The Atlanta Steam were a women's American football team of the Legends Football League (LFL) based in Duluth, Georgia, a Gwinnett County suburb of Atlanta, with home games at the Infinite Energy Arena. The Steam was the league's 14th team and played its first season in 2013.
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| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2019 |
| Based in | Duluth, Georgia |
| Home field | Infinite Energy Arena |
| League | Legends Football League |
| Division | Eastern Conference |
| Colors | Black, red |
| Legends Cup wins | None |
| Website | www |
The Steam were announced in 2008 as one of the 10 teams for the LFL's inaugural 2009–10 season, but reportedly had issues with finding a venue. The team was then reported to be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] but that team did not launch in 2009 either.
LFL's Atlanta franchise originally began as the proposed St. Louis Saints.[2] The team name was selected by fans in a vote.[2] Team tryouts took place on June 24, 2012, at the Vetta Sports Club Soccerdome.[3] Among the people trying out was former soccer player and 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year and 2008 St. Louis University leading scorer Julia Brandenburg.[4] After negotiations to use the Family Arena fell through,[5] the LFL suspended the Saints indefinitely, and they were replaced by a new Atlanta team.[6] In its first game, the Steam was shut out by the Jacksonville Breeze, 48–0.[7]
Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League),[8] which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Steam were replaced by the Atlanta Empire.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Lingerie football team headed for Charlotte, newspaper reports". WBTV. April 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "New St. Louis Lingerie Football League franchise announces name, logo (and it may sound familiar) | Off the Bench". Offthebench.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "St. Louis Saints Lingerie Football League Holding Tryouts | FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2". Fox2now.com. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "Lingerie Football League hits St. Louis". Foxsportsdetroit.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "Lingerie Football League has no place to play in St. Louis". ksdk.com. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "New LFL Team Will Launch In Atlanta « 30 and Beyond". 30sandbeyond.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Marcus de la Fuente. "BREEZE, PURNELL MAKE IT LOOK EASY IN THE SEASON OPENER". LFL360. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ a b "A NEW ERA IN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, THE X LEAGUE". extfl.com (Press release). December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
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