2000 af2 season
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The 2000 AF2 season was the very first season of the AF2
. The league champions were the Quad City Steamwheelers
, who capped off a perfect season with a victory over the Tennessee Valley Vipers
in ArenaCup I
. This is the only AF2 season lacking division alignment.
AF2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
. The league champions were the Quad City Steamwheelers
Quad City Steamwheelers
The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
, who capped off a perfect season with a victory over the Tennessee Valley Vipers
Tennessee Valley Vipers
The Alabama Vipers was a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original AFL, where they won the 2008 ArenaCup championship. They play...
in ArenaCup I
ArenaCup
The ArenaCup is the af2's championship game. For the league's first five years, it was held at the arena of the higher seeded team. However, the 2005 ArenaCup was the first to be played at a neutral site in Bossier City, Louisiana. The 2006 ArenaCup was played in Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San...
. This is the only AF2 season lacking division alignment.
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| American Conference | ||||||
| Augusta Stallions Augusta Stallions The Augusta Stallions were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference, before switching to the Southeast Division in 2001, and then the Eastern Division in 2002. In their first year, Augusta went 13-3, made the playoffs, and... |
13 | 3 | 0.812 | 10 | 2 | 0.833 |
| Norfolk Nighthawks Norfolk Nighthawks The Norfolk Nighthawks are a now-defunct charter member of the AF2. They played their home games at The Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia... |
10 | 6 | 0.625 | 9 | 4 | 0.600 |
| Jacksonville Tomcats Jacksonville Tomcats The Jacksonville Tomcats were an arena football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They were an inaugural franchise in af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League , and played for three seasons from 2000–2002... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 |
| Carolina Rhinos Carolina Rhinos The Carolina Rhinos were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference, before switching divisions in every year of their existence . In their first year, they won 7 of their first 9 games, en route to the playoffs, before losing... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 |
| Richmond Speed Richmond Speed The Richmond Speed were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference in 2000, before going over to the Northeast Division in 2001, then to the Atlantic Division from 2002-2003. In 2000, Richmond went 7-9 and missed the playoffs. ... |
7 | 9 | 0.437 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 |
| Charleston Swamp Foxes Charleston Swamp Foxes The Charleston Swamp Foxes were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference, before switching divisions in every year of their existence . Charleston played their home games in the North Charleston Coliseum... |
4 | 12 | 0.333 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
| Greensboro Prowlers Greensboro Prowlers The Greensboro Prowlers is a now-defunct af2 franchise that was one of the league's charter members. The Prowlers had three mediocre seasons before finally getting a decent winning record in their final year... |
3 | 13 | 0.187 | 0 | 8 | 0.167 |
| Roanoke Steam Roanoke Steam The Roanoke Steam is a now-defunct af2 charter member franchise. They played their home games at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Steam were unable to get into the playoffs during their only three years in the league... |
3 | 13 | 0.187 | 0 | 8 | 0.167 |
| National Conference | ||||||
| Quad City Steamwheelers Quad City Steamwheelers The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois.... |
16 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers Tennessee Valley Vipers The Alabama Vipers was a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original AFL, where they won the 2008 ArenaCup championship. They play... |
10 | 6 | 0.625 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Tulsa Talons Tulsa Talons The San Antonio Talons are a professional arena football franchise in San Antonio, Texas that plays in the Arena Football League.The Talons began in 2000 in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the Tulsa Talons, a charter member of the defunct minor league Arena Football 2, also known as af2... |
9 | 7 | 0.562 | 5 | 7 | 0.417 |
| Pensacola Barracudas Pensacola Barracudas The Pensacola Barracudas were an AF2 team and one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season.Pensacola originally played in the National Conference and won its first five games en route to the playoffs before losing to the eventual undefeated champion Quad City... |
8 | 8 | 0.500 | 6 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Birmingham Steeldogs | 7 | 9 | 0.437 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
| Arkansas Twisters Arkansas Twisters The Allen Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Allen, Texas play in the Indoor Football League. The Wranglers play their home games at the Allen Event Center.-History:... |
7 | 9 | 0.437 | 2 | 7 | 0.222 |
| Tallahassee Thunder Tallahassee Thunder The Tallahassee Thunder is a now-defunct charter member af2 arena football team from Tallahassee, Florida. The Thunder played from 2000 until 2002, playing their home games at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center in Tallahassee... |
5 | 11 | 0.312 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 |