Founded | February 17, 2023 |
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Countries | United States (9 clubs) Canada (6 clubs) |
Region | North America |
Confederation | NAL |
Promotion to | United League |
Relegation to | NAL League One |
Current champion(s) | EF Pòtoprens |
Most championships | CF Québec (4 titles) |
The Championship of the National Athletic, Transcontinental, and Impartial Organization of North American Leagues, referred to as the NAL Championship or simply the Championship is the second-highest division of the National Athletic, Transcontinental, and Impartial Organization of North American Leagues (NAL); it is currently contested by 15 clubs.
The Championship was founded as the North American Minor League, or NAL Minor, and only had seven clubs its first year. In its current format, the top two clubs in the Championship are promoted to the United League (UL), with the clubs in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth playing in the NAL Championship Playoffs; the winner of the Playoffs is also promoted. The bottom three clubs in the league are relegated to the NAL League One.
Clubs
edit2085–86 Club | 2084–85 Position | Location |
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Birmingham | 6th (NAL League One) | Birmingham, Alabama |
Calgary | 20th (UL) | Calgary, Canada |
Gioco | 4th | Vancouver, Canada |
Halifax | 1st (NAL League One) | Halifax, Canada |
Los Angeles | 8th | Los Angeles, California |
Milwaukee | 19th (UL) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Minutemen | 11th | Boston, Massachusetts |
Montréal | 5th | Montreal, Canada |
New York | 12th | New York, New York |
Philadelphia | 2nd (NAL League One) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Phoenix | 10th | Phoenix, Arizona |
Québec | 7th | Quebec City, Canada |
Renaissance | 9th | Detroit, Michigan |
St. Louis | 18th (UL) | St. Louis, Missouri |
Toronto | 3rd | Toronto, Canada |
The NAL Championship is made up of 15 clubs across North America. In the upcoming season, the league will happen to only contain teams in the U.S. and Canada. Only four of the 15 clubs are located west of St. Louis, Missouri.