The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) was the first
Women's American football
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league established by women players for women players. The league was founded in 2000, began play in 2001, and played its last season in 2018. Members of the original roster of the Austin Outlaws were the league's founders. Following the establishment of the league as a separate entity from the team, former outlaws players Laurie Frederick, Jaime Bailey and Sandra Plato became the original IWFL executive council.
The players were amateur/semi pro and had to cover part of their expenses.
2019 Season Teams
Central Division
Pacific Division
Expansion 2020/ Inactive Teams
Former IWFL teams playing elsewhere
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Arlington Impact – played in the IWFL from 2012–14, now in
Women's Football Alliance
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Austin Outlaws
The Austin Outlaws are a women's football team in the Women's Football Alliance. They are based in Austin, Texas. Home games are played at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Westlake High School.
Founded in 2001 as a charter member of the In ...
– now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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D.C. Divas – played in the IWFL from 2007–2010, now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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Houston Energy
Houston Energy is a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. They play just south of Houston, Texas at Pearland Stadium, the football stadium on the campus of Pearland High School in nearby Pearland. The team was founded in 2000; the curr ...
– now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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Kansas City Storm
The Kansas City Storm is a women's tackle football team based in Kansas City. The Storm was founded in 2004 and has been serving Kansas City area women since then with a mission to "provide a safe, positive and fun opportunity for women in Kansas ...
– played in the IWFL from 2005–2007, currently playing in the
Women's Xtreme Football League of Kansas/Oklahoma (WXFL).
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Keystone Assault
The Keystone Assault is a member of the United States Women Football League. Previously have been a member of the Women's Football Alliance and a former charter member of the league. The team began play in the WFA for its inaugural 2009 season. ...
– played in the IWFL from 2013–2014, now in
United States Women's Football League
The United States Women's Football League (USWFL) is a full-contact women's American football minor league that opened with exhibition play in 2010 and subsequently played its first regular season in 2011.https://www.uswfl.net/copy-of-schedule-n ...
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New York Knockout
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* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
– played in the IWFL from 2013–2014, now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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Oregon Hawks formerly Eugene LadyHawks– played in the IWFL in 2018, now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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San Diego Surge
The San Diego Surge was a team of the Women's Football Alliance that began play in the 2011 Women's Football Alliance season, 2011 season. Home games for the 2012 season will be played at Santana High School in Santee California. In past seasons, ...
– played in the IWFL, now in
Women's National Football Conference
The Women's National Football Conference (WNFC) is an amateur full-contact Women's American football league in the United States. With teams across the United States, the WNFC had its first game in 2019 with fourteen regular teams and one exhib ...
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Minnesota Vixen
The Minnesota Vixen is a professional women's football team based in the Twin Cities. The team has been known as the Minnesota Vixens and Minneapolis Vixens prior to being known as the Vixen (note lack of "s").
Established in 1999, the Vixen are ...
- played in the IWFL from 2009-2019, now in
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
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Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the WNFC. Home games are played at French Field on the campus of Kent Meridian High School in Kent, Washington.
The tea ...
– played in the IWFL, now in
Women's National Football Conference
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Texas Elite Spartans
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– played in the IWFL, now in
Women's National Football Conference
The Women's National Football Conference (WNFC) is an amateur full-contact Women's American football league in the United States. With teams across the United States, the WNFC had its first game in 2019 with fourteen regular teams and one exhib ...
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Utah Falconz
The Utah Falconz are a women's American football team from Salt Lake City, Utah playing in the WNFC. Team Directory, website=iwflsports.com, language=en, access-date=2017-07-24 Founded in 2013, home games are played at the Cottonwood High Scho ...
– played in the IWFL, now in
Women's National Football Conference
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Champions
Tier I
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2001 — Austin Outlaws – Champion by record
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2002 — New York Sharks 24, Austin Outlaws 4
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2003 — Sacramento Sirens 41, New York Sharks 30
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2004 — Sacramento Sirens 29, New York Sharks 27
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2005 — Sacramento Sirens 9, Atlanta Xplosion 7
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2006 — Atlanta Xplosion 21, Detroit Demolition 14
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2007 — Detroit Demolition 17, Atlanta Xplosion 7
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2008
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— Dallas Diamonds 35, Chicago Force 29
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2009 — Kansas City Tribe 21, D.C. Divas 18
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2010 — Boston Militia 39, Sacramento Sirens 7
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2011 — Atlanta Ravens 24, California Quake 22
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2012
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— Montreal Blitz 28, Sacramento Sirens 27
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2013
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— Carolina Phoenix 14, Houston Energy 0
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2014
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— Pittsburgh Passion 41, Houston Energy 7
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2015 — Pittsburgh Passion 41, Utah Falconz 37
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2016
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— Utah Falconz 49, Minnesota Vixen 6
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2017
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— Utah Falconz 35, Austin Yellow Jackets 18
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2018
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— Houston Energy 34, Nevada Storm 0
Tier II
* 2008 — Montreal Blitz 26, Clarksville Fox 6
* 2009 — Wisconsin Warriors 42, Montreal Blitz 14
* 2010 — Montreal Blitz 9, Bay Area Bandits 2
* 2011 — Seattle Majestics 20, New England Intensity 0
Founders Bowl (Tier II Championship)
* 2012 — Carolina Phoenix 27, Portland Shockwave 0
* 2013 — Montreal Blitz 55, Arlington Impact 8
* 2014 — Madison Blaze 31, Baltimore Nighthawks 14
* 2015 — Carolina Phoenix 32, Madison Blaze 9
* 2016 — Carolina Phoenix 20, Carson Bobcats 12
* 2017 — Colorado Freeze 27, San Antonio Regulators 6
* 2018 — San Antonio Regulators 30, Tulsa Threat 0
Affiliate Bowl (Tier III Championship)
* 2012 — Carolina Queens 18, Colorado Sting 0
* 2013 — Carolina Queens 28, San Antonio Regulators 14
* 2014 — Carolina Queens 28, Minnesota Vixens 22
* 2015 — Detroit Pride 24, San Antonio Regulators 22
* 2016 — Maine Mayhem 48, Knoxville Lightning 0
See also
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List of leagues of American football
References
External links
* @Womens.Football.League
The Women's Pro Football Networking Group
{{Major women's sport leagues in North America
Women's American football leagues
Sports leagues established in 2000