The platform
How Road to Worlds works
One connected tournament season for competitive youth flag football teams. Play in a Premier Circuit near you, compete on the championship stage, and let what your team does on the field shape where it is seeded next.
The complete platform
Four connected ways to compete
Premier Circuits
Recurring competition in five markets, all season long.
Regionals
Planned expansionRegional Championships will be announced as new Premier Circuits launch.
Nationals
The iFlag National Championship, in Tampa Bay each January.
Worlds
The iFlag World Championship, in Ontario, California.
Regionals, Nationals, and Worlds are open to all teams — no qualification required. WorldPath Points are used to seed teams.
Teams may enter at any level. Clubs do not have to qualify through a Premier Circuit or earn a bid to register for Regionals, Nationals or Worlds.
Premier Circuits
The regular season, in five markets
20 tournaments across the five Premier Circuits. Premier Circuits are the entry points into Road to Worlds: recurring tournaments in five markets where teams play their regular season. Every Premier Circuit tournament is open to all teams, and every team earns WorldPath Points that are used to seed it at other Road to Worlds events. Pool-play games followed by divisional single-elimination playoffs.
The championship stage
Where the season leads
iFlag Regional Championships
Planned expansioniFlag Regional Championships will be announced as new Premier Circuits launch. Specific events, dates and host markets will be published as they are confirmed.
Competition for your team
Four divisions
Championship Division
The highest competitive level. Priority placement for the leading applicable WorldPath Points totals.
Division 2
The upper competitive tier, and the primary promotion pool for the Championship Division.
Division 3
A development and parity tier, with a pathway into Division 2.
Division 4
The accessible entry tier for new and developing teams.
Divisions are offered when age-group registration depth supports multiple brackets. Not every event will offer all four.
The season
Three dates that matter
October 1, 2026
Road to Worlds is announced, with the 2027 calendar.
January 2027
Scoring starts at the iFlag National Championship in Tampa.
August 1, 2027
The inaugural points window runs to July 31, 2028.
August 1 – July 31
The inaugural window runs January 2027 – July 31, 2028. Standard annual seasons begin August 1, 2028.
January 1 → August 1
Takes effect August 1, 2027. A player’s exact age on the applicable cutoff sets their official age group. A player who is 12 on August 1, 2027 is 12U for the 2027–28 season, subject to other eligibility requirements.