California Eagles (AIF)
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| California Eagles | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Folded | 2012 | ||
| Headquartered | Stockton, California at the Stockton Arena | ||
| Colors | Blue, Red, White | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | American Indoor Football | ||
| Head coach | Bennie King | ||
| President | Dan Whited | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Home fields | |||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
American Indoor Football (2012)
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| Championships | |||
| Conference championships: 1 Western, 2012 | |||
| Playoff appearances (1) | |||
| 2012 | |||
The California Eagles were a professional indoor football team based in Stockton, California. The team was a member of the Western Conference of American Indoor Football (AIF) during the 2012 season. The Eagles played their home games at the Stockton Arena. They are the third indoor team to play at Stockton Arena since the Stockton Lightning of af2 (2006–2009) and the Stockton Wolves (who were independent) (2011) and was preceded by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League in 2015 for that league's National Conference Championship game and Arena Bowl XXVIII.
The Eagles became an expansion member of the re-branded American Indoor Football for the 2012 season. The Eagles were brought in by owner Dan Whited. The Eagles began the season 3–2, when the team suspended operations due to Whited failing to meet financial obligations.[1][2] However, the Western Conference champion, Ontario Warriors, were suspended by the AIF, and the Eagles were thrown into the AIF Championship Game to play the Eastern Conference champions, the Cape Fear Heroes.[1] The Eagles were defeated by the Heroes, 79–27.[3]
