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Encyclopedia > Rockford Metros

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. They defeated the Chicago Politicians 30-18. The test must have been successful, as the Arena Football League began operation the next spring with four teams and has operated continuously ever since. However no team was ever placed in, or apparently even proposed, for Rockford until the initiation of the minor league af2 in 2000, but in 2006, the Rock River Raptors will begin playing football in Rockford's Metro Center in the non-Arena Football supported United Indoor Football League. Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Jim Foster was the founder of the Arena Football League in 1987. ... Rockford is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. Often referred to as The Forest City, Rockford has 150,115 residents, while the metro area has 320,204 residents (2000 Census). ... See also: 1985 in sports, other events of 1986, 1987 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France 24... Metro Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Rockford, Illinois. ... 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. ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya CART Racing... The Rock River Raptors are a professional indoor football team. ... United Indoor Football is an indoor football league starting in 2005. ...


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American Conference
Central Division

Chicago Rush
Colorado Crush
Grand Rapids Rampage
Nashville Kats
The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Conference American Division Central Year founded 2001 Home arena Allstate Arena City, State Chicago, Illinois Wild card titles 3: 2001, 2003, 2005 Division titles 2: 2002, 2004 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none // History The Chicago Rush is an Arena Football League team. ... Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play in 2003. ... The Grand Rapids Rampage participate in the Arena Football League. ... This page is for the current Nashville Kats, which began play in the Arena Football League in 2005. ...

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Arizona Rattlers
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Utah Blaze Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... The Las Vegas Gladiators have no connection to the Pittsburgh Gladiators, the Arena Football League team that is now the Tampa Bay Storm. ... The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center, also currently home to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. ... Conference American Division Western Year founded 1995 Home arena HP Pavilion City, State San Jose, California Wild card titles 5: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005 Division titles 5: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships 2: 2002, 2004 // History The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football... The Utah Blaze is an Arena Football League team that will begin play in 2006. ...

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Dallas Desperados
New York Dragons
Philadelphia Soul
The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team, founded in Buffalo, New York in 1999. ... The Dallas Desperados are an Arena Football League team that began play in 2002. ... The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team. ... Philadelphia (or Philly) soul, sometimes called the Philadelphia Sound, is a style of soul music characterized by lush instrumental arrangements often featuring sweeping strings and horns. ...

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Austin Wranglers
Georgia Force
Kansas City Brigade
Orlando Predators
Tampa Bay Storm The Austin Wranglers are an American football team from Austin, Texas in the Arena Football League. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 2001 Home arena Philips Arena City, State Atlanta, Georgia Wild card titles 1: 2003 Division titles 1: 2005 Conference titles 1: 2005 ArenaBowl championships none The Georgia Force is in no way related to the San Antonio Force, which was an Arena Football League... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 2006 Home arena Kemper Arena City, State Kansas City, Missouri Wild card titles none Division titles none Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none History After the announcement that the New Orleans VooDoo would suspend operations for the 2006 AFL season due to Hurricane Katrina... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena TD Waterhouse Centre City, State Orlando, Florida Wild card titles 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Division titles 6: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships 2: 1998, 2000 // History Founded in 1991, the... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ...

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Rockford Metros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (125 words)
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.
The test must have been successful, as the Arena Football League began operation the next spring with four teams and has operated continuously ever since.
However no team was ever placed in, or apparently even proposed, for Rockford until the initiation of the minor league af2 in 2000, but in 2006, the Rock River Raptors will begin playing football in Rockford's Metro Center.
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