{{short description|American women's gridiron football team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox American football team | name = Atlanta Empire | logo = Atlanta_Empire.png | helmet = | uniform = | established = 2020 (franchise)<br>2022 (competition) | suspended = | folded = | location = Duluth, Georgia | field = Gas South Arena | colors = Neon Pink, Black | nickname = | coach = Dane Robinson | manager = | owner = Dane Robinson, X League | mascot = | league = X League | division = | div_champs = | website = {{URL|https://xleague.live/atlanta-empire/}} }}
The '''Atlanta Empire''' are a women's American football team in the Extreme Football League (X League) based in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. The team is coached and co-owned by Dane Robinson.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://extfl.com/xwire/dane-robinson-named-first-ever-owner-of-an-x-league-franchise-the-atlanta-empire/ |title=Dane Robinson, Named First-Ever Owner of an X League Franchise, the Atlanta Empire |website=extfl.com |date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113210312/https://extfl.com/xwire/dane-robinson-named-first-ever-owner-of-an-x-league-franchise-the-atlanta-empire/ |archive-date=January 13, 2020 |via=Wayback Machine}}</ref>
==History== The Extreme Football League (X League) was announced in December 2019, as a successor to the Legends Football League (LFL).<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> The announcement included the Empire,<ref name = "X2020"/> 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 COVID-19 pandemic.
The Empire first competed during the 2022 X League season, winning both of their regular season games, over the Austin Sound 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://xleague.live/playoffs-saturday-austin-sound-vs-atlanta-empire-game-preview/ |title=Playoffs Saturday: Austin Sound vs Atlanta Empire Game Preview |website=xleague.live |date=August 24, 2022 |accessdate=February 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=GrdironBeauty |number=1563746359030984704 |title=Congratulations to the ATLANTA EMPIRE |date=August 28, 2022 |accessdate=February 26, 2023}}</ref> On September 10, the Empire lost to the Blitz, 19–12, in the championship match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://xleague.live/x-cup-2022-game-preview-chicago-blitz-vs-atlanta-empire/ |title=X Cup 2022 Game Preview: Chicago Blitz Vs Atlanta Empire |website=xleague.live |date=September 8, 2022 |accessdate=February 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name=Xcup>{{cite web |url=https://xleague.live/chicago-holds-on-in-a-defensive-battle-to-capture-historic-x-cup-championship/ |title=Chicago Holds on in a defensive Battle to Capture Historic X Cup Championship |website=xleague.live |date=September 13, 2022 |accessdate=February 26, 2023 |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226220017/https://xleague.live/chicago-holds-on-in-a-defensive-battle-to-capture-historic-x-cup-championship/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://xleague.live/atlanta-empire/}}
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Category:X League US teams Category:Sports in Duluth, Georgia Category:American football teams in Atlanta Category:Women's sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2022 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:American football teams established in 2022