Californian Australian Football League
The California Australian Football League (CAFL) was the first organized league of Australian rules football in the United States of America, and is in itself a member of the United States Australian Football League. Wayne Pollock served as the CAFL's first head. The current president is Chris Olson.
The league was founded on 1 April 1998 with four foundation clubs: Inland Empire Eagles, , Orange County Bombers, San Diego Lions. They were joined in 1999 by and in 2000 by the Phoenix Scorpions. In 2002, the Inland Empire Eagles club folded and the Santa Cruz 'Roos left to focus on . The Phoenix Scorpions changed name in 2003 to become the Arizona Hawks, then left in 2004 to join the . Further changes in 2004 introduced the Mojave Greens and , and restructuring allowed several clubs to enter multiple teams in the regular season (Orange County: , , ; San Diego: Cougars, Jaguars).
The CAFL is a member of the .
In 2005, the league went into indefinite stasis with clubs participating in either the newly formed Metro Footy league the and the US Footy Nationals.
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