Cleveland Gladiators

Cleveland Gladiators / Las Vegas Gladiators / New Jersey Gladiators / New Jersey Red Dogs
City:	-> New Jersey Red Dogs (1997-2000) -> New Jersey Gladiators (2001–2002) -> Las Vegas Gladiators (2003–2007) -> Cleveland Gladiators (2008 – today)
Founded:	1997
Team colors:	Red, black, white   
League ():	AFL (1997-today)
Greatest successes
AFL : 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016	Playoff participations
Stadion
Surname:	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2008-present)
Capacity:	20,056
previous stages
Continental Airlines Arena (1997-2002) Thomas & Mack Center (2003-2006) Orleans Arena (2007)
Contact
Internet:	https://www.clevelandgladiators.com/
Data status
01/30/2018

The Cleveland Gladiators are an arena football team from Cleveland , Ohio that played in the  Arena Football League  (AFL). The franchise was founded as New Jersey Red Dogs in 1997 and changed its name to New Jersey Gladiators in 2001 . 2003 followed the move to Las Vegas to the Las Vegas Gladiators, before the last move to the Cleveland Gladiators took place in 2008 .

history

The current owner is Daniel Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans , a US mortgage financer . The franchise was able to move into the playoffs eight times in its history.

New Jersey Red Dogs (1997-2000)

The franchise was founded in 1997 as New Jersey Red Dogs, which could reach the playoffs in their first two seasons.

Since Red Dog is a well-known beer brand in America, opponents of alcohol have achieved that the name Red Dogs is inappropriate in a sports club. In addition, America’s second largest brewery was Miller , sponsoring the franchise. The franchise was then sold and the name changed.

New Jersey Gladiators (2001-2002)

The Gladiators reached the playoffs in 2002 and everything looked like the franchise would remain in New Jersey . Ticket packages and season tickets were already being sold before it was announced just a week before the first game of the season that the franchise was moving to Las Vegas , Nevada , which was a shock for fans and met with incomprehension.

Las Vegas Gladiators (2003-2007)

In the five years in Las Vegas, the Gladiators reached the playoffs only once. After viewership plummeted, the franchise moved to another city for the last time. From 2008 they played in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland Gladiators (2008-present)

Their most successful time was in Cleveland, with five playoffs, including an ArenaBowl participation in 2014. However, they lost this clearly with 32:72 against the Arizona Rattles. After the 2017 season, the Gladiators announced that they would be on hold for two seasons as their stadium needed major renovations.

Season statistics

year	team	league	S.	N	placement	Playoff round
1997	New Jersey Red Dogs	AFL	9	5	2.	37:45 loss to Orlando Predators quarterfinals
1998	New Jersey Red Dogs	AFL	8th	6th	2.	66:59 - Victory against Albany Firebirds quarterfinals 23:49 loss to Tampa Bay Storm semifinals
1999	New Jersey Red Dogs	AFL	6th	8th	2.
2000	New Jersey Red Dogs	AFL	4th	10	4th
2001	New Jersey Gladiators	AFL	2	12	4th
2002	New Jersey Gladiators	AFL	9	5	1.	46:49 loss to Orlando Predators quarterfinals
2003	Las Vegas gladiators	AFL	8th	8th	3.	26:69 loss to Arizona Rattlers Wild Card Game
2004	Las Vegas gladiators	AFL	8th	8th	4th
2005	Las Vegas gladiators	AFL	8th	8th	3.
2006	Las Vegas gladiators	AFL	5	11	4th
2007	Las Vegas gladiators	AFL	2	14th	5.
2008	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	9	7th	3.	69-66- win against Orlando Predators Wild Card Game 73-70- win against Georgia Force quarterfinals 35-70 defeat against Philadelphia Soul semifinals
2009	AFL suspended game operations that year
2010	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	7th	9	3.
2011	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	10	8th	1.	41:50 loss to Georgia Force quarterfinals
2012	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	8th	10	2.
2013	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	4th	14th	2.
2014	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	17th	1	1.	39: 37- victory against Philadelphia Soul semifinals 56: 46- victory against Orlando Predators conference finals 32: 72 loss to Arizona Rattlers Arena Bowl XXVI
2015	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	8th	10	2.	35:47 loss to Philadelphia Soul quarterfinals
2016	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	7th	9	3.	56: 52- win against Los Angeles Kiss semifinals 42-82 defeat against Arizona Rattlers conference final
2017	Cleveland Gladiators	AFL	5	9	3.	59: 73 loss to Tampa Bay Storm semifinals

