The fifth-oldest franchise in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney. They are currently a member of the orth Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League. Founded in 1933, Pittsburgh has won more Super Bowl titles (6), won more AFC Championship Games (7) and hosted more conference championship games (10) than any other AFC or NFC team.