High School Football Championship Games Returning To Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL — There was a time when Birmingham's Legion Field was the annual site for the Alabama High School Athletic Association's football championship games. However, Birmingham has not hosted the games since 2008. That will change in just a couple of seasons.

Birmingham's Protective Stadium has been named as a host venue for the 2021 Super 7 games, joining Jordan-Hare and Bryant-Denny stadiums in the rotation.

The new downtown Birmingham stadium is scheduled for completion by the time the 2021 WOrld Games come to town.

The 2021 event will begin the new three-community rotation as the newly constructed Protective Life Stadium in downtown Birmingham will host its first Super 7 Dec.1-3, 2021 and following years in 2024, 2027, and 2030.

“We are pleased to see the AHSAA Super 7 return to the city where it began more than 20 years ago,” said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin. “The Super 7 showcases the best of high school athletics in Alabama, and Birmingham is excited to be a host city once again. As a progressive city focused on building a better future for our young people, we look forward to working closely with the AHSAA to celebrate championship-caliber high school sports for years to come.” .

“It is with great pride that we announce the continuation of Super 7 for 2021-2032 and our partnership with the communities of Auburn-Opelika, Tuscaloosa, and now Birmingham,” said AHSAA’s Executive Director Steve Savarese. “The communities of Auburn-Opelika and Tuscaloosa helped the AHSAA take this event to a new level in 2009 and created the standard of excellence for hosting that is unmatched across high school athletics. The AHSAA is grateful for Auburn-Opelika and Tuscaloosa embracing a new idea to include Birmingham in the rotation which will now provide three high quality venues for our member schools to showcase their football programs at the end of each season.”

Birmingham hosted all of the state's championship games from from 1996 to 2008. Legion Field also was host to the large-school championship game from 1971 to 1995.