American Premier League

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American Premier League (APL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2024 American Premier League
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Sport Cricket
Founded2009
FounderJay Mir
First season2021
Owner(s)Merit Sports Group
No. of teams7
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Premium Afghans
(2023)
Most titles1
TV partner(s)Sports 18
Tournament format T20
Official website americanpremiereleague.us

The American Premier League (APL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States. [1] The first league was scheduled to take place between 6 October and 24 October 2009, which was later postponed. [2] The management revamped the brand in 2020 and went through the official launch during the spring of 2021. The teams were named after cricket spectators spread across the United States (Indians, Paks, Windies, and Afghans, Aussies, Canadians, and Americans). [3]

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Merit Sports Group (MSG) In November 2024 Jay Mir owner of American Sports and Entertainment Group sold the American Premier League to Merit Sports Group (MSG), a U.S. based sports company for an investment of one hundred million USD over the next ten years which will include running professional men's and women's T20 and T10 tournaments, building a world class sports facility in New York and creating a network of American Premier League branded cricket academies across United States

History

In 2009 APL announced an imminent three-year deal with minor league club the Staten Island Yankees who own the venue. The league had planned to play twice a year at baseball's Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Besides renowned staff and players, six teams were expected to take part in the first event: Premium Pakistan, Premium India, Premium Bengal, Premium West Indies, Premium World and Premium America, but the event did not materialise. [4] [5]

In 2009 the ICC announced support for the creation of a Twenty20 cricket competition in the US to compete against the APL, and in December 2010 the board of the United States of America Cricket Association that it had signed a $10 million deal with New Zealand Cricket and other investors as stakeholders, creating a new body called Cricket Holdings America to manage all commercial rights for cricket in USA, including Twenty20 rights, in perpetuity. [6]

No American Premier League matches were played in 2010. In 2011 no further matches were announced and the venture appeared defunct.

Controversy

The American Premier League established contact with the USA Cricket Association, but had not submitted a formal approval. [7] In 2009 the International Cricket Council (ICC) halt national players to participate until further release instructions and approval. [8]

Revamped

American Premier League's Inaugural season was initially scheduled for spring of 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 February 2021, the CEO of APL Jay Mir signed an exclusive multi-year contract with the Minor League Baseball team New Jersey Jackals. [9] This contract was to host the American Premiere League at the Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey. On 15 March 2021, the American Premiere League was officially launched at a dinner party in Montclair, New Jersey. Following the announcement, the American Premiere League sold all seven teams to various entrepreneurs. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Tournament format

Each team faces every other team once in the round games. The top four teams advance to the semifinals. The two winners face each other off in the finals. The inaugural season of the American Premier League had total prizes worth $200,000. [14] [15]

Seasons

On 13 September 2021, the American Premier League's inaugural tournament kicked off with an opening ceremony. The tournament started on 20 September with three back-to-back matches every day. [16]


Premium Afghans emerged champions of American Premier League 2023 as they beat Premium Indians in the final of the tournament (1st January) at Moosa Stadium in Texas.  

The 2nd edition of the American Premier League was held In Moosa Stadium in Texas.The tournament started on December 19th with first editions Champions Windees challenged The Americans. The second season of the American Premier League brought the cricket craze to the America. Many International and Local stars drafted for the tournament.

Some of the big names were such as, Ben Cutting, Samit Patel, Aron Jones, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammad Irfan, Usman Ghani, Akel Hussain, Rakhem Cornwal, William Perkens, Hayden Walsh, Mehran Khan, Ravi Bopara, Stephen Wiig, Gerhard Erasmus and more.


The 2024 season is scheduled to take place from December 19 to 31. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Teams

TeamDebutOwnerCaptain
Indians2021Sam Singh S. Sreesanth
PAKs2021Muhammad Ali Sohail Tanvir
Windies2021Michael Virk Chris Gayle
Afghans2023Spetmaan Bardasht Mohammad Nabi
Aussies2021Munish Soni Ben Cutting
Canadians2023Rocky Walia Navneet Dhaliwal
Americans2021Eraj Abidi Dan Lawrence

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