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 LGBTQ+ community and to promote queer 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 as well as the Official IGLFA World, North American and European Championships.

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; a North American championship also began in 2011. The IGLFA World Championships were held every year from 1992 to 2010, but now are held only on even-numbered years; odd-numbered years are currently used for the continental championships and other competitions. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no 2020 world championship nor any 2021 regional championships.

Beginning in 2019, IGFLA also began recognizing the Sin City Classic, the largest annual LGBT sports event in the world, as the official indoor championship, though the Las Vegas tournament had held soccer tournaments for many years before. This tournament is otherwise known as the IGLFA World Indoor Championship.

All IGLFA tournaments are split into Mixed Gender and Female competitions. Whilst the majority of participants in the mixed gender competition are male, all genders are permitted to participate.

As of February 2020, 39 tournaments have been held, including 7 tournaments before IGLFA, 23 IGLFA World Championships, 4 IGLFA Euro Championships, 2 IGLFA North American championships, 2 official indoor championships, and 1 IGLFA Unity cup. Stonewall FC is the most successful mixed gender club, having won 11 times (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019). Other clubs who have won the male competition multiple times are San Francisco Spikes (7 times), Cream Team Cologne (3 times), West Hollywood Soccer Club (3 times), SAFG Argentina (2 times), Federal Triangles Soccer Club (2 times), and the Minnesota Gray Ducks (2 times). There are currently no repeat Champions in the female competition.

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 mixed gender tournament (held as part of the Gay Games in years when that event is held).

Tournaments and champions Below is a summary of Mixed Gender Div.1, Mixed Gender Div.2, and Female 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 and therefore crowned as IGLFA World Champions. Italics represent indoor championships.

YearTournamentHostMixed Div. 1 ChampionsMixed Div. 2 ChampionsFemale Div. 1 Champions1982Gay Games ISan FranciscoSan Francisco SpikesNot Held/ UnknownNot Held1983 to 1985Not Held1986Gay Games IISan Francisco (2)San Francisco Spikes (2,3,4,5)Team San Francisco1987DenverNot Held1988Seattle1989BostonTeam Toronto1990Gay Games IIIVancouverLos Angeles SunsSan Francisco Scotts1991AtlantaSan Francisco Spikes (6)Not Held1992IGLFA WC INew York CitySan Diego SparksBoston StrikersNew York Electra1993IGLFA WC IILos AngelesSan Francisco Spikes (7)Not HeldNot Held1994IGLFA WC IIIGay Games IVNew York City (2)Cream Team CologneCincinnati SharksColorado Beaver Trappers1995IGLFA WC IVBerlinLondon Stonewall LionsNot HeldTeam Frankfurt1996IGLFA WC VDallasGerman All-StarsNot Held1997IGLFA WC VIWashington, D.C.Los Angeles Suns (2)Philadelphia FalconsStochastic Force (Washington D.C., USA)1998IGLFA WC VIIGay Games VAmsterdamCream Team Cologne (2,3)Los Angeles EclipseTeam Joost (Netherlands)1999IGLFA WC VIIIFort LauderdaleNot HeldBerlin Magic Pirates2000IGLFA WC IXCologneLondon Stonewall Lions (2,3,4)London ApprenticesTowanda 2000 (USA)2001IGLFA WC XLondonNot HeldAztec Parma2002IGLFA WC XIGay Games VISydneyThe Americans SCAmhurst Aztecs (USA)2003IGLFA WC XIIBoston (2)Americas SCFlorida StormBoston Strikers2004IGLFA WC XIIISan Francisco (3)Florida StormNot HeldSF Spykes2005IGLFA WC XIVCopenhagenParis PAECJapanPan Fodbold, Hilde Brand (Denmark)2006IGLFA WC XV Gay Game VIIChicagoLondon Stonewall Lions (5)Boston StrikersThunderkitten Madison Wisconsin2007IGLFA WC XVIBuenos AiresLos Dogos DAG (Argentina)West HollywoodNot Held2008IGLFA WC XVIILondon (2)London Stonewall Lions (6,7,8,9)Leicester Wildecats (UK)Hackney Women's FC (United Kingdom)2009IGLFA WC XVIIIWashington, D.C. (2)Seattle Jet City StrikersPhiladelphia Falcons exhibition2010IGLFA WC XIXGay Games VIIICologne (2)tie: SAFG (Argentina)Los Angeles EclipseHobbergasen Erlangen (Germany)2011IGLFA Euro IManchesterLondon FalconNot HeldIGLFA NAmer INAmer Outgames IIVancouver (2)United FCNew York Ramblers2012IGLFA WC XXMexico CitySAFG (Argentina)Not Held2013IGLFA Euro IIDublinVillage Manchester FCInsaka FC (Ireland)Alternativa (Russia)2014IGLFA WC XXIGay Games 9Cleveland/AkronLondon Stonewall Lions (10)San Francisco SpikesToronto United Women2015IGLFA Euro IIIHamburgVorspiel Berlin ICream Team CologneFC KrylyaIGLFA NAmer IIMadisonFederal Triangles Soccer Club (1,2)Not HeldNot Held2016IGLFA WC XXIIPortlandVancouver SC2017IGLFA Unity CupWorld OutGames IVMiamiSAFG (Argentina) (2)Stockholm Snipers/Pan Fobold2018IGLFA WC XXIIIGay Games 10ParisWest Hollywood Soccer Club (LA Eclipse) (3)London Stonewall CubsRosa Bonheur2019IGLFA Indoor I2019 Sin City ClassicLas Vegas (ind.)Minnesota Gray DucksSan Diego SparksDidesex (Mexico)IGLFA Euro IIIEuroGames 2019RomeLondon Stonewall Lions (11)G Madrid SportsJumping Potatoes (Austria)2020IGLFA Indoor II2019 Sin City ClassicLas Vegas (ind.)Minnesota Gray Ducks (2)AZKATL (Mexico)2021Not Held2022*IGLFA Indoor III2022 Sin City ClassicLas Vegas (ind.)West Hollywood Soccer ClubIGLFA WC XXIV30th anniversary worldwideWashington, D.C. (3)Federal Triangles Soccer ClubFederal Triangles Soccer ClubWest Hollywood Soccer ClubSydney (2)West Hollywood Soccer ClubMinnesota Gray DucksWest Hollywood Soccer Club2023*IGLFA Indoor IV2023 Sin City ClassicLas Vegas (ind.)IGLFA NAmer IIISt. PeteCANCELED2024IGLFA Indoor V2024 Sin City ClassicLas Vegas (ind.)IGLFA WC XXVBuenos Aires (2) *The Sydney tournament is still considered part of the 2022 30th anniversary celebrations despite taking coinciding with WorldPride in Feb. 2023.

