The Minnesota Valkyrie were a women's American football team that played in 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. ...

(formerly the Lingerie Football League). Based in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origin ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...

, the team played their home games at the

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. On March 23, 2011, it was announced that the Lingerie Football League (LFL) would add an expansion team to Minneapolis for the 2011–12 season. On April 4, 2011, the team was officially named Minnesota

Valkyrie In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997: ...

. Tony Nguyen was the head coach for the first season. The LFL announced that it would suspend operations of the teams in the United States for the 2012–13 season, but returned in the spring of 2013 rebranded as the Legends Football League. Benson Manento was the head coach in 2013. The team folded in December 2013.

Seasons

2011–12 schedule

2013 schedule

References

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* {{Legends Football League Legends Football League US teams Sports in Minneapolis American football teams in Minneapolis–Saint Paul American football teams established in 2011 American football teams disestablished in 2013 2011 establishments in Minnesota 2013 disestablishments in Minnesota Women's sports in Minnesota