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| Established | 2020 (franchise) 2022 (competition) |
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| Suspended | 2022 |
| Based in | Independence, Missouri |
| Home field | Cable Dahmer Arena |
| League | X League |
| Colors | Light Blue, Black |
| X Cup wins | None |
| Website | xleague |
The Kansas City Force were a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League (X League) based in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City.
In December 2019, it was announced that the Legends Football League (LFL) would be relaunched as the X League, or Extreme Football League, to begin play in April 2020. [1] In January 2020, the Kansas City Force was established, [2] in replacement of the Nashville Knights, an LFL franchise that would have migrated into the X League but was removed after missing several procedural deadlines for participating in the 2020 season. [3] [4]
Open tryouts for the Force were held at The Fieldhouse in Blue Springs, Missouri, on January 18, 2020, in preparation of the team's inaugural season. [4] The team's 2020 season was planned to feature two home games, against the Omaha Red Devils and Los Angeles Black Storm, and two away games, against the Chicago Blitz and Seattle Thunder. [5] However, the season never took place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also did not operate during 2021.
The Force first competed during the 2022 X League season, losing in overtime to the Chicago Blitz in the X League's first game. [6] [7] However, as the league preferred a matchup between two capable teams instead of a one-sided contest between a more-established team and a team of rookies, the league decided to replace the Force roster with coaches and players from the Atlanta Empire; Kansas City was assessed the loss while Atlanta personnel returned to compete for the Empire. The Force's other scheduled regular-season game, against the Arizona Red Devils, was canceled after the Red Devils suspended operations for the season. [8] Kansas City did not advance to the X League's postseason.
The Legends Cup, originally known as the Lingerie Bowl, was the championship game of the LFL—originally the Lingerie Football League and later the Legends Football League—which operated from 2009 to 2019. It was a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven tackle football. The players in the game wore helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads, bras and underwear. The LFL ceased operation following its 2019 season, then was restructured as the Extreme Football League, which began play in 2022. The X League's championship game is branded as the "X Cup".
The Extreme Football League is a women's semi-professional indoor American football league operating in the United States. The league was originally founded in 2009 as the Lingerie Football League (LFL), and later rebranded as the Legends Football League in 2013.
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The Chicago Bliss were a women's American football team based in the Chicago area. The Bliss were one of the first four teams to participate in the Lingerie Bowl and were carried over to the formation of the Lingerie Football League (LFL) in 2009. After the formation of the league, the Bliss played at multiple indoor and outdoor venues. In 2013, the league rebranded as the Legends Football League. The Bliss were the LFL team with the most wins and the most championship titles. At the conclusion of the 2019 season, the Bliss had a league-best 40–14–1 all-time record and four Legends Cup wins.
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The Omaha Heart was a women's American football team in the Legends Football League (LFL) based in Ralston, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha. The team played two home games per season at the Ralston Arena.
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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The Denver Rush are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League based in Loveland, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.
The Dallas Sound are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League based in Dallas, Texas.
The Chicago Blitz are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League based in Rockford, Illinois, a city west of Chicago. They won the league's inaugural championship, the X Cup, in 2022.
The 2022 X League season was the inaugural season of the Extreme Football League in the United States. It began in June and concluded in September with the Chicago Blitz winning the inaugural "X Cup" championship game. The league had most recently operated in 2019, branded as the Legends Football League (LFL).
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