National Football Conference

The National Football Conference (NFC ) is one of two Conferences of the National Football League ( NFL). It emerged from the independent old NFL, which was founded as the American Professional Football Association in 1920 in Canton, Ohio, and two years later renamed the National Football League.

History

As in 1960, the American Football League ( AFL) was founded, the Fanlager split. To determine the true masters, the masters of the two leagues came in January 1967 for the first Super Bowl (then not officially called so ) against each other. After the merger, the new National Football League in 1970, the Conference names were virtually self Thus, it was from the American Football League ( AFL), the American Football Conference ( AFC) and from the former National Football League, the National Football Conference ( NFC). In the NFC initially played 13 former NFL teams in the AFC ten AFL teams and three NFL teams.

This is the reason why the NFL is not like the other major U.S. sports (except baseball) divided into the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference, but in this way. This also determines the location of the teams that come from all parts of the United States in both Conferences. For example, play the New York Giants in the NFC and the New York Jets in the AFC.

Team

In both Conferences play each of 16 teams are divided into four divisions. The classification of the divisions is in contrast to the Conferences, largely due to the geographical location of the teams. Due to new teams or relocation, it is also come here to exceptions, also led to shifts between the divisions. Both Conferences are organized into the Divisions East, North, South and West.

The teams in the NFC and their assignment to the division:

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