Pittsburgh Power

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Pittsburgh Power Flag of the United States.svg
City: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Founded: 2011
Team colors: Black gold
 
League (): AFL (2011-2014)
Greatest successes
AFL : 2014 Playoff participations
AFL : - League champions
Stadion
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Consol Energy Center (2011-2014)

Address: 1001 Fifth Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Capacity: 16,280
Data status
17th July 2017

The  Pittsburgh Power  were an  arena football team from Pittsburgh ( Pennsylvania that) in the  Arena Football League  played (AFL). The Power played their home games in the Consol Energy Center .

history

The Power was founded in 2011 and started in the AFL. After the Pittsburgh Gladiators , who were part of the AFL's founding teams in 1987, the Power was the AFL's second Pittsburgh-based arena football franchise.

After fourteen wins and only three defeats in the main round, the Power were eliminated in their only playoff season in franchise history in 2014 in the quarter-finals.

After the 2014 season, the owners decided to dissolve the franchise.

Season statistics

year team league S. N Playoffs reached Playoff round
2011 Pittsburgh Power AFL 9 9 No
2012 Pittsburgh Power AFL 5 13 No
2013 Pittsburgh Power AFL 4th 14th No
2014 Pittsburgh Power AFL 15th 3 Yes N quarterfinals vs. Orlando Predators 48:56

Audience average

year team Audience average
2011 Pittsburgh Power 9,107
2012 Pittsburgh Power 5.163
2013 Pittsburgh Power 5,865
2014 Pittsburgh Power 6,370

Individual evidence

  1. Jerry DiPaola: Power fold for now; AFL remains hopeful of keeping franchise viable. Retrieved July 17, 2017 (American English).
  2. AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2011 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017 .