losses Season(s)
1 Pune Marathas 1 1 0 2012
2 Delhi Defenders 1 0 1 2012

Documentary[edit | edit source]

In 2012, the filmmaking duo Evan Rosenfeld and Jenna Moshell began following the EFLI and chronicling its inaugural season and the introduction of American football to South Asia in the documentary Birth of a Sport.[19]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "American football gets set for India". NDTV Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Uncertainty prevails despite hype surrounding EFLI". 29 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Roy Chowdhury, Souvik. "EFLI Stat Sheet: Pune Marathas". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Acayan, Ezra (5 August 2011). "Elite Football League of India launched - Mumbai". Demotix.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "American football is coming to India | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Gridiron league launched in India". The Times of India. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "EFLI - Letter from the founder". Retrieved 6 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "ESPN".
  9. ↑ George, John (3 August 2011). "Ron Jaworski is investor in new India football league - Philadelphia Business Journal". The Business Journals. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "American Football in India?". Inquisitr.com. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Daniel, Kaplan (25 January 2012). "Kurt Warner, Mark Wahlberg investing in new Indian football league". The Business Journals. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Scores and Schedules". EFLI website. EFLI. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ivie, Eric R. "NFL stars taking American football overseas: A fan's perspective - NFL - Yahoo! Sports". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "'They Need TV Product': Why American Football Is Coming To India". Time. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "Money scores, American football lures Indian rugby players". The Indian Express. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  16. ↑ "Now, EFL wants to take India by storm - Times Of India". The Times of India. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "American football comes to India". Deccan Chronicle. IANS. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "Coming soon: American football in cricket-crazy India". Firstpost. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Birth of a Sport: American Football in India and Pakistan by Evan Rosenfeld — Kickstarter". Kck.st. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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