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The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team. Image File history File links LosAngelesAvengers. ... The Western Division is one of four divisions that make up the Arena Football League. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ... Ed Hodgkiss is an Arena Football League coach for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...

History

The Los Angeles Avengers play their home games at the Staples Center, which also is currently home to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began play in the 2000 season. The Avengers compete in the Western Division of the American Conference. Since its inception in 2000, the Avengers have competed in postseason play four times. The Avengers earned American Conference wildcard playoff berths in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and won the American Conference Western Division Championship in 2005. Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... â€œNHLâ€ redirects here. ... Lakers logo 1966-1991 The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... â€œNBAâ€ redirects here. ... Since their inception, the Sparks have been a focal point of the league. ... The Womens National Basketball Association is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Avengers franchise is owned by Casey Wasserman, grandson of the late MCA head Lew Wasserman. Casey Wasserman (b. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... Lew Wasserman (March 15, 1913 - June 3, 2002) was a Hollywood agent and studio executive credited with first creating and then taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. ...

On April 10, 2005, Avengers defensive lineman Al Lucas was injured attempting to make a tackle and later died at a nearby hospital. It is the only fatality in the history of the AFL. is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Al Lucas (September 1, 1978 â€“ April 10, 2005) was a football player in the NFL and Arena Football League who died in a game for the Los Angeles Avengers. ...

Memorable Avengers' highlights

Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at TD Waterhouse Centre City, State Orlando, Florida Wild card titles 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Conference titles 7: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000... Anthony Robert Graziani (Born:December 23, 1973, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a current Arena Football League quarterback for the Philadelphia Soul. ... Greg Hopkins (November 16, 1981â€“) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Los Angeles Avengers. ...

Season-by-season

* = Current Standing Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1992 Home arena US Airways Center City, State Phoenix, Arizona Head Coach Gene Nudo ArenaBowl championships 2: 1994, 1997 Conference titles none Division titles 5: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 Wild Card berths 8: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Arizona Rattlers... Conference American Division Central Year founded 2001 Home arena Allstate Arena City, State Rosemont, Illinois Head Coach Mike Hohensee ArenaBowl championships 1: 2006 Conference titles 1: 2006 Division titles 3: 2002, 2004, 2007 Wild Card berths 4: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 The Chicago Rush are a team in the Arena... The 2007 Los Angeles Avengers season is the eighth season for the franchise. ...

Not to be forgotten

Antoine Burns is a wide receiver for the Arena Football League Los Angeles Avengers. ... Chris Butterfield is a former Arena Football League defensive lineman for the Portland Forest Dragons (1997-99) and the Los Angeles Avengers (2001-04). ... Shannon Culver is a former Arena Football League wide receiver for the Anaheim Piranhas(1997), Grand Rapids Rampage(1998), Los Angeles Avengers(2000-01), Dallas Desperados(2002-03), and Austin Wranglers(2004). ... Anthony Derricks (born December 1, 1976) is an Arena Football League defensive specialist for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Chad Dukes is a DJ on the Big O and Dukes (8-12 PM M-F) show on 101. ... Mark Estelle(Born:July 29, 1981) is a defensive back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. ... Anthony Robert Graziani (Born:December 23, 1973, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a current Arena Football League quarterback for the Philadelphia Soul. ... Darius Hadley is a former Arena Football League defensive specialist/wide receiver. ... Travis Hannah(Born:January 31, 1971, in Hawthrone, California) is a former Arena Football League wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Greg Hopkins (November 16, 1981â€“) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Chris Jackson is an Arena Football League wide receiver for the Georgia Force. ... John Kaleo(Born:February 5, 1971) is a quarterback with the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Tony Locke is an Arena Football League wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Al Lucas (September 1, 1978 â€“ April 10, 2005) was a football player in the NFL and Arena Football League who died in a game for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Brian Mann(Born:May 7,1980) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Ricky Sharpe is an Arena Football League defensive back/wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers. ...

Retired numbers

Al Lucas (September 1, 1978 â€“ April 10, 2005) was a football player in the NFL and Arena Football League who died in a game for the Los Angeles Avengers. ... Greg Hopkins (November 16, 1981â€“) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Los Angeles Avengers. ...

