Louisville Fire
Louisville Fire 
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| City: | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Founded: | 2001 | ||
| League (): | af2 (2001-2008) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| af2 : 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | Playoff participations | ||
| af2 : - | League champions | ||
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| Surname: |
Freedom Hall |
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| Address: | Freedom Way 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 40209 | ||
| Capacity: | 18,749 | ||
| Data status | |||
| August 9, 2017 | |||
The Louisville Fire were an arena football team from Louisville, Kentucky that played in af2 . The Fire played their home games in Freedom Hall .
history
The Fire were founded in 2001 and started playing in af2 . In their eight seasons, the Fire reached the playoffs four times. The highlight of the franchise was the entry into the ArenaCup 2005. This one lost, however, 41:63 against the Memphis Xplorers .
The average attendance was 8,348 per home game over all years, a remarkable figure for af2 conditions.
In July 2007 it was announced that owner Will Wolford was planning to sell 500 shares of the franchise at $ 1000 each. In any case, he himself kept 10% of the shares. The aim was to sell at least 3,500 season tickets. If the goal should be achieved, he wants to buy back the shares afterwards. With the higher sales of season tickets, he wanted to preserve the chance to participate in the financially more lucrative Arena Football League (AFL) in two years .
At the end of the 2008 season, however, the Fire broke up.
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 2001 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 6th | 10 | No | |
| 2002 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 2 | 14th | No | |
| 2003 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 5 | 11 | No | |
| 2004 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 9 | 7th | Yes | S Wild Card Round vs. Quad City Steamwheelers 53:48
N quarterfinals vs. Tulsa Talons 42:49 |
| 2005 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 11 | 5 | Yes | S Wild Card Round vs. Macon Knights 55:54
S quarter-finals vs. Manchester Wolves 69:56 S semifinals vs. Florida Firecats 70:40 N ArenaCup vs. Memphis Xplorers 41:63 |
| 2006 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 9 | 7th | Yes | N Wild Card Round vs. Memphis Xplorers 61:83 |
| 2007 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 9 | 7th | S Wild Card Round vs. Spokane Shock 62:35
N quarterfinals vs. Green Bay Blizzard 27:37 |
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| 2008 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 8th | 8th | No |
Audience development
| year | team | league | Audience average |
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| 2001 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 8,156 |
| 2002 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 10,087 |
| 2003 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 8,739 |
| 2004 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 8,552 |
| 2005 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 7,822 |
| 2006 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 7,100 |
| 2007 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 8,863 |
| 2008 | Louisville Fire | af2 | 7,467 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2001/12/17/daily25.html. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
- ^ Louisville Fire Team History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Fire seek season ticket and ownership support in quest for AFL - OurSports Central. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Sports | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com . In: archive.is . July 24, 2012 ( archive.is [accessed August 9, 2017]).
- ^ Louisville Fire Team History - 2001 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2001 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .