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| Founded | 1999 |
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| League | WPFL (1999–2007) NWFA (2008) IWFL (2009–2016) WFA (2017–present) |
| Team history | Minnesota Vixen |
| Based in | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Stadium | Seafoam Stadium |
| Colors | Black & Red |
| Owner | Laura Brown |
| Head coach | Connor Jo Lewis |
| Championships | (0) |
| Conference titles | (4)
IWFL Eastern Conference (2016) WFA American Conference (2018) WFA American Conference (2021) WFA American Conference (2022) |
| Division titles | (5) WPFL Central Division (2000) IWFL Midwest Division(2016) WFA Division II Midwest Region(2018) WFA Division I Midwest Region(2021) WFA Division I Midwest Region(2022) |
| Mascot | Foxy Loxy, B.A. Vixen and Blitz |
The Minnesota Vixen is a professional women's football team based in the Twin Cities. The team has been known as the Minnesota Vixens and Minneapolis Vixens prior to being known as the Vixen (note lack of "s").
Established in 1999, the Vixen are the longest continuously operating women's American football team in the nation. The team plays full contact, tackle football following NCAA rules. The season is from April to June each year with playoffs in July.
In 2014, the Vixen's record was 6–2 with an invite to the inaugural Legacy Bowl in South Carolina. In 2016, the team went undefeated in the regular season winning the IWFL Midwest Division. They then faced the New York Shark for the IWFL Eastern Conference Championship, winning in double overtime and appeared in the IWFL World Championship Game in South Carolina against the Utah Falconz. In 2017, the Vixen changed leagues and joined the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) where they continue to compete on a national level. Since joining the WFA the Vixen have appeared in 3 national championship games, 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Since 2015, the Vixen have partnered with Town Square Television to have all Minnesota Vixen home games televised live along with live web streaming. In 2019, the Vixen were the first women's team to offer live broadcast of all regular season games including both home and away via Town Square Television.
Laura Brown is the current owner of the Vixen and has run team operations with James Brown since 2014. Laura Brown was named to the WFA's Owner's Board in October, 2018.