Pittsburgh Getting an Arena Football Team

Absent from the city since 1990, Arena Football is coming back to the city of Pittsburgh, and the team will play home games at the Consol Energy Center.

ARENA FOOTBALL RETURNING TO PITTSBURGH?

The Arena Football League, currently frozen in time for the 2009 season, is considering putting an expansion team in Pittsburgh when it defrosts in the future, according to a report in Sports Business Journal. Details from AFL Commissioner Ed Policy were sparse, but he did say he hoped that it would happen and that “Pittsburgh is a great football market and there is lot of interest from various groups."

If it happens, this would be the second go-round for Arena ball in the Burgh. Many of the younger readers probably don't remember the Pittsburgh Gladiators, who spent all of four seasons here before relocating to Tampa Bay in 1991. In true Pittsburgh professional football fashion, the Gladiators were successful, qualifying for Arena Bowl I and III. Unfortunately, they lost both games. But hey, there's no shame in second place, especially in a start-up football league.

Pittsburgh team part of AFL plans [Sports Business Journal]

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