The 'AFL' (Australian Football League) name has been around since 1990. The 'VFL' (Victorian Football League) change its name after expansion outside Victoria. The first season of the VFL was 1897 after team left the VFA to form a new league.
Australian Rules Football (the SPORT played in the AFL) was first played in 1859.
The VFL competition started in 1897, and in 1990 it became the AFL.
well, it use to be known as the VFL until 1990 it was changed to AFL
i am assuming you are talking about arena football. i think the year was 1987 but am not positive. you can check it out on arenafootballleague.com.
about 152 years ago
they have been around for 1927
How many year has the AFL been going for
The AFL and NFL merged before the start of the 1970 season.
March 26 Is The Start Of The AFL Season
ITS AFL NOT EFL, IDIOT
They where founded in 1994 and joined 1 year after in 1995
1990
AFL started in Melbourne on May 14, 1859.
1989 - 1990 was the transition from VFL to AFL. The Collingwood football club won the first AFL premiership in 1990.
Dayne Beams Started AFl in 2009
Aussie rules started in 1858. But the AFL didn't start until 1897, the Essendon Bombers were the first team to win a grand final. The season starts at the end of Feburary or the start of March, the season ends on the last day of September were the 2 lucky teams fight it out for the holy grail!!!
1897
Well AFL or VFL before AFL there was VFL, it has been around for years in Australia.
The Raiders were a charter member of the AFL, beginning play in 1960.