2023 NFL UK Flag Football Championship Supported by Experience Kissimmee

20 Local and Regional teams from Inverness to West Sussex are set to compete at the biggest ever NFL UK Flag Football National Championship on 28 June at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 23, 2023 – The National Football League has announced the line-up for the NFL UK Flag Football National Championships to be held on 28 June at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with 20 teams from across the UK set to take part.

Local and regional qualification tournaments saw 192 schools, 1,920 pupils (boys and girls aged 10-13) and 384 coaches involved across the UK, highlighting the growing appeal and NFL’s long-standing commitment to grow the sport in the UK.

Flag Football is the non-contact version of American Football, played by boys and girls, and is one of the fastest-growing sports globally. Flag football is fun, exciting, and accessible for all; with women and girls driving some of the fastest growth in the sport.

This year will see the culmination of nine weeks of regional tournaments with the biggest ever national finals, including the first ever secondary school finals, alongside, the annual event for primary schools.

Supporting the event on the day will be Washington Commanders star Efe Obada, Baltimore Ravens linebacker, David Ojabo, Chicago Bears wide receiver, Chase Claypool and Team GB NFL Flag player, Phoebe Schecter, who will all be in attendance to offer encouragement, insight and motivation to the teams.

Primary		Secondary
School	Region Represented	School	Region Represented
Houghton	Anglia	Rawlett	Birmingham
Christ the King	Coventry	St. Ivo	Cambridgeshire
Winhills	Huntingdon	Glen Urquhart	Inverness & Highlands
Glen Urquhart	Inverness & Highlands	Longfield	Leicestershire
Litle Ealing	London East	St. Anne’s	Manchester
Northbury	London West	Wrenn	Northamptonshire
Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall	Manchester	Warden Park	South East England
Lings	Midlands	Cranford House	South West England
Ysgol Gwynedd	North Wales
Windlesham House	South East England
Dunmore	South West England
Angram Bank	Yorkshire

Chris Long, NFL Head of Community and Grassroots Development, commented: “The NFL UK Flag Football National Championship promises to be a fun, high-energy showcase of the game, with talented young athletes representing their schools from around the UK. Playing it at Tottenham Hotspur stadium will be a great experience for everyone involved and will no doubt create some special memories for all. It is fantastic to see the continued growth of NFL Flag Football here in the UK and to see these young people enjoy the game.”

NFL Flag UK, supported by Experience Kissimmee, was first introduced into the UK in 2017. The noncontact format of the game has quickly become one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK and is currently played in 470 schools by 28,000 people across 26 UK regions.

Globally, flag football is played by more than 20 million people in over 100 countries. It provides a structured opportunity for youth to play the game whilst discovering the importance of sportsmanship, teamwork, and friendship both on and off the field.

To find out more about NFL Flag, please visit here.

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Notes to Editors:

NFL Flag empowers young athletes, boys and girls, around the world. It is fun, exciting, and accessible for all; with women and girls driving some of the fastest growth in the sport.

The game provides a structured opportunity for youth to play football whilst discovering the importance of sportsmanship, teamwork, and friendship both on and off the field.

To find out more about NFL Flag, please visit here.