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Great Britain has a proud history of competing in American football tournaments on the international stage.

‘The Lions’, as they are more commonly known, represent Great Britain across various formats of American football in international competition.

Great Britain’s Performance Programme is made up of the following teams:

  • Women’s Flag
  • Men’s Flag
  • Youth Flag (U17 Girls, U17 Boys, U15 Mixed)
  • Men’s Contact Performance
  • Women’s Contact
  • Men’s Contact Development
  • Academy Contact

Recent success

The Great Britain Lions have plenty to be proud of in recent history:

  • Women’s Flag won back-to-back European Championships in 2025 (Paris) and 2023 (Limerick).
  • Men’s Flag finished 4th in 2025 European Championships (Paris).
  • Women’s Contact finished 2nd in the 2022 World Championships (Vantaa) and 2nd in the 2024 European Championships.
  • Men’s Contact finished 5th in the 2023 European Championships

“[Playing American football internationally] is one of the best experiences that I can ever speak on. There is nothing quite like representing a nation in any sport. When the national anthem is playing those hairs on the back of your neck start to stand up.”