Medalists The following is a list of all clubs that have earned multiple medals at IGLFA-recognized tournaments (since 1992). Legend — Mixed gender 1st Division — Mixed gender 2nd Division — Mixed gender 3rd Division — Female 1st Division — Female 2nd Division Italics — Indoor championship * — Shared result (combined team or tie) 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 '17 '18 '19 '20ArgentinaLos Dogos DAG 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd Seleccion Argentina Futbolistas Gay SAFG 2nd 1st* 1st 1st DenmarkPan Fodbold (Copenhagen) 1st 2nd 1st* 3rd* FranceFC Paris Lutece 1st 2nd GermanyCream Team Cologne 1st 3rd 1st1st2rd2nd3rd 3rd 1st Streetboys Munchen 2nd 2nd IrelandDublin Devils FC 1st 2nd 2nd MexicoAZKATL 2nd 1st 1stDidesex 2nd* 1st LOBOS 3rd 3rdSouth AfricaThe Chosen Few 3rd 2nd SwedenStockholm Snipers 3rd 1st* 3rd* United KingdomHackney Women's FC 2nd 1st 2nd* London Falcons 3rd 1st 2nd London Stonewall [Lions, Apprentices, Cubs] 3rd2nd1st2nd2nd3rd 1st1st1st 1st2nd1st1st1st1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd London Titans [XXL, 2Brewers] 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Village Manchester FC 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd United StatesBoston Strikers 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2ndDallas Oak Lawn 2nd2nd Federal Triangles (D.C.) 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd1st1st 2nd Florida Storm 1st1st 2nd Hotlanta SC 3rd 3rd Los Angeles Cobras 2nd2nd Madison Wisconsin 1st 1st Minnesota Gray Ducks 3rd1st1st 2nd3rd 3rdNew York Ramblers 3rd 3rd 3rd3rd3rd 3rd 1st 2nd Philadelphia Falcons 1st 1st 3rd* 2nd San Francisco Spikes 3rd1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd* San Diego Sparks 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st3rdRain City FC [Jet City Strikers, Stonewall FC] (WA) 1st2nd2nd 2nd Team Americas SC 1st1st Twin City Jacks 2nd 2ndUnited FC (FL) 2nd2nd1st 3rd 2nd West Hollywood SC [LA Suns, LA Eclipse, Rockets] 2nd 1st1st 2nd 2nd1st 2nd1st* 1st3rd2nd 2nd

See also Gay Football Supporters Network List of IGLFA member clubs

References IGLFA past tournaments

External links IGLFA's Main Web Site IGLFA 2009 Event Web Site