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1990
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2004
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Albany Firebirds
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1:<br> 1999
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The were a team in the
Arena Football League .The team was based in
Indianapolis, Indiana . Home games were played at the
Conseco Fieldhouse , also the home of the
Indiana Pacers of the
National Basketball Association and
Indiana Fever of the
Women's National Basketball Association .
The team was based in
Albany, New York from
1990 to
2000 . At that time home games were played at the
Pepsi Arena . After the move, the Firebirds competed in the Central Division of the AFL's American Conference.
The Firebirds won the
1999 ArenaBowl championship.
The
2004 Firebirds just missed the playoffs after a disappointing 0-5 start. However, they finished the season winning eight of the their last eleven games and were considered by some a potential contender for the
2005 Arena Bowl championship led by 2004 Rookie of the Year,
Quarterback Adrian McPherson.
However, in early
September of 2004, Indiana Firebirds owner Dave Lageschulte announced that his company, Lags Football LLC, would cease all business operations for the Firebirds. Lageschulte had been actively, but unsuccessfully, pursuing local investors to purchase the Firebirds since he had assumed ownership in
2002 .
On
September 20 , 2004, the date of the announced sales deadline, the Arena Football League announced the termination of the Firebirds franchise and that the players would be made available to continuing AFL teams in an expansion
Draft . However, within the week the team was purchased by Scott and Todd Hines, who run
H3 Sportsgear , a sportsgear company based in Indianapolis. With AFL approval, it was hoped that the Firebirds could remain operational in Indianapolis. But the AFL checks background and financial qualifications before approving any new team ownership. This move was ultimately disapproved, and the roster of former Firebirds players were made available in the dispersal draft conducted on
October 14 , 2004, marking the end of one of the AFL's longest-running franchises.
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