Los Angeles Black Storm

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Los Angeles Black Storm
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Established2020 (franchise)
2022 (competition)
Based in Irvine, California
Home field Championship Soccer Stadium
Head coachRory Dairy
League X League
ColorsNeon Purple, Black
X Cup winsNone
Website xleague.live/la-black-storm/

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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History

The 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Austin Asserts its No.1 Ranking With 50-19 Thrashing of Los Angeles". xleague.live. June 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ @MyFFZ (March 1, 2022). "X LEAGUE 2022 SEASON SCHEDULE" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2023– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ @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.
  5. ↑ @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.
  6. ↑ "A 48-8 Black Storm Forms Over Mexico". xleague.live. August 16, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.