The Atlanta Empire are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League ( X League) based in

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, a suburb of

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. The team is coached and co-owned by Dane Robinson.

History

The Extreme Football League ( X League) was announced in December 2019, as a successor to the

Legends Football League The Extreme Football League (X League) is an American women's semi-professional tackle football league. The league was originally founded in 2009 as the Lingerie Football League (LFL), and later rebranded as the Legends Football League in 2013. ...

(LFL). The announcement included the Empire, a successor to the LFL's Atlanta Steam. The X League's 2020 season was postponed, and the league also did not operate during 2021, amid the

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. The Empire first competed during the

2022 X League season The 2022 X League season was the inaugural season of the Extreme Football League (commonly known as the XLeague) in the United States. It began in June and concluded in September with the Chicago Blitz winning the inaugural "X Cup" championship gam ...

, winning both of their regular season games, over the

Austin Sound The Austin Sound are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League ( X League) based in Cedar Park, Texas, a suburb of Austin. History The Extreme Football League ( X League) was announced in December 2019, as a successor to t ...

and Denver Rush. The Empire advanced to the postseason, where they again defeated Austin to advance to the X Cup championship match against the Chicago Blitz. On September 10, the Empire lost to the Blitz, 19–12, in the championship match.

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