Baltimore Brigade
Baltimore Brigade 
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| City: | Baltimore , Maryland | ||
| Founded: | 2017 | ||
| Head coach: | Omarr Smith | ||
| League (): | AFL (since 2017) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| AFL : 2017, 2018, 2019 | Playoff participations | ||
| AFL : none | League championships | ||
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| Capacity: | 11,286 | ||
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| Internet: | www.baltimorebrigade.com | ||
| Data status | |||
| 19th October 2019 | |||
The Baltimore Brigade are an arena football team from Baltimore in the American state of Maryland , which currently plays in the Arena Football League (AFL). The Brigades play their home games at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.
history
The brigades were formed in 2017. Founders and owners are Monumental Sports & Entertainment Group , an entertainment company from Washington, DC . The company owns various sports clubs such as the Washington Wizards , Washington Capitals and AFL competitor of the Brigades, the Washington Valor . They also have various arenas such as the Verizon Center , EagleBank Arena and the Kettler Capitals Iceplex.
The first season
The first home game on May 7, 2017 was lost 55:62 against the Tampa Bay Storm . At that time, 5,915 spectators followed the game. The 2017 season got off to a mediocre start for the Baltimore Brigades. In the five-team Arena Football League, after nine games, with 3 wins and 6 losses, they ranked 3rd. On June 23, 2017, they won against the Washington Valor 51:41. This victory is the highest in the club's history so far. Baltimore ended the season with 4 wins and 10 losses and reached the playoffs in fourth place. Only the Washington Valors missed the playoffs. In the semi-finals of the playoffs they lost to the eventual ArenaBowl winner, the Philadelphia Souls , with 54:69.
Stadion
The Brigades play their home games in the 14,000-seat Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs | Playoff round |
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| 2017 | Baltimore Brigade | AFL | 4th | 10 | Yes | L semi-final vs. Philadelphia Souls 54:69 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Brigade | AFL | 7th | 5 | Yes | W semifinals vs. Philadelphia Soul 110-86
L ArenaBowl vs. Washington Valor 55:69 |
| 2019 | Baltiore Nrigade | AFL | 7th | 5 | Yes | N semifinals vs. Albany Emire 123: 47 |
Audience development
| year | team | Audience average |
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| 2017 | Baltimore Brigade | 5,679 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Brigade | 5.113 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Brigade | 4,576 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Monumental Sports & Entertainment Acquires AFL Team to Play in Baltimore - Monumental Sports & EntertainmentMonumental Sports & Entertainment. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 23, 2018 ; accessed on June 28, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Companies - Monumental Sports & EntertainmentMonumental Sports & Entertainment. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
- ↑ AFLDigital.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017 (English).
- ↑ AFLDigital.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017 (English).
- ↑ | Brigades Playoffs 2017 ; baltimoresun.com; Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2018 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
