Carolina Rhinos
Carolina Rhinos 
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| City: | Greenville , North Carolina | ||
| Founded: | 2000 | ||
| League (): | af2 (2000-2002) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| af2 : 2000, 2001 | Playoff participations | ||
| af2 : - | League champions | ||
| Stadion | |||
| Surname: |
Bi-Lo Center |
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| Address: | 650 North Academy Street, Greenville, South Carolina, USA 29601 | ||
| Capacity: | 14,970 | ||
| Data status | |||
| 5th August 2017 | |||
The Carolina Rhinos were an arena football team from Greenville, North Carolina that played in af2 . The Rhinos played their home games in the Bi-Lo Center .
history
The Rhinos were founded in 2000 and started in the same year as one of the fifteen participating franchises in the newly founded af2 .
In three years of league membership, the franchise made it into the playoffs twice, but failed at the latest in the semi-finals. For af2 standards, the Rhinos had a very decent average audience of 7,748 in the three years.
The owners of rhinos Scheer Sports, Inc . around Carl Scheer, announced the end of the Rhinos at the end of 2002. The reason for this was that the company wanted to put their strength and energy into their two ice hockey teams, the Greenville Grrrowl and the Charlotte Checkers .
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 2000 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 9 | 7th | Yes | N quarter-finals vs. Augusta Stallions 64:76 |
| 2001 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 12 | 4th | Yes | S quarter-finals vs. Tulsa Talons 69:35
N semifinals vs. Quad City Steamwheelers 16:35 |
| 2002 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 5 | 11 | No |
Audience development
| year | team | league | Audience average |
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| 2000 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 10,035 |
| 2001 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 7,647 |
| 2002 | Carolina Rhinos | af2 | 5,563 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ af2 Franchise Index (2000–2009) | --- SPORTS COAST TO COAST ---. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Carolina Rhinos Team History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
- ^ Carolina Rhinos Cease Operations after Three Seasons - Our Sports Central. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2000 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017 .