Cape Fear Heroes
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The Cape Fear Heroes are a team of American Indoor Football set to begin play in 2012. Based in Fayetteville, North Carolina
, the Heroes will play their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
.
The Heroes are the fourth arena/indoor football team to be based in Fayetteville, following the Cape Fear Wildcats of arenafootball2 (which played from 2002
until 2004
after which they moved Albany, Georgia
to Albany, Georgia
), the Fayetteville Guard
which played in the National Indoor Football League
(2005
-2007
) and American Indoor Football Association (2008
-2010
), and the Fayetteville Force which only played in the Southern Indoor Football League
for the 2011 season
, after which both the Force and the SIFL folded. Despite the AIF's purchase of the Force, the Heroes are considered a completely new franchise.
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
, the Heroes will play their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Cumberland County Crown Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina that opened in 1997. It is currently home to the Fayetteville FireAntz ice hockey team, the Fayetteville Force indoor football team, and formerly home to the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA...
.
The Heroes are the fourth arena/indoor football team to be based in Fayetteville, following the Cape Fear Wildcats of arenafootball2 (which played from 2002
2002 af2 season
The 2002 AF2 season was the third season of the AF2. The league champions were the Peoria Pirates, who defeated the Florida Firecats in ArenaCup III. This is also the first time that both conferences have the same division name...
until 2004
2004 af2 season
The 2004 AF2 season was the fifth season the AF2. The league champions were the Florida Firecats, who defeated the Peoria Pirates in Arena Cup V.-Standings:* Green indicates clinched playoff berth* Purple indicates division champion...
after which they moved Albany, Georgia
South Georgia Wildcats
The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team. They were a 2002 expansion member of af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League...
to Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
), the Fayetteville Guard
Fayetteville Guard
The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....
which played in the National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
(2005
2005 National Indoor Football League season
The 2005 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League. The league champions were the Tri-Cities Fever, who defeated the Rome Renegades in Indoor Bowl V.-Standings:...
-2007
2007 National Indoor Football League season
The 2007 National Indoor Football League season was the seventh and final season of the National Indoor Football League. The 2007 season was chaotic with teams folding and being suspended.-Conference Leaders Standings:...
) and American Indoor Football Association (2008
2008 American Indoor Football Association season
The 2008 American Indoor Football Association season is the league's fourth overall season. The league champions were the Florence Phantoms, who defeated the Wyoming Cavalry in AIFA Championship Bowl II.-Standings:...
-2010
2010 American Indoor Football Association season
The 2010 American Indoor Football Association season is the league's sixth overall season, and the last before its split and cessation of operations. The regular season began on Saturday, March 6 and ended on Sunday, July 4...
), and the Fayetteville Force which only played in the Southern Indoor Football League
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...
for the 2011 season
2011 SIFL season
The 2011 Southern Indoor Football League season is the Southern Indoor Football League's third overall season and the first since its merger with the American Indoor Football Association, and the last before its breakup into three regional leagues....
, after which both the Force and the SIFL folded. Despite the AIF's purchase of the Force, the Heroes are considered a completely new franchise.