Audience development

year	team	Audience average
1997	New Jersey Red Dogs	11,043
1998	New Jersey Red Dogs	9,662
1999	New Jersey Red Dogs	5,066
2000	New Jersey Red Dogs	4,413
2001	New Jersey Gladiators	3,312
2002	New Jersey Gladiators	5,655
2003	Las Vegas gladiators	9,791
2004	Las Vegas gladiators	10.130
2005	Las Vegas gladiators	9,475
2006	Las Vegas gladiators	10.115
2007	Las Vegas gladiators	5,383
2008	Cleveland Gladiators	14,031
2009	Game operations in AFL suspended
2010	Cleveland Gladiators	8,828
2011	Cleveland Gladiators	6,507
2012	Cleveland Gladiators	6.229
2013	Cleveland Gladiators	7,892
2014	Cleveland Gladiators	10,609
2015	Cleveland Gladiators	11,558
2016	Cleveland Gladiators	11,046
2017	Cleveland Gladiators	10.173

Stadion

Since moving to Cleveland, the Gladiators have played their home games at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse . You share this with the Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA and the Cleveland Monsters from the AHL .

The arena can accommodate 20,000 spectators.

Squad season 2017

#	Item	Surname	HT	WT	DOB	EXP	college
11	WR	Barnett, Phillip	6'3	210	6/3/90	3	Toledo
23	K	Basil, Drew	6'1	215	11/17/91	R.	Ohio State
55	OIL	Bice, Adam	6'4	315	6/30/89	R.	Akron
3	DL	CatoBishop, Darryl	6'4	260	1/26/90	3	North Carolina State
24	DB	Holland, Jordan	5'10	190	3/15/94	R.	Prairie View AM
6th	WR	Gilson, Tom	6'2	200	11/6/88	4th	SIZE
51	OIL	Country, Alex	6'4	310	4/21/92	R.	Weber State
44	OIL	Manley, Phillipkeith	6'4	325	5/7/90	2	Toledo
12	QB	Marsh, Tanner	6'4	215	5/29/90	R.	Arkansas Tech
56	DL	McGinnis, Willie	6'3	290	1/3/89	4th	Rhode Island
8th	LB	Moore, Terence	6'2	225	3/5/87	6th	Troy
2	QB	Nelson, Arvell	6'5	230	9/27/88	4th	Texas Southern
5	DB	Obi, Fred	6'1	195	9/7/90	2	San Diego
9	DL	Obi, KC	6'2	250	9/14/90	3	North Texas
10	WR	Outlaw, Lonnie	6'7	220	5/10/92	2	Miles
19th	WR	Preston, Micheal	6'5	215	6/1/89	1	Heidelberg
33	FB	Richardson, Jeramie	6'1	275	12/6/83	5	Angelo State
99	DL	Since then, Nick	6'3	270	3/2/93	1	Georgetown KY
18th	WR	Sims, Quentin	6'3	205	7/11/90	2	Tennessee Martin
4th	DB	Stephens, Brandon	5'11	210	12/4/87	3	Miami OH
77	OIL	Sterling, Aslam	6'5	325	8/20/92	1	Kansas
50	DL	Summers, Derrick	6'1	260	8/19/88	6th	Toledo
17th	WR	Taylor, Collin	6'0	200	2/28/87	7th	Indiana
20th	DB	Veal, Kenny	5'11	190	5/26/89	2	Toledo

Web links

Commons : Cleveland Gladiators  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gladiators fizzle with loss in playoffs . In: LasVegasSun.com . May 27, 2003 ( lasvegassun.com [accessed July 17, 2017]).
2. ↑ The Sports Logo Pundit: RIP: Las Vegas Gladiators. Retrieved July 17, 2017 (English). 
3. ↑ The Cleveland Gladiators Will Play In Arena Bowl Championship. Retrieved June 28, 2017 . 
4. ↑ 3 for a dynasty: Rattlers claim 3rd straight ArenaBowl title . In: azcentral . ( azcentral.com [accessed June 28, 2017]).
5. ↑ Cleveland Gladiators suspend play for two years due to construction at The Q. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . 
6. ^ New Jersey Red Dogs Team History - 1997 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017 . 
7. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 1997 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017 . 
8. ↑ AFLDigital.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017 (English).