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Introduction: This study focused on female sports fans who participated in women's sports events to understand their experiences and formation of identities. Methods: This study adopted a qualitative approach and collected data through interviews. It involved 20 female sports fans. Results: The results revealed three themes. Firstly, female fans engaged in women's sports events were influenced by their experiences participating in team sports, media exposure, and friends and peers. Secondly, the different patterns of fan behaviors were related to connections with personal experiences, social networks, and other aspects of life. Their identity as female fans was demonstrated through regular engagement in sports events and tournaments, attempting to connect and interact with female athletes and other female fans. Lastly, the female fans did not have to confront the challenges and doubts of the masculine world, which men dominate, while in a same-sex environment. However, the female fans revealed the stigma and attitude of distinguishing those unfamiliar with sports from more experienced senior fans. A few female fans also revealed the diverse patterns of female fans through personal experience sharing and embracing the different traits of being a female fan. Conclusion: Female sports fans gradually shape their fan identity through their participation experiences, emotional interactions, and practices of being a fan and demonstrate the similarities and differences in the meaning of being a fan. By doing this, multiple images of female sports fans emerged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]