Greensboro Prowlers
Greensboro Prowlers 
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| City: | Greensboro , North Carolina | ||
| Founded: | 2000 | ||
| League (): | af2 (2000-2003) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| af2 : - | Playoff participations | ||
| af2: - | League champions | ||
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Greensboro Coliseum |
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| Address: | 1921 W Gate City Blvd Greensboro, NC 27403-2614 | ||
| Capacity: | 23,000 | ||
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| 23rd August 2017 | |||
The Greensboro Prowlers were an arena football team from Greensboro, North Carolina that played in af2 . The Prowlers played their home games at Greensboro Coliseum .
history
The Prowlers (German: around drivers) were founded in 2000 and started in the same year as one of the fifteen participating franchises at the newly founded af2.
The first game in franchise history was lost on April 7, 2000 7:18 at the Alabama Steeldogs . After their first home game against Roanoke Steam was watched by 12,750, the average fell to 6,557 viewers over the course of the season. In its last season in 2003, only 2,692 spectators could be reported per home game.
The franchise could not move into the playoffs once in its history and only ended one season with a positive win-loss ratio. After four unsuccessful years, the Prowlers disbanded in 2003.
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 2000 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 3 | 13 | No | |
| 2001 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 5 | 11 | No | |
| 2002 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 3 | 13 | No | |
| 2003 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 9 | 7th | No |
Audience development
| year | team | league | Audience average |
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| 2000 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 6,557 |
| 2001 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 3,446 |
| 2002 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 2,553 |
| 2003 | Greensboro Prowlers | af2 | 2,692 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ af2 Franchise Index (2000–2009) | --- SPORTS COAST TO COAST ---. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ^ Greensboro Prowler's Team History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Eric Swensen Staff Writer: Sports' return could help coliseum . In: Greensboro News & Record . ( greensboro.com [accessed August 23, 2017]).
- ^ Greensboro Prowler's Team History - 2000 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2000 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .