Categories: AF2 teams | Sports in Louisville | American football team stubs The following is a list of arena football minor-league teams that, at one time, played in the af2. ... Conference American Division Southeast & Eastern Year founded 2000 Home arena Augusta/Richmond Civic Center City, State Augusta, Georgia ArenaCup championships none The Augusta Stallions were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... Conference National Division South Central Year founded 2001 Home arena Riverside Centroplex City, State Baton Rouge, Louisiana ArenaCup championships none The Baton Rouge Blaze was an expansion team that joined the AF2 in 2001. ... Conference American Division Northeast & Eastern Year founded 2000 Home arena Bi-Lo Center City, State Greenville, South Carolina ArenaCup championships none The Carolina Rhinos were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... Conference American Division Northeast, Southern & Atlantic Year founded 2000 Home arena North Charleston Coliseum City, State North Charleston, South Carolina ArenaCup championships none The Charleston Swamp Foxes were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... Conference National Division Midwest Year founded 2003 Home arena US Bank Arena (a. ... The Columbus Wardogs is a defunct AF2 team that played their home games in the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia from 2001 - 2004. ... Conference National Division Western Year founded 2002 Home arena Selland Arena City, State Fresno, California ArenaCup championships none The Fresno Frenzy were an expansion af2 team for the 2002 season. ... The Greensboro Prowlers is a now-defunct af2 franchise that was one of the leagues charter members. ... For an article on the aboriginal people of the Hawaiian Islands, see Native Hawaiians. ... The Iowa Barnstormers was an arena football team that played only one season in the arenafootball2 league before folding. ... Conference American Division Southeast & Southern Year founded 2000 Home arena Veterans Memorial Center City, State Jacksonville, Florida ArenaCup championships none The Jacksonville Tomcats were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. ... The Laredo Law is a now-defunct 2004 af2 expansion team. ... Lincoln Lightning logo From 1998 to 2000, the Lincoln Lightning were a part of the Indoor Football League before the IFL was bought out. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Conference American Division Northeast Year founded 2002 Home arena New Haven Coliseum City, State New Haven, Connecticut ArenaCup championships none The New Haven Ninjas were an expansion team in the AF2 for the 2002 season. ... The Norfolk Nighthawks is a now-defunct charter member of af2. ... The Peoria Pirates is a 1999 Indoor Football League team. ... Conference American & National Division Southeast & Southern Year founded 2000 Home arena Pensacola Civic Center City, State Pensacola, Florida ArenaCup championships none The Pensacola Barracudas were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... Conference American Division Northeast & Atlantic Year founded 2000 Home arena Richmond Coliseum City, State Richmond, Virginia ArenaCup championships none The Richmond Speed were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. ... The Roanoke Steam is a now-defunct af2 charter member franchise. ... The Rochester Brigade is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. ... The San Diego Riptide is an Arena Football League team. ... The Tallahassee Thunder is a now-defunct af2 charter member team. ... The Wichita Stealth is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion franchise. ... 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. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within basketball gymnasiums and, particularly, ice hockey arenas. ...