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.
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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 |
History
editIn 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.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "New women's football league to debut Kansas City team". KSHB-TV. January 7, 2020.
- ^ "X League Statement About Status of Nashville Knights". X League. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "X LEAGUE ANNOUNCES KANSAS CITY FORCE TO KICKOFF 2020 SEASON". X League. January 7, 2020.
- ^ "X League 2020 Schedule". extfl.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Week 1 Game Preview: Chicago Blitz vs Kansas City Force". xleague.live. June 8, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ @GrdironBeauty (June 13, 2022). "X League's Historic Opener Is An Overtime Thriller" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @MyFFZ (June 23, 2022). "The Arizona Red Devils, released a statement on the team's official Facebook page announcing that the team will suspend activities until next year and not play in the 2022 X League season!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Twitter.