 From 2011 to 2015, the regular season league expanded to 18 games, with each team having two bye weeks and the option of two preseason games.Since the 2015 season and the decreasing league membership, the season length also decreased, first to 16 games in 2016, then to 14 games in 2017, and to 12 games in 2018.In August 2012, Ganlan Media International received exclusive rights from the AFL to establish a new Chinese arena football league.