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| Tampa Bay Storm | |
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| Established 1987 Folded 2017 Played in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida TampaBayStorm.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
Arena Football League (1987–2017)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, gold, white |
| Mascot | Storm Dawg |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment |
| Chairman | Jeffrey Vinik[1] |
| President | Derrick Brooks |
| Head coach | Ron James |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (5) 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003 | |
| Conference championships (1) 2010 Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games | |
| Division championships (5) | |
| Playoff appearances (24) | |
| 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The franchise was one of the original four that launched the Arena Football League for its inaugural season in 1987. The club was relocated to Tampa Bay area for the 1991 season, being the last of the original teams to either fold or leave its market. After 26 years in the Tampa market, the team ceased operations in December, 2017.
The team actually played outside Tampa in nearby St. Petersburg from 1991 to 1996, then in Tampa until 2008, after which point the AFL suspended operations and did not return until the 2010 season following the league's restructuring. It had been in the same city for longer than any other AFL team. During its tenure the franchise won five ArenaBowl championships. With 241 wins, the Storm had won far more games than any other team in AFL history. After the team dissolved in 2017, indoor football in the Tampa Bay area was succeeded by the Tampa Bay Tornadoes who began to play in 2021 in the American Arena League.
The club was last owned by Jeffrey Vinik, also the owner of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning. Home games were played at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
- ^ "Lightning (NHL) Owner, Vinik, Purchases Storm". Arena Football League. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
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