International Gay and Lesbian Football Association
The International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) is an international organization which was founded in 1992 with the intention of promoting Association Football (known as Soccer in the United States and football in most of the rest of the world) in the gay and lesbian community and to promote gay and lesbian football to the world at large.
The IGLFA is the governing body of LGBT football and regulates the association football portion of the Gay Games, World Outgames and various other tournaments around the globe.
History
While the IGLFA was formed in 1992, LGBT football teams competed against each other at the first Gay Games in 1982, and an autonomous international championship event was held annually beginning in 1987. Beginning in 1992, a European competition has been held by the IGLFA, though it is separate from the currently-recognized European championship, which began in 2011, as was a North American championship. The IGLFA World Championships were held every year from 1992 to 2010, but now are held only on even-numbered years while the odd-numbered years are used for the continental championships.
World championships
The association is affiliated with the Federation of Gay Games and awards the annual Tom Waddell Memorial Trophy (created in 1988) to the winner of its men's tournament (held as part of the Gay Games in years when that event is held).
Tournaments and champions
Below is a summary of Men's Div.1, Men's Div.2, and Women's champions at IGLFA's major international tournaments and their predecessors. Parentheses indicate the number of times a city has hosted or the number of times a team has won Div.1 titles.
| Year | Tournament | Host | Men's Div. 1 Champions | Men's Div. 2 Champions | Women's Div. 1 Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Gay Games I | San Francisco | San Francisco Spikes | Not Held / Unknown |
Not Held |
| 1983 to 1985 | Not Held | ||||
| 1986 | Gay Games II | San Francisco (2) | San Francisco Spikes (2,3,4,5) | Team San Francisco | |
| 1987 | Denver | Not Held | |||
| 1988 | Seattle | ||||
| 1989 | Boston | Team Toronto | |||
| 1990 | Gay Games III | Vancouver | Los Angeles Suns | San Francisco Scotts | |
| 1991 | Atlanta | San Francisco Spikes (6) | Not Held | ||
| 1992 | IGLFA WC I | New York City | San Diego Sparks | Boston Strikers | New York Electra |
| 1993 | IGLFA WC II | Los Angeles | San Francisco Spikes (7) | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1994 | IGLFA WC III Gay Games IV |
New York City (2) | Cream Team Cologne | Cincinnati Sharks | Colorado Beaver Trappers |
| 1995 | IGLFA WC IV | Berlin | London Stonewall Lions | Not Held | Team Frankfurt |
| 1996 | IGLFA WC V | Dallas | German All-Stars | Not Held | |
| 1997 | IGLFA WC VI | Washington, D.C. | Los Angeles Suns (2) | Philadelphia Falcons | Stochastic Force (Washington D.C., USA) |
| 1998 | IGLFA WC VII Gay Games V |
Amsterdam | Cream Team Cologne (2,3) | Los Angeles Eclipse | Team Joost (Netherlands) |
| 1999 | IGLFA WC VIII | Fort Lauderdale | Not Held | Berlin Magic Pirates | |
| 2000 | IGLFA WC IX | Cologne | London Stonewall Lions (2,3,4) | London Apprentices | Towanda 2000 (USA) |
| 2001 | IGLFA WC X | London | Not Held | Aztec Parma | |
| 2002 | IGLFA WC XI Gay Games VI |
Sydney | The Americans SC | Amhurst Aztecs (USA) | |
| 2003 | IGLFA WC XII | Boston (2) | Americas SC | Florida Storm | Boston Strikers |
| 2004 | IGLFA WC XIII | San Francisco (3) | Florida Storm | Not Held | SF Spykes |
| 2005 | IGLFA WC XIV | Copenhagen | Paris PAEC | Japan | Pan Fodbold, Hilde Brand (Denmark) |
| 2006 | IGLFA WC XV Gay Game VII |
Chicago | London Stonewall Lions (5) | Boston Strikers | Thunderkitten Madison Wisconsin |
| 2007 | IGLFA WC XVI | Buenos Aires | Los Dagos DAG (Argentina) | West Hollywood | Not Held |
| 2008 | IGLFA WC XVII | London (2) | London Stonewall Lions (6,7,8,9) | data missing | Hackney Women's FC (United Kingdom) |
| 2009 | IGLFA WC XVIII | Washington, D.C. (2) | Seattle Jet City Strikers | Philadelphia Falcons exhibition | |
| 2010 | IGLFA WC XIX Gay Games VIII |
Cologne (2) | tie: SAFG (Argentina) Los Angeles Eclipse |
Hobbergasen Erlangen (Germany) | |
| 2011 | IGLFA Euro I | Manchester | London Falcon | Not Held | |
| IGLFA NAmer I NAmer Outgames II |
Vancouver (2) | United FC | New York Ramblers | ||
| 2012 | IGLFA WC XX | Mexico City | SAFG (Argentina) | Not Held | |
| 2013 | IGLFA Euro II | Dublin | Village Manchester FC | Insaka FC (Ireland) | Alternativa (Russia) |
| 2014 | IGLFA WC XXI Gay Games 9 |
Cleveland/Akron | London Stonewall Lions (10) | San Francisco Spikes | Toronto United Women |
| 2015 | IGLFA Euro III | Hamburg | Vorspiel Berlin I | Cream Team Cologne | FC Krylya |
| IGLFA NAmer II | Madison | Federal Triangles Soccer Club (1,2) | |||
| 2016 | IGLFA WC 22 | Portland | |||
| 2017 | IGLFA Unity Cup World OutGames IV |
Miami | |||
| 2018 | IGLFA WC 23 Gay Games 10 |
Paris | |||
Medalists
The following is a list of all clubs that have earned multiple medals at IGLFA-recognized tournaments (since 1992).
- Legend
- ## — Men's 1st Division
- ## — Men's 2nd Division
- ## — Men's 3rd Division
- ## — Women's 1st Division
- ## — Women's 2nd Division
| Club | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 |
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| Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Dogos DAG | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seleccion Argentina Futbolistas Gay SAFG | 2nd | 1st* | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Fodbold | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Paris Lutece | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cream Team Cologne | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| Streetboys Munchen | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin Devils FC | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Chosen Few | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hackney Women's FC | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Apprentices | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Falcons | 3rd | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| London Stonewall Lions | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
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| London Titans | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Village Manchester FC | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Strikers | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas Oak Lawn | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Triangles (D.C.) | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Storm | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotlanta SC | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Cobras | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison Wisconsin | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| New York Ramblers | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Falcons | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Francisco Spikes | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
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| San Diego Sparks | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Jet City Strikers | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Americas SC | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United FC (FL) | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| West Hollywood SC (LA Suns, LA Eclipse) | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st* |