Canada women's national flag football team

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Canada women's national flag football team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag Football
IFAF Flag Football World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018Team
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Team
IFAF Americas Continental Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023Team

The Canada women's national flag football team represents Canada in women's international flag football matches. The sport is governed by Football Canada. In 2024, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranked the Canadian women's team 6th worldwide. [1]

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Francois Bougie was the team's first head coach. [2] He served in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2023. [2] [3] [4]

Championships

The Canadian women's team has received four medals at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship. They won gold in 2010 and 2014, silver in 2008, and bronze in 2018. At the 2008 game they lost to Mexico in the finals. [5] In 2010, the team defeated the US 31-18 to win gold. [6] They won gold in the 2014 World Championship with a winning score of 32-21 against the US. [7] During the 2018 Championship in Panama City, the women took a bronze by defeating Mexico 19-14. [8] In 2025 World Games the team took a bronze after defeating Austria in the score of 38-20. [9]

IFAF Americas organizes flag football continental championships every two years to fall in between the world championships. The women's team won a bronze medal at the 2023 IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship by defeating Panama. [4] They won 20-16 in overtime. [10]

Roster

2024: [11]

Coaches

Offense

Defense

References

  1. ↑ "World Rankings". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Bougie, Palmer named Flag National Team coaches". Football Canada. 9 Mar 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Football Canada announces Women's National Flag team". Football Canada. 27 Feb 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "2023 IFAF Americas Championship" (PDF). Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Senior Women's Flag National Team". Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Canada and USA are triumphant at 2010 IFAF Flag Football Worlds". Football Canada. 19 Aug 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Lester, Rachel (13 Sep 2014). "Canada win women's gold, men 4th at Flag Worlds in Italy". Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "2018 World Championships - Women" (PDF). Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Stachel, Braydon (5 Sep 2024). "Canadian Women's Team secures 5th place and World Games berth at 2024 IFAF World Flag Championship". Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "USA women crowned IFAF Americas flag champions". IFAF. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Senior Women's Flag National Team". Football Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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