| Columbus Destroyers | |
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| Established 1999 Folded 2008; 2019 Played in Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio ColumbusDestroyers.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| Arena Football League (1999–2008; 2019) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Black, white, gray |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Arena Football League |
| Head coach | Matthew Sauk |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (1) | |
| Division championships (1) | |
| Playoff appearances (3) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in 2004. They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of ten seasons of play.
On February 7, 2019, the AFL announced that it had placed an expansion team in Columbus and once again play at Nationwide Arena.[1] The league announced on February 22, 2019, that the team as a re-launch of the Destroyers and revealed the new logo and Matthew Sauk as the head coach.[2]
After the 2019 season, the AFL announced that they had suspended local business operations including the Destroyers, but were looking into become a traveling league. A month later, on November 27, 2019, the league announced that they had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and were ceasing operations.[3]
- ^ "The Arena Football League Announces Expansion To Columbus, Ohio". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Staff, NBC4 (February 22, 2019). "The Columbus Destroyers are back! AFL team shows off logo and announces coach". WCMH. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Arena Football League". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2019.