New Orleans VooDoo

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New Orleans VooDoo Flag of the United States.svg
City: New Orleans , Louisiana
Founded: 2004
League (): AFL (2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2011–2015)
Greatest successes
AFL : 2004, 2008, 2012 Playoff participations
Stadion
Surname:

Smoothie King Center (2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2011–2015) Mercedes-Benz Superdome (2013)

Data status
2nd August 2017

The  New Orleans VooDoo  were an  arena football team from New Orleans ( Louisiana that) in the  Arena Football League  played (AFL). The VooDoo played their home games in the Smoothie King Center  .

history

The VooDoo were founded in 2003 and started in the AFL in 2004. They were the second arena football team in New Orleans after the New Orleans Night , which played in the AFL between 1991 and 1992.

The popularity of the franchise was immense until the AFL was temporarily closed in 2009 (between 2004 and 2008 over 15,000 per game). And that, although you only reached the playoffs once during this time.

In 2006, the VooDoo had to stop playing for one season. The Hurricane Katrina damaged the arena of VooDoo such that a season was impossible. Fifteen of the players who still had a valid contract moved to the newly formed Kansas City Brigade .

When the AFL paused for a season in 2009, the VooDoo announced, like so many other franchises that year, that they would be disbanding.

The owners of the AFL team of Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings decided after the season to move the franchise in 2010. So it came about that they bought up all naming rights as well as statistics and mascots and resurrected the New Orleans VooDoo.

In the next five years, the playoffs were reached only once. After the 2015 season, the owners announced that they would finally dissolve the team.

Season statistics

year team league S. N Playoffs reached Playoff round
2004 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 11 5 Yes N quarterfinals vs. Colorado Crush 44:47
2005 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 9 7th No
2006 Due to Hurricane Kathrina VooDoo have been suspended for a season
2007 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 5 11 No
2008 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 8th 8th No
2009 AFL suspended game operations that year
2010 VooDoo did not take part in any gaming operations
2011 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 3 15th No
2012 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 8th 10 Yes N quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Soul 53:66
2013 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 5 13 No
2014 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 3 15th No
2015 New Orleans VooDoo AFL 3 14th No

Audience development

year team Audience average
2004 New Orleans VooDoo 15,240
2005 New Orleans VooDoo 15,338
2006 Due to Hurricane Kathrina VooDoo have been suspended for a season
2007 New Orleans VooDoo 16,645
2008 New Orleans VooDoo 14,321
2009 AFL suspended game operations that year
2010 VooDoo did not take part in any gaming operations
2011 New Orleans VooDoo 8,153
2012 New Orleans VooDoo 6.113
2013 New Orleans VooDoo 4,969
2014 New Orleans VooDoo 5,504
2015 New Orleans VooDoo 4,066

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Brick: New Orleans Arena League Team Casting Quite a Spell . In: The New York Times . April 29, 2008, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed August 2, 2017]).
  2. ↑ With no ownership in place, New Orleans VooDoo cease operations, league announces . In: NOLA.com . ( nola.com [accessed August 2, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Anonymous: NEW ORLEANS VOODOO RETURNS. September 15, 2010, accessed August 2, 2017 .
  4. ^ The New Orleans VooDoo and the Arena Football League are returning . In: NOLA.com . ( nola.com [accessed August 2, 2017]).
  5. ↑ With no ownership in place, New Orleans VooDoo cease operations, league announces . In: NOLA.com . ( nola.com [accessed August 2, 2017]).
  6. ^ New Orleans VooDoo Team History - 2004 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
  7. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2004 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .