Defunct AF2 teams

The following is a list of teams that, at one time, played in the AF2. This does not include teams in AF2 when the Board of Directors formed the New AFL in 2010.

Team	City	Arena	Founded	First AF2 season	Final AF2 season	Notes
Alabama Steeldogs	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center	1999	2000	2007
Albany Conquest	Albany, New York	Times Union Center	2002	2002	2008	Same franchise as Albany Firebirds
Albany Firebirds	Albany, New York	Times Union Center	2002	2009	2009	Same franchise as Albany Conquest
Amarillo Dusters	Amarillo, Texas	Amarillo Civic Center	2003	2005	2009
Arkansas Twisters	North Little Rock, Arkansas	Verizon Arena	1999	2000	2009
Augusta Stallions	Augusta, GA	James Brown Arena	1999	2000	2002
Austin Wranglers	Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center	2003	2008	2008
Bakersfield Blitz 2002–2003	Bakersfield, CA	Rabobank Arena	2002	2002	2003	Same franchise as Central Valley Coyotes
Bakersfield Blitz 2004–2007	Bakersfield, CA	Rabobank Arena	2004	2004	2007
Baton Rouge Blaze	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Baton Rouge River Center Arena	2000	2001	2001
Boise Burn	Boise, Idaho	Qwest Arena	2006	2007	2009
Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	Bossier City, Louisiana	CenturyTel Center	2001	2001	2009
Cape Fear Wildcats	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Crown Coliseum	2002	2002	2004	Same franchise as South Georgia Wildcats
Carolina Rhinos	Greenville, SC	Bi-Lo Center	1999	2000	2002
Central Valley Coyotes	Fresno, California	Selland Arena	2002	2004	2009	Same franchise as Bakersfield Blitz 2002–2003
Charleston Swamp Foxes	North Charleston, SC	North Charleston Coliseum	1999	2000	2003
Cincinnati Jungle Kats	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena	2006	2007	2007
Cincinnati Swarm	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena	2002	2003	2003
Columbus Wardogs	Columbus, GA	Columbus Civic Center	2000	2001	2004	Same franchise as Mississippi Headhunters
Corpus Christi Sharks	Corpus Christi, Texas	American Bank Center	2006	2007	2009
Daytona Beach ThunderBirds	Daytona Beach, FL	Ocean Center	2005	2008	2008
Everett Hawks	Everett, WA	Everett Events Center	2001	2006	2007
Florida Firecats	Estero, Florida	Germain Arena	2001	2001	2009
Fort Wayne Fusion	Fort Wayne, IN	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	2006	2007	2007
Fresno Frenzy	Fresno, CA	Selland Arena	2001	2002	2002
Green Bay Blizzard	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin	Resch Center	2003	2003	2009
Greensboro Prowlers	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum	1999	2000	2003
Hawaiian Islanders	Honolulu, HI	Neal S. Blaisdell Center	2001	2002	2004
Iowa Barnstormers	Des Moines, Iowa	Wells Fargo Arena	1995	2001	2009
Jacksonville Tomcats	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	1999	2000	2002
Kentucky Horsemen	Lexington, Kentucky	Rupp Arena	2002	2008	2009
Lafayette Roughnecks	Lafayette, LA	CajunDome	2000	2001	2001
Laredo Law	Laredo, TX	Laredo Entertainment Center	2003	2004	2004
Laredo Lobos	Laredo, TX	Laredo Entertainment Center	2005	2007	2007
Lincoln Lightning	Lincoln, NE	Pershing Municipal Auditorium	1998	2001	2001
Louisville Fire	Louisville, KY	Freedom Hall	2000	2001	2008
Lubbock Renegades	Lubbock, TX	City Bank Coliseum	2006	2007	2008
Macon Knights	Macon, GA	Macon Coliseum	2000	2001	2006
Mahoning Valley Thunder	Youngstown, OH	Covelli Centre	2007	2007	2009
Manchester Wolves	Manchester, New Hampshire	Verizon Wireless Arena	2002	2004	2009	Same franchise as Mohegan Wolves
Memphis Xplorers	Southaven, MS	DeSoto Civic Center	2000	2001	2006
Milwaukee Iron	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Bradley Center	2009	2009	2009
Mississippi Headhunters	Biloxi, Mississippi		2001	Never played		Same franchise as Columbus Wardogs
Mobile Wizards	Mobile, AL	Mobile Civic Center	2001	2002	2002
Mohegan Wolves	Uncasville, Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena	2002	2002	2003	Same franchise as Manchester Wolves
New Haven Ninjas	New Haven, CT	New Haven Coliseum	2001	2002	2002
Norfolk Nighthawks	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk Scope	1999	2000	2003
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Cox Convention Center	2004	2004	2009
Pensacola Barracudas	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola Civic Center	1999	2000	2002
Peoria Pirates	Peoria, Illinois	Peoria Civic Center	1999	2001	2009
Quad City Steamwheelers	Moline, Illinois	iWireless Center	2000	2000	2009
Richmond Speed	Richmond, VA	Richmond Coliseum	1999	2000	2003
Rio Grande Valley Dorados	Hidalgo, Texas	State Farm Arena	2004	2004	2009
Roanoke Steam	Roanoke, VA	Roanoke Civic Center	1999	2000	2002
Rochester Brigade	Rochester, NY	Blue Cross Arena	2000	2001	2003
San Diego Riptide	San Diego, CA	San Diego Sports Arena	2001	2002	2005
South Georgia Wildcats	Albany, Georgia	Albany Civic Center	2002	2005	2009	Same franchise as Cape Fear Wildcats
Spokane Shock	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	2005	2006	2009
Stockton Lightning	Stockton, California	Stockton Arena	2006	2006	2009
Tallahassee Thunder	Tallahassee, FL	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center	1999	2000	2002
Tennessee Valley Vipers	Huntsville, Alabama	Von Braun Center	2000	2000	2009
Texas Copperheads	Cypress, TX	Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center	2005	2007	2008
Toledo Bullfrogs	Toledo, Ohio	Lucas County Arena	2008	Never played
Tri-Cities Fever	Kennewick, Washington	Toyota Center	2004	2007	2009
Tulsa Talons	Tulsa, Oklahoma	BOK Center	1999	2000	2009
Wichita Stealth	Wichita, KS	Kansas Coliseum	1999	2001	2004
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	2001	2002	2009

