Portland AFL team
| Portland | |
|---|---|
 Current season | |
| Established 2013 Play in Moda Center in Portland, Oregon | |
| League/conference affiliations | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | TBD |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Terry Emmert |
| President | Jared Rose |
| Head coach | Matthew Sauk |
| Team history | |
| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Portland AFL team is an unnamed professional arena football team based in Portland, Oregon. The team is to begin play for the 2014 season as a member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team will play as a member of the National Conference in the league's Pacific Division. The team is owned by Terry Emmert, and will play their home games at the Moda Center.
History
Portland's prior AFL history
The unnamed team will be the 2nd arena football team to call Portland home. From 1997 to 1999 the Portland Forest Dragons played in the AFL before relocating to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1]
Expansion
On October 2, 2013, the AFL hosted a press conference at the Moda Center announcing that Emmert had purchased the membership rights to an AFL franchise.[2] Emmert's purchase of the Milwaukee Mustangs, was only a purchase of the league's membership rights, and the Portland franchise will not retain any of the Mustangs' history.[1] On October 8, 2013, Portland named Matthew Sauk as the team's first ever head coach.[3] Sauk came over from the Utah Blaze, where he served as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator.[3] On November 8, 2013 the franchise announced that the nicknames, "Thunder", "Enforcers", "Sasquatch", "Growlers" and "Stomp" were the finalist for the team.[4]
Players
Current roster
Template:Portland AFL team roster
Notable Coaches
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2013 Arena Football League season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Matthew Sauk | 2014–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Staff
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Front Office
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Head Coach Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
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References
- ^ a b Nick Daschel (October 2, 2013). "Arena Football League takes another shot at Portland". www.oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ Don Walker (October 2, 2013). "Milwaukee Mustangs bound for Portland". www.jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ a b "Portland Names Matthew Sauk Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Portland's Arena Football League team narrows nickname contest to five finalists". www.oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