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Categories: Arena Football League | Arena Football League teams | Sports in Los Angeles | Sports clubs established in 2000 The following is a list of football teams that, at one time, played in the Arena Football League. ... The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Los Angeles sports ... The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team, founded in Buffalo, New York in 1999. ... Year founded 2000 Year folded 2004 Prior names none ArenaBowl championships none // History The Carolina Cobras were a franchise in the Arena Football League. ... The Charlotte Rage was a team in the Arena Football League, a league which plays a scaled-down version of American football suitable for play in venues primarily designed for ice hockey or basketball. ... The Chicago Bruisers were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... The Chicago Politicians were a team formed in 1986 by Arena Football League founder Jim Foster to play an initial test game in Rockford, Illinois versus the Rockford Metros. ... Categories: Cincinnati sports | Defunct American football teams | American football stubs ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Cleveland sports ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Cleveland sports ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams ... Categories: Stub | Dallas sports | Defunct American football teams ... The Denver Dynamite were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the inaugural four-team demonstration season of 1987. ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Year founded 2001 Year folded 2004 Prior names none ArenaBowl championships none History The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. ... Year founded 1992 Year folded 2001 Prior names Sacramento Attack, Miami Hooters ArenaBowl championships none // History Sacramento Attack (1992) The Sacramento Attack was an Arena Football League team that competed under that name in the 1992 AFL season only. ... The Fort Worth Cavalry were an Arena Football League team which operated for a single season, 1994. ... Year founded 1996 Year folded 2001 Prior names Texas Terror ArenaBowl championships none // History Texas Terror (1996-1997) The Texas Terror was a franchise in the Arena Football League, a league which plays a scaled-down version of American football in venues primarily designed for ice hockey or basketball. ... The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. ... Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 1995 Home arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum City, State Uniondale, New York Wild card titles 1: 1995 Division titles 8: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Los Angeles sports ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1988 Prior names none ArenaBowl championships none // History The Los Angeles Cobras played in the 1988 Arena Football League season only. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Washington, DC sports ... Year founded 1988 Year folded 1994 Prior names Detroit Drive ArenaBowl championships 4: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 // The Detroit Drive were a professional American football team playing as an Arena Football League team from 1988-1993. ... Year founded 1995 Year folded 2001 Prior names Memphis Pharaohs, Portland Forest Dragons ArenaBowl championships none // History Memphis Pharaohs (1995-1996) The Memphis Pharaohs, who had played at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis in 1995 and 1996, relocated to Portland, Oregon after a winless (0-14) 1996 campaign. ... Year founded 1992 Year folded 2001 Prior names Sacramento Attack, Miami Hooters ArenaBowl championships none // History Sacramento Attack (1992) The Sacramento Attack was an Arena Football League team that competed under that name in the 1992 AFL season only. ... Miami Vise vs. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Milwaukee sports ... Year founded 1996 Year folded 1996 Prior names none ArenaBowl championships none History Minnesota Fighting Pike was an Arena Football League team that played one season 1996 in that league. ... Year founded 1997 Year folded 2002 Prior names New York CityHawks, New England Sea Wolves ArenaBowl championships none The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England. ... Categories: Sports stubs | Defunct American football teams ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1997 Home arena Orleans Arena City, State Las Vegas, Nevada Wild card titles 3: 1997, 1998, 2003 Division titles 1: 2002 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The Las Vegas Gladiators have no connection to the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the Arena Football League team that... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1997 Home arena Orleans Arena City, State Las Vegas, Nevada Wild card titles 3: 1997, 1998, 2003 Division titles 1: 2002 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The Las Vegas Gladiators have no connection to the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the Arena Football League team that... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | New Orleans sports ... Year founded 1997 Year folded 2002 Prior names New York CityHawks, New England Sea Wolves ArenaBowl championships none The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England. ... This page is about the Arena Football League team. ... Year founded 1995 Year folded 2001 Prior names Memphis Pharaohs, Portland Forest Dragons ArenaBowl championships none // History Memphis Pharaohs (1995-1996) The Memphis Pharaohs, who had played at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis in 1995 and 1996, relocated to Portland, Oregon after a winless (0-14) 1996 campaign. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ... Year founded 1995 Year folded 2001 Prior names Memphis Pharaohs, Portland Forest Dragons ArenaBowl championships none // History Memphis Pharaohs (1995-1996) The Memphis Pharaohs, who had played at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis in 1995 and 1996, relocated to Portland, Oregon after a winless (0-14) 1996 campaign. ... The Rockford Metros were an Arena football team formed by Arena Football League founder Jim Foster for the purposes of playing a test game in Rockford, Illinois in the spring of 1986 at the Metro Center. ... Year founded 1992 Year folded 2001 Prior names Sacramento Attack, Miami Hooters ArenaBowl championships none // History Sacramento Attack (1992) The Sacramento Attack was an Arena Football League team that competed under that name in the 1992 AFL season only. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | San Antonio sports ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Saint Louis sports ... Year founded 1996 Year folded 2001 Prior names Texas Terror ArenaBowl championships none // History Texas Terror (1996-1997) The Texas Terror was a franchise in the Arena Football League, a league which plays a scaled-down version of American football in venues primarily designed for ice hockey or basketball. ... Year founded 1997 Year folded 2002 Prior names New York CityHawks, New England Sea Wolves ArenaBowl championships none The Toronto Phantoms was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in New York City and New England. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Washington, DC sports ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football Leagues championship game. ... Below is a list of Arena Football League arenas: Category: ... 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