Defunct Arena Football League teams

The following is a list of football teams that, at one time, played in the Arena Football League. It DOES NOT include teams that relocated and currently still exist. It is listed by the teams FINAL name.

Team	First AFL season	Final AFL season	Previous name(s)	Previous name(s) season(s)	Notes
Anaheim Piranhas	1994	1997	Las Vegas Sting	1994 - 1995	Reason for cession of operations: Owner C. David Baker became league Commissioner.
Austin Wranglers	2004	2007			Moved to af2, folded.
Charlotte Rage	1992	1996
Carolina Cobras	2000	2004
Chicago Politicians	1986	1986			Playtest game only.
Chicago Bruisers	1987	1989
Cincinnati Rockers	1992	1993
Cleveland Thunderbolts	1991	1994	Columbus Thunderbolts	1991
Colorado Crush	2003	2008
Columbus Destroyers	1999	2008	Buffalo Destroyers	1999-2003
Connecticut Coyotes	1995	1996
Dallas Desperados	2002	2008			Replaced by Dallas Vigilantes
Dallas Texans	1990	1993
Denver Dynamite	1987	1991			Inactive for 1988.
Detroit Fury	2001	2004
Florida Bobcats	1992	2001	Sacarmento Attack, Miami Hooters	1992, 1993 - 1995
Fort Worth Cavalry	1994	1994
Grand Rapids Rampage	1998	2008
Houston ThunderBears	1996	2001	Texas Terror	1996 - 1997
Indiana Firebirds	1990	2004	Albany Firebirds	1990 - 2000	Albany Firebirds name and logo returned in af2 in 2009, replacing the Albany Conquest.
Los Angeles Avengers	2000	2008
Los Angeles Cobras	1988	1988
Massachusetts Marauders	1988	1994	Detroit Drive	1988 - 1993
Miami Vise	1987	1987		Showcase game only.
Milwaukee Mustangs	1994	2001
Minnesota Fighting Pike	1996	1996
Nashville Kats	1997	2007			Returned as the Nashville Kats in 2005.
New England Steamrollers	1988	1988
New Orleans Night	1991	1992
New York Dragons	1995	2008	Iowa Barnstormers	1995-2000	Barnstormers name continues with the new AFL team.
New York Knights	1988	1988
Oklahoma Wranglers	1995	2001	Memphis Pharaohs, Portland Forest Dragons	1995 - 1996, 1997 - 1998
Rockford Metros	1986	1986			Playtest game only.
San Antonio Force	1992	1992
St. Louis Stampede	1995	1996
Toronto Phantoms	1997	2002	New York CityHawks, New England Sea Wolves	1997 - 1998, 1999 - 2000
Washington Commandos	1987	1990	Maryland Commandos	1989

External links

• ArenaFan's AFL Historical Franchise Chart