Richmond Speed
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The Richmond Speed were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They started off in the American Conference in 2000, before going over to the Northeast Division in 2001, then to the Atlantic Division from 2002-2003. In 2000, Richmond went 7-9 and missed the playoffs. 2001 was a banner year for the Speed. Going 13-3, they cruised through the playoffs and into the ArenaCup
. Despite going into the game with high expectations, they lost to the defending champion Quad City Steamwheelers
. In 2002, the Speed proved that they weren't a one-time wonder, and went to the playoffs again. This time, they were out by Week 1, thanks to the Cape Fear Wildcats
. Back-to-Back post-season losses was too much to handle, as in 2003, they went 6-10, last in the Atlantic Division. The Speed folded after the 2003 season, leaving Richmond without indoor football until the 2005 arrival of the AIFL Richmond Bandits
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|2000 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 5th AC || --|
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|2001 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st AC Northeast || Won Round 1
Won Semifinals
Lost ArenaCup II || Richmond 67, Birmingham
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Richmond 51, Tennessee Valley
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Quad City
55, Richmond 51
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|2002 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 2nd AC Atlantic || Lost Week 1 || Cape Fear
58, Richmond 47
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|2003 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 5th AC Atlantic || --
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!Totals || 41 || 26 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including af2 playoffs)
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ArenaCup
The ArenaCup is the af2's championship game. For the league's first five years, it was held at the arena of the higher seeded team. However, the 2005 ArenaCup was the first to be played at a neutral site in Bossier City, Louisiana. The 2006 ArenaCup was played in Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San...
. Despite going into the game with high expectations, they lost to the defending champion Quad City Steamwheelers
Quad City Steamwheelers
The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
. In 2002, the Speed proved that they weren't a one-time wonder, and went to the playoffs again. This time, they were out by Week 1, thanks to the Cape Fear Wildcats
South Georgia Wildcats
The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team. They were a 2002 expansion member of af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League...
. Back-to-Back post-season losses was too much to handle, as in 2003, they went 6-10, last in the Atlantic Division. The Speed folded after the 2003 season, leaving Richmond without indoor football until the 2005 arrival of the AIFL Richmond Bandits
Richmond Bandits
The Richmond Bandits were an indoor football team. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football League. In 2005, the Bandits defeated the Erie Freeze to win the AIFL's first-ever American Bowl, completing the year with a combined record of 11-1...
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Season-by-Season
|-|2000 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 5th AC || --|
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|2001 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st AC Northeast || Won Round 1
Won Semifinals
Lost ArenaCup II || Richmond 67, Birmingham
Birmingham Steeldogs
The Alabama Steeldogs, originally known as the Birmingham Steeldogs, were incorporated in 2000 as one of the charter teams in the af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League. Entering their eighth season as of 2007, they were the longest running of many professional football...
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Richmond 51, Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley Vipers
The Alabama Vipers was a professional arena football team, that played in the Arena Football League. For most of their history, the Vipers played as the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the now-defunct af2, the minor league for the original AFL, where they won the 2008 ArenaCup championship. They play...
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Quad City
Quad City Steamwheelers
The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
55, Richmond 51
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|2002 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 2nd AC Atlantic || Lost Week 1 || Cape Fear
South Georgia Wildcats
The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team. They were a 2002 expansion member of af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League...
58, Richmond 47
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|2003 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 5th AC Atlantic || --
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!Totals || 41 || 26 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including af2 playoffs)
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