The American Ultimate Disc League is one of two professionals Ultimate Frisbee leagues, the other being the MLU. It was founded in 2010 with its inaugural season taking place in 2012 with eight teams in the league. It currently consists of 24 teams across four divisions. The AUDL's 15 week regular season runs from early April to early July. The top 3 teams from each division make the playoffs, with the #2 and #3 seeds playing into a division final game against the #1 seed. The four division winners then meet in early August to play the league semi-finals and championship game across the AUDL Championship Weekend.
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The AUDL consists of 26 teams broken into 4 Divisions East, West, Midwest, and South.
| Division | Team | City | Stadium | Inaugural Season | Owner(s) | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Breeze | Washington, D.C. | Hotchkiss Field | 2013 | Don Grage | Alex Ghesquiere |
| East | Empire | New York, NY | Varies | 2013 | Cullen Shaw | Tom Gibbons |
| East | Outlaws | Ottawa, ON | MNP Park | 2015 | Jean-Lévy Champagne, Jim Lloyd, Karl Loiseau, Patrick Bazinet | John Haig |
| East | Phoenix | Philadelphia, PA | A.A. Garthwaite Stadium | 2013 | Jorge Harris, Sean Hennessy | Sam Morgan |
| East | Royal | Montreal, QC | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium | 2014 | Jean-Levy Champagne, Patrick Gratton, Christian Mathieu, Jean-Phillippe Riopel, Manuel Herreras, Éric Desrosiers, Marie-France Denoncourt, Audrey Ayotte | Guylaine Girard |
| East | Rush | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 2013 | Rob Lloyd | Scott Hastie |
| Midwest | AlleyCats | Indianapolis, IN | Roncalli Stadium | 2012 | Tim Held | Eric Leonard |
| Midwest | Mechanix | Pontiac, MI | Bishop Foley | 2012 | Brent Steepe | |
| Midwest | Radicals | Madison, WI | Breese Stevens Field | 2013 | Tim DeByl | Tim DeByl |
| Midwest | Thunderbirds | Pittsburgh, PA | Cupples Stadium | 2015 | Tracy Neuendorf, Amy Neuendorf | David Hogan |
| Midwest | Wildfire | Chicago, IL | Lane Tech Stadium | 2013 | Steve Gordon | Chris Ashbrook |
| Midwest | Wind Chill | St. Paul, MN | Blaine NSC Stadium | 2013 | Ben Feldman | Phil Bowen |
| West | Aviators | Los Angeles, CA | Patterson Field | 2015 | David Conlon | Franklin Rho |
| West | Cascades | Seattle, WA | Memorial Stadium | 2015 | Qxhna, Rohre, Vehro, Xtehn, & Zahlen Totcomb | |
| West | FlameThrowers | Oakland, CA | Laney College Field | 2014 | Josh Langenthal | Ryo Kawaoka |
| West | Growlers | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 2015 | Ryan Slaughter, Will Griffin, Justin Goodman | Kevin Stuart |
| West | Riptide | Vancouver, BC | Swangard Stadium | 2014 | Jim Lloyd | Matt Doyle, Tasia Balding |
| West | Spiders | Los Altos Hills, CA | Foothill College Stadium | 2014 | Andrew Zill | |
| South | Cannons | Jacksonville, FL | George H. Hodges FIeld | 2015 | William Kilgannon | Datubo "Tuba" Benson-Jaja |
| South | Flyers | Raleigh, NC | WakeMed Socer Park | 2015 | Casey Degnan, Mike Denardis | Pat McNally |
| South | Hustle | Atlanta, GA | Silverback Stadium | 2015 | Steve Hall, Albert Banks, John Boezi | Greg Swanson |
| South | Nightwatch | Nashville, TN | Grady Stadium | 2015 | Garrett Bruce, Michael Gaines, Chris Barrett | Ryan Balch |
| South | Roughnecks | Dallas, TX | The Colony Five Star Complex | 2016 | Jim Gerencser | Patrick Eberle |
| South | Sol | Austin, TX | House Park Stadium | 2016 | Patrick Christmas | Machael Natenberg |