Southern Steam
| Southern Steam | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Headquartered | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Colors | Red, white, black, grey | ||
| steamindoorfootball.com | |||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Bobby Dammarell | ||
| General manager | Jenny Dammarell | ||
| Head coach | Bobby Dammarell | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Championships | |||
League championships: 2
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| Playoff appearances (2) | |||
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The Southern Steam are a professional indoor football team. The Steam joined X-League Indoor Football in 2013, as the Pennsylvania Steam based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Midway through the 2014 season, the Steam were sold to a Georgia ownership group, who moved the franchise to Savannah, Georgia, during the regular season. Following the 2014 season, the Steam joined American Indoor Football (AIF) for the 2015 season. After the 2016 season, the AIF folded leaving the Steam to search for a new league.
The Steam played their home games at the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena at the Savannah Civic Center. However, the City of Savannah stated in 2016 that the Steam could not return unless they pay all money owed to the city prior to returning. They began playing in nearby Statesboro instead, first outdoors and then in a converted warehouse for 2017 as the Southern Steam. In 2019, the Steam announced via Facebook they were relocating to Jacksonville, Florida, for the 2019 season citing lack of ticket sales.