Women's National Football Conference

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Women's National Football Conference
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event
WNFC2019logo.png
SportWomen's American football
Founded2018
Inaugural season2019
PresidentOdessa Jenkins
CommissionerJanice Masters
No. of teams18
Country
  • United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Sponsor(s)Adidas
Official websitewnfcfootball.com

The Women's National Football Conference (WNFC) is an amateur[1] full-contact Women's American football league that began play in 2019.

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.[2]

On December 10, 2018, the WNFC announced a partnership with Adidas, as part of the latter's "She Breaks Barriers" initiative.[3] 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 Independent Women's Football League (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 (named in honor of Title IX) on June 29, which saw the Texas Elite Spartans defeat the Utah Falconz 19-14.[4]

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.

Teams[]

Team Location Venue Head coach Founded Joined
Pacific Conference
Aurora, Colorado Marcel Sampson 2018 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada Eldorado High School Carrie Walters 2017 2019
Los Angeles, California Timothy Holmes 2015 2019
Phoenix, Arizona Joseph Ramirez 2018 2019
San Diego, California Balboa Stadium Knengi Martin 2017 2019
Seattle Majestics Kent, Washington French Field Scott McCarron 2002 2019
Utah Falconz Murray, Utah Cottonwood High School Rick Rasmussen 2002 2019
Atlantic Conference
Birmingham, Alabama Panther Stadium Cedric Lane 2015 2019
Atlanta Phoenix Mableton, Georgia Pebblebrook High School Brian Montgomery 2011 2019
Missouri City, Texas Various Daryl Hobbs 2017 2019
Bellevue, Nebraska Bellevue West High School Vershan Jackson 2018 2019
Addison, Texas Odessa Jenkins 2017 2019
Joining in 2020
Carolina Queens Charlotte, North Carolina TBD TBD 2004 2020
Jacksonville, Florida TBD TBD 2019 2020
Kansas City, Missouri TBD KeKe Blackmon 2019 2020
Las Cruces, New Mexico Billy Avalos 2017 2020
Jackson, Mississippi Various LeSteven Jackson 2018 2020
Portland, Oregon Roosevelt High School Tim Price 2019 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rich Harrigan 2015 2020
Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson High School Tony Bell 2012 2020
Los Angeles, CA Armando Magdaleno 2021 2022

Map of teams[]

Current WNFC team locations (Pacific Conference teams in blue; Atlantic Conference teams in red, exhibition teams in purple, future teams in green)

Former teams[]

  • — Played in the WNFC in 2019
  • — Played in the WNFC in 2019, now a member of the .
  • San Diego Surge — Played in the WNFC in 2019
  • — Played in the WNFC in 2019-2021
  • Carolina Queens — Played in the WNFC in 2021
  • — Played in the WNFC in 2019-2021

Timeline[]

Los Angeles Legends Women's Tackle FootballWashington ProdigyPhiladelphia PhantomzOregon RavensMississippi Lady PanthersLa Muerte de Las CrucesKansas City GloryFlorida AvengersCarolina QueensUtah FalconzTexas Elite SpartansSeattle MajesticsSan Diego SurgeSan Diego RebellionPhoenix ProwlersNorth Florida PumasNew Orleans HippiesNebraska Nite HawksLos Angeles BobcatsLas Vegas Silver StarsHouston HeatDenver BanditsAtlanta PhoenixAlabama Fire

IX Cup[]

Year Title Home team Away team Score
Utah Falconz 19–14
2021 27–6

References[]

  1. ^ "ABOUT | About | Women's National Football Conference". WNFC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ About Us - WNFCFootball.com
  3. ^ "ADIDAS KICKS OFF INITIATIVE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FACED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORT". Adidas.com. December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "WNFC'S IX CUP CHAMPIONSHIP LIVES UP TO THE HYPE!". July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

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