| Orlando Predators | |
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| Established 1991 Play in Kia Center in Orlando, Florida OrlandoPredatorsFootball.com | |
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Black, red, gold, white |
| Nicknames | Preds |
| Mascot | Klaw |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | John Cheney |
| General manager | Shawn Knapp[1] |
| Head coach | E.J. Burt |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (2) | |
| Conference championships (1) Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games | |
| Division championships (9) | |
| Playoff appearances (23) | |
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The Orlando Predators are a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team is currently owned by John Cheney, and play its home games at Kia Center (formerly Amway Center[2]).
The team was founded in 1991 as an expansion team of the AFL. The team advanced to the playoffs 19 consecutive seasons between 1992 and 2011, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000 during that span. The team suspended operations after the 2016 season. The original owners of this team acquired the Predators' trademarks in late 2018 after the previous owner, David A. Siegel, allowed them to lapse.[3][4] A new organization led by former Predator Kenny McEntyre launched a second incarnation of the team in the National Arena League for the 2019 season. They moved to the new AFL in 2024. Then in 2025, they will become inaugural members of the newly-formed Arena Football One following the third AFL's collapse.
- ^ "WELCOME TO THE TEAM SHAWN KNAPP!". Orlando Predators. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "NBA.com: Orlando's Premier Downtown Sports and Entertainment Destination to be Renamed Kia Center". NBA.com. NBA. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "P ORLANDO PREDATORS - Trademark Details". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "ORLANDO PREDATORS - Trademark Details". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.