13 Facts About DC Divas

Formerly, the Divas played at Eastern High School in Washington DC; Largo High School in Largo MD; the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, and at John R Lewis High School in Springfield VA.

DC Divas were formed in 2000 as one of the ten charter franchises of the National Women's Football Association.

The DC Divas were the first women's football team in the nation's capital and were coached by Ezra Cooper.

DC Divas were purchased by Lee Fahringer and Kelly George before their second season.

Later that offseason, the DC Divas had a second ownership change when Paul Hamlin, father of DC Divas' quarterback Allyson Hamlin, bought the team.

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Unlike '04 and '05 the DC Divas won the conference championship, defeating the Columbus Comets and advancing their first ever league championship game.

The DC Divas traveled to Pittsburgh to take on the Oklahoma City Lightning for the 2006 NWFA national championship.

However, their playoff run ended abruptly when the DC Divas lost in the conference semifinal round to the eventual Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Xplosion.

That was a sign of things to come, as the DC Divas lost four games in 2008, each by six points or less.

The DC Divas had home field advantage throughout the playoffs, but because of a scheduling conflict at their home field, they had to travel to Boston to play the Militia in the 2009 IWFL Eastern Conference championship game.

On July 25, the DC Divas went to Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of Austin, to play for the 2009 IWFL World Championship.

Once again, the DC Divas proved that was the correct decision by defeating Pittsburgh in the playoffs and advancing to the conference semifinals.

The DC Divas won their tenth division title, which tied the record for the most division championships all-time in women's football by a single franchise.