Syracuse Shock

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The Syracuse Shock (formerly the Syracuse Express and CNY Express) is a semi-professional American football team based in Syracuse, New York. They play in the Northeastern Football Alliance.

The Syracuse Express were established in 1984 and were members of the Mid Continental Football League before that team contracted into the midwest. They joined the upstart New York Amateur Football League, where they became one of the league's premier teams, along with their rivals, the Buffalo Gladiators. After absorbing the Cortland Warriors in 1999 the team became the Central New York Express, although they still played their games in suburban Syracuse.

The Express have won one NYAFL title in 2003. The NYAFL merged to become the Northeastern Football Alliance (NFA) and with the change, the team changed its name to the Syracuse Shock.