Peoria Pirates

Peoria Pirates
Established 2001 Folded 2009 Played in Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois PeoriaPirates.com
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (1999–2000) North Division (1999) Eastern Conference (2000) Northern Division (2000) AF2 (2001–2004) National Conference (2001–2004) Midwestern Division (2001–2004) United Indoor Football (2005–2006) Midwestern Division (2005) Central Division (2006) AF2 (2008–2009) American Conference (2008–2009) Midwest Division (2008–2009)
Current uniform
Team colors	Black, silver, white
Personnel
Owner(s)	Doug MacGregor (49%)[1] Jim Foster[1]
Head coach	Bruce Cowdrey Mike Hohensee
Team history
Peoria Pirates (1999–2004) Peoria Rough Riders (2005–2006) Peoria Pirates (2008–2009)
Championships
League championships (2) 2000, 2002
Conference championships (3) 2000, 2002, 2004
Division championships (3) 1999, 2000, 2002
Playoff appearances (4)
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
Home arena(s)
Carver Arena (1999–2006, 2008–2009)

The Peoria Pirates were a professional arena football team that last played in AF2, the minor league to the Arena Football League (AFL). They played their home games at Carver Arena, part of the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois, and were coached by Mike Hohensee and Bruce Cowdrey. The Pirates originally began play as a charter member of the original Indoor Football League in 1999.

In their existence, the Pirates played in the Indoor Football League (IFL), AF2 (twice), and United Indoor Football (UIF). They also won the 2000 IFL Championship. They were also, while in the UIF, known as the Peoria Rough Riders.