The Chicago Bliss is a
women's American football
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team based in the
Chicago
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area. The Bliss is one for the first four teams to participate in the
Lingerie Bowl
The Legends Cup, formerly known as the Lingerie Bowl, is the championship game of the Legends Football League (formerly Lingerie Football League). It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven ta ...
and was carried over to the formation of the
Lingerie 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.
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(LFL) in 2009. Since the formation of the league, the Bliss have played out of multiple indoor and outdoor venues. In 2013, the league rebranded as 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.
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. The Chicago Bliss are the LFL team with the most wins and the most championship titles. As of the conclusion of the 2019 season, the Bliss had a league best 40–14–1 all-time record and four Legends Cups wins in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
Before the 2020 season, the LFL was completely relaunched as the Extreme Football League (X League) and the Bliss were replaced by the Chicago Blitz with games at
SeatGeek Stadium
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in
Bridgeview, Illinois
Bridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately southwest of the Chicago Loop. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the village population was 17,027.
History
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.
History
The Chicago Bliss is one of four teams that were introduced in 2004 for the inaugural
Lingerie Bowl
The Legends Cup, formerly known as the Lingerie Bowl, is the championship game of the Legends Football League (formerly Lingerie Football League). It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven ta ...
along with the
Dallas Desire
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,
Los Angeles Temptation
The Los Angeles Temptation were a women's American football team in the Legends Football League, previously known as the Lingerie Football League, based in Los Angeles and Ontario, California. The team was established as Team Dream, one of two ...
, and
New York Euphoria
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.
The Bliss were defeated by
New York Euphoria
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in the 2005 Eastern Final (where one of the Semi-Finals included a Skill Test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition) at
Lingerie Bowl
The Legends Cup, formerly known as the Lingerie Bowl, is the championship game of the Legends Football League (formerly Lingerie Football League). It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven ta ...
II and then were defeated again by New York in the 2006 Eastern Final at
Lingerie Bowl
The Legends Cup, formerly known as the Lingerie Bowl, is the championship game of the Legends Football League (formerly Lingerie Football League). It features a game of full-contact American football with female athletes playing seven-on-seven ta ...
III. Lingerie Bowls IV, V, and VI were then all cancelled for various reasons.
In 2009, the
Lingerie 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) was launched with multiple games in a season instead of just an annual event. On September 4, 2009, the Chicago Bliss defeated the
Miami Caliente
The Miami Caliente was a women's American football team in the Lingerie Football League based in the Miami area. They were part of the Lingerie Bowl's expansion into a full-fledged league in 2009 with home games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunri ...
29–19 in the first ever game of the LFL at the
Sears Centre Arena
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in
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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The village now serves a ...
.
In 2009 the coaching staff consisted of Bliss Head Coach Keith Hac, coach of the
Indoor Football League
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's
Chicago Slaughter
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.;
Offensive Coordinator Rasche Hill, a former member of the
National Football League
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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and the
Chicago Slaughter
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; and Defensive Coordinator
DeJuan Alfonzo
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, a former member of the
Chicago Rush and
Chicago Slaughter
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. The Bliss defeated the Miami Caliente 20–7 to win the Eastern Conference title
but fell 27–14 to the
Los Angeles Temptation
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in Lingerie Bowl VII.
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Danielle Moinet
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also played with Chicago Bliss from 2008 through 2011, where she was cornerback and team captain.
Keith Hac coached Chicago for nine seasons with a 29-6-1 regular season record. Under Hac, Chicago qualified for the playoffs eight times, reached the Legends Cup six times (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018), and won the championship four times (2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018). His overall record was 40-10-1 making him the winningest coach in the league's history and the only coach (as of 2022) to win 40 games.
Sidney Lewis became head coach in 2019 and in two seasons has gone 2-4 in the regular season, qualifying for the playoffs in 2022.
In 2013, the Lingerie Football league was rebranded as the Legends Football League and shifted to a summer and fall season schedule. On September 1, 2013, the Bliss then won their first championship, now called the
Legends Cup, over the
Philadelphia Passion
The Philadelphia Passion was a women's American football team that played in the Legends Football League and were based in the Delaware Valley.
The Passion was one of the ten inaugural teams established in 2009 as part of the Lingerie Bowl's exp ...
. They would repeat as champions the next year, appear in four consecutive championships including a third title, and win a fourth title in 2018. The Bliss had since used both Sears Centre Arena and
Toyota Park
SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, about twelve miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League, Chicago Fire FC II of the MLS Next Pr ...
in
Bridgeview, Illinois
Bridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately southwest of the Chicago Loop. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the village population was 17,027.
History
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, in various seasons as their home venue.
Seasons
2009–10 schedule
2010–11 schedule
2011–12 schedule
2013 schedule
2014 schedule
2015 schedule
2016 schedule
2017 schedule
2018 schedule
2019 schedule
2022 schedule
References
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Bliss
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American football teams established in 2004
2004 establishments in Illinois
Women's sports in Illinois
Women in Chicago