Alberta Footy Women's League

The Alberta Footy Women's League (AWFL) is the largest women's Australian football league playing regular matches in North America. It is currently composed of teams from Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, who play for the AFWL Premiership Cup.

Alberta Footy Women's League
Current season, competition or edition:
2009 AFWL season
SportAustralian Football
Founded2008
No. of teams3
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)		Hillhurst Nighthawks

The AFWL, along with the Ontario Australian Football League and North West Pacific Football League is a member of AFL Canada, the governing body for the sport in Canada. In 2008, the AFWL had around 90 senior players consisting of over 70 Canadian nationals.

History

The league grew out of intra-club matches organized by the Calgary Kookaburras in 2007. A move was made the next season to formalize the league, and Calgary's players were drafted into two clubs based in inner-suburban Calgary - Hillhurst and Kensington.

The 2008 season ran from May to September and consisted of 12 rounds of matches. Hillhurst won the inaugural Premiership when they defeated Kensington 5.0.30 to 1.7.13 at Queen Elizabeth School on September 28, 2008.

The Edmonton Emus were founded in 2009 to become the AFWL's third team and bring women's footy to central Alberta for the first time. The 2009 season ran from May to September, featuring five rounds of double-header matches and a finals series. Hillhurst defeated Edmonton 12.9.81 to 0.0.0 in the Preliminary Final and went on to defeat Kensington in the Grand Final - 5.7.37 to 1.7.13 - at McNally High School (Edmonton) on September 19, 2009.

Premiers
YearPremierRunner-up
2008Hillhurst NighthawksKensington Kingfishers
2009Hillhurst NighthawksKensington Kingfishers
2010To be determinedTo be determined

Clubs

Current Clubs
ClubCommunityWebsiteFormedPremierships
Edmonton EmusGarneau, EdmontonOfficial site2009
Hillhurst NighthawksHillhurst, CalgaryOfficial site20082
Kensington KingfishersKensington, CalgaryOfficial site2008

See also

References
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