List of professional sports teams from Birmingham

This is a list of professional sports teams from Birmingham.

Baseball

• Birmingham Ironmakers, 1887
• Birmingham Maroons, 1888
• Birmingham Grays, 1892
• Birmingham Bluebirds, 1896
• Birmingham Barons, 1901–1961, 1964–1965, 1981–
• Birmingham Black Barons, 1920–1963
• Birmingham Athletics, 1967–1975
• Alabama Barons, 1978

Basketball

• Birmingham Skyhawks, 1947
• Birmingham Vulcans (SPBL), 1947–1948
• Bessemer Whiz Kids, 1947–1948
• Birmingham Bandits, 1991
• Birmingham Power, 2001–2005
• Magic City Court Kings, 2005–2006
• Birmingham Magicians, 2005
• Birmingham Steel (CBL/WBAEL), 2010
• Birmingham Sabers (CBL), 2010–2011
• Birmingham Blitz (ABA), 2011–2014
• Birmingham Squadron (NBA G League), 2021–

proposed

• Birmingham Breakouts, proposed for 2001
• Birmingham Crusaders (USBA), proposed for 2008, 2009 and 2010

Football

• Birmingham Americans, World Football League (WFL), Legion Field, 1974
• Birmingham Vulcans, World Football League (WFL), Legion Field, 1975
• Alabama Vulcans, American Football Association (AFA), Legion Field, 1979
• Alabama Magic, American Football Association (AFA), Legion Field, 1982
• Birmingham Stallions, United States Football League (USFL), Legion Field, 1983–1985
• Birmingham Fire, World League of American Football (WLAF), Legion Field, 1991–1992
• Birmingham Barracudas, Canadian Football League (CFL), Legion Field, 1995
• Birmingham Steeldogs/Alabama Steeldogs, Arena Football League 2 (AF2), BJCC Coliseum, 2000–2007
• Birmingham Thunderbolts, XFL, Legion Field, 2001
• Alabama Slammers, Women's American Football League (WAFL), Guy Tucker Field, Huntsville, 2001
• Birmingham Steel Magnolias, Women's Football Association (WFA), Lawson Field, 2002
• Alabama Outlawz (X-League), Harris Arena, 2014
• Birmingham Iron (AAF), 2019
• Birmingham Stallions, (USFL), 2022–

Proposed

• Team Alabama (AAFL), proposed for 2008 and 2009
• Alabama Blackbirds, United National Gridiron League (UNGL), proposed for 2010
• Unnamed football team, new United States Football League (USFL), proposed for 2011
• Birmingham Black Widows, Women's Indoor Football League (WIFL), proposed for 2014
• Birmingham Freedom, North American Football League (NAFL), proposed for Spring 2015 and 2016
• Unnamed football team, Major League Football (MLFB), proposed for 2016
• Birmingham Iron, Alliance of American Football (AAF), proposed for 2019
• Birmingham Kings, Freedom Football League (FFL), proposed for 2019

Hockey

• Birmingham Bulls (WHA), 1976–1979
• Birmingham Bulls (CHL), 1979–1981
• Birmingham South Stars, 1982
• Birmingham Bulls (ACHL), 1983
• Birmingham Bulls (ECHL), 1992–2000
• Alabama Gunners, 1998
• Pelham Prowlers, 1999
• Alabama Slammers (WHA2), 2003–2004
• Birmingham Bulls (SPHL), 2017–

Soccer

• Birmingham Bandits, indoor soccer, announced 1978, never played
• Birmingham Grasshoppers, semi-pro soccer, 1992–1996
• Alabama Saints, semi-pro soccer, 1997–2000
• Birmingham Hammers, soccer, 2013–
• Birmingham Legion FC, soccer, 2019–

Other

• Birmingham Vulcans RFC, rugby, 1967–

References

• BirminghamProSports.com - accessed March 29, 2009.