North American Arena League

The North American Arena League (NAAL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 1998.

The league has operated continuously under the same name and corporate structure longer than any other current indoor football league. With the closure of the in 2019, the NAAL is the oldest active professional indoor football league in North America.

The league has two conferences. NAAL players generally earn salaries ranging from $10,000–30,000 per season, but former and  star Akeem Martin earned as much as $200,000 to play for two years for the New England Moose from 2018-2019.

The league also operates a developmental league, NAAL Next Gen.

Formation
The league was formed in 1998 as a merger of World Indoor Football and the Canadian Indoor Football League, the latter of which was an attempt to introduce arena football to Canadian audiences. The first game played was the 1998 NAAL Bowl, which pitted the champions of both leagues against each other. The Sacramento Titans (WIF) defeated the Halifax Pirates (CIFL) 55-50.

Current

 * * = Former team
 * ** = Former team

NAAL Championship
The NAAL Championship Game (formerly the NAAL Bowl) has been played every season since 1998. The current NAAL champions are the Minnesota Rhinos, who won the championship game in 2022. The Puerto Rico Tropicality won three straight NAAL Bowls from 2013 to 2015.

In 2022, the league started a deal to play the NAAL Championship Game at in.