The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). The AFL plays a proprietary code known as arena football, a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28 yard field, with rules encouraging offensive performance, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in the early 1980s and patented by Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League (USFL) and the NFL.
The Guangzhou Long-Lions are a professional basketball team which plays in the Chinese Basketball Association, and is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. In 2010, the Shaanxi Kylins moved from Xi'an, Shaanxi, to Foshan, and renamed themselves the Foshan Dralions.
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in China, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Guangzhou R&F Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Yuexiushan Stadium which has a seating capacity of 18,000. They are owned by the Chinese property developers R&F Properties who took charge in June 2011. The club's English name R&F is short for "Rich" (富) and "Force" (力).
The Guangzhou Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Guangzhou. The arena is used as a concert venue and for sporting events such as arena football, basketball, badminton and table tennis. It was constructed between 11 February 1999 and opened on 30 June 2001, with a seating capacity of 10,000. It was designed by Paul Andreu.
Buriram United Football Club is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and is competing in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as PEA FC before reformed in to Buriram PEA then Buriram United in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Their home stadium is Chang Arena which has a capacity of 32,600.
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home stadium is the Tianhe Stadium which has a seating capacity of 58,500. Their majority shareholders are the Evergrande Real Estate Group (56.71%) and the e-commerce company Alibaba Group (37.81%) while the rest of the shares are traded in the Chinese OTC system.
The Yuexiushan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, China, named for its location at the foot of Yuexiu Hill. It is currently mostly used for football matches and also sometimes for athletics. It is located on 4 Yingyuan Road.
Virgil Carl Gray is an arena football defensive back for the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the University of Rhode Island.
Brennen Michael-Kapono Carvalho is an American football center for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Portland State.
Mai Chao is a Chinese football coach and a former international football player. He spent his whole playing career for Guangzhou FC as an attacking left-back. After retiring, he moved into management, where he went on to manage Guangzhou twice as well as Shenzhen Xiangxue.
Guangzhou International Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Guangzhou, China that was completed in September 2010. It is used mostly for basketball and it has a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators. On October 16, 2010, it hosted an NBA pre-season game between the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets. A sellout crowd attended this game as Houston beat New Jersey, 95–86.
Cameron McGlenn is an arena football defensive back for the Washington Valor of the Arena Football League (AFL). McGlenn played college football for Elon.
The 2013 Chinese Super League was the tenth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 20th season of a professional football league and the 52nd top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande won their third consecutive title with an 18-point advantage ahead of runners-up Shandong Luneng.
Tyre Glasper is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and attended Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Duane Brooks is an American football wide receiver for the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL). He played College Football at Stephen F. Austin University after transferring from Central Michigan University. He also been a member of the Colorado Ice, Spokane Shock and Portland Thunder.
Luis Guillermo Vasquez is an American football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State University.
Dexter B. Davis, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Wichita Force of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) and the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Friends University and attended Morrow High School in Morrow, Georgia. He has also been a member of the Portland Steel.
