The Dallas Desire was a professional women's American football team located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . While active, they were one of five teams of the Lingerie Football League 's Western Division. The Desire was one of two new teams added in 2004, along with the Chicago Bliss , before the second Lingerie Bowl in 2005. Before the 2011–2012 season, the team was suspended and brought back for the 2016 season.
24-814: The original team played outdoors at the QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie in 2009 and then one game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in 2010. In both seasons, the Dallas Desire were one of two LFL teams to play their home games on an outdoor stadium with the others being the Denver Dream in 2009 and the Miami Caliente in 2010. The relaunched team played indoors at Dr Pepper Arena in nearby Frisco . Team operations were suspended once again after
48-704: A women's American football team based in Austin, Texas . The Acoustic competed a member of the Legends Football League (LFL) with home games at H-E-B Center in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas . Following the 2019 season, the LFL ceased operations and relaunched as the Extreme Football League ( X League ), which first played in 2022. All former LFL teams received new brands and
72-861: Is a cricket ground and former ballpark in Grand Prairie, Texas . Opened in May 2008, it served as the home stadium of the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball from 2008 through 2019, and of the USL League Two soccer team Texas United from 2017 to 2019. After the AirHogs folded in October 2020, it was announced that American Cricket Enterprises—the commercial partner of USA Cricket —had acquired
96-589: The Cotton Bowl for the 2010 season. In 2017, new Premier Development League (PDL) soccer team Texas United announced that they would play their inaugural season at Airhogs Stadium. The Mulerider baseball team used Airhog Stadium to host their Airhog DII Classic from 2015 to 2018. This event has featured several of the top teams in NCAA DII College Baseball. Austin Acoustic The Austin Acoustic were
120-661: The Legends Football League , and shifted to a summer and fall schedule away from the Super Bowl for the 2013 season. In 2015, the LFL announced that the Dallas Desire would return for the 2016 season, playing at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco . The reinstatement of the franchise coincided with the arrival of a new franchise in Austin, the Austin Acoustic , which would be featured in a "Battle for Texas Bowl" and
144-400: The 2011–12 season with a planned return in 2012–13, citing financial issues and the commitment of players, both on and off the field. In January 2012, assistant coach of Dallas Desire, Clarence LeBlanc released an announcement to the players that "Dallas Desire would be discontinued as a team but are looking to relocate to Austin, Texas." The league then cancelled the 2012–13 season, rebranded as
168-677: The Desire's first home game in the 2016 season. Former Texas A&M linebacker Melvin Bullitt was named head coach, with his brother Terrance as assistant. The 2016 Desire went 3–1 and lost the Western Conference championship to the Seattle Mist 44–6 The Desire ceased operations again before the 2017 season. QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie Stadium (formerly QuikTrip Park and AirHogs Stadium )
192-490: The conclusion of the 2016 season. After the first Lingerie Bowl in 2004 between Team Dream and Team Euphoria, the alternative Super halftime event expanded to a four team tournament. The Desire were announced as one of the two new teams alongside the Chicago Bliss added to the rebranded Los Angeles Temptation (formerly Team Dream) and New York Euphoria . While the teams had location based names, all practices and
216-722: The event itself took place in Los Angeles . The Desire made their first appearance taking part in Lingerie Bowl II in 2005 coached by William "The Refrigerator" Perry . They were defeated by the Temptation in the Western Final, which included a Skill Test, a 3-on-2 match, and a dance competition, with a score of 36–68. They also took part in Lingerie Bowl III in 2006, also losing to the Temptation in
240-470: The facility would be used as a high-performance training center. In May 2021, USA Cricket announced that Major League Cricket had been pushed back from 2022 to a 2023 launch due to a "lack of high-quality cricket stadiums" in the United States. It was also announced that the stadium renovations were set to begin the same month, and would last from mid-2022 to summer 2023. With the acquisition of
264-641: The finals. A few years later, they would win the 2011 American Association championship by winning a decisive game five at QuikTrip Park. The AirHogs folded in October 2020. The AirHogs hosted the American Association All-Star Game on July 21, 2009. The Dallas Desire were one of two teams that were introduced to the women's Lingerie Football League (now Legends Football League ) in 2004. They played two home games of their 2009 season in Grand Prairie. The team then moved to
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#1732787340252288-671: The five established US facilities for cricket, with it set to host the 2024 T20 World Cup in June and July. The park was built for the Texas AirHogs of the American Association in 2007. They began play (as the Grand Prairie AirHogs) in May 2008 and finished their inaugural season with a final record of 56–40, also winning the Southern Division title before falling to the Sioux Falls Canaries in
