Portland Steel

Portland Steel
Established 2013
Folded 2016
Played in Moda Center
in Portland, Oregon
PDXSteel.com
League/conference affiliations
Arena Football League (20142016)
Current uniform
Team colorsNavy blue, royal blue, silver
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Arena Football League
PresidentMeadow Lemon
Head coachRon James
Team history
  • Portland Thunder (2014–2015)
  • Portland Steel (2016)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (3)
Home arena(s)

The Portland Steel were a professional arena football team based in Portland, Oregon and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team started as the Portland Thunder, joining the AFL in 2014 as an expansion team along with the Los Angeles Kiss. The team played their home games at the Moda Center. They were known as the Thunder until the franchise went under league ownership in 2016 and became the Steel.[1]

  1. ^ Portland AFL Organization Rebrands to Steel Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, ArenaFootball.com, February 24, 2016