External links

ArenaFan Online's af2 Historical Teams List

Defunct AF2 teams

Alabama Steeldogs Albany Conquest/Firebirds Amarillo Dusters Arkansas Twisters Augusta Stallions Austin Wranglers Bakersfield Blitz Baton Rouge Blaze Boise Burn Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings Cape Fear/South Georgia Wildcats Carolina Rhinos Central Valley Coyotes Charleston Swamp Foxes Cincinnati Jungle Kats Cincinnati Swarm Columbus Wardogs Corpus Christi Sharks Daytona Beach ThunderBirds Everett Hawks Florida Firecats Fort Wayne Fusion Fresno Frenzy Green Bay Blizzard Greensboro Prowlers Hawaiian Islanders Iowa Barnstormers Jacksonville Tomcats Kentucky Horsemen Lafayette Roughnecks Laredo Law Laredo Lobos Lincoln Lightning Louisville Fire Lubbock Renegades Macon Knights Mahoning Valley Thunder Manchester/Mohegan Wolves Memphis Xplorers Milwaukee Iron Mobile Wizards New Haven Ninjas Norfolk Nighthawks Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Pensacola Barracudas Peoria Pirates Quad City Steamwheelers Richmond Speed Rio Grande Valley Dorados Roanoke Steam Rochester Brigade San Diego Riptide Spokane Shock Stockton Lightning Tallahassee Thunder Tennessee Valley Vipers Texas Copperheads Toledo Bullfrogs Tri-Cities Fever Tulsa Talons Wichita Stealth Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

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