Tournaments London WC2008 This year saw the Gay World Championship hosted by London. Stonewall FC had 3 teams entering and were eager to keep the Gay World Cup at home in England. The Stonewall Lions (1st Team) entered Division 1and managed to take an outstanding 1st team through this tournment without conceding a goal in the whole competition. They eventually got to face Argentina in the finals at Leyton Orient Matchroom Stadium in East London. The 90 minute match kicked off and Stonewall Lions continued their fine display of football throughout the final and won 5-0 giving Stonewall FC the title of Gay World Champions! The Stonewall Apprenctices entered into Division 2, where they convincingly made their way into the division 2 final against Leicester. They went to a nail biting 3-3 and penalities had to settle the result, with Leicester hitting the winner home, giving the Stonewall Apprentices a Silver medal. The 3rd team, Stonewall Wreckers had also made a great weeek of it, winning, drawing and losing some games, but eventually finding themselves drawn against the Stonewall Apprentices, where they were defeated and knocked out by 3-0. All the teams did very well and Stonewall FC put on a superb display all week long. Barcelona 2008 - Eurogames Stonewall FC took two teams to compete in the Eurogames this year. It was a great achievement as Stonewall London Lions brought back a Gold after convincingly making their way to the final against Cologne. The Stonewall London Lions beat Cologne 2-0 at a local football stadium. A second success also came for Stonewall FC as the team 2 (Stonewall London Apprentices) made their way into the final of division 2 against Belgium. The full time whistle ended 1-1and the London Apprentices went on to win in a nail biting penalty shoot out. - Congratulations to both teams! Buenos Aires 2007 This year the IGLFA held the gay world cup championship over in South America for the first time in it's history. Stonewall FC got a team together to compete and protect their title of world champions. It was a 6 day long tournament in which Stonewall made their way in to the final that was held in a football club stadium and turned out to be a great event. After half time SFC kept the score at 0-0 but conceded in the 2nd half to make it 1-0. Stonewall battled on trying to get a goal and did score, but it was to be ruled off side. After tired legs and a long week the 90 minutes ended at 1-0 to Los Dogos, an Argentina team. This was a fantastic tour and it was great to see the support that both teams had on the day of the final. Chicago 2006 - Gay Games Stonewall FC took one squad out to compete in the biggest event in gay sport. The Gay Games is held every 4 years and is attended by thousands of people both spectators and participants. In July 2006 Stonewall FC contended for the title of World and Olympic Champions, making their way into the final un-beaten. The final was against Florida and Stonewall FC battled into extra time with the score of 0-0. In the first half of extra time Florida went 1-0 up, but Stonewall still kept their heads and continued playing strong. After having one goal dis-allowed in extra time, Stonewall then went on to score 3 goals in the last 10 minutes, making the final score 3-1 to Stonewall FC - Champions. Full Report Munich 2004 - Eurogames In a reverse of last years final - the London Lions were beaten 2-0 by Cream Team Cologne in July 04. Stonewall took over 40 people to Munich for the weekend tournament. The London Apprentices finished in 7th place. 16 teams took part in the mens event. Copenhagen 2003 - Eurogames Stonewall FC took a team (The London Lions) to the Eurogames in Copenhagen. The Eurogames is like a mini Gay Games but obviously just for Europe. The Lions got into the semi final without too much trouble where they met Denmark - and beat them 6-0. The final was once again against arch rivals Cologne and once again the London Lions came out on top with a 1-0 victory. Well done to all the players involved - players came from all 4 teams in the club. Sydney 2002 The Gay Games are held every 4 years, taking place in Sydney in November of 2002. Stonewall FC took 3 teams to the event. The London Lions, London Apprentices and the London Wreckers. The Wreckers side was a truly international affair - with players from the the US and Australia joining us. We returned from Sydney with 2 medals. The London Lions took gold winning all 9 of their games and defeating Munich 4-0 in the final. The London apprentices took silver after a heart breaking penalty shoot out loss against Team America's The whole event was a huge success. Many thanks to everyone involved. London 2001 Last August saw the largest ever gay sporting event take place here in London. The 11th IGLFA World Championships were held at the University of Westminster Sports Ground in Chiswick. Over 500 players took part in the week long event and the matches were watched by thousands during the tournament. Stonewall FC spearheaded the running and organising of the tournament - a process that took over 2 years to ready. There were 3 competitions. Men's Division 1, Men's Division 2 and the Women's Competition. The Women's Competition was won by Aztec Parma, the Men's Division 2 was won by Team America and Division 1 was won by Stonewall FC's first team Ð The London Lions, winning it for the second year running. It was a fantastic event that generated huge interested from both the gay and national media. Many thanks to everyone who was involved with help making London 2001 such a huge success.