United Football Association

The United Football Association (UFA) is the premier american football league in the world. The league was formed by a union of middle-aged former college players looking to form a league where collegiate players can continue their careers after graduating, if they choosed to. After teams began searching for talented amateurs to constantly improve, it became obvious that you couldn't graduate college and play pro football. So, players kept electing to play football and their talents helped make the league popular and stay popular for decades.

Founding and Early Years
As mentioned above, the league was formed by a union of middle-aged former college players looking to form a professional league. The goal was to create an organization where collegiate players can continue their careers after graduating, if they choosed to. After teams began searching for talented amateurs to constantly improve, it became obvious that you couldn't graduate college and play pro football. So, players kept electing to play football and their talents helped make the league popular and stay popular for decades.

Teams
This is the official list of teams in the UFA

Differences From the NFL

 * The Tuck Rule never existed
 * A first down is every 20 yards by default, rather than 10
 * The "Crown of Helmet" rule does not exist
 * Touchdown Celebrations are encouraged rather than banned
 * The league has trained doctors, scientists and surgeons treat concussions and honestly reports their findings

Postseason Format
The postseason format of the UFA is simple. The top five teams in each conference qualify. The bottom two teams in each top 5 play one game and the winner advanced. Then, there is a single-elimination tournament capping off with the UFA Finals.

Known Champions
Since not all of the championship results of the UFA Finals are known, here are the confirmed champions of the UFA.

1997: Portland Menaces victorious

1998: Unknown team victorious over Portland Menaces

1999: Portland Menaces victorious

Awards
This is the master list of awards given by the league annually
 * Most Valuable Player
 * Offensive Player of the Year
 * Defensive Player of the Year
 * Coach of the Year
 * Executive of the Year
 * Lineman of the Year
 * Inspirational Player of the Year
 * Humanitarian of the Year

Trivia

 * The logo link is an edited version of http://tinyurl.com/o8cz9ld