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The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan areas with at least one major professional sports franchise .
The Orlando Apollos were a professional American football franchise based in Orlando, Florida, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in February 2019. The team played its home games at Spectrum Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida.
The San Antonio Commanders were a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). [1] The league began play in February 2019. The team played their home games at the Alamodome. [1] [2] The team was led by head coach Mike Riley.
The Alliance Atlanta team was announced by the league on April 25, 2018, as its second initial team. Additionally, the head coach, Brad Childress, and offensive coordinator, Michael Vick, were announced. [7] [8] On September 20, the league announced for four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos including Atlanta as the Atlanta Legends. [9]
2019 Alliance of American Football season; League: Alliance of American Football: Sport: American football: Duration: February 9 – April 14 (planned) February 9 – March 31 (actual) Number of games: 40 scheduled (10 per team) 32 played (8 per team) Number of teams: 8: TV partner(s) CBS, CBS Sports Network, NFL Network, TNT: Best regular ...
The San Diego Fleet was a professional American football team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019, with the team playing its home games at SDCCU Stadium. [1] They were coached by former NFL head coach Mike Martz. [1]
The western four teams' names and logos were revealed on September 25, 2018, with Salt Lake as the Stallions with the colors of blue, deep sky blue, and silver. [9] The name is inspired by the land speed records set at the Bonneville Salt Flats, while the colors represent aspects of Utah's geography like Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range. [10]
As early as April 2020, the XFL was reported to have been relocating a team to Orlando. Orlando had not yet been available at the time the league chose its inaugural eight teams because of the Alliance of American Football placing the Orlando Apollos there, but it was one of the largest markets without an NFL team and had hosted the Orlando Rage, one of the most successful teams in the ...