Augusta Mavericks
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The Augusta Mavericks were to be an indoor football team which will begin Southern Indoor Football League
play in 2011. Based in Augusta
, Georgia
, their home games will be played at the James Brown Arena
.
The Mavericks are the third indoor/arena team to play in Augusta, following the af2
's Augusta Stallions
(2000-2002) and the Augusta Colts (known as the Spartans in 2006-2007) which played in the American Indoor Football Association and the World Indoor Football League
from 2006 until suspending operations indefinitely in 2008.
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...
play in 2011. Based in Augusta
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, their home games will be played at the James Brown Arena
James Brown Arena
The James Brown Arena is a multi-purpose complex, in Augusta, Georgia.It features an 8,500 seat arena, renamed the James Brown Arena, in honor of musician James Brown on August 22, 2006...
.
The Mavericks are the third indoor/arena team to play in Augusta, following the af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
's Augusta Stallions
Augusta Stallions
The Augusta Stallions were one of the 15 original teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference, before switching to the Southeast Division in 2001, and then the Eastern Division in 2002. In their first year, Augusta went 13-3, made the playoffs, and...
(2000-2002) and the Augusta Colts (known as the Spartans in 2006-2007) which played in the American Indoor Football Association and the World Indoor Football League
World Indoor Football League (2007)
The World Indoor Football League was an indoor football league founded by Harry Pierce, owner of the Rome Renegades and Raleigh Rebels of the American Indoor Football League...
from 2006 until suspending operations indefinitely in 2008.