New York Knights
New York Knights 
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| City: | New York City, New York | ||
| Founded: | 1988 | ||
| League (): | AFL (1988) | ||
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| AFL : - | Playoff participations | ||
| AFL : - | League champions | ||
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Madison Square Garden |
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| Address: | 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York City, New York | ||
| Capacity: | 18.006 | ||
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| 23rd July 2017 | |||
The New York Knights were an arena football team from New York that played in the Arena Football League (AFL). The Knights played their home games in Madison Square Garden.
history
The Knights were founded in 1988 and started in the AFL that same year. The franchise only operated a year before it broke up after just one season.
In their first home game, there were fights in the audience blocks. Beer mugs were even thrown on the field. The game was finally lost to Detroit Drive at 48:54 . At the end of the season, the Knights only won two out of twelve games and thus missed the playoffs.
The team's quarterback was Jim Crocicchia , who previously played for the New York Giants in the NFL .
The city of New York later welcomed two more AFL teams to the city, the New York City Hawks (1997-1998) and the New York Dragons (2001-2008).
Season statistics
| year | team | league | S. | N | Playoffs reached | Playoff round |
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| 1988 | New York Knights | AFL | 2 | 12 | No |
Audience development
| year | team | Audience average |
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| 1988 | New York Knights | 7,760 |
Individual evidence
- ^ The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .
- ^ Record-Journal - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .
- ^ New York Knights Team History - 1988 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .
- ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 1988 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .