Kansas City Force

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Kansas City Force
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Established2020 (franchise)
2022 (competition)
Based in
X Cup wins
None
Websitexleague.live/kansas-city-force/

The Kansas City Force is a

Kansas City
.

History

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

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

  1. ^ "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. ^ "New women's football league to debut Kansas City team". KSHB-TV. January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "X LEAGUE ANNOUNCES KANSAS CITY FORCE TO KICKOFF 2020 SEASON". X League. January 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "X League 2020 Schedule". extfl.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Week 1 Game Preview: Chicago Blitz vs Kansas City Force". xleague.live. June 8, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. ^ @GrdironBeauty (June 13, 2022). "X League's Historic Opener Is An Overtime Thriller" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @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.

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