The Women's National Football Conference (WNFC) is an amateur full-contact

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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 exhibition team.

League history

The Women's National Football Conference was founded in 2018, with their inaugural season in 2019. On their website, the WNFC describes themselves as looking to create a standard of excellence and opportunities. The WNFC does not charge teams of players a fee for entry into the league; rather, teams are invited into the league based on quality of market, team, players and ownership. On December 10, 2018, the WNFC announced a partnership with

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, as part of the latter's "She Breaks Barriers" initiative. As part of that partnership, Adidas serves as the WNFC's presenting sponsor, with all WNFC teams wearing custom-made Adidas uniforms.

2019

The WNFC played their inaugural season in 2019 with fourteen regular teams and one exhibition team. Five teams came to the WNFC from the

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(which folded after the 2018 season), three from the WFA, two from the USWFL and five were brand-new teams playing their inaugural season in the WNFC. The season began on April 6 and ended with the inaugural IX Cup (named in honor of

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) on June 29, which saw th
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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 ...

19-14.

2020

The WNFC added seven teams for the 2020 season; three from the WFA, two from the USWFL and three expansion teams. No games were played due to Covid-19.

2021

The WNFC returned to play on May 1, 2021. The league provided weekly Covid-19 testing for all its 20 teams. All games were streamed on the Vyre Network. The season ended with Texas Elite Spartans defeating the San Diego Rebellion 27-6.

2022

The WNFC played Week 1 of its 2022 season on April 2. All games were streamed on the Vyre Network. The season ended with the Texas Elite Spartans defeating the Utah Falconz 48-12. The WNFC website reports that their broadcast viewership across all Vyre Network platforms has skyrocketed by 475% from 2021, throughout the course of the 2022 season.

Teams

Map of teams

Former teams

* New Orleans Hippies — Played in the WNFC in 2019 *

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— Played in the WNFC in 2019, now a member of the

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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 season. Home games for the 2012 season will be played at Santana High School in Santee California. In past seasons, the Surge played at Marauder Stadium ...

— Played in the WNFC in 2019 * Nebraska Nite Hawks — Played in the WNFC in 2019-2021 *

Carolina Queens The Carolina Queens are a women's American football team based out of Charlotte, North Carolina playing in the Independent Women's Football League and owned by Ebony Kimbrough. Home games are played on the campus of Hopewell High School. From 2 ...

— Played in the WNFC in 2021 * Los Angeles Bobcats — Played in the WNFC in 2019-2021

Timeline

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Atlanta Phoenix The Atlanta Phoenix is a women’s tackle football team of the Women's National Football Conference that began play in 2012. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the team plays its home games at Decatur High Stadium in Downtown Decatur, GA. Season-By-Se ...

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References

External links

Official website
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