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Will Birmingham play in the Women's Indoor Football League?

March 22, 2013
In a press release, the Women's Indoor Football League announces that Birmingham will have a franchise in the league's inaugural season in the spring of 2014.

The league will be divided into two conferences. The North Conference will have teams located in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Fayetteville, and Charlotte. The South Conference has teams from Birmingham, Columbia, Atlanta, Montgomery, Lakeland, Tampa, and Orlando.

During the regular season, each team will play 13 games, all within their conference. The top four in each conference will advance to the playoffs. Once a conference winner has been decided, the championship game will be the only time a team will play another team from the other conference.

The league is owned by Blanchette Sports Holdings, of which Ray Blanchette is president and CEO.

Teams will have an $80,000 player salary cap and the style of play will be eight on eight indoor football played using traditional rules.

The league is running a name the team contest for multiple franchises, including Birmingham.

May 13, 2013
The WIFL announces the local team will be known as the Birmingham Black Widows.

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Atlanta Aces		Baltimore Blitz		Birmingham Black Widows		Charlotte Attack		Columbia Cobras
Fayetteville Fighters		Lakeland Lynx		Montgomery Mustangs		New Jersey Vipers		New York Nighthawks
Orlando Power		Philadelphia Freeze		Richmond Rage		Tampa Bay Tornadoes		Washington Wildcats

2014 Proposed Schedule   Birmingham Black Widows

Opponent

at Montgomery Mustangs

Atlanta Aces

Columbia Cobras

at Tampa Bay Tornadoes

Lakeland Lynx

Montgomery Mustangs

Orlando Power

at Columbia Cobras

Tampa Bay Tornadoes

at Lakeland Lynx

at Atlanta Aces

at Orlando Power

Montgomery Mustangs

September 17, 2013
The WIFL announces that the Birmingham franchise will not begin play until 2015, in what they expect to be the league's second year of play.

Epilogue
The Women's Indoor Football League never played a single game.

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