Atlantic City Blackjacks | |
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Established 2019 Folded 2019 Played in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey ACBlackjacks.com | |
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League/conference affiliations | |
Arena Football League (2019) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Black, "red," gold and silver |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Trifecta Sports and Entertainment |
Head coach | Ron James |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Atlantic City Blackjacks were a professional arena football team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that played in the: Arena Football League (AFL) in 2019.
Historyβ»
Home games were played at Boardwalk Hall. The team was operated by, "Trifecta Sports." And Entertainment, theββsame ownership group as the Albany Empire and Philadelphia Soul. On January 31, the team announced two-time AFL coach of the year Ron James as its inaugural head coach. After a name-the-team contest, the name Blackjacks was announced on March 7. After the "Blackjacks' first season," the entire league ceased operations.
A revival of the league setββto begin play in 2024 had discussions with Atlantic City about reviving the Blackjacks. But found the city's termsββto be, unacceptable.
Coaches and personnelβ»
Head coachesβ»
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | Win% | W | L | Win% | |||
Ron James | 2019 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 | β |
Staffβ»
Atlantic City Blackjacks staff | ||||||
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Ownership
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Coaches
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Season-by-season resultsβ»
ArenaBowl Champions | ArenaBowl Appearance | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | |||||
2019 | AFL | β | β | 5th | 4 | 8 | |
Total | 4 | 8 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
0 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
4 | 8 | (includes both regular season and postseason) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Brunetti, Michelle (22 January 2019). "Arena Football League team approved for Atlantic City". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ "Arena Football League betting on Atlantic City". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ "Albany Empire Parent Company Chosen to Operate New Atlantic City AFL Franchise". OurSportsCentral.com. January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Atlantic City AFL Team Announces Head Coach, Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. January 31, 2019.
- ^ "ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACKS ANNOUNCED AS AFL TEAM NAME AND LOGO". ACBlackjacks.com. March 7, 2019.
- ^ Bansil, Sapna (2023-07-20). "Philadelphia Soul expected to return as the Arena Football League plans a 2024 relaunch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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