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.
| 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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History
editHome games were played at Boardwalk Hall.[1][2] The team was operated by Trifecta Sports and Entertainment, the same ownership group as the Albany Empire and Philadelphia Soul.[3] On January 31, the team announced two-time AFL coach of the year Ron James as its inaugural head coach.[4] After a name-the-team contest, the name Blackjacks was announced on March 7.[5] After the Blackjacks' first season, the entire league ceased operations.
A revival of the league set to begin play in 2024 had discussions with Atlantic City about reviving the Blackjacks but found the city's terms to be unacceptable.[6]
Coaches and personnel
editHead coaches
edit| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | Win% | W | L | Win% | |||
| Ron James | 2019 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Staff
edit| Atlantic City Blackjacks staff | ||||||
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Ownership
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Coaches
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Season-by-season results
edit| 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 | — | — | 5th | 4 | 8 | |
| Total | 4 | 8 | (includes only regular season) | ||||
| 0 | 0 | (includes only the postseason) | |||||
| 4 | 8 | (includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||
References
edit- ^ 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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