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| location = [[Duluth, Georgia]]
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The '''Atlanta Steam''' is a [[women's American football]] team of the [[Legends Football League]] (LFL) based in [[Duluth, Georgia]], a [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] suburb of [[Atlanta]], with home games at the [[Infinite Energy Arena]]. The Steam was the league's 14th team and played its first season in 2013. Prior to the 2020 season, the LFL became the Extreme Football League (X League) and rebranded the Atlanta team as the '''Atlanta Empire'''.
The '''Atlanta Steam''' were a [[women's American football]] team of the [[Legends Football League]] (LFL) based in [[Duluth, Georgia]], a [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] suburb of [[Atlanta]], with home games at the [[Infinite Energy Arena]]. The Steam was the league's 14th team and played its first season in 2013.


Although the Steam were announced in 2008 as one of the ten teams for the LFL's inaugural 2009–10 season, but reportedly had issues with finding an venue. The team was then reported to be moving to [[Charlotte, North Carolina]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbtv.com/story/10233058/lingerie-football-team-headed-for-charlotte-newspaper-reports/ |title=Lingerie football team headed for Charlotte, newspaper reports |website=WBTV |date=April 23, 2009}}</ref> but that team did not launch in 2009 either.
The Steam were announced in 2008 as one of the 10 teams for the LFL's inaugural 2009–10 season, but reportedly had issues with finding an venue. The team was then reported to be moving to [[Charlotte, North Carolina]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wbtv.com/story/10233058/lingerie-football-team-headed-for-charlotte-newspaper-reports/ |title=Lingerie football team headed for Charlotte, newspaper reports |website=WBTV |date=April 23, 2009}}</ref> but that team did not launch in 2009 either.


LFL's Atlanta franchise originally began as the proposed '''St. Louis Saints'''.<ref name=NBC>{{cite web|url=http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/06/18/new-st-louis-lingerie-football-league-franchise-announces-name-logo-and-it-may-sound-familiar/ |title=New St. Louis Lingerie Football League franchise announces name, logo (and it may sound familiar) &#124; Off the Bench |publisher=Offthebench.nbcsports.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025456/http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/06/18/new-st-louis-lingerie-football-league-franchise-announces-name-logo-and-it-may-sound-familiar/ |archivedate=2012-07-24 |df= }}</ref> The team name was selected by fans in a vote.<ref name=NBC /> Team tryouts took place on June 24, 2012, at the [[Vetta Sports Club Soccerdome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox2now.com/2012/06/21/st-louis-saints-lingerie-football-league-holding-tryouts/ |title=St. Louis Saints Lingerie Football League Holding Tryouts &#124; FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2 |publisher=Fox2now.com |date=2012-06-21 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> Among the people trying out was former soccer player and 2006 [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] Rookie of the Year and 2008 [[St. Louis University]] leading scorer Julia Brandenburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/06/28/12/Lingerie-Football-League-hits-St-Louis/msn_landing.html?blockID=753144 |title=Lingerie Football League hits St. Louis |publisher=Foxsportsdetroit.com |date=2012-06-28 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> After negotiations to use the [[Family Arena]] fell through,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/325256/3/Lingerie-Football-League-has-no-place-to-play-in-St-Louis |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127124528/http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/325256/3/Lingerie-Football-League-has-no-place-to-play-in-St-Louis |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Lingerie Football League has no place to play in St. Louis |publisher=ksdk.com |date=2012-06-22 |accessdate=2012-07-21 }}</ref> the LFL suspended the Saints indefinitely, and they were replaced by a new Atlanta team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://30sandbeyond.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/new-lfl-team-will-launch-in-atlanta/ |title=New LFL Team Will Launch In Atlanta « 30 and Beyond |publisher=30sandbeyond.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119233021/http://30sandbeyond.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/new-lfl-team-will-launch-in-atlanta/ |archivedate=2012-11-19 }}</ref> In its first game, the Steam was shut out by the [[Jacksonville Breeze]], 48–0.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marcus de la Fuente|url=http://www.lfl360.com/articles/breeze-purnell-easy-season-opener-lfl360-com-marcus-de-la-fuente/|title=BREEZE, PURNELL MAKE IT LOOK EASY IN THE SEASON OPENER|publisher=LFL360|accessdate=2013-03-31}}</ref>
LFL's Atlanta franchise originally began as the proposed '''St. Louis Saints'''.<ref name=NBC>{{cite web|url=http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/06/18/new-st-louis-lingerie-football-league-franchise-announces-name-logo-and-it-may-sound-familiar/ |title=New St. Louis Lingerie Football League franchise announces name, logo (and it may sound familiar) &#124; Off the Bench |publisher=Offthebench.nbcsports.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724025456/http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/06/18/new-st-louis-lingerie-football-league-franchise-announces-name-logo-and-it-may-sound-familiar/ |archivedate=2012-07-24 }}</ref> The team name was selected by fans in a vote.<ref name=NBC /> Team tryouts took place on June 24, 2012, at the [[Vetta Sports Club Soccerdome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox2now.com/2012/06/21/st-louis-saints-lingerie-football-league-holding-tryouts/ |title=St. Louis Saints Lingerie Football League Holding Tryouts &#124; FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2 |publisher=Fox2now.com |date=2012-06-21 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> Among the people trying out was former soccer player and 2006 [[Atlantic 10 Conference]] Rookie of the Year and 2008 [[St. Louis University]] leading scorer Julia Brandenburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/06/28/12/Lingerie-Football-League-hits-St-Louis/msn_landing.html?blockID=753144 |title=Lingerie Football League hits St. Louis |publisher=Foxsportsdetroit.com |date=2012-06-28 |accessdate=2012-07-21}}</ref> After negotiations to use the [[Family Arena]] fell through,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/325256/3/Lingerie-Football-League-has-no-place-to-play-in-St-Louis |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127124528/http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/325256/3/Lingerie-Football-League-has-no-place-to-play-in-St-Louis |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Lingerie Football League has no place to play in St. Louis |publisher=ksdk.com |date=2012-06-22 |accessdate=2012-07-21 }}</ref> the LFL suspended the Saints indefinitely, and they were replaced by a new Atlanta team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://30sandbeyond.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/new-lfl-team-will-launch-in-atlanta/ |title=New LFL Team Will Launch In Atlanta « 30 and Beyond |publisher=30sandbeyond.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119233021/http://30sandbeyond.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/new-lfl-team-will-launch-in-atlanta/ |archivedate=2012-11-19 }}</ref> In its first game, the Steam was shut out by the [[Jacksonville Breeze]], 48–0.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marcus de la Fuente|url=http://www.lfl360.com/articles/breeze-purnell-easy-season-opener-lfl360-com-marcus-de-la-fuente/|title=BREEZE, PURNELL MAKE IT LOOK EASY IN THE SEASON OPENER|publisher=LFL360|accessdate=2013-03-31}}</ref>


Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League ([[X League (women's football)|X League]]),<ref name = "X2020"/> which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Steam were replaced by the [[Atlanta Empire]].<ref name = "X2020">{{cite press release |url=https://extfl.com/xwire/xwire/ |title=A NEW ERA IN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, THE X LEAGUE |website=extfl.com |date=December 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114162543/https://extfl.com/xwire/xwire/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>
==Roster==
===2013===
*Ray Norrell, Head Coach
*Brittany Morgan
*Colette "Coco" Montgomery
*Holly Oakes
*Alfye Gore
*Krista Cross
*Brittney Sharp
*Keyon Harrison
*Paige Jackson
*Sharlene Fuller
*Alexandria Stone
*Ashley Johnston
*Nasira Johnson
*Cynthia Freeman
*Stepanie Orji
*Leanne Hardin<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/2013-atlanta-steam-roster-officially-set/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919231747/http://www.lfl360.com/lfl-north-america/usa/2013-atlanta-steam-roster-officially-set/ |archive-date=2015-09-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014===
*Dane Robinson, Head Coach
*1 Coco Montgomery WR-DE
*2 Vynessa Smith DE
*3 Dee Salter RB
*4 Holly Oakes DE
*5 Remi Hudson CB
*6 Alfye Gore WR-SS
*7 Jenny Mac WR-DE
*8 Carolyn Wright CB
*9 Jasmine Stills CB
*10 Marianna Young CB
*11 Keyon Harrison C-DE
*12 Stormy Monroe TE
*13 Jodie Nettles WR-QB
*14 Mia Alphonso DE
*15 Sharlene Fuller SS-WR
*16 Delenia Adams DE
*17 Ashley Pope TE-DE
*18 Dakota Hughes QB
*19 Nasira "Nas" Johnson RB
*20 Leanne Hardin MLB

