| Cleveland Gladiators | |
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| Established 1997 Folded 2019 Played in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio ClevelandGladiators.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| Arena Football League (1997–2017) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
| Mascot | Rudi |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Dan Gilbert |
| President | Kerry Bubolz |
| Head coach | Ron Selesky |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (1)
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| Division championships (3) | |
| Playoff appearances (10) | |
| 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Cleveland Gladiators were an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. The franchise was originally based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and then later in Las Vegas, Nevada, before relocating to Cleveland for the 2008 AFL season. The Gladiators qualified for the playoffs eight times in their history, reaching the ArenaBowl in 2014.[1]
The Gladiators announced that they would not play the 2018 and 2019 seasons due to renovations on Quicken Loans Arena that required it to close during the NBA offseason and were granted a two-season hiatus. Before the team could return in 2020, the league filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.[2]
- ^ "The Cleveland Gladiators Will Play In Arena Bowl Championship". cbslocal.com. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
- ^ Gleeson, Scott (November 27, 2019), "Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, ceases all operations", USA Today, retrieved November 27, 2019