 right|250px|thumb|takiyah "tk" washington, defensive end for the d.c. divas, sacks the connecticut crush's donna bruce during the first quarter of the divas-crush playoff football game june 28, 2003 in washington, d.c. women's american football is a form of american football played by women. most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts, with one exception: women's leagues use a slightly smaller football. women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the united states. very few high schools or colleges offer the sport solely for women and girls; however, on occasion, it is permissible for a female player to join the regular male team. the first evidence of women playing organized football was in 1926. it was then that an nfl team called the frankford yellow jackets (the predecessors to the modern philadelphia eagles) employed a womenâs team for halftime entertainment.http://www.cfanarchy.com/history.htm http://www.angelfire.com/sports/womenfootball/nwflhistory.html ==leagues== ===united states=== *independent women's football league (iwfl) *women's football alliance (wfa) *women's spring football league (wsfl) *legends football league (lfl) ===canada=== *maritime women's football league (mwfl) *western women's canadian football league (wwcfl) *legends football league canada (lfl) ===australia=== *female gridiron league of queensland *ladies football league *ladies gridiron league *legends football league australia (lfl) ===europe=== *legends football league europa (lfl)(debut 2015) ===germany=== *damenbundesliga (1989-) *2. damenbundesliga *aufbauliga nrw ===mexico=== *football xtremo femenil (2006-) *asociaciÃ³n de football femenil equipado (2010-?) *legends football league mexico (lfl) (slated debut 2015) *liga mexicana de football lingerie (2012-) *liga iberoamericana de bikini football (2012-) *pretty girls football league (2012-) ===asia=== *legends football league asia (lfl) (debut tbd) ===defunct=== *womenâs professional football league (wpfl) 1965-1973 *national womenâs football league (nwfl) 1974-1988 *western states women's professional football league (wswpfl) 1978-1980 *womenâs tackle football association (wtfa) 1988-1990 *women's affiliate football conference (wafc) 2002 *united women's football league (uwfl) 2002 *american football women's league (afwl) 2002-2003 *women's american football league (wafl) 2001-2003 *women's football association (wfa) 2002-2003 *ladies tackle football league (ltfl) (central california, disbanded circa 2004?) *women's football league (wfl) 2002-2007 *women's professional football league (wpfl) 1999-2008 *national women's football association (nwfa) 2000-2009 ==women in college and professional football== {{ma
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