Knox Carver, owner of one of the Dominion Football League’s founding franchises, announced Thursday that the Norfolk Admirals will relocate to Charleston, South Carolina, and begin play as the Charleston Admirals in Season 6. According to Carver’s press release, the franchise will keep the Admirals name, history, records and founding-member status after the move. The release said updated branding, venue details and community initiatives will be announced before the start of the new season. The Admirals were established as one of the DFL’s original teams. In the announcement, Carver described the club as having played a significant role in the league’s development from a four-team Virginia football league into a larger multi-state professional organization. “After careful consideration, I believe Charleston offers the best long-term opportunity for our franchise, our players, and our supporters,” Carver said in the release. He said the team would be better positioned in a market where it could establish “a unique identity” and build a lasting connection with the community. Carver also thanked fans, players, coaches and community leaders in Norfolk for supporting the franchise during its first five seasons. The move marks a notable change for a club that had been identified with Norfolk through the league’s first stretch of play. Charleston, which Carver called “a historic city with tremendous pride, energy, and passion,” would become the team’s new home as the DFL continues to expand beyond its original footprint, according to the release. In the statement, Carver framed the relocation as part of the organization’s next phase rather than a break with its past. “The Admirals’ story is far from over,” he said. “We are excited to bring professional football to the Lowcountry and begin a new chapter for this organization.” No financial terms, stadium agreement or league approval process were included in the announcement. The press release also did not say what would happen to the team’s current operations in Norfolk or whether existing staff and football personnel would relocate with the franchise. Carver is a Charleston-based industrial entrepreneur and investor with a public profile in both business and politics. Beyond his role in sports, he leads Palmetto Industrial Equipment, a regional industrial supply company serving manufacturing, port logistics and construction sectors across the Southeast. He has also been described as a major Republican donor and an influential backer of conservative candidates and pro-business causes. The release, however, focused solely on the football move. For the DFL, the relocation represents another sign of a league that has moved beyond its original Virginia base. The league is a persistent multiplayer American life simulation’s professional football circuit, and the Admirals have been part of it since its launch. The team’s transfer to Charleston would extend the league’s geographic reach while preserving one of its original brands. The announcement is likely to carry different meanings in the two cities. In Norfolk, it closes the first chapter of a founding franchise. In Charleston, it introduces a new professional team with an existing record and identity rather than a brand-new expansion club. Still, key practical questions remain unanswered until further announcements are made on branding, venue arrangements and local outreach. For now, the central point of the release is clear: the Norfolk Admirals, as currently constituted, are set to leave Norfolk and re-emerge in South Carolina. If the move proceeds as outlined by Carver, the team will take the field as the Charleston Admirals when Season 6 begins.