The Portland Fighting Shockwave is a women's professional football team competing in the

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. The team is based in

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, and plays their home games at

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in nearby Hillsboro. They are the longest running women's semi-professional team in the

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History

For the 2005 season the Shockwave played their home games at Lincoln High School in Portland. During their fifth season in 2006, the team won the Pacific Northwest Division for the first time and made the

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(IWFL) playoffs for the first time.

Season-by-season statistics

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) , - , 2007 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2nd WC Pacific Northwest , , -- , - , 2008 , , 5 , , 3 , , 0 , , 3rd Tier I WC Pacific Northwest , , -- , - , 2009 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 2nd Tier I WC Pacific Northwest , , -- , - , 2010 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 3rd Tier I WC Pacific West , , -- , - , 2011 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st Tier I WC Pacific Northwest , , Lost Western Conference Qualifier (

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) , - , 2012 , , 3 , , 5 , , 0 , , 1st Tier II Pacific Northwest , , Won Founders Bowl Quarterfinal (

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Won Founders Bowl Semifinal (

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Lost Founders Bowl Championship (

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) , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Portland Shockwave (WFA) , - , 2013 , , 5 , , 3 , , 0 , , American Conference Div-11 , , -- , - , 2014 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , American Conference Div-11 , , -- , - !Totals , , 63 , , 46 , , 1 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

Season schedules

2009

** = Won by forfeit

2010

2013

2014

References

External links

Portland Shockwave official siteIndependent Women's Football League official site
2002 establishments in Oregon Independent Women's Football League American football teams established in 2002 Sports in Hillsboro Sports in Vancouver, Washington

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