USAFL Western Regionals

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The USAFL Western Regionals is a representative Australian rules football tournament of USAFL clubs based in the western regions of the United States.

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It is a two-part series established after the collapse of the Californian Australian Football League in 2004 to give clubs without regular league play (although some participate in the North West Pacific Australian Football League) a chance to compete in preparation for the USAFL National Championships, determining the seedings for the nationals as well as the USAFL East vs West tournament.

Sides that compete or have competed include:

ColoursClubNicknameCityStateRegionEst.Titles (M)Titles (F)Website
Arizona Hawks Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Arizona Hawks Phoenix ArizonaWest1999 Link
Denver Bulldogs Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Denver Bulldogs Denver ColoradoCentral199886 Link
Golden Gate Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Golden Gate Roos/Iron Maidens San Francisco CaliforniaWest199816 Link
Las Vegas Gamblers Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Las Vegas Gamblers Las Vegas NevadaWest2005 Link
Los Angeles Dragons Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Los Angeles Dragons Los Angeles CaliforniaWest2010 Link
Orange County Giants Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Orange County Giants Orange County CaliforniaWest1998 Link
Portland Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Portland Steelheads/Sockeyes Portland OregonWest1998 Link
Sacramento Suns Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Sacramento Suns Sacramento CaliforniaWest2009 Link
San Diego Lions Australian Football Club colours.jpg
San Diego Lions San Diego CaliforniaWest19972 Link
Greenvale Football Club Jumper.jpg
Seattle Grizzlies Seattle WashingtonWest1998 Link
Wasatch War Gulls Australian Football Club colours.jpg
Wasatch WarGulls Wasatch County UtahWest2019 Link

History

The first Western Regionals were held in San Diego on August 14 and 15 of 2004, with the Denver Bulldogs winning the tournament.

The 2005 series round 1 was held in Orange County and round 2 in Denver, again dominated by the Denver Bulldogs.

The 2006 round 1 series was held in San Pedro, with San Diego Lions taking the honors. The second round was hosted at San Diego with the San Diego Lions also taking out the honors.

Since 2015, Western Regional Champions include:

DateLocationChampions
2015 Davis, California Div I - Orange County Giants, Div II - Sacramento Suns, Women's - San Francisco Iron Maidens
2016 Salem, Oregon
2017 Westminster, Colorado
2018 Sacramento, California Div I - Golden Gate Roos, Div II - Portland Steelhead, Women's - Portland Sockeyes
2019 Salem, Oregon Div I - Golden Gate Roos, Div II - Portland Steelhead, Women's - San Francisco Iron Maidens
2020 Westminster, Colorado Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 Austin, Texas
2022 Westminster, Colorado Div I - Denver Bulldogs, Div II - Sacramento Suns, Women's - San Francisco Iron Maidens
2023 [1] Lake Stevens, Washington Div I - Golden Gate Roos, Div II - Portland Steelheads, Women's - San Francisco Iron Maidens
2024 Farmington, Utah Scheduled for 29 June 2024

The 2024 Western Regionals are scheduled for Salt Lake City on 29 June 2024. The tournament is being played in Farmington, Utah.

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References

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