Eastern Conference Capitol Division

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The Eastern Conference Capitol Division was a short-lived divisional grouping in the National Football League that organized several East Coast teams during the late 1960s realignment era.

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Eastern Conference Capitol Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League division ⓘ
defunct sports division ⓘ
conferenceRealignmentEra late 1960s NFL realignment ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1969 ⓘ
divisionLevel top-level NFL divisional grouping ⓘ
firstSeason 1967 NFL season ⓘ
geographicFocus Eastern and Southern United States ⓘ
hadTeam Dallas Cowboys ⓘ
New Orleans Saints ⓘ
Philadelphia Eagles ⓘ
Washington Redskins ⓘ
historicalContext pre-merger NFL alignment prior to 1970 AFL–NFL merger ⓘ
inception 1967 ⓘ
lastSeason 1969 NFL season ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
notableFranchise Dallas Cowboys ⓘ
Washington Redskins ⓘ
organizedTeamsFromRegion East Coast of the United States ⓘ
partOf Eastern Conference (NFL) ⓘ
realignmentReason NFL expansion and restructuring in the 1960s ⓘ
seasonCount 3 ⓘ
shortName Capitol Division ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successorDivision NFC East ⓘ

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1966 NFL season → division → Eastern Conference Capitol Division ⓘ