The Orlando Anarchy are a
women's American football
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team based in the
Orlando metropolitan area
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. They currently play in the
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 ...
. They play their home games at
Trinity Preparatory School
Trinity Preparatory School of Florida is an independent college preparatory day-school for students in grades 6 to 12, located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and is accredited by the Florida Coun ...
in the city of
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 30,183 according to the 2022 census population estimate. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Winter Park was f ...
.
The team was founded in 2010 as the Central Florida Anarchy, starting play in the first year of the WFA. They filled a void in women's football in Orlando left by the demise of the
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) was the first Women's American football 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 ...
's
Orlando Mayhem.
The mission of the Orlando Anarchy is to provide opportunities for female players to participate in professional tackle football in a safe, positive, and fun environment while fostering sportsmanship, teamwork, community, and individual improvement.
After many seasons of struggling the Orlando Anarchy became the 2017 WFA Tier III National Conference Champions. The Orlando Anarchy made it to the WFA Bowl Weekend in Pittsburgh, PA in 2017. They were defeated in the Tier III Championship game by the Arkansas Wildcats.
After their Championship defeat in 2017 the Orlando Anarchy came back with a fire and desire to not only make it back to the Championship game but to win it. In 2018 the Orlando Anarchy returned in a dominant fashion and ended their regular season with a 7–1 record. In the postseason they remained dominant winning all 3 playoff games and becoming back to back WFA Tier III National Conference Champions on their way to a rematch with the Arkansas Wildcats from the previous year in the 2018 Tier III National Championship.
The Orlando Anarchy became the 2018 WFA Tier III National Champions with a dominant showcase on offense and defense to the tune of a 46–0 victory over the Arkansas Wildcats.
The Orlando Anarchy's 2022 roster boasted several All-Americans.
Season-by-season
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Central Florida Anarchy (WFA)
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, 2010 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 2nd National South Central , , Lost NC Quarterfinal (
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
)
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Orlando Anarchy (WFA)
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, 2011 , , 5 , , 3 , , 0 , , 2nd National South Atlantic , , --
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, 2012 , , 1 , , 2 , , 0 , , 3rd WFA National 9 , , --
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, 2013 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , , , --
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, 2014 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , , , --
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, 2015 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , Season not completed due to injuries , , --
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, 2016 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , , , --
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, 2017* , , 8 , , 3 , , 0 , , 2017 WFA Tier III National Conference Champions , , Lost in WBOWL Tier III Championship Game (
Arkansas Wildcats)
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, 2018 , , 11 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2018 WFA Tier III National Conference Champions , , Won in WBOWL Tier III Championship Game (
Arkansas Wildcats)
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, 2019 , , 9 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2019 WFA Tier III National Conference Champions , , Lost in WBOWL Tier III Championship Game (
Nevada Storm
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, t ...
)
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, 2020 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2020 Season Cancelled due to Covid , ,
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, 2021 , , 2 , , 4 , , 0 , , , ,
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, 2022 , , 4 , , 1 , , 0 , , , ,
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!Totals , , 45 , , 51 , , 0
, colspan="2", (including playoffs)
* = Current standing
2010
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2011
Standings
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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^ = Forfeit
2016
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2017
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^ = Forfeit
2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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^ = Forfeit
2022
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External links
Orlando Anarchy websiteWomen's Football Alliance website
Women's Football Alliance teams
American football teams in Orlando, Florida
American football teams established in 2010
2010 establishments in Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Women in Florida
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