Albany Firebirds

Af2 team
title =Albany Firebirds
logo =AlbanyFirebirds.gif
founded =2002
owner =Capital District Sports, Inc.
coach =
arena =Times Union Center
city =Albany, New York
conference =American
division =East
championships =None
conf_titles =None
div_titles =2002, 2003
playoffs =2002, 2003:"For the article on the former AFL team, see Indiana Firebirds"

The Albany Firebirds are a professional arena football team of the af2 based in Albany, New York. Albany was granted an expansion team in 2002 and began play as the Albany Conquest. The Firebirds play their home games at the Times Union Center. They are the second arena football team for Albany, as the city was granted an expansion team, the Albany Firebirds, in the Arena Football League in 1990. The team moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 2000 and played as the Indiana Firebirds from through 2004 before disbanding.

Due to financial difficulties and low support, the Conquest were expected to fold following the 2008 season when a new investor could not be found. [cite web |url=http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=699874&category=SPORTS&newsdate=6/29/2008 |title=Turnout to decide if 'Quest will end |accessdate=2008-10-04 |date=2008-06-29 |work=Times Union] The franchise had notified the league in late September that it would not return, but following a meeting with the Albany Times Union and the operator of the Times Union Center, an agreement was reached that would allow the team to return for 2009. The team also acquired the rights to the old Firebirds name and logo in a rebranding effort to raise interest in the team, hoping to bring back fans from the days of the original Firebirds team. [cite web |url=http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=726472&category=SPORTS |title= Conquest staying, change to Firebirds |accessdate=2008-10-04 |date=2008-10-04 |work=Times Union]

eason-by-season

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2002 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st AC Northeast || Won AC Round 1 (Rochester)
Lost AC Semifinal (Cape Fear)
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2003 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st AC Northeast || Lost AC Semifinal (Macon)
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2004 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 3rd AC Northeast || --
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2005|| 4 || 12 || 0 || 5th AC East|| --
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2006 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 6th AC East || --
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2007 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th AC East || --
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2008 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 3rd AC East || --
-!Totals || 53 || 63 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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References

External links

* [http://www.albanyconquest.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=91 ArenaFan Online page]