Avalonian Gridiron Union

The Avalonian Gridiron Union (often referred as in it's shortened form "AGU") is the of  for the Avalonian continent. the AGU oversees a number of international competitions, such as the XX XX and XX. It currently counts XX members.

AGU Avalonian Championship
The AGU Avalonian Championship is the main competition held by the union. The senior men's national teams of every Avalonian country are allowed to partake in the qualification rounds. Only 16 teams compete in the main event. The competition has been held every 4 years since 1972. Until 2012, only one country could host an iteration of the championship, while beginning in the 2016 iteration, more countries can host the championship at once (in 2016's case, X and X). Currently X holds the title for most championships won... ramble about various statistics table with teams, wins and stuff

Avalonian Champions Tournament
The Avalonian Champions Tournament is a tournament held yearly between the best clubs in Avalonia. The tournament is structured as a single bracket elimination system, with 32 teams taking part. The AGU uses a ranking system to determine the teams that are eligible to join the tournament, with a rule that only 2 clubs per countries are allowed to compete. The first iteration of the tournament was held in 1989, with XXX winning the event. Currently X holds the title for most tournaments won... ramble about various statistics table with teams, wins and stuff

AGU Avalonian Championship (Women's)
The AGU Avalonian Championship (Women's) is the main competition held by the union. The senior women's national teams of every Avalonian country are allowed to partake in the qualification rounds. Only 16 teams compete in the main event. The competition has been held every 4 years since 1994. Until 2014, only one country could host an iteration of the championship, while beginning in the 2018 iteration, more countries can host the championship at once (in 2018's case, X and X). Currently X holds the title for most championships won... ramble about various statistics table with teams, wins and stuff

Avalonian Champions Tournament (Women's)
The Avalonian Champions Tournament is a tournament held yearly between the best women's clubs in Avalonia. The tournament is structured as a single bracket elimination system, with 16 teams taking part. The AGU uses a ranking system to determine the teams that are eligible to join the tournament, with a rule that only 2 clubs per countries are allowed to compete. The first iteration of the tournament was held in 1995, with XXX winning the event. Currently X holds the title for most tournaments won... ramble about various statistics table with teams, wins and stuff

AGU Ingonian Cup
The AGU Ingonian Cup is a tournament held every 2 years between the national teams of Arbenz, Albaterra, Balineu Ma, Iere, KNA, New Valentina, Maracatibe and Theyka. The tournament features 2 randomly generated 4-team groups, and the 2 best teams of every group are then inserted into a single elimination bracket. The first iteration of the tournament was held in 1976, with XXX winning the event. Currently X holds the title for most tournaments won... ramble about various statistics table with teams, wins and stuff

Members
The nations that are a part of the AGU as of 2021 are:
 * Argata
 * Argan National Gridiron Team


 * Theyka
 * Theykan National Gridiron Team
 * Theykan National Women's Gridiron Team
 * Liparian Gridiron Representative


 * Tilenno
 * New Pural Men's Stùriá
 * Highest-respected Women's Stùriá


 * Zahava
 * Zahavan National Gridiron Team


 * Osorra
 * Osorrai National Gridiron Team
 * Kakhab Gridiron Team


 * New Valentina
 * Valentine National Gridiron Team


 * Iere
 * Iere Flowers
 * Iere Ocelots


 * SiWallqanqa
 * SiWallqanqan National Gridiron Team
 * Port Hope Whalers


 * Arum Republic
 * Arum National Gridiron Team


 * Sinaya
 * Sinaya National Gridiron Team


 * Pukara
 * Pukara Dragoons National Gridiron Team


 * C.S.N.A
 * Confederate States Team
 * Womens Confederate states Team

Controversies
In 2006 the Tilennan Federation for Men's Stùriá got banned by the AGU on accounts of alleged fraud, bribery, match-fixing and usage of performance-enhancing drugs. The malpractices came to light after a joint investigation by Tilennan and Brigantic officials who had suspicions of corruption within the TFMS. The results got first published in the Tilennan newspaper Glaela and quickly led to public outrage calling for the ban of Tilenno from the AGU. The AGU's best efforts to calm tensions failed and they were forced to enact the ban. This let to the dismantlement of the Tilennan federation and thus the end of the High-Respected Men's Stùriá as the offical team representing Tilenno. In its place came the PSF, Pural Stùres Federation, with the New Pural Men's Stùriá being admitted as the new national team for Tilenno in 2008. Controversies surrounding Tilennan Gridiron have not disappeared as many officials from the TFMS got hired by the PSF in less public functions, raising questions as in how far the PSF is different from the banned TFMS.