Arena Football League

The Arena Football League (or AFL) is a defunct American football league in the United States that ran from 1987 to 2008, and 2010 to 2019. After it ended the first time, another league like it started in 2010, called Arena Football 1. Some, but not all, of the AFL teams joined Arena Football 1. The league later changed its name to the Arena Football League. There were 6 teams in 2019 when the league folded due to bankruptcy.

Unlike what people in this league call the outdoor league (the NFL), Arena football is played in an smaller arena. Arena Football is played with only 8 players on a team, not 11 like the NFL.

Teams
 Team City Arena Founded Joined Albany Empire Albany, New York Times Union Center 2018 Atlantic City Blackjacks Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Hall 2019 Baltimore Brigade Baltimore Royal Farms Arena 2017 Cleveland Gladiators Cleveland, Ohio Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1997 Columbus Destroyers Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena 1999 Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 2004 Washington Valor Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 2017

Timeline
The Arena Football League has had many teams join and leave the league. Every year, there has been at least one team which did not play with the same name as the year before.

Year# of TeamsNew TeamsFolded TeamsSuspended TeamsReturning TeamsRelocated TeamsName Changes19874Chicago BruisersDenver DynamitePittsburgh Gladiators19886Detroit DriveLos Angeles CobrasNew York KnightsDenver Dynamite19895Los Angeles CobrasNew York KnightsDenver Dynamite19906Albany FirebirdsDallas TexansChicago BruisersWashington Commandos(from Maryland)19918Columbus ThunderboltsNew Orleans NightOrlando PredatorsWashington CommandosPittsburgh → Tampa Bay Storm199212Arizona RattlersCharlotte RageCincinnati RockersSacramento AttackSan Antonio ForceDenver DynamiteColumbus → Cleveland Thunderbolts199310New Orleans NightSan Antonio ForceSacramento → Miami Hooters199411Fort Worth CavalryLas Vegas StingMilwaukee MustangsCincinnati RockersDallas TexansDetroit → Massachusetts Marauders199513Connecticut CoyotesIowa BarnstormersMemphis PharaohsSt. Louis StampedeSan Jose SaberCatsFort Worth Cavalry199615Texas TerrorLas Vegas → Anaheim PiranhasFort Worth → Minnesota Fighting Pike(dormant from 1995)Florida Bobcats(from Miami Hooters)199714Nashville KatsNew Jersey Red DogsNew York CityHawksCharlotte RageConnecticut CoyotesSt. Louis StampedeMemphis → Portland Forest Dragons199814Anaheim PiranhasMassachusetts Marauders → Grand Rapids Rampage(dormant for three years)Houston Thunderbears(from Texas Terror)1999 15 Buffalo DestroyersNew York → New England Sea Wolves200017Carolina CobrasPortland → Oklahoma Wranglers200119Chicago RushDetroit FuryAlbany → Indiana FirebirdsIowa → New York DragonsNew England → Toronto PhantomsNew Jersey Gladiators(from New Jersey Red Dogs)200216Dallas DesperadosFlorida BobcatsMilwaukee MustangsOklahoma WranglersNashville → Georgia ForceThe history of the Kats stayed in Nashville, similar to the agreement made between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.200316Colorado CrushToronto PhantomsNew Jersey → Las Vegas Gladiators200419Austin WranglersNew Orleans VooDooPhiladelphia SoulBuffalo → Columbus Destroyers200517Nashville KatsCarolina CobrasDetroit FuryIndiana Firebirds200618Kansas City BrigadeUtah BlazeNew Orleans VooDoo200719New Orleans VooDoo200817Austin WranglersThe Austin Wranglers changed leagues from the AFL to af2.Nashville KatsLas Vegas → Cleveland Gladiators20090New Orleans VooDooLos Angeles AvengersArizona RattlersChicago RushCleveland GladiatorsColorado CrushColumbus DestroyersDallas DesperadosGeorgia ForceGrand Rapids RampageKansas City BrigadeNew York DragonsOrlando PredatorsPhiladelphia SoulSan Jose SaberCatsTampa Bay StormUtah Blaze201015Alabama Vipers*Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings*Dallas VigilantesIowa Barnstormers*Jacksonville SharksMilwaukee Iron*Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz*Spokane Shock*Tulsa Talons*Utah Blaze**(* Former af2 team)(** Former AIFA team)Arizona RattlersChicago RushCleveland GladiatorsOrlando PredatorsTampa Bay Storm201118Pittsburgh PowerOklahoma City Yard DawgzKansas City CommandPhiladelphia SoulSan Jose SaberCatsAlabama Vipers → Georgia ForceBossier-Shreveport Battle Wings → New Orleans VooDooKansas City Command(from Kansas City Brigade)  Milwaukee Mustangs (from Milwaukee Iron)201217Dallas VigilantesTulsa Talons → San Antonio Talons

References

 Other websites 
Official website of the Arena Football League 
Official website of Arena Football 1