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The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 (known as NFL Europe from 1995 onwards). The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Florida Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992. The team's most visible point was their colors – the League wanted to develop new colors which hadn't been used for teams before, hence the vermilion and green that the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks wore, and the fluorescent green jerseys that the Thunder sported.

The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio in 1991 and then at Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) for the 1992. The team's record in 1991 was 4-6. San Antonio turned things around in 1992 with a mark of 7-3.

The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that played in NFL Europe from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion (also home to the German association football team Hamburger SV).

San Antonio (and San Marcos) was once home to the Riders of the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. This recreation will help keep alive the memories of the Riders rocking the grid iron at both Alamo Stadium and Bobcat Stadium.

he World League of American Football, described by The New York Times as the "first trans-Atlantic major sports league", began play on March 23, 1991. The league's first championship game – World Bowl I – drew 61,108 fans to London's Wembley Stadium on June 9, 1991. But attendance and television ratings on ABC and the USA Network were a disappointment in the United States. NFL owners voted to shut down the WLAF after two seasons in 1992.

Short-lived challenger to the NFL in 1974-1975.

The Montreal Machine were the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football (WLAF), a springtime developmental professional league set that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three European teams and six North America-based teams. Like all WLAF teams, the Machine played American rules football, 11 players per side on a 100-yard field, rather than Canadian rules football of 12 players per side on 110-yard field. The franchise folded in September 1992 when the WLAF league went on an indefinite hiatus.

The Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks were an American football team headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina that played for one season in 1991 in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The name was inspired by the Wright brothers' flights on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The three jet-trails and three planes in flight, as well as the triangle design in the logo, represented the three points of the Research Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill). The team had a 0–10 record in the 1991 season and averaged just 12,066 spectators per game due in part to the lack of beer sales, which were not allowed at the college campus stadium where they played. The team folded after their lone season of 1991.

San Antonio (and San Marcos) was once home to the Riders of the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. This recreation will help keep alive the memories of the Riders rocking the grid iron at both Alamo Stadium and Bobcat Stadium.

The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 (known as NFL Europe from 1995 onwards). The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Florida Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992. The team's most visible point was their colors – the League wanted to develop new colors which hadn't been used for teams before, hence the vermilion and green that the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks wore, and the fluorescent green jerseys that the Thunder sported.

The Barcelona Dragons were an American football team that was a part of the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it to 4 World Bowls (1991, 1997, 1999, 2001) and winning World Bowl V in 1997.

The Ohio Glory played one season (1992) in the World League of American Football. Columbus, Ohio was awarded the WLAF franchise after the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks posted an 0-10 season. Ohio did not do much better, posting a 1-9 record after just one season of play. The sole win came at the expense of the Galaxy in week 7, a 20-17 victory in Columbus. The franchise folded in September 1992 when the WLAF league went on an indefinite hiatus.

The Birmingham Fire were a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. They were a member of the North American West division of the World League of American Football (WLAF) and played their home games at Legion Field. The club was a charter member of the WLAF, and saw moderate success as they compiled an overall record of twelve wins, nine losses and one tie (12–9–1) and made the playoffs in both seasons they competed. The franchise folded in September 1992 when the WLAF league went on an indefinite hiatus.

The awkwardly named New York/New Jersey Knights were a franchise in the World League of American Football for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. They played in the North American East division, which they won in the '91 season. The franchise folded in September 1992 when the WLAF league went on an indefinite hiatus.