New York Dragons
New York Dragons 
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| City: | New York City, New York | ||
| Founded: | 1995 as Iowa Barnstormers | ||
| League (): | Arena Football League (AFL) (2001-2008) | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| AFL : 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 | Playoff participations | ||
| AFL : - | League champions | ||
| Stadion | |||
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
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| Address: | 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, New York | ||
| Capacity: | 13,000 | ||
| Data status | |||
| 2nd August 2017 | |||
The New York Dragons were an arena football team from New York City, New York that played in the Arena Football League (AFL). The Dragons played their home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
history
The Dragons were founded in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers . For the 2001 season, the franchise was sold to the owners of the New York Islanders ice hockey franchise , Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar, who moved the franchise to New York and called themselves New York Dragons.
The greatest success in the history of the franchise was the quarter-finals in 2003, 2005 and 2008. They were unable to participate in the ArenaBowl.
Although the Dragons were first in the Eastern Division in 2004 with nine wins and seven losses, they did not reach the playoffs as only the first eight teams were qualified to participate. The AFL only changed this rule the following year, so that automatically the first division was allowed to participate in the postseason.
After the 2008 season, the AFL stopped playing for one season. The Dragons disbanded and waived a starting place in 2010.
The Dragons were the third and so far last arena football team in New York City after the New York Knights (1988) and the New York City Hawks (1997-1998).
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 2001 | New York Dragons | AFL | 8th | 6th | Yes | N Wild Card Round vs. Toronto Phantoms 57:64 |
| 2002 | New York Dragons | AFL | 3 | 11 | No | |
| 2003 | New York Dragons | AFL | 8th | 8th | Yes | S Wild Card Round vs. Chicago Rush 48:45
N quarterfinals vs. Orlando Predators 69:62 |
| 2004 | New York Dragons | AFL | 9 | 7th | No | |
| 2005 | New York Dragons | AFL | 10 | 6th | Yes | N quarterfinals vs. Orlando Predators 42:47 |
| 2006 | New York Dragons | AFL | 10 | 6th | Yes | N Wild Card Round vs. Georgia Force 69:72 |
| 2007 | New York Dragons | AFL | 5 | 11 | No | |
| 2008 | New York Dragons | AFL | 8th | 8th | Yes | S Wild Card Round vs. Dallas Desperados 77:63
N quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia Soul 48:49 |
Audience development
| Years | Audience average |
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| 2001 | 9,550 |
| 2002 | 9,140 |
| 2003 | 10,462 |
| 2004 | 10,530 |
| 2005 | 11,922 |
| 2006 | 11,055 |
| 2007 | 9,439 |
| 2008 | 9,072 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1995-2008 Iowa Barnstormers / New York Dragons • Fun While It Lasted. In: Fun While It Lasted. January 25, 2012, accessed August 2, 2017 .
- ^ Allan Kreda: A Mascot With a Fuzzy Future . In: The New York Times . April 5, 2015, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed August 2, 2017]).
- ^ New York Dragons Team History - 2001 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2001 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .