The AFL Women's National Championship was the premier national and international competition in Women's Australian rules football. The championship was held every year between 1992 and 2007, and then biennially from 2009 to 2013.

The tournament was organised by the sport's governing body in Australia, Women's Football Australia (WFA), with the Australian Football League taking control of its operations in 2010.

Following the 2013 edition, the AFL shifted its focus to a series of branded exhibition matches from 2013 through 2016 before the ultimate formation of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league in 2017. This came alongside other associated competitions including the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and the NAB League Girls; with this, the raison d'etre for the Championships and Women's Football Australia ceased to exist, and both ceased operations.

Championships Teams representing all six of Australia's states and both of Australia's main territories competed at the Championships. From 2005 to 2007, a Victorian under-19 side competed along with their senior team, and in Perth in 2009 there were two Western Australian teams: a main team in division 1 and a team called "Host Western Australia" in division 2. The 2013 tournament featured Arafura, a team consisting of players from the Northern Territory, Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea. An Australian Defence Force representative team also featured at multiple Championships.

Legend Competed (in tournament without divisions) 1 Competed in division 1 2 Competed in division 2 Did not compete

Year Location Participating teams ACT ADF Arafura NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic senior Vic under-19 WA Host WA 1998 Melbourne, Victoria 1999 Perth, Western Australia 2000 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2001 Melbourne, Victoria 2002 Sydney, New South Wales 2003 Darwin, Northern Territory 2004 Adelaide, South Australia 2005 Melbourne, Victoria 2006 Sydney, New South Wales SA 2007 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2009 Perth, Western Australia 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2011 Adelaide, South Australia 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2013 Cairns, Queensland 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1

See also AFL Women's Under 18 Championships

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