The AFL Women's National Championship was the premier national and international competition in

Women's Australian rules football Women's Australian rules football (in areas where it is popular, known simply as women's football or women's footy or women's AFL), is the female-only form of Australian rules football, generally with some modification to the laws of the game. ...

. The championship was held every year between 1992 and 2015. The tournament was organised by the sport's governing body in Australia,

Women's Football Australia Women's Football Australia (WFA) was the governing body for the sport of Women's Australian rules football in Australia between 1991 and its dissolution in 2015. The organisation coordinated the Women's National Championship throughout its existe ...

(WFA), with the Australian Football League taking control of its operations in 2010. Following the 2015 edition, the AFL announced the expanded 2016 Exhibition Series and the 2017 formation of the

AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the league ...

(AFLW) league, along with other associated competitions including the

AFL Women's Under 18 Championships The NAB AFL Women's Under-18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for women players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the ...

and the

NAB League Girls The NAB League Girls (formerly known as the TAC Cup Girls) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each ...

: with this, the ''raison d'etre'' for the Championships and Women's Football Australia ceased to exist, and both ceased operations.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afl Women's National Championships Recurring sporting events established in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia Women's Australian rules football competitions in Australia