===2015===
*Dane Robinson, Head Coach
*1 Coco Montgomery WR-DE
*2 Dominique Evans S-TE
*3 Adrian Purnell SS-TE
*4 Althea McNichol CB-RB
*5 Jessie Locklear RB
*6 Alfye Gore WR-SS
*7 Jenny Mac WR-DE
*9 Xica Brewer FS-CB
*10 Ciara McMillan CB
*11 Keyon Harrison C-DE
*12 Jayne Caldwell RB-SS
*13 Jodie Nettles WR-QB
*14 Lauran Ziegler WR-FS
*15 Jessica Johnson WR
*16 Brooke Barnhill CB
*17 Dina Wojowski C-DE
*18 Dakota Hughes QB
*19 Nasira "Nas" Johnson RB
*20 Leanne Hardin MLB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lflus.com/atlantasteam|title=Atlanta Steam|website=Legends Football League|accessdate=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618224438/https://lflus.com/atlantasteam|archive-date=18 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2018===
*Dane Robinson, Head Coach
*1 Quilla Franklin
*2 Brittany Demery
*6 Alfye Gore
*10 Amber Clark
*11 Keyon Harrison
*12 Jessia Salazar
*14 Lauran Ziegler
*15 Jolie Efezokhae
*16 ChrisDell Harris
*17 Dina Wojowski
*18 Dakota Hughes

===2019===
*Dane Robinson, Head Coach
*4 Michelle Marshall
*6 Kendria Robinson
*9 Azereon Johnson
*10 Amber Clark
*11 Keyon Harrison
*13 Aubrey Williams
*14 Lauran Ziegler
*15 Jolie Efezokhae
*16 Nina Francis
*17 Dina Wojowski
*18 Dakota Hughes
*19 Nicole Hulce
*20 Brittany Demery


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official website|http://www.lflus.com/atlantasteam}}


{{Lingerie Football League}}
{{Extreme Football League}}
{{Atlanta Sports}}
{{Atlanta Sports}}
{{Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
{{Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
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[[Category:American football teams established in 2012]]
[[Category:American football teams in Atlanta]]
[[Category:American football teams in Atlanta]]
[[Category:Women in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Georgia (U.S. state)]]




Latest revision as of 03:47, 30 November 2024

Atlanta Steam
Team logo
Established2012
Folded2019
Based inDuluth, Georgia
Home fieldInfinite Energy Arena
LeagueLegends Football League
DivisionEastern Conference
ColorsBlack, red
   
Legends Cup winsNone
Websitewww.lflus.com/atlantasteam

The Atlanta Steam were a women's American football team of the Legends Football League (LFL) based in Duluth, Georgia, a Gwinnett County suburb of Atlanta, with home games at the Infinite Energy Arena. The Steam was the league's 14th team and played its first season in 2013.

The Steam were announced in 2008 as one of the 10 teams for the LFL's inaugural 2009–10 season, but reportedly had issues with finding an venue. The team was then reported to be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] but that team did not launch in 2009 either.

LFL's Atlanta franchise originally began as the proposed St. Louis Saints.[2] The team name was selected by fans in a vote.[2] Team tryouts took place on June 24, 2012, at the Vetta Sports Club Soccerdome.[3] Among the people trying out was former soccer player and 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year and 2008 St. Louis University leading scorer Julia Brandenburg.[4] After negotiations to use the Family Arena fell through,[5] the LFL suspended the Saints indefinitely, and they were replaced by a new Atlanta team.[6] In its first game, the Steam was shut out by the Jacksonville Breeze, 48–0.[7]

Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League),[8] which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and the Steam were replaced by the Atlanta Empire.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Lingerie football team headed for Charlotte, newspaper reports". WBTV. April 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "New St. Louis Lingerie Football League franchise announces name, logo (and it may sound familiar) | Off the Bench". Offthebench.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ^ "St. Louis Saints Lingerie Football League Holding Tryouts | FOX2now.com – St. Louis News & Weather from KTVI Television FOX2". Fox2now.com. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  4. ^ "Lingerie Football League hits St. Louis". Foxsportsdetroit.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  5. ^ "Lingerie Football League has no place to play in St. Louis". ksdk.com. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  6. ^ "New LFL Team Will Launch In Atlanta « 30 and Beyond". 30sandbeyond.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  7. ^ Marcus de la Fuente. "BREEZE, PURNELL MAKE IT LOOK EASY IN THE SEASON OPENER". LFL360. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  8. ^ 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.
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