Washington Valor
Washington Valor | |
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Established 2016 Folded 2019 Played in Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. WashingtonValor.com | |
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Arena Football League (2017–2019) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Red, navy blue, silver, white |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
Chairman | Ted Leonsis |
President | Roger Mody |
Head coach | Benji McDowell |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (1) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (2) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Washington Valor were a professional arena football team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2017 to 2019. The team's home arena was the Capital One Arena. The Valor were owned by Ted Leonsis through Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
The initial announcement was made in February 2016 of being close to a deal. The official announcement was made on March 10, 2016. The team name "Valor", and colors of red, white, blue and silver were announced in July 2016. The Valor were the first AFL franchise to play in the DC market since the Washington Commandos folded in 1990. The Valor have one Arena Football League title, having defeated fellow Monumental property Baltimore in ArenaBowl XXXI.
Following the 2019 season, the AFL ceased operations.
History
Washington, D.C. originally had one of the 1987 AFL charter teams called the
On February 10, 2016,
In a January 2019 interview with
Coaches and personnel
Head coaches
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | Win% | W | L | Win% | |||
Dean Cokinos | 2017–2018 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Benji McDowell | 2018–2019 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
Staff
Washington Valor staff | ||||||
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Front office
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Coaches
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Season-by-season results
ArenaBowl Champions
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ArenaBowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
Season | League
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Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | ||||||
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2017 | AFL | — | — | 5th | 3 | 11 | ||
2018 | AFL | — | — | 4th | 2 | 10 | Won semifinals (Albany) Won ArenaBowl XXXI (Baltimore) | |
2019 | AFL | — | — | 2nd | 7 | 5 | Lost in Playoffs (Philadelphia) | |
Total | 12 | 26 | (includes only regular season) | |||||
2 | 3 | (includes only the postseason) | ||||||
15 | 29 | (includes both regular season and postseason) |
See also
References
- ^ Dave McKenna (April 29, 1995). "Warriors, Come In to Play!". Washington City Paper.
- ^ Scott Allen (February 11, 2016). "'Washington Maul' and 12 other name ideas for D.C.'s future Arena Football League team". The Washington Post.
- ^ Ted Leonsis close to securing Arena Football League team to play at Verizon Center, Jonathan O'Connell and Dan Steinberg, Washington Post, February 10, 2016
- ^ Ted Leonsis to announce D.C. is getting an Arena Football League team, Scott Allen, The Washington Post, March 10, 2016
- ^ AFL Lands New Team in Nation's Capital, ArenaFootball.com, March 10, 2016
- ^ Russell, Jake. "And the name of D.C.'s arena football team is … the Washington Valor". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ NEWSROOM MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES AFL TEAM TO PLAY IN BALTIMORE, Monumental Sports and Entertainment website, November 14, 2016
- ^ Scott Allen (March 10, 2016). "Ted Leonsis to announce D.C. is getting an Arena Football League team". The Washington Post.
- ^ NBA London 2019: Wizards owner Ted Leonsis on why the NBA is the most valuable league. Forbes (January 17, 2019). Retrieved January 18, 2019.