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Women's Professional Football LeagueThe Women's Professional Football League (WPFL) is the original and longest operating women's pro football league in the United States. With teams across the United States, the WPFL had its first game in 1999 with just three original teams: Houston Energy, Austin Rage, and the New England Storm. Currently the league has over 17 teams and several teams in the process of licensing for 2005. The league has been recognized in national media campaigns, has been recognized in the book "Atta Girl", and even has a team (the New England Storm) that has a commercial relationship with an NFL team, the 2004 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. The Storm have since been expelled from the league. History In the United States of America, Womans football began in the early 1960s. The organization started this to prove that they had the power to do what men did, and no matter what gender people will still like it the same. The name became WPFL in 1965. Since there is no college womens team in the USA most of their athletes come from basketball, rugby, and soccer. In the early 60s many women thought that sports in the USA were sexist and needed a shift in another direction, moving beyond the stereotype that all women were gentle and soft. After a few years of the sport began to fade. The league was regenerated in 1998 and has grown stronger every year. Future There are currently 16 teams in the WPFL coming into the 2005 season. Many national corporations have already recognized the value of women's professional sports. The league has hundreds of players and is growing, though these female professional athletes do not earn as much as male professional athletes. Other leagues that connect to womens football include the United Football League, the Independent Football League, and the Western States Football League. Another accomplishment the organizations have brought to the world of sports is some of the womens teams are actually able to play in some of the million dollar domes and arenas originally built for mens teams. Some of the best places in the world are now hosting womens game like the astrodome, the arena in New York and some of the high facilitated places in Detroit Michigan. WPFL Commissioner: Lisa Vessey See also: Teams American Conference National Conference Former teams Championships | Year !! Champion !! Score !! Runner-Up | | 2000 | Houston Energy | 39-7 | New England Storm | | 2001 | Houston Energy | 47-14 | Austin Rage | | 2002 | Houston Energy | 56-7 | Wisconsin Riveters | | 2003 | Northern Ice | 47-12 | Florida Stingrays | | 2004 | Dallas Diamonds | 68-13 | Northern Ice | External links
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