Sacramento Sirens
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The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional
American football
team, located in Sacramento, California
. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football
.
. In 2002 the Sirens took the league title in the championship game against the Arizona Caliente.
Joining a larger league in 2003, the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL)
, the Sirens traveled to New York
to capture their second consecutive championship title, beating the New York Sharks
, the oldest currently existing women's professional football team in the U.S. In 2004 Sacramento hosted the IWFL National Championship game where the Sirens defeated their New York rival again. A year later, in Manchester, New Hampshire
, the Sirens defeated the Atlanta Xplosion
in the 2005 IWFL national championship.
2006 was another successful year for the Sirens, as they finished 6-2 to win another division title and defeat the Portland Shockwave in the Western Conference Semifinal. However, one week later, the Sirens lost the Western Conference Championship to the Detroit Demolition
by a score of 50-32, marking the first time in five years that the Sirens did not win their league's championship.
In 2007, the Sirens finished 7-1, winning another division title and defeating the Seattle Majestics
in the semifinal round. As they had done the year before, the Sirens would lose the conference championship again to the Detroit Demolition, this time by a score of 49-0.
2008 was undeniably the Sirens' most disappointing season yet. Finishing at 4-4 and fourth place in the Pacific Northwest division, the Sirens, for the first time in team history had failed to win the division championship, qualify for the playoffs, or accomplish a winning season.
In 2009, the Sirens returned to their winning ways, finishing 5-3. However, that was still not enough for the Sirens to return to the playoffs.
However, 2010 marked the Sirens' return to dominance, as they finished 8-0 and once again won the Pacific West division title. The Sirens will face the So Cal Scorpions
in their playoff opener on June 12.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (WAFL)
|-
|2001 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 1st Pacific Central Division || Lost Pacific Conference Semifinal (California
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (WAFC)
|-
|2002 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WAFC Semifinal (Oakland)
Won WAFC Championship (Arizona)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (IWFL)
|-
|2003 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific SouthWest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Chicago
)
Won IWFL Championship (New York
)
|-
|2004 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Pacific West || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Corvallis
)
Won IWFL Championship (New York
)
|-
|2005 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Corvallis
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Seattle
)
Won IWFL Championship (Atlanta
)
|-
|2006 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Portland
)
Lost Western Conference Championship (Detroit
)
|-
|2007 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
)
Lost Western Conference Championship (Detroit
)
|-
|2008 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 4th West Pacific Northwest || --
|-
|2009 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd West Pacific Southwest || --
|-
|2010* || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific West || Won Pacific West Division Championship (So Cal
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Dallas
)
TBD IWFL Championship (Boston
)
|-
!Totals || 85 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
* = Current Standing
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team, located in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football
Women's American football
Women have begun playing full-contact American football. Most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts, with one exception: women's leagues use a slightly smaller football. Women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the United States...
.
History
In 2001, their first year of existence, the Sirens won the divisional title and advanced to the playoffs of the Women's American Football LeagueWomen's American Football League
The Women's American Football League was a women's football league that was formed in 2001. After disbanding, the teams merged with the Women's Affiliated Football Conference , the Independent Women's Football League and the American Football Women's League , itself now disbanded.-Teams:*Arizona...
. In 2002 the Sirens took the league title in the championship game against the Arizona Caliente.
Joining a larger league in 2003, the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL)
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....
, the Sirens traveled to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to capture their second consecutive championship title, beating the New York Sharks
New York Sharks
The New York Sharks are a women's American football team playing out of New York City. They are a member of the Women's Football Alliance...
, the oldest currently existing women's professional football team in the U.S. In 2004 Sacramento hosted the IWFL National Championship game where the Sirens defeated their New York rival again. A year later, in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, the Sirens defeated the Atlanta Xplosion
Atlanta Xplosion
The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...
in the 2005 IWFL national championship.
2006 was another successful year for the Sirens, as they finished 6-2 to win another division title and defeat the Portland Shockwave in the Western Conference Semifinal. However, one week later, the Sirens lost the Western Conference Championship to the Detroit Demolition
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
by a score of 50-32, marking the first time in five years that the Sirens did not win their league's championship.
In 2007, the Sirens finished 7-1, winning another division title and defeating the Seattle Majestics
Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League...
in the semifinal round. As they had done the year before, the Sirens would lose the conference championship again to the Detroit Demolition, this time by a score of 49-0.
2008 was undeniably the Sirens' most disappointing season yet. Finishing at 4-4 and fourth place in the Pacific Northwest division, the Sirens, for the first time in team history had failed to win the division championship, qualify for the playoffs, or accomplish a winning season.
In 2009, the Sirens returned to their winning ways, finishing 5-3. However, that was still not enough for the Sirens to return to the playoffs.
However, 2010 marked the Sirens' return to dominance, as they finished 8-0 and once again won the Pacific West division title. The Sirens will face the So Cal Scorpions
So Cal Scorpions
The So Cal Scorpions were a semi-pro women's football team based in San Diego, California. In 2011, they played in the Women's Football Alliance after five seasons in the defunct Women's Professional Football League, followed by two seasons off and one season in the Independent Women's Football...
in their playoff opener on June 12.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (WAFL)
|-
|2001 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 1st Pacific Central Division || Lost Pacific Conference Semifinal (California
California Quake
The California Quake is a women's semi-professional tackle football team based in Los Angeles County, California. The Quake currently play in the Western Conference, Tier 1 Pacific Southwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League. Home games are played at Downey High School's Allen...
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (WAFC)
|-
|2002 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st League || Won WAFC Semifinal (Oakland)
Won WAFC Championship (Arizona)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Sacramento Sirens (IWFL)
|-
|2003 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific SouthWest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League...
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Chicago
Chicago Force
The Chicago Force is a women's football team that is now in the Women's Football Alliance. Founded in 2003, the team has previously played at De La Salle HS & St...
)
Won IWFL Championship (New York
New York Sharks
The New York Sharks are a women's American football team playing out of New York City. They are a member of the Women's Football Alliance...
)
|-
|2004 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Pacific West || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League...
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Corvallis
Corvallis Pride
The Corvallis Pride is a team of the Independent Women's Football League , and the team is based in Corvallis, Oregon. Home games are played at Corvallis High School.For the 2009 season, the Pride have merged with fellow IWFL team the Redding Rage....
)
Won IWFL Championship (New York
New York Sharks
The New York Sharks are a women's American football team playing out of New York City. They are a member of the Women's Football Alliance...
)
|-
|2005 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Corvallis
Corvallis Pride
The Corvallis Pride is a team of the Independent Women's Football League , and the team is based in Corvallis, Oregon. Home games are played at Corvallis High School.For the 2009 season, the Pride have merged with fellow IWFL team the Redding Rage....
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Seattle
Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League...
)
Won IWFL Championship (Atlanta
Atlanta Xplosion
The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...
)
|-
|2006 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Portland
Portland Shockwave
The Portland Shockwave is a Tier I team in the Western Conference of the Independent Women's Football League based in Portland, Oregon. Known as the Oregon Thunder during their inaugural season of 2002, home games are played at the Kiggins Bowl in nearby Vancouver, Washington.During their fifth...
)
Lost Western Conference Championship (Detroit
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
)
|-
|2007 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st West Pacific Southwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Seattle
Seattle Majestics
The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League...
)
Lost Western Conference Championship (Detroit
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
)
|-
|2008 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 4th West Pacific Northwest || --
|-
|2009 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd West Pacific Southwest || --
|-
|2010* || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st West Pacific West || Won Pacific West Division Championship (So Cal
So Cal Scorpions
The So Cal Scorpions were a semi-pro women's football team based in San Diego, California. In 2011, they played in the Women's Football Alliance after five seasons in the defunct Women's Professional Football League, followed by two seasons off and one season in the Independent Women's Football...
)
Won Western Conference Championship (Dallas
Dallas Diamonds
The Dallas Diamonds are a women's professional American football team in the Women's Football Alliance . It is made up of 46 players and has a coaching staff of 10...
)
TBD IWFL Championship (Boston
Boston Militia
The Boston Militia are a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions...
)
|-
!Totals || 85 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
2009
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | Modesto Maniax | Away | Won 71-0 |
| April 18 | California Quake California Quake The California Quake is a women's semi-professional tackle football team based in Los Angeles County, California. The Quake currently play in the Western Conference, Tier 1 Pacific Southwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League. Home games are played at Downey High School's Allen... |
Home | Won 46-0 |
| April 25 | Seattle Majestics Seattle Majestics The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League... |
Away | Lost 8-33 |
| May 2 | Corvallis Pride Corvallis Pride The Corvallis Pride is a team of the Independent Women's Football League , and the team is based in Corvallis, Oregon. Home games are played at Corvallis High School.For the 2009 season, the Pride have merged with fellow IWFL team the Redding Rage.... |
Home | Won 39-0 |
| May 9 | California Quake California Quake The California Quake is a women's semi-professional tackle football team based in Los Angeles County, California. The Quake currently play in the Western Conference, Tier 1 Pacific Southwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League. Home games are played at Downey High School's Allen... |
Away | Won 34-14 |
| May 16 | Seattle Majestics | Home | Lost 20-21 |
| May 30 | Corvallis Pride | Away | Won 48-0 |
| June 13 | Los Angeles Amazons Los Angeles Amazons The Los Angeles Amazons are a women's semi-professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. A member of the Women's Football Alliance, the Amazons play their home games at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex.... |
Home | Lost 19-20 |
2010
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | Bay Area Bandits Bay Area Bandits The Bay Area Bandits are a team of the Women's Football Alliance as of the 2011 season. Based in Fremont, California, the Bandits will play their home games at Contra Costa Community College.... |
Home | Won 33-13 |
| April 10 | Seattle Majestics Seattle Majestics The Seattle Majestics are a professional Women's American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Majestics play in the Western Conference, Pacific Northwest Division of the Independent Women's Football League... |
Away | Won 35-14 |
| April 24 | Los Angeles Amazons Los Angeles Amazons The Los Angeles Amazons are a women's semi-professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. A member of the Women's Football Alliance, the Amazons play their home games at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex.... |
Away | Won 27-26 |
| May 1 | Modesto Maniax | Away | Won 68-0 |
| May 15 | Modesto Maniax | Away | Won 55-0 |
| May 22 | Los Angeles Amazons | Home | Won 10-6 |
| May 29 | Tucson Monsoon | Home | Won 73-0 |
| June 5 | Modesto Maniax | Home | Won 60-0 |
| June 12 | So Cal Scorpions So Cal Scorpions The So Cal Scorpions were a semi-pro women's football team based in San Diego, California. In 2011, they played in the Women's Football Alliance after five seasons in the defunct Women's Professional Football League, followed by two seasons off and one season in the Independent Women's Football... |
Home | Won 60-26 |
| July 10 | Dallas Diamonds Dallas Diamonds The Dallas Diamonds are a women's professional American football team in the Women's Football Alliance . It is made up of 46 players and has a coaching staff of 10... |
Home | Won 45-43 |
| July 24 | Boston Militia Boston Militia The Boston Militia are a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions... |
Dallas, TX | Lost 39-7 |