The California Redwoods had little success on the field, and off, in their inaugural season in San Francisco and San Jose.

The United Football League is hoping that success will come in the franchise’s second season, beginning with a move to Sacramento.

The league confirmed Wednesday it is moving the franchise to Sacramento beginning with the 2010 season, that the team will play at Hornet Stadium and that it will have a new name.

Moving the franchise to Sacramento continues the UFL’s move to non-National Football League markets, and the league can only hope it will be received as well in Sacramento as it has in Hartford, Conn.; Las Vegas, Nev. and Orlando, Fla.

The history of professional football in Sacramento is limited, as the city has had three pro teams in three different leagues from 1991 to 1994.

The World League of American Football’s Sacramento Surge played in 1991 at Hughes Stadium, then played in 1992 at Hornet Stadium. After a 3-7 season in 1991, the Surge won the World Bowl in 1992 after an 8-2 regular season. The WLAF suspended play after 1992, and reconstituted itself in an all-European format in 1995.

The Arena Football League’s Sacramento Attack played one season in 1992, going 4-6 and making the playoffs while playing home games at ARCO Arena. The Attack moved to Miami for 1993 and became the Miami Hooters.

The Canadian Football League’s Sacramento Gold Miners played two seasons in 1993-94, playing both at Hornet Stadium. The Gold Miners were 6-12 in 1993, then went 9-8-1 in 1994 before moving to San Antonio for 1995 and becoming the Texans.

Leaving the Bay Area, which has two NFL franchises, for a city which hasn’t had professional football for 16 years sounds like a good idea on paper. It should prove successful for the UFL, which already has seen a positive bump by moving the New York Sentinels to Hartford.

It also helps the future of the team in Sacramento to have a new investor, Angelo Tsakopoulos, in the fold. According to Wikipedia, Tsakopoulos is “a prominent real estate developer in Sacramento, California, and the founder and owner of AKT Development.”

Time will tell whether the Sacramento franchise will be a success on the field, since we have protected lists, a draft and free agency to go through before play begins in September. But there’s no doubt the UFL will do much better in Sacramento than it did, or would have done, in either San Francisco or San Jose.