New England Football League
| Formerly | Greater Lawrence Men's Football League |
|---|---|
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Tom Torrisi |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Salisbury, Massachusetts |
| Most recent champion(s) | Middleboro Cobras |
| Official website | nefl.us |
The New England Football League (NEFL) is a semi-professional American football league based in Salisbury, Massachusetts, and is a Non-profit Corporation founded by Thomas Torrisi. It is the second largest semi-professional league in New England, and formerly of the biggest leagues in the United States. The NEFL was founded in 1994 and was also known as the Greater Lawrence Men's Football League. In 2024, the league briefly shifted to one conference, before the addition of a number of new teams in early 2025.
From 2021-2023, the NEFL has had single-A, and AA Conferences, and from 2013-2019 with a AAA Conference, with annual promotion and relegation among Conferences based on game results, so that the best teams work their way toward the AA level. In 2025 the league is returning to its multi-level format with the addition of a number of new teams, featuring A, AA, and AAA conferences.
The league provides competitive football for adult players. It is a "working man's league", as most players have regular jobs during the week. Teams practice on weeknights and play virtually all games on weekends. Players are not paid for their participation, but they often pay up to $200 to be on the team's roster. The league runs from July through September, followed by single-elimination championship tournaments within each Conference. Each team can dress up to 55 players.
The league is unrelated to the original NEFL, which operated from 1964 to 1969.
The 2023 NEFL season finished with two league champions in AA and A; the Rhode Island Riptide won the Maritime (A) Conference by defeating the New England Bombers 28-21, their second NEFL Championship (2011). The Glens Falls Greenjackets won the North Atlantic Conference (AA), their first in program history in the NEFL, by beating the Middleboro Cobras 12-6 in overtime. It was the first season playing in the NEFL for the Greenjackets, who along with the Middleboro Cobras are two of the longest tenured football teams in the US. The 2024 Season culminated in an NEFL Championship win for the Middleboro Cobras 10-7 over the S. Vermont Storm.