The Los Angeles Black Storm are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League (X League) based in Irvine, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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| Established | 2020 (franchise) 2022 (competition) |
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| Based in | Irvine, California |
| Home field | Championship Soccer Stadium |
| Head coach | Orlando Bishop |
| League | X League |
| Colors | Neon Purple, Black |
| X Cup wins | None |
| Website | xleague |
History
editThe Extreme Football League (X League) was announced in December 2019, as a successor to the Legends Football League (LFL).[1] The announcement included the Black Storm,[1] a successor to the LFL's Los Angeles Temptation. The X League's 2020 season was postponed, and the league also did not operate during 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Black Storm first competed during the 2022 X League season. In their first game, they lost to the Austin Sound, 50–19, in an away contest.[2] The Black Storm were scheduled to host the Arizona Red Devils in their second and final regular-season game;[3] however, the Red Devils suspended operations for the season.[4] The league then scheduled the "Mexico National All-Stars" as a replacement team; the Black Storm defeated them, 48–8. [5][6] The Black Storm did not advance to the X League's postseason.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Austin Asserts its No.1 Ranking With 50-19 Thrashing of Los Angeles". xleague.live. June 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ @MyFFZ (March 1, 2022). "X LEAGUE 2022 SEASON SCHEDULE" (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.
- ^ @GrdironBeauty (August 13, 2022). "An expansion squad of Mexico All Stars in @extfootball X League 2022 will look to shake up the playoffs" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "A 48-8 Black Storm Forms Over Mexico". xleague.live. August 16, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.