The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in 2004. They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of ten seasons of play. On February 7, 2019, the AFL announced that it had placed an expansion team in Columbus and once again play at Nationwide Arena. The league announced on February 22, that the team as a re-launch of the Destroyers and revealed the new logo and Matthew Sauk as the head coach. After the 2019 season, the AFL announced that they had suspended local business operations including the Destroyers, but were looking into become a traveling league. A month later, on November 27, 2019, the league announced that they had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and were ceasing operations. (en)
Die Columbus Destroyers sind ein Arena-Football-Team in Columbus (Ohio), das in der Arena Football League (AFL) spielt. Das Franchise wurde 1999 als Buffalo Destroyers gegründet und zogen erst 2004 nach Columbus um. (de)
Les Destroyers de Columbus (en anglais : Columbus Destroyers) sont une franchise américaine de football américain en salle évoluant en Arena Football League depuis 1999. Basés à Columbus (Ohio), les Destroyers jouent au Nationwide Arena, enceinte de 17 171 places inaugurée en 2000. (fr)
I Columbus Destroyers erano una squadra di Arena Football League con sede a Columbus, Ohio. La squadra è stata fondata nel 1999. (it)
Die Columbus Destroyers sind ein Arena-Football-Team in Columbus (Ohio), das in der Arena Football League (AFL) spielt. Das Franchise wurde 1999 als Buffalo Destroyers gegründet und zogen erst 2004 nach Columbus um. (de)
Les Destroyers de Columbus (en anglais : Columbus Destroyers) sont une franchise américaine de football américain en salle évoluant en Arena Football League depuis 1999. Basés à Columbus (Ohio), les Destroyers jouent au Nationwide Arena, enceinte de 17 171 places inaugurée en 2000. (fr)
I Columbus Destroyers erano una squadra di Arena Football League con sede a Columbus, Ohio. La squadra è stata fondata nel 1999. (it)
The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in 2004. They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of ten seasons of play. (en)