Women's National Football Conference
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Current season, competition or edition: | |
Sport | Women's American football |
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Founded | 2018 |
Inaugural season | 2019 |
President | Odessa Jenkins |
Commissioner | Janice Masters |
No. of teams | 18 |
Country |
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Most recent champion(s) | |
Sponsor(s) | Adidas |
Official website | wnfcfootball.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[]
This section needs to be updated.(July 2019) |
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 | ||
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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[]
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[]
IX Cup[]
Year | Title | Home team | Away team | Score |
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Utah Falconz | 19–14 | |||
2021 | 27–6 |
References[]
- ^ "ABOUT | About | Women's National Football Conference". WNFC. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ About Us - WNFCFootball.com
- ^ "ADIDAS KICKS OFF INITIATIVE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FACED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORT". Adidas.com. December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "WNFC'S IX CUP CHAMPIONSHIP LIVES UP TO THE HYPE!". July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
External links[]
- Sports leagues established in 2018
- Women's American football leagues
- 2018 establishments in the United States