The Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), the largest, longest running, and most competitive women’s tackle football league in the world, is officially expanding to Canada. In a major step forward for the growth of women’s sports, the WFA has partnered with Cosmos Sports & Entertainment to immediately lead the search for Canadian ownership groups interested in bringing professional women’s football teams to cities across the country.
Founded in 2009, the WFA includes more than 60 teams across the United States and operates with a tiered structure—headlined by its elite Pro Division, which features 12 of the top women’s tackle football teams in the world. Backed by national television deals, corporate sponsorships, and a growing fan base, the WFA Pro Division represents the highest level of competition in women’s football and a unique opportunity for new franchise owners to join a league on the rise.
“The WFA has spent over 15 years building the strongest foundation in women’s tackle football, and our franchise model is designed to support long-term success for owners and communities alike,” said Lisa King, Commissioner of the Women’s Football Alliance. “We’re proud to partner with Cosmos Sports & Entertainment to expand our footprint and bring new ownership groups into a league that’s growing rapidly in visibility, investment, and impact.”
The WFA is now actively inviting qualified ownership groups to express interest in launching Canadian franchises to compete in a newly formed Canadian division. These teams will compete at the highest level of women’s tackle football, with league support in areas including operations, marketing, and player development. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of a growing global movement in women’s professional sports.
“The meteoric growth of the NWHL and the NWSL, the emergence of the WNBA in Toronto, and the launch of the NSL in Canada have all been rapid indicators of the power of women’s sports,” said Cary Kaplan, President of Cosmos Sports & Entertainment. “That said, nothing in North American sports is as big as football and the NFL; and clearly, it is time for the Women’s Football Alliance—which has been operating for over 15 years—to explode into Canada in a big way. Cosmos is privileged to be leading the search for optimal team owners.”
Terry Smith, the president of the Women’s Football Alliance, said, “I have previously worked with Cary Kaplan and everyone at Cosmos to build successful professional sport franchises together, and they are the very best. Cary and Cosmos are the leading Sports Marketing and Entertainment Company in all of Canada, and at the WFA we are very excited to be partnering together again with them to expand our Women’s Football Alliance throughout Canada to create a full international North American League.
Our Mission and Vision with the WFA is always to ‘Change Women’s Lives’ by having a very positive impact on the Lives of our Women, and because of our already very close working relationship with Cosmos, then we know that Cary and everyone at Cosmos will always help us to continue to build on our Mission and Vision for our Women.”
Ownership inquiries are now open. For more information or to express interest in owning a Canadian WFA franchise, contact Cosmos Sports at wf*@**********ts.com.
Cosmos is proud to bring this historic opportunity to Canada—and invites those ready to be part of something game-changing to step forward.
For media inquiries, email wf*@**********ts.com.
