BirminghamProSports logo
 
Touchdowns
Teams in this section have played at least
one game. Most of them played a full
season, and a few played for many years.


 Baseball
    Birmingham ???  (1885)
Birmingham Ironmakers  (1887)
Birmingham Maroons  (1888)
Birmingham Grays  (1892 to 1893)
Birmingham Blues  (1893)
Birmingham Bluebirds  (1896)
Birmingham Reds  (1898)
Birmingham Barons  (1901 to 1961, and
    1964 to 1965)

Bessemer Pipemakers  (1912)
Birmingham Black Barons  (1920 to 1963)
Birmingham Athletics  (1967 to 1975)
Alabama Barons  (1978)
Birmingham Barons  (1981 to Present)

 Basketball
  Birmingham Skyhawks  (1947)
Birmingham Vulcans  (1947-48)
Bessemer Whiz Kids  (1947-48)
Birmingham Steelers  (1948-49)
Birmingham Bandits  (1991-92)
Female team Birmingham Power  (2001 to 2005)
Magic City Court Kings  (2005 to 2006)
Birmingham Magicians  (2005-06)
Birmingham Gladiators  (2008)
Birmingham Steel  (2010)
Birmingham Sabers  (2010 to 2011)
Birmingham Blitz  (2012-13 to 2016-17)
Female team Alabama Reign  (2017)
Birmingham Vulcans  (2017)
Southeast Pro Elite Flyers  (2017-18)
Magic City Surge  (2017-18 to 2021-22)
Female team Birmingham Legends  (2019)
Alabama 59ers  (2021)
Birmingham Miners  (2021-22)
Birmingham Squadron  (2021-22 to
    Present)
Alabama Knights/Birmingham Outlaws 
    (2022 to Present)

 Football
  Birmingham Vulcans  (1961-1962)
Birmingham Americans  (1974)
Birmingham Vulcans  (1975)
Alabama Vulcans  (1979)
Alabama Magic  (1982)
Birmingham Stallions  (1983 to 1985)
Birmingham Fire  (1991 to 1992)
Birmingham Barracudas  (1995)
Birmingham Steeldogs/Alabama Steeldogs
    (2000 to 2007)
Birmingham Thunderbolts  (2001)
Female team Alabama Slammers  (2001)
Female team Birmingham Steel Magnolias  (2002)
Alabama Outlawz/Birmingham Outlawz
    (2014 to 2015, 2017)
Birmingham Iron  (2019)
Birmingham Stallions  (2022 to Present)

 Hockey
  Birmingham Bulls  (1976-77 to 1980-81)
Birmingham South Stars  (1982-83)
Birmingham Bulls  (1983-84)
Birmingham Bulls  (1992-93 to 2000-01)
Alabama Gunners  (1998-99)
Pelham Prowlers  (1999-00)
Alabama Slammers  (2003-04)
Birmingham Bulls  (2017-18 to Present)

 Soccer
  Birmingham Legion  (2019 to Present)
Female team Birmingham Legion WFC  
    (2023 to Present)  
Magic City SC  (2024 to Present)  
Birmingham Legion 2  (2024 to Present)  
   

Foul Balls
Teams in this section were organized up to
the point of playing, but never played any
games.


 Basketball
  Birmingham BreakOuts  (2001)

 Football
  Team Alabama  (2007)

 Soccer
  Birmingham Bandits  (1978)
   

Air Balls
The teams in this section are the dreams
and rumors that never came true.


 Baseball
  World Baseball Association  (1974)
TL's Shreveport Captains moving  (1976)
IL's Richmond Braves moving  (1976)
Another baseball team  (1986)
American Association of Independent
    Professional Baseball  (2012)

 Basketball
  ABA's Pittsburgh Condors moving  (1972)
NBA's Buffalo Braves moving  (1978)
United Basketball League  (1979)
CBA's Puerto Rico Coquis moving  (1985)
United States Basketball League  (1985)
United States Basketball League  (1986)
GBA's Huntsville Lasers moving  (1992)
National Basketball Development League
    (2003)
National Basketball Association  (2007)
United States Basketball Association  
    (2007)
Alabama Airmen  (2009)
Female team Birmingham Sun  (2010)
Birmingham Lions  (2012)
Female team Birmingham Belles  (2013)
Birmingham Ironmen  (2014)
Central Basketball Development League
    (2015)
Iron City Dragons  (2017)
Birmingham Magicians  (2018)

 Football
  Southern Professional Football League 
    (1940)
Southern Association football  (1944)
United States Football League  (1944)
Trans-America Football League  (1944)
Southern Football League  (1953)
CoFL's Alabama Hawks moving  (1969)
NFL's Boston Patriots moving  (1970)
Universal Football League  (1974)
National Football League  (1975)
National Football League  (1978)
NFL's Minnesota Vikings moving  (1979)
Canadian Football League  (1981)
United Football Teams of America  (1982)
North American Football League  (1987)
Minor League Football System  (1989)
National Spring Football League  (1990)
Independent Football League  (1991)
Canadian Football League  (1992)
NFL's Minnesota Vikings moving  (1997)
Turner-NBC league  (1998)
Regional Football League  (1999)
Spring Football League  (1999)
Rookie Football League  (2003)
United Football Teams of America  (2003)
United Football League  (2007)
United National Football League  (2008)
New United States Football League  (2008)
Southern Indoor Football League  (2008)
Birmingham Yellowhammers  (2010)
Stars Football League  (2012)
Female team Birmingham Black Widows  (2013)
Birmingham Freedom  (2014)
Major League Football (MLFB)  (2015)
Birmingham Bombers  (2016)
National Indoor Football League  (2017)
Freedom Football League  (2018)
Arena Football Developmental  (2019)
Major League Football (MLF)  (2020)
Female team Birmingham Bombshells  (2020)
Birmingham Ravens  (2020)
Birmingham Steeldawgs  (2021)
Alabama Empire  (2022)
American Spring Football League  (2022)

 Hockey
  World Hockey Association  (1974)
Global Hockey League  (1990)
Central Hockey League  (2001)
Atlantic Coast Hockey League  (2002)
World Hockey Association  (2003)
South East Hockey League  (2003)
South East Hockey League  (2004)
Alabama Bullz  (2017)

 Soccer
  International Indoor Soccer League  (1978)
Major Indoor Soccer League  (1979)
American Soccer League  (1981)
International Indoor Soccer League  (2007)
Minor league soccer  (2008)
Major League Soccer  (2009)
   

Off The Ice
The pages in this section aren't about
specific teams but might be of some
interest.
 
Links
Timeline
Research Progress
Team Names List
Venues
Americans & Vulcans 30th Reunion  (2004)



CROWLEY name minimalist logo