Adult Flag
The Adult Flag Football Circuit and the Intercollegiate Women’s Flag Championship: Ontario’s top level of 5v5 flag for adult men’s and women’s teams and collegiate programs.
In partnership with the Detroit Lions.
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Live standings, schedules, results, player stats, streams and galleries are all on the circuit website.
What you’ll find
- Registration and deadlines for every event
- Standings for adult and collegiate divisions
- Event information: venues, schedules, maps, vendors
- Player stats
- Streams & gallery
Two competitions, one circuit
Football Ontario and the Detroit Lions are partnering to grow flag football across the province, giving athletes unique opportunities to connect with the NFL and the Lions.
Adult Flag Football Circuit
Open to Canadian and U.S. collegiate programs and competitive community teams, with divisions for adult men and women at the highest level of competition. Qualifier events lead to the Adult Championship.
Intercollegiate Women’s Flag Championship
Open to Ontario universities and colleges, with divisions for collegiate women’s athletes. The top teams earn a spot at the Football Canada Collegiate Championship in May.
See the circuit
Highlights and photos from the Detroit Lions Adult Flag Football Circuit.
Circuit dates
Ontario teams must attend at least one qualifier to be eligible for the Adult Championship. Confirm dates, venues and registration deadlines on playflagontario.ca.
Feb 13
Oshawa Open
Mar 13
London Open
Apr 2027
Intercollegiate Championship, Kitchener
Apr 2027
Adult Championship
How it works
Everything a captain or team manager needs to know before registering.
Registration
- Team captains or managers register and pay for each tournament by its deadline.
- Registration includes tournament entry, a jersey set (new adult teams) and rental flag belts.
- Every athlete needs a current Football Ontario flag membership through the National Registry.
- Ontario teams get registration priority. Out-of-province and international teams are first come, first served.
Rosters & rules
- Adult: up to 12 athletes and 3 coaches.
- Collegiate: up to 15 athletes, 3 coaches and 1 athletic therapist.
- 5v5, played under the IFAF flag football rulebook.
- Rosters, schedules, scores and stats run through TeamLinkt. Adult seeding is set by an online draft before each event.
Where the circuit leads
Every game is filmed, and the circuit is a direct route to national championships and Team Canada.
National championships
Top-ranked teams get priority to represent Ontario at Football Canada’s Senior National Flag Championship. The top intercollegiate teams get priority for the Collegiate National Flag Championship.
Team Ontario & Team Canada scouting
Circuit athletes are scouted for Team Ontario, and Canadian citizens and permanent residents are scouted for Team Canada flag camps through Football Canada’s National Team Pathway.
Game day
Every game filmed, live streams of semifinals and finals, professional photography, plus prizes and Detroit Lions and NFL merch.