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Arena Football League Original Logo
The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling... -
Arena Football League 2000s Logo
The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling... -
Albany Firebirds
The Albany Firebirds played in the Arena Football League?????from 1990 to 2010. While in the New York State capital, they won six division titles, made nine playoff appearances, and won the 1999??ArenaBowl??championship. Despite their success on the field and at the gate, the team... -
Anaheim Piranhas
The??Anaheim Piranhas were an Arena Football League team that played from 1996 to 1997. They were originally the Las Vegas Sting. They played their home games in what was then called Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. -
Austin Wranglers
Austin's first professional sports team, the Wranglers played in the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2007. The spent 2008 in af2 before folding. -
Buffalo Destroyers
The Buffalo Destroyers played in the Arena Football League beginning in 1999. In 2004, the team relocated to Columbus and played four seasons there before folding. -
Carolina Cobras
The Carolina Cobras played in The Arena Football League??from 2000 to 2004. Their home field was the??Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena for its first three seasons. In 2003, the team played its home games in Charlotte.?? -
Charlotte Rage
The Charlotte Rage were an Arena Football League team that played from 1992 to 1996.??Their home field was the Charlotte Coliseum, except for the 1995 season when they played in Independence Arena. -
Chicago Bruisers Helmet
The Chicago Bruisers were one of four teams established for the inaugural season of the Arena Football League in 1987. Their homefield was the Rosemont Horizon. After three seasons the team folded. -
Chicago Bruisers Logo
The Chicago Bruisers were one of four teams established for the inaugural season of the Arena Football League in 1987. Their homefield was the Rosemont Horizon. After three seasons the team folded. -
Cincinnati Rockers Football Helmet
The Cincinnati Rockers played in the Arena Football League in 1992 and 1993, before suspending operations due to low attendance. The Rockers played their home games at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena). -
Cincinnati Rockers Retro Logo
This shirt features an alternate logo for??The Cincinnati Rockers, the Queen City's Arena Football League team that played from 1992 to 1993 at Riverfront Coliseum. -
Cleveland Gladiators
The Gladiators were Cleveland's second foray into the Arena Football League, after the Thunderbolts (1992-1994). The team began in New Jersey as the Red Dogs in 1997. They changed their name to Gladiators in 2001 and moved to Las Vegas in 2003. In 2007,... -
Cleveland Thunderbolts Football
The Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) were established in 1991 and played their home games in the Expo Center. Their coach was Earl Bruce. In 1992, they moved to Cleveland, folding after the 1994 season. Arena football returned to Northeast Ohio... -
Colorado Crush
The Colorado Crush was the city of Denver's second foray into the Arena Football League. They played from 2003 to 2008. Their home field was the Pepsi Center (now Ball Arena). The city's first Arena Football League Team was the Denver Dynamite.?? -
Columbus Destroyers Football
Established in Buffalo in 1999, the Destroyers were an Arena League Football team that moved to Columbus in 2004. In 2008, the team ceased operations but was revived in the winter of 2019. However, six months later, the entire league went out of business. -
Columbus Thunderbolts Football
The Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) were established in 1991 and played their home games in the Expo Center. Their coach was Earl Bruce. In 1992, they moved to Cleveland, folding after the 1994 season. The AFL returned to Columbus in... -
Dallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados played in the Arena Football League from 2002 until 2008. The city previously had a team in the league from 1990 to 1993 called the Texans. -
Dallas Texans Arena Football
The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also... -
Denver Dynamite Helmet
The Denver Dynamite??were one of four teams established for the inaugural season of the Arena Football League in 1987.??The franchise suspended operations for the 1988 season but returned in 1989 playing until 1991. Their home field was McNichols Arena.??

