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Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras
Los Angeles Cobras

HistoryThe Los Angeles Cobras played in the 1988 in sports Arena Football League season only. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which they shared with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association....
, who played in the 1988 AFL season.


The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. The team was formed prior to the 2000
2000 in sports

Athletics Marathon ...
 season, which endured a player strike.

The team originally was based in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 but moved to Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
 following its second season.

played their home games in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 at the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena
RBC Center

The RBC Center is an list of indoor arenas located in Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina. It is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the North Carolina State University Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I....
 (Now called the RBC Center) prior to the 2003
2003 in sports

2003 in sports saw world cricket dominated by the Australian team which won both the Ashes and the World Cup....
 season.






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Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras
Los Angeles Cobras

HistoryThe Los Angeles Cobras played in the 1988 in sports Arena Football League season only. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which they shared with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association....
, who played in the 1988 AFL season.


The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. The team was formed prior to the 2000
2000 in sports

Athletics Marathon ...
 season, which endured a player strike.

The team originally was based in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 but moved to Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
 following its second season.

History

They played their home games in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
 at the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena
RBC Center

The RBC Center is an list of indoor arenas located in Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina. It is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the North Carolina State University Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I....
 (Now called the RBC Center) prior to the 2003
2003 in sports

2003 in sports saw world cricket dominated by the Australian team which won both the Ashes and the World Cup....
 season. The team was based in the Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte Coliseum

The Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles' Coliseum, the Charlotte Convention Center, and Ovens Auditorium....
 until 2004. On September 20, 2004, prior to the arrival of the NBA
National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
's Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team is part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association....
, the league announced the termination of this franchise; its players were made available to the other AFL teams in a dispersal draft.

Legacy

The Cobras' legacy in Charlotte was actually meant to fill open dates at the Charlotte Coliseum when the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
. But when the Bobcats began play, however, the Cobras had to make way.

Season-by-season

|- |2000 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 4th NC Southern || -- |- |2001 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Eastern || Lost Week 1 || Indiana
Indiana Firebirds

The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association....
 58, Carolina 41 |- |2002 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 2nd NC Southern || Won Week 1
Lost Week 2 || Carolina 72, Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage

The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....
 64
Arizona
Arizona Rattlers

The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....
 61, Carolina 59 |- |2003 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 4th NC Southern || -- |- |2004 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 2nd NC Eastern || -- |- !Totals || 22 || 54 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs) |}

Notable players

  • Aaron Bailey, Offensive specialist 2001-2002
  • Rob Bironas
    Rob Bironas

    James Robert Douglas Bironas is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002....
    , Kicker 2004
  • Mario Grier, Fullback/Linebacker 2000-2002
  • Elliot "Jack" Jackson, Offensive specialist 2000
  • Michael "Bo" Kelly, Fullback/Linebacker 2000
  • Fred McNair
    Fred McNair (American football)

    Fred McNair McNair played for the Albany Firebirds, Florