Will Birmingham join Elite Indoor Football?

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Will Birmingham join Elite Indoor Football?

September 6, 2020

Elite Indoor Football announces the Birmingham Ravens will be an expansion team in their league beginning with the 2021 season.

The team's owner will be Rodreguise Patton.

"We are interested in joining the EIF because we have heard a lot about how competitive and how well teams and players are treated within the league. I Have the team that I feel will match this league competitiveness and become one of the top teams or maybe even the face of the EIF. It would be an honor to be a part of your league and become as one family in the EIF and become a major brand for publicity for the league's expansion. I have been speaking with a lot of people on how they feel about having a professional arena football team in this area and the responses I got were very welcoming with high expectations on the team's back, which I plan on making a very competitive run to succeed at making those demands of the fans come true", Patton said.

The Ravens hope to play their home games in Bill Harris Arena.

Elite Indoor Football's first season was 2017. Each team will have eight players on the field.

Currently, there are two other Alabama-based teams in the EIF, the Alabama Lumberjacks (Dothan) and the Southern Renegades (Sulligent).

February 10, 2021
In an effort to better establish their front office personnel and strengthen ties to city management, the Birmingham Ravens have decided to postpone their first season to 2022.

May 2021

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July 12, 2021
It was confirmed that Kimberly Meadows-Clark is now a co-owner of the Ravens.

Meadows-Clark also owns two local semi-pro basketball teams, the Magic City Surge and the Alabama 59ers.

November 7, 2021

The Birmingham Ravens announce they have joined the American Indoor Football Alliance.

Currently, there are four other teams in the AIFA; the Carolina Predators, the Mississippi Raiders, the Pennsylvania Union, and the Tampa Bay Tornadoes.

Previously, those four teams were members of the American Arena League's East Division. At the completion of the AAL's season last year, the four decided to leave the AAL and create their own league, the American Indoor Football Alliance.

The new league plans to begin play in March 2022.

November 17, 2021
The Ravens release new primary, secondary, and wordmark logos.

December 21, 2021
The Ravens announce they will play home games in the Pelham Civic Complex arena.

January 1, 2022
Elite Indoor Football announces that the Birmingham Ravens will be joining their ranks for the 2022 season.

The Ravens were to be members of the American Indoor Football Alliance, which was to kick off their first season in 2022.

January 16, 2022
Elite Indoor Football announces a new team will join their 2022 season, the Alabama Empire.

Apparently, the Empire are replacing the Birmingham Ravens, which has been removed from the league's website.

January 17, 2022
According to sources inside the Empire franchise, the Birmingham Ravens have been purchased by Tracey Adamson and renamed. The Ravens head coach, Eddie Hall, will remain as head coach of the Empire.

March 2022