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flag football

variant of gridiron football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down
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flag football

Summary

flag football is a type of sport[1]. It draws 9,429 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #96 of 435).[2]

Key Facts

  • flag football's instance of is recorded as type of sport[3].
  • flag football's instance of is recorded as ball game[4].
  • flag football is a type of American football[5].
  • flag football is a type of Canadian football[6].
  • flag football's Commons category is recorded as Flag football[7].
  • flag football's sport is recorded as American football[8].
  • flag football's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flag football[9].
  • flag football's different from is recorded as Football[10].
  • flag football's practiced by is recorded as flag football player[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport[3] and ball game[4]. Recorded subclass of include American football[5] and Canadian football[6].

Why It Matters

flag football draws 9,429 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_sport category, ranking #96 of 435).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). flag football. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/flag-football
MLA “flag football.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 5 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/flag-football.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_flag-football_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{flag football}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/flag-football}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
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  1. 18d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Football
    Subclass of → —
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000580
    Subclass of → American football, Canadian football
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12036]]: E0000000580"
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