IAFL-2


IAFL-2 was an American football league in Ireland that constituted the third tier of the Irish [American Football League]. The league, which was founded in 2014, was won by the Tyrone Titans in its inaugural year. Like the Premier League and American [Football Ireland#Division 1|IAFL-1], the league was contested by teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The winner of the IAFL-2 Conference was promoted to Division 1.
After the rebranding of the IAFL to American Football Ireland in 2020, the division was known as AFI Division 2. As part of a restructuring of the AFI league format, IAFL-2 was eliminated beginning with the 2024 season, and its teams were merged into Division 1.

History

The IAFL-2 was created in 2014 for newer clubs entering the sport to gain experience before moving on to the IAFL-1 Conference. The league first operated from 2014 to 2017 before being merged with IAFL-1 in 2018, and being reinstated in 2019. After two seasons in which all AFI play was suspended in 2020 and 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third tier returned briefly as AFI Division 2 from 2022 to 2023 before being merged into Division 1 in 2024.
YearWinnerRunner upIAFL-2 Bowl score
2014Tyrone TitansDundalk Mavericks20-7
2015 Belfast Trojans 2ndsSouth Kildare Soldiers48-0
2016Donegal/Derry VipersWexford Eagles33-29
2017Meath BulldogsAntrim Jets40-0
2019Cill Dara CrusadersMeath Bulldogs34-26
2022Antrim JetsLouth Mavericks22-0
2023Wexford EaglesCauseway Giants35-8