American National Rugby League (AMNRL)
Every champion of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL), the original US domestic rugby league competition and governing body, organised in 1997 as Super League America before its first season and champion in 1998. Member clubs broke away in 2011 to form USA Rugby League (USARL, catalogued separately); AMNRL played its final domestic season in 2013 before formally winding up in 2014.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
16 seasons with a champion on record. Glen Mills Bulls have won the most titles (6).
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Glen Mills Bulls | Philadelphia Bulldogs | Won 66-12 — inaugural champion of the domestic competition (organised in 1997 as Super League America, with no champion crowned that organisational year). |
| 1999 | Glen Mills Bulls | New Jersey Sharks | Won 28-10. |
| 2000 | Glen Mills Bulls | Philadelphia Bulldogs | Won 38-26. |
| 2001 | Glen Mills Bulls | Media Mantarays | Won 26-16. |
| 2002 | New York Knights | Glen Mills Bulls | Won 18-12. |
| 2003 | Connecticut Wildcats | Glen Mills Bulls | Won 38-14. |
| 2004 | Glen Mills Bulls | Connecticut Wildcats | Won 32-24. |
| 2005 | Glen Mills Bulls | Connecticut Wildcats | Won 32-30. |
| 2006 | Connecticut Wildcats | Glen Mills Bulls | Won 36-28. |
| 2007 | Connecticut Wildcats | Aston DSC Bulls | Won 22-18. |
| 2008 | New Haven Warriors | Aston DSC Bulls | Won 50-18. |
| 2009 | New York Knights | Jacksonville Axemen | Won 32-12. |
| 2010 | Jacksonville Axemen | New Haven Warriors | Won 34-14. |
| 2011 | New York Knights | Connecticut Wildcats | Won 38-4. |
| 2012 | New York Knights | Connecticut Wildcats | Won 60-40; winner independently corroborated via a contemporaneous NRL.com news report, though the exact score is single-sourced to Wikipedia's summary list and not independently confirmed this round. |
| 2013 | Connecticut Wildcats | New York Knights | Won 42-10 — final domestic season. A planned 2014 season was cancelled outright and the league formally wound up later that year, ceding governing-body status to USARL. |
A note on the grand-final trophy name
Some sources name the AMNRL grand-final trophy the "Ferrainola Cup," but this could not be corroborated by any source independent of Wikipedia across two research passes, so it is omitted from this page rather than stated as fact.
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