The Beijing Lions are a professional arena football team based in Beijing, China. They are members of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).[1] They won the China Bowl in 2016.
| Beijing Lions | |
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| Established 2016 Play in LeSports Center in Beijing, China | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| China Arena Football League (2016–present) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Metallic Gold, Black, White |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Stephon Marbury |
| Head coach | Clint Dolezel |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (1) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (1) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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History edit
The Beijing Lions were one of the first six teams to play in the China Arena Football League. They finished the 2016 season with a perfect record of 6–0 and won the league title by beating the Qingdao Clipper 35–34 on a last second field goal in the first China Bowl.[2] On October 20, 2017, it was announced that Stephon Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Lions.[3]
Seasons edit
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason results | Head coach | |||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | |||||||||
| Beijing Lions | |||||||||||
| 2016 | CAFL | 1st | 5 | 0 | Won China Bowl (Qingdao) 35–34 | Clint Dolezel | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | (Includes only regular season) | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | (Includes only playoffs) | |||||||||
| 6 | 0 | (Includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Meet the Super Six! The CAFL's Teams, Names and Official Logos". China Arena Football League. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play - CAFL – Professional American Indoor Football in China". Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ "Stephon Marbury to Own CAFL Franchise". caflfootball.com. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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