Women’s American Football
Female American Football comes in many varieties. There are the 11v11 Outdoor Leagues in USA, 12v12 in Canada, 7v7 and 5v5 Outdoor Full Contact Kitted Leagues around the World such as the Sapphire Series in Britain, Femenil Indoor (Arena) 8v8 Leagues, which are popular in Mexico and 7v7 Legends or Ladies Gridiron Leagues where players wear very little in terms of protective clothing.
Women’s Major American Football (11v11)
Image Contributor Greg Perkins (2010) STOCKHOLM – JULY 3: Team USA wins gold in first ever IFAF woman’s tackle football world championship July 3, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, Team USA dominates by winning all their games. Item ID: 56511814 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/stockholm-july-3-team-usa-wins-56511814 [Accessed 24 January 2022]
Women’s National Football Conference (USA Major):
Women’s Football Alliance (USA Major pre-2020)
Woman’s Football Alliance Division I 2017-Present
Women’s and Alternative Football Leagues
Women’s Professional Football League (USA Major)
Women’s Minor American Football (11v11)
Image Contributor Greg Perkins (2010) STOCKHOLM – JULY 3: Team USA wins gold in first ever IFAF woman’s tackle football world championship July 3, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, Team USA dominates by winning all their games. Item ID: 56511814 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/stockholm-july-3-team-usa-wins-56511814 [Accessed 24 January 2022]
Women’s Football Alliance Division II (USA Minor)
Woman’s Football Alliance Division II 2017-2019
Women’s Minor Gridiron Football Leagues
Oakland Banshees (4-4-0, Semi-Finals, WAFC)
Women’s American Football Teams (11v11)
Image Contributor Greg Perkins (2010) STOCKHOLM – JULY 3: Team USA wins gold in first ever IFAF woman’s tackle football world championship July 3, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden, Team USA dominates by winning all their games. Item ID: 56511814 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/stockholm-july-3-team-usa-wins-56511814 [Accessed 24 January 2022
Women’s National Football Conference (Major)
WNFC Atlantic Conference (2019-2022)
WNFC Pacific Conference (2019-2022)
Women’s Professional Football League II (Major)
WNFC American Conference (2000)
WNFC National Conference (2000)
Picture Credit: Manuel Findeis / Shutterstock.com (2018) MUNICH, BAVARIA, GERMANY – MARCH 13, 2016: close up on girl in American football clothes representing the Munich Rangers Ladies at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Women’s Canadian Football
Women’s Canadian Football (12v12)
Photo Contributor: gmstockstudio (2024) abstract eye with Canada flag [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/abstract-eye-canada-flag-167538683
[Licensed and Edited on 17 February 2024 by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball]
Western Women’s Canadian Football League (Seasons):
World Women’s Outdoor Football (7v7, 6v6, 5v5)
World Women’s Outdoor Leagues (7v7, 6v6 & 5v5)
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Mexico Femenil
European Women’s American Football
European Women’s American Football
Picture Credit: Manuel Findeis / Shutterstock.com (2018) MUNICH, BAVARIA, GERMANY – MARCH 13, 2016: close up on girl in American football clothes representing the Munich Rangers Ladies at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Britain: Sapphire Series
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
Germany: Damenbundesliga (DBL)
Ladies Bowl X: Berlin Adler Girls 35 Munich Cowboys 0. (Irish connection – Mülheim Shamrocks)
Netherland: Queens Football League
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
SAJL Finland Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto: Naiset (Women’s National League):
X-League and Legends Football Leagues
The Lingerie Bowl was first played in 2004 as a rival to the Super Bowl half-time show which was seen by many fans as two long and boring. It was aired on a rival TV network and featured two teams of scantily-clad Women. The Bowl eventually came a fully-fledged league in 2009. The Lingerie was replaced by bikinis, and the League renamed the Legends Football League. In 2020 the League was again renamed the X-League, and bikinis replaced by bicycle shorts and crop-tops
X – Legends Football Leagues (7v7 Arena Indoor Leagues)
Photo by Gerardo Aguilera on Pexels.com
X-League (Seasons):
2021 *
2020 *
(*Cancelled due to Covid)
Legends Football League United States (Seasons):
United States Legends Football League (Bowls)
Legends Football League Legends Bowls 2004-2019
US Legends Football League (Overviews)
Legends Football League United States 2013-2019
Lingerie Football League (Overviews)
Lingerie Football League 2009-2012
World Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football League Global 2012-2014
Legends Football League Pacific Cup 2012-2013
LFL Global (Seasons)
(Irish-Born Linda Holland played for Western Australia Angels)
Legends Football League Australia 2013-2014
Pretty Girls Football League (Mexico – Overviews)
