This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbus Destroyers. The Destroyers were a professional arena football franchise of the Arena Football League (AFL), based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was established in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers. Though the Destroyers have never had a winning season in the regular season, the franchise has made the playoffs three times in its history. While in Buffalo, the Destroyers lost both playoff games in which they played. Following the 2003 season, the franchise's then owner Mark Hamister announced that he was moving the team to Columbus. The move was due to Mr. Hamister losing his bid to buy the Buffalo Sabres. If he had been able to purchase the Sabres he would have had 3 teams in the arena (Sabres NHL, Bandits NLL, Destroyers AFL). The franchise did not fare much better after relocating. However in 2007, the Destroyers qualified for the playoffs as the sixth and lowest seed in the National Conference. They went on to defeat the conference's top three seeds that season, before losing ArenaBowl XXI 55–33. Prior to the 2009 season, the AFL announced that it had suspended operations indefinitely and canceled the 2009 season.[1] The franchise did not return when the league resumed operations in 2010. After moving to Columbus, the Destroyers played its home games in Nationwide Arena.
ArenaBowl Champions
ArenaBowl Appearance
Division Champions
Playoff Berth
Season
League
Conference
Division
Regular season
Postseason results
Finish
Wins
Losses
Buffalo Destroyers
1999
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
1
13
2000
AFL
National
Eastern
3rd
5
9
Lost Wild Card Round (Arizona) 41–34
2001
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
6
8
2002
AFL
National
Eastern
2nd
6
8
Lost Wild Card Round (Orlando) 32–27
2003
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
5
11
Columbus Destroyers
2004
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
6
10
2005
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
2
14
2006
AFL
National
Eastern
4th
8
8
2007
AFL
National
Eastern
3rd
7
9
Won Wild Card Round (Tampa Bay) 56–55 Won Divisional Round (Dallas) 66–59 Won Conference Championship (Georgia) 66–56 Lost ArenaBowl XXI (San Jose) 55–33
2008
AFL
National
Eastern
5th
3
13
Columbus Destroyers
2019
AFL
National
—
6th
1
11
Total
50
109
(includes only regular season)
3
3
(includes only the postseason)
53
112
(includes both regular season and postseason)
^"AFL suspends 2009 season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
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