The American Premier League (APL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league based in the United States. The first league was scheduled to take place between 6 October and 24 October 2009, which was later postponed. The management revamped the brand in 2020 and went through the official launch during the spring of 2021. The teams were named after cricket spectators spread across the United States (Indians, Paks, Windies, Afghans, Aussies, Canadians, and Americans).

History

In 2009 APL announced an imminent three-year deal with minor league club the Staten Island Yankees who own the venue. The league had planned to play twice a year at baseball's Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Besides renowned staff and players, six teams were expected to take part in the first event: Premium Pakistan, Premium India, Premium Bengal, Premium West Indies, Premium World and Premium America, but the event did not materialise.

In 2009 the ICC announced support for the creation of a Twenty20 cricket competition in the US to compete against the APL, and in December 2010 the board of the United States of America Cricket Association that it had signed a $10 million deal with New Zealand Cricket and other investors as stakeholders, creating a new body called Cricket Holdings America to manage all commercial rights for cricket in USA, including Twenty20 rights, in perpetuity.

No American Premier League matches were played in 2010. In 2011 no further matches were announced and the venture appeared defunct.

Controversy

The American Premier League established contact with the USA Cricket Association, but had not submitted a formal approval. In 2009 the International Cricket Council (ICC) halt national players to participate until further release instructions and approval.

Liga Premier Americană (APL) este un turneu de cricket Twenty20 care se joacă în Statele Unite. Turneul a fost lansat în 2020 și este sancționat de Consiliul de Cricket al Statelor Unite. APL prezintă opt echipe din marile orașe din Statele Unite, inclusiv New York, Los Angeles, Chicago și San Francisco. Sezonul APL se desfășoară în mod obișnuit de la mijlocul lunii iunie până la sfârșitul lunii iulie, fiecare echipă jucând 14 meciuri în format round-robin. Cele patru echipe de top avansează în play-off, care se dispută sub formă de semifinale și finală. Câștigătorul APL este desemnat campion al Statelor Unite de Twenty20. APL a atras un număr de jucători de top din întreaga lume, inclusiv din Indiile de Vest, Pakistan și Anglia. Turneul a fost, de asemenea, lăudat pentru nivelul său ridicat de joc și atmosfera sa plină de viață. APL este un eveniment anual important în calendarul cricketului american și continuă să crească în popularitate.