Maritime Football League

Maritime Football League
SportCanadian football
Founded2001
First season2001
No. of teams7
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)		Nova Scotia Buccaneers
Most titlesSaint John Wanderers/Moncton Mustangs (8 times)
TV partner(s)Rogers TV (occasionally)
Official website[1]

The Maritime Football League (MFL) is a men's Canadian football minor league in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The season runs from April until the end of June. The league consists of former CFL, U Sports, and high school football players.[1][2]

Teams in 2023

Defunct teams

Maritime Bowl Champions

Source[3][4]

  • I 2002 Halifax Shockers 21 Saint John Wanderers 19 (Hampton, N.B.)
  • II 2003 Saint John Wanderers 50 Halifax Shockers 12 (Halifax, N.S.)
  • III 2004 Moncton Marshals 30 Halifax Shockers 3 (Moncton, N.B.)
  • IV 2005 Saint John Wanderers 28 Dartmouth Knights 18 (Halifax, N.S.)
  • V 2006 Saint John Wanderers 52 Dartmouth Knights 26 (Saint John, N.B.)
  • VI 2007 Riverview Mustangs 23 Halifax Shockers 0 (Riverview, N.B.)
  • VII 2008 Riverview Mustangs 21 Saint John Wanderers 13 (Riverview, N.B.)
  • VIII 2009 Riverview Mustangs 16 Halifax Shockers 7 (Riverview, N.B.)
  • IX 2010 Moncton Mustangs 29 Dartmouth Knights 10 (Moncton, N.B.)
  • XI 2012 Halifax Shockers 45 Saint John Wanderers 6
  • XII 2013 Saint John Wanderers 39 Halifax Shockers 20
  • XIII 2014 Saint John Wanderers 48 Capital Area Gladiators 7
  • XIV 2015 Saint John Wanderers 36 Halifax Buccaneers 29
  • XV 2016 Saint John Wanderers 47 Moncton Mustangs 21
  • XVI 2017 Moncton Mustangs 43 Saint John Wanderers 23
  • XVII 2018 Saint John Wanderers 42 Moncton Mustangs 23
  • XVIII 2019 Moncton Mustangs 34 Saint John Wanderers 27
  • XIX 2021 Moncton Mustangs 26 Fredericton Fleet 14
  • XX 2022 Moncton Mustangs 54 Saint John Wanderers 20
  • XXI 2023 Nova Scotia Buccaneers 29 Moncton Mustangs 28

Mariner Bowl Champions (Tier 2 Playoff Bowl)

  • I 2007 Dartmouth Knights 20 Saint John Longhorns 15 (Saint John, N.B.)
  • II 2008 Capital Area Gladiators 42 Saint John Longhorns 33 (Saint John, N.B.)
  • III 2009 Dartmouth Knights 41 P. E. I. Privateers 14 (Dartmouth, N.S.)
  • Ended in 2010.

References

  1. ^ Hodge, Neil. "League's pre-season jamboree runs today in Moncton" Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Times & Transcript, May 24, 2008. Accessed May 24, 2008
  2. ^ Hallihan, Bruce. "Maritime League schedule begins May 31", Daily Gleaner, May 21, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2008
  3. ^ "McIntyre Cup". Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.
  4. ^ "Maritime Football League Archives". MFL Football. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07.