Female American Football comes in many varieties. There are the 11v11 Outdoor Leagues in USA, 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 Canadian Football (12v12)
Western Women’s Canadian Football League (Seasons): 2019
Women’s American Football (11v11)
Women’s Football Alliance (USA):
Woman’s Football Alliance Division I 2017-Present
Ladies Arena Indoor Football Leagues (8v8)
Indoor or Arena Football Leagues are 8v8 Full Contact Kitted Leagues played in converted Ice Hockey Arenas.
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico Femenil
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico (LEXFA) Femenil 2011-2019
Liga Extrema de Football Arena Mexico (Seasons): 2011
Super 8 Football League Ladies Baja (Mexico):
Super 8 Football League Ladies Bowls 2016-2017
Super 8 Football League Ladies Championship 2016-2017
World Women’s Outdoor Leagues (7v7, 6v6 & 5v5)
Mexico Femenil
FXF Football Xtremo Femenil (Mexico) 2019
Britain: Sapphire Series
British American Football Association Women’s Sapphire Series Division 1 2017-2019
Netherland: Queens Football League
Queens Football League (Netherlands) Queens Bowl 2017-Present
(see also World Indoor Football Leagues below)
Legends Football Leagues (7v7 Arena Indoor 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 owner of the League admitted it was aimed at beer-drinking college students and following claims of sexism the Lingerie was replaced by bicycle shorts and crop-tops, and the League renamed the Legends Football League. It is 7v7 American Football with very little in terms of protective clothing.
United States Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football League Legends Bowls 2004-2019
Lingerie Football League 2009-2012
Legends Football League United States 2013-2019
Legends Football League United States (Seasons): 2019
X-League Extreme Football League (Seasons): 2020
World Legends Football Leagues
Legends Football League Global 2012-2014
Legends Football League Pacific Cup 2012-2013
LFL Global (Seasons): Canada 2012-13 Australia 2013-14
Legends Football League | Australia 2013-2014
Pretty Girls Football League (Mexico) 2014-2017
Image References
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[1] Irish American Football Association (2018) Nostalgia – A look a some pictures from the archives [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171016_165339-1024×768.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2018]
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[2] Brian O’Reilly – Irish Independent (2014) February 13 2014: Video: Irish woman becomes star of Australia’s Lingerie Football League [Internet] Availabble from: https://cdn-03.independent.ie/videos/article30006990.ece/fd099/AUTOCROP/h342/West%20Cork’s%20Linda%20Holland%20on%20reaching%20football’s%20largest%20stage%20in%20Australia%20(Generated%20thumbnail) [Accessed 29 November 2019]