EFL

Earth Football League Logo.

Earth Football League

The Earth Football League, commonly referred to as simply the EFL, is an American Football sports league on EarthMC. It is based on the real-life National Football League. It currently consists of 12 teams with rosters ranging between four to eight players. It was founded on January 15th, 2022, by ZGamerz_123. It was played with a new concept which ZGamerz had to recreate American Football in Minecraft. It has played three seasons, with the fourth currently in progress. The first champion was the Minneapolis Meanders, and the second and third was the Alaska Orcas. The championship game has been attended by players such as Fix and Fruitloopins.

History

Beginnings

The EFL was established by ZGamerz_123 on January 15th, 2022. The league was originally named the NFL, sharing the name as the real-life league. It was renamed the the Earth Football League ten days after founding. It began with several test games in ZGamerz's town of Tallahassee, CSA, and a few others across the world. The league held it's inaugural draft in February, and games began being played in March.

Season I

The Texas Lonestars vs the Tallahassee Confederates at American Airlines Field.

The first EFL season, commonly referred to as Season 1, or simply S1, consisted of four weeks. Below are the final standings.

Season I Standings for the GFC Conference

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Texas Lonestars (Now known as the Spain Frogs)	2	0	2
Tallahassee Confederates (Now known as the Dallas Cowboys)	1	0	3
Alaska Wolves (Now known as the Philadelphia Eagles)	0	2	2
Chihuahua Raptors (Now known as Albany Rebels)	0	2	2

Season I Standings for the OFC Conference

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Minneapolis Meanders (Now known as Club America)	2	0	2
Atlantean Tridents (Now known as the Cincinnati Bengals)	2	2	0
Cuban Calamities (Now known as the Buffalo Bills)	2	2	0
Madagascar Mantellas (Now known as the Damascus Camels)	1	2	1

Season I Postseason

Season I Playoffs.

After the season concluded three weeks later, the playoff picture was decided. The first game had the Alaska Wolves playing the Tallahassee Confederates in Tallahassee. The Confederates prevailed. Later, the Cuban Calamities bested the Atlantean Tridents. In the semifinals, The Texas Lonestars defeated the Tallahassee Confederates, sending them to Super Bowl I. The Minneapolis Meanders bested the Cuban Calamities, to officially set up the first Super Bowl. The Super Bowl included an appearance from the server owner, Fix. The game concluded with a win by Minneapolis, and the Meanders were crowned as the world champions.

Season II

The Atlantean Tridents playing the Alaska Wolves at Orca Arena.

Season II was delayed several months due to the rival AFL, created by disgruntled EFL members. This caused ZGamerz to resign and become the co-commissioner to NFISH2021. The AFL merged with the EFL, and Season II began in July, 2022. All teams held the same names except for Cuba relocating to Morocco due to war, and Minneapolis relocating to Ho Chi Minh. Below are the final standings.

Season II Standings for the GFC Conference

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Tallahassee Confederates (Now known as the Dallas Cowboys)	3	1	0
Ho Chi Minh Hueys (Now known as Club America)	3	1	0
Texas Lonestars (Now known as the Spain Frogs)	1	3	0
Chihuahua Raptors* (Now known as the Albany Rebels)	2	2	0

Season II Standings for the OFC Conference

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Atlantean Tridents (Now known as the Cincinnati Bengals)	2	2	0
Alaska Wolves (Now known as the Philadelphia Eagles)	2	2	0
Morocco Gazelles (Now known as the Buffalo Bills)	1	1	1
Madagascar Mantellas (Damascus Camels)	1	2	1

*The Raptors folded before the postseason, giving Texas the berth instead

Season II Postseason

Season II Playoffs.

After the season concluded, the postseason began with the Ho Chi Minh Hueys beating the Texas Lonestars, and the Alaska Wolves defeated the Morocco Gazelles in Alaska. The Wolves played the Atlantean Tridents in what many consider to be the greatest game of all time, in which the Wolves outlasted the Tridents. Afterwards, the Confederates lost to the Ho Chi Minh Hueys, sending Ho Chi Minh to the Super Bowl with Alaska. The game concluded with a Wolves win.

Season III

Season III began on January 15th, 2023, the one year anniversary of the Earth Football League. The league expanded their season to 7 games. They have also reset teams and their rosters. They also named Malso_ as the new EFL commissioner. All teams reset due to the EarthMC reset, except for their owners. The final S3 standings can be seen below.

Season III Standings for the EFC

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Dallas Cowboys	4	3	0
Cincinnati Bengals	3	4	0
Buffalo Bills	2	5	0
Albany Rebels	1	6	0

Season III Standings for the WFC

Team Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Alaska Orcas (Now known as the Philadelphia Eagles)	7	0	0
Club America Aguilas	4	3	0
Santa Fe Railrunners (Now known as the Damascus Camels)	3	3	1
Texas Frogs (Now known as the Spain Frogs)	3	3	1

S3 Postseason Bracket

Season III Postseason

The Orcas after winning Super Bowl III in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The S3 postseason began with Santa Fe forfeiting to Club America and a thrilling stunner having the Bills beat the Bengals 33-32. In the conference finals, the Orcas destroyed the Aguilas 70-35, while the Cowboys beat the Bills 42-35 in a close one. In Super Bowl III in Fairbanks, Alaska, the Orcas beat the Cowboys at home with the close score of 49-42 to become World Champions. The Orcas completed the first repeat in EFL history. Malso_ was the game's MVP and became the 1st player to ever win 2 Super Bowls, 2 MVP's, and 2 Super Bowl MVP's. This win helped Malso_ to be considered the greatest player in EFL history for his heroics, strategy, performances, and wins.

Venues

The EFL has had several different venues. Below are a list of them:

Earth Football League Terra Nova Stadiums

Stadium Name	Location	Team Occupying
American Airlines Field	Tallahassee, CSA	Tallahassee Confederates
Rigy Field	Rigy, SSRBV	Rigy Penguins (Folded)
Antserveo Amphitheater	Trondo, Madagascar	Madagascar Mantellas
SNA Field	Casablanca, Spain	Morocco Gazelles
SunFun Stadium	SunFun City, Atlantic	Atlantean Tridents
Orca Arena	Juneau, Alaska	Alaska Wolves
Coolcun Stadium II	Houston, Texas Republic	Texas Lonestars
Montagne Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis Meanders
LSU Stadium	Baton Rouge, CSA	Neutral Venue
Sand Storm Stadium	Mexico City, Chihuahua	Chihuahua Raptors (Folded)

The Alaska Wolves after beating the Ho Chi Minh Hueys to win Super Bowl II at SNA Field.

Earth Football League Terra Aurora Stadiums

Stadium Name	Location	Team Occupying	Status
Conquest Superdome	Fairbanks, Alaska	Alaska Orcas	Demolished
AT&T Stadium	Arlington, CSA	Dallas Cowboys	Under Construction
Indochina Super Stadium	Albany, Indochina	Albany Rebels	Completed
Fifth Third Stadium	Cincinnati, New York	Cincinnati Bengals	Planned
Copper Field Stadium	Grand Canyon, Arizona	Neutral Venue	Completed
Colosio de San José	Mexico City, Mexico	Club America	Completed
Havana Exuma Stadium	Exuma, Cuba	Neutral Venue	Planned
Highmark Stadium	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bills	Completed
Lincoln Financial Field	Erie, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Eagles	Planned