312-495: The group stage of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . The ballpark was constructed for the newly formed Texas AirHogs baseball team; Tulsa-based convenience store chain QuikTrip funded and acquired the naming rights to the stadium, considering it a part of the company's 50th anniversary. In 2013, its natural grass surface was replaced with Matrix artificial turf . By 2016, after the expiration of QuikTrip's naming rights,
336-439: The group stage of the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, including the opening match between the United States and Canada; temporary bleachers were installed to double the capacity of the stadium for the tournament. On June 6, 2024, the U.S. team notably upset Pakistan at the stadium in their second tournament match. The following table summarises the domestic Twenty20 centuries scored at the site. Grand Prairie Stadium became one of
360-477: The league in October of that year. On November 17, 2020, it was announced that American Cricket Enterprises had signed a long-term lease for the stadium, which would undergo redevelopment to convert it into a facility that can host domestic and international cricket matches, and a Dallas-area team for its upcoming Twenty20 cricket league Major League Cricket . USA Cricket , the US governing body, also announced that
384-655: The lease to AirHogs Stadium, and planned to redevelop the ballpark as a cricket ground. The $ 20 million redevelopment began in April 2022, and the stadium reopened in July 2023 for the inaugural season of the Twenty20 league Major League Cricket —during which it hosted most matches. The stadium also serves as a home and training facility for the United States national team , and was one of three U.S. host stadiums during
408-681: The park was later referred to as The Ballpark in Grand Prairie or AirHogs Stadium . In 2017, the AirHogs' ownership group Neltex Sports Group established a new Premier Development League (PDL) soccer team, Texas United , which would play home matches at AirHogs Stadium. In 2020, the Texas AirHogs opted out of the American Association season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas , and then terminated their membership in
432-402: The season's games were aired on MTV2 . Dallas went 0–3 in the season before the league announced in early December 2010 that their last home game on January 21, 2011, against the Seattle Mist was cancelled due to the potential of inclement weather in the outdoor stadium and neither team winning a game. On March 17, 2011, the LFL announced that the Dallas Desire franchise would be suspended for
456-545: The semifinal. The Lingerie Bowls from 2007 through 2009 were all cancelled for various reasons. The Lingerie Bowl then launched the Lingerie Football League (LFL), a full season league with home arenas and ten teams in two divisions. The Lingerie Bowl became the championship game for the league and was still scheduled during the Super Bowl halftime in February 2010. For the 2009–10 LFL season , each team
480-650: The stadium, Texas United began playing most of their home matches on the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas beginning in the 2021 season. The renovations include refurbishment and enhancement of the stadium's 13 luxury suites and Hall of Fame and Officer Club Rooms, installation of "premium seating experiences" around the field, and the renovation and reopening of the stadium's sports bar facility. Other cricket amenities such as training nets, batting lanes, and outside turf fields are planned to be added in "subsequent renovation phases". Dallas-based architect HKS
504-710: Was against the Los Angeles Temptation while they played the San Diego Seduction and Seattle Mist on the road. They ended the regular season 3–1, qualifying for the Western Conference championship game, where they lost to the Los Angeles Temptation 20–14. The 2010–11 LFL season had the same format as the previous season, but the Desire moved to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas , the highest-capacity stadium (92,100 seats) for any professional American football team, for their home games. All of
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#1732787340252528-628: Was rededicated by the city on July 11, 2023, and it hosted most matches during the inaugural season of MLC that began on July 13. Following the season, the stadium hosted local Minor League Cricket team, the Dallas Mustangs, for their 2023 campaign . It also hosted the finals of that season, where it saw the Mustangs emerge victorious over the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers. The stadium hosted matches during
552-606: Was retained by ACE for this stadium, with the Manhattan Construction Company tapped to act as Construction Manager. In March 2022, ACE stated that it expected to complete the project by March 2023, with the stadium being part of a $ 110 million investment into new and refurbished cricket-specific stadiums for MLC, and other ventures such as the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . Ground broke in April 2022, and construction started that July. The project has reportedly costed an excess of $ 20 million. The stadium
576-411: Was scheduled to play the other four teams in its division once. Two of the games were at home and two were on the road. The Desire played its home games at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas , one of two teams that season to play outdoors. Their head coach was former NFL player Antuan Edwards . The Desire's first home game was on September 25, 2009, against the Denver Dream . Their other home game
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