AFL Women's National Championship
{{Short description|National and international competition in Women's Australian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
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| founded = 1992
| folded = 2015
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| country = Australia (one team from Papua New Guinea)
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| champion = Victoria
| most_champs = Victoria (14 titles)
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The AFL Women's National Championship was the premier national and international competition in Women's Australian rules football.{{cite journal | title=Losing coach Dolliver an All-Australian winner | journal=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire | publication-date=26 June 2005 | publisher=Financial Times Ltd }} The championship was held every year between 1992 and 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.aflvic.com.au/index.php?id=137|title=AFL Victoria Women's Football|access-date=25 September 2013}}
The tournament was organised by the sport's governing body in Australia, Women's Football Australia (WFA), with the Australian Football League taking control of its operations in 2010.
Following the 2015 edition, the AFL announced the expanded 2016 Exhibition Series and the 2017 formation of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league, along with other associated competitions including the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and the NAB League Girls: with this, the raison d'etre for the Championships and Women's Football Australia ceased to exist, and both ceased operations.
Teams
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! Flag | Team | Joined | First Competed | Titles |
{{flagicon|Victoria}} | Victoria-Senior | 14 | ||
{{flagicon|Victoria}} | Victoria-U19 | 1 | ||
{{flagicon|Western Australia}} | Western Australia | |||
{{flagicon|South Australia}} | South Australia | |||
{{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} | Australian Capital Territory | |||
{{flagicon|Queensland}} | Queensland | |||
{{flagicon|New South Wales}} | New South Wales | |||
{{flagicon|Tasmania}} | Tasmania | |||
{{flagicon|Northern Territory}} | Northern Territory | |||
Australian Defence Force | 2001{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article259462352 |title=ADF women courageous in defeat |newspaper=Air Force |volume=43 |issue=8 |location=Australia, Australia |date=1 September 2001 |accessdate=10 May 2022 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}} | |||
{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} | Papua New Guinea | 2006 |
References
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External links
{{AFL Women's National Championships}}
{{Interstate matches in Australian rules football}}
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Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Australia
Category:Women's Australian rules football competitions in Australia