List of NFC Championship winners
The NFC Championship Game is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the Northern Football Conference (NFC). The contest is held in the city of the home team, which is determined by the Regular Season Record. The top team in SFC receives the home-field advantage.
The San Antonio Marshals appeared in the first two NFC championship games (Their only appearances) before switching to the Simulation Football Conference. The Portland Pythons (11–9) have eleven wins and The Kansas City Coyotes (9–8) have nine wins. The Norfolk Seawolves (0-3) has made it three times but failed to win each time. Portland currently (from 2029 (S14) to 2033 (S18)) holds the record with 5 consecutive championships.
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NFC Championship Game (2018–present)
Numbers in parentheses in the table are NFC Championship Game appearances as of the date of that NFC Championship Game and are used as follows:
- #1 NFC team and #2 NFC team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a NFC Championship Game as well as each respective teams' NFC Championship Game record to date.
- Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a NFC Championship Game.
- City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a NFC Championship Game.
| Season | Date | #1 NFC team | Score | #2 NFC team | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 (S3) | 2019-01-13 | San Antonio Marshals (1, 1–0) |
41-9 | Kansas City Coyotes (1, 0–1) |
Marshal Stadium | San Antonio, Texas | 64,000 |
| 2019 (S4) | 2020-01-12 | San Antonio Marshals (2, 2–0) |
24-7 | Tijuana Luchadores (1, 0–1) |
Marshal Stadium (2) | San Antonio, Texas | 64,000 |
| 2020 (S5) | 2021-01-10 | Portland Pythons (1, 1–0) |
14-10 | Norfolk Seawolves (1, 0–1) |
The Snake Pit | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2021 (S6) | 2022-01-09 | Portland Pythons (2, 1-1) |
17-24 | Kansas City Coyotes (2, 1–1) |
The Snake Pit (2) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2022 (S7) | 2023-01-15 | Portland Pythons (3, 2–1) |
19-13 | Kansas City Coyotes (3, 1-2) |
The Snake Pit (3) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2023 (S8) | 2024-01-14 | Kansas City Coyotes (4, 2–2) |
24-13 | Portland Pythons (4, 2–2) |
Coyote Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2024 (S9) | 2025-01-12 | Kansas City Coyotes (5, 2–3) |
20-26 | Portland Pythons (5, 3–2) |
Coyote Stadium (2) | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2025 (S10) | 2026-01-11 | Portland Pythons (6, 4–2) |
21-18 | Norfolk Seawolves (2, 0–2) |
The Snake Pit (4) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2026 (S11) | 2027-01-10 | Portland Pythons (7, 5–2) |
23-6 | Kansas City Coyotes (6, 2–4) |
The Snake Pit (5) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2027 (S12) | 2028-01-09 | Kansas City Coyotes (7, 3–4) |
21-16 | Portland Pythons (8, 5–3) |
Coyote Stadium (3) | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2028 (S13) | 2029-01-14 | Kansas City Coyotes (8, 4–4) |
21-10 | Portland Pythons (9, 5–4) |
Coyote Stadium (4) | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2029 (S14) | 2030-01-13 | Portland Pythons (10, 6-4) |
16-13 | Norfolk Seawolves (3, 0–3) |
The Snake Pit (6) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2030 (S15) | 2031-01-12 | Portland Pythons (11, 7-4) |
31-7 | Kansas City Coyotes (10, 6–4) |
The Snake Pit (7) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2031 (S16) | 2032-01-11 | Portland Pythons (12, 8-4) |
23-13 | Kansas City Coyotes (11, 7-5) |
The Snake Pit (8) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2032 (S17) | 2033-01-09 | Portland Pythons (13, 9-4) |
27-17 | Kansas City Coyotes (12, 6–6) |
The Snake Pit (8) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2033 (S18) | 2034-01-15 | Portland Pythons (14, 10–4) |
28-17 | Kansas City Coyotes (13, 6–7) |
The Snake Pit (9) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2034 (S19) | 2035-01-14 | Minnesota Grey Ducks (1, 1–0) |
30-27 | Portland Pythons (15, 10–5) |
The Nest | Duluth, Minnesota | 44,556 |
| 2035 (S20) | 2036-01-13 | Minnesota Grey Ducks (2, 2-0) |
36-7 | Kansas City Coyotes (14, 6–8) |
The Nest (2) | Duluth, Minnesota | 44,556 |
| 2036 (S21) | 2037-01-11 | Kansas City Coyotes (15, 7–8) |
31-7 | Portland Pythons (16, 10–6) |
Coyote Stadium (5) | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2037 (S22) | 2038-01-10 | Minnesota Grey Ducks (3, 2-1) |
10-13 | London Royals (1, 1–0) |
The Nest (3) | Duluth, Minnesota | 44,556 |
| 2038 (S23) | 2039-01-23 | Kansas City Coyotes (16, 8–8) |
31-7 | London Royals (2, 1–1) |
Coyote Stadium (6) | Kansas City, Missouri | 76,416 |
| 2039 (S24) | 2040-01-29 | London Royals (3, 2-1) |
22-3 | Portland Pythons (17, 10–7) |
The Palace | London, UK | 90,000 |
| 2040 (S25) | 2041-01-27 | London Royals (4, 3-1) |
33-13 | Minnesota Grey Ducks (4, 2–2) |
The Palace (2) | London, UK | 90,000 |
| 2041 (S26) | 2042-01-26 | Portland Pythons (18, 11-7) |
23-13 | London Royals (5, 3–2) |
The Snake Pit (10) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2042 (S27) | 2043-01-25 | Portland Pythons (19, 11-8) |
21-31 | Kansas City Coyotes (17, 9–8) |
The Snake Pit (11) | Portland, Oregon | 20,323 |
| 2043 (S28) | 2044-01-24 | London Royals (6, 4-2) |
23-17 | Portland Pythons (20, 11–9) |
The Palace (3) | London, UK | 90,000 |
Consecutive winners
Five franchises have won two consecutive NFC Championship Games:
- San Antonio Marshals (in 2018 (S3) and 2019 (S4))
- Portland Pythons (in 2025 (S10) and 2026 (S11))
- Kansas City Coyotes (in 2027 (S12) and 2028 (S13))
- Minnesota Grey Ducks (in 2034 (S19) and 2035 (S20))
- London Royals (in 2039 (S24) and 2040 (S25))
One franchise has won three NFC Championship Games in a row:
- Portland Pythons (in 2029 (S14) - 2031 (S16))
One franchise has won four NFC Championship Games in a row:
- Portland Pythons (in 2029 (S14) - 2032 (S17))
One franchise has won five NFC Championship Games in a row:
- Portland Pythons (in 2029 (S14) - 2033 (S18))
Consecutive losers
- Portland Pythons (2027 (S12) - 2028 (S13))
- Kansas City Coyotes (2030 (S15) - 2033 (S18))
NFC Championship Game appearances by team
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by number of years since last appearing in a ASFC Championship Game. In the "Seasons" column, bold years indicate winning seasons, and italic years indicate games not yet completed.
| Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Portland Pythons | 11 | 9 | .55 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2036, 2039, 2041, 2042, 2043 |
| 17 | Kansas City Coyotes | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2035, 2036, 2038, 2042 |
| 3 | Norfolk Seawolves | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2020, 2025, 2029 |
| 4 | Minnesota Grey Ducks | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2034, 2035, 2037, 2040 |
| 6 | London Royals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2043 |
| 2 | San Antonio Marshals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2018, 2019 |
| 1 | Tijuana Luchadores | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2019 |
Team with no NFC Championship Game appearance
None
Team with NFC Championship Game appearance but no victories
Tijuana lost their only NFC Championship appearance in the 2019 season before moving to the SFC for the following season.
NFC Championship Game rematches
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the NFC Championship Game:
- Portland Pythons and Kansas City Coyotes (13) – Games 2021 (S6), 2023 (S8), Games 2027 (S12) - 2028 (S13), 2036 (S21) and 2042 (S27) were won by Kansas City. Games 2022 (S7), 2024 (S9), 2026 (S11), 2030 (S15) - 2033 (S18) were won by Portland.
- Portland Pythons and Norfolk Seawolves (3) - Portland has won all 3 games (2020 (S5), 2025 (S10) and 2029 (S14))
- Portland Pythons and London Royals (2) - London won the first meeting in 2039 (S24), but Portland faced them again and won in 2041 (S26)
- Minnesota Grey Ducks and London Royals (2) - London captured their first NFC Championship against Minnesota in 2037 (S22), and won their next meeting in 2040 (S25)
