Los Angeles Black Storm

Los Angeles Black Storm
Team logo
Established2020 (franchise)
2022 (competition)
Based inIrvine, California
Home fieldChampionship Soccer Stadium
Head coachOrlando Bishop
LeagueX League
ColorsNeon Purple, Black
X Cup winsNone
Websitexleague.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.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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.