Columbus Aces
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The Columbus Aces were a proposed team of the Continental Indoor Football League set to begin play in 2010. Based in Columbus, Ohio
, the Aces will play their home games at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
. The Aces were made up of the staff, coaches, and players from the CIFL's charter franchise the Marion Mayhem
, which played from 2006 until 2010. The Aces failed as an attempted move to Columbus. The team stayed in Marion under the name of the Mayhem still, but did not have enough money to finish the 2010 season, forfeiting their final 4 games of the season.
The Aces would have be the third attempt at arena or indoor football in Columbus, as well as the first not in the Arena Football League, following prior teams the Columbus Thunderbolts (played only the 1991 season before moving to Cleveland) and the Columbus Destroyers
(started play in 2004, currently inactive because the AFL ceased operations).
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, the Aces will play their home games at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
The Ohio Expo Center Coliseum is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena located at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairground in Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1918. Nicknamed "The Barn," the Coliseum has become a legendary and traditional High School Basketball venue. It continues to be home to the...
. The Aces were made up of the staff, coaches, and players from the CIFL's charter franchise the Marion Mayhem
Marion Mayhem
Marion Mayhem was an indoor American football team. It was a charter member of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League , later renamed the Continental Indoor Football League . The team folded during the 2010 season due to financial problems. They played their home games at the Veterans Memorial...
, which played from 2006 until 2010. The Aces failed as an attempted move to Columbus. The team stayed in Marion under the name of the Mayhem still, but did not have enough money to finish the 2010 season, forfeiting their final 4 games of the season.
The Aces would have be the third attempt at arena or indoor football in Columbus, as well as the first not in the Arena Football League, following prior teams the Columbus Thunderbolts (played only the 1991 season before moving to Cleveland) and the Columbus Destroyers
Columbus Destroyers
The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of...
(started play in 2004, currently inactive because the AFL ceased operations).