Established 2000 Folded 2007 Played in BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama
League/conference affiliations
AF2 (2000–2007)
National Conference (2000–2002)
American Conference (2003–2006)
National Conference (2007)
South Central Division (2001)
Southern Division (2002–2006)
South Division (2007)
Current uniform
Team colors
Black, orange, white
Personnel
Owner(s)
Scott Myers Buddy King
Chairman
Buddy King
Head coach
Ron Selesky
Team history
Birmingham Steeldogs (2000–2006)
Alabama Steeldogs (2007)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (4)
2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
Home arena(s)
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center (2000–2007)
The Alabama Steeldogs, originally known as the Birmingham Steeldogs, were incorporated in 2000 as one of the charter teams in the AF2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League. Entering their eighth season as of 2007, they were the longest running of many professional football franchises in the city of Birmingham. Management announced that it would not field a team in 2008 but had hopes of returning in 2009.[1] But the team's front office has since been dissolved, and with no announcements of further plans, the team is defunct.
The team's first head coach was former University of Alabama standout Bobby Humphrey. In October 2005, Ron Selesky, formerly of the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers, Carolina Cobras and Tampa Bay Storm, as well as the AF2's Albany Conquest and Louisville Fire, was hired as the team's second coach.
The team played its home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena in downtown Birmingham. The arena was the site of the first AF2 game in 2000, between the Steeldogs and the Tennessee Valley Vipers, based in Huntsville, Alabama.
The team's colors were black, orange, and white. The team's name — unique in all of sports — paid tribute to Birmingham's steel industry.
The team's logo, depicting a dog with a spiked collar and metal lower jaw, represents "Rusty", the team's mascot. The team's cheerleaders were known as the "Showsteelers."
^Arenberg, Tom (2007-10-26). "Steeldogs won't play next year". The Birmingham News.
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