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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 gay and lesbian community and to promote gay and lesbian football to the world at large.
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The IGLFA is the governing body of LGBT football and regulates the association football portion of the Gay Games, World Outgames and various other tournaments around the globe.
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, as was a North American championship. The IGLFA World Championships were held every year from 1992 to 2010, but now are held only on even-numbered years while the odd-numbered years are used for the continental championships.
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 men's tournament (held as part of the Gay Games in years when that event is held).
Tournaments and champions
Below is a summary of Men's Div.1, Men's Div.2, and Women's 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.
Medalists
The following is a list of all clubs that have earned multiple medals at IGLFA-recognized tournaments (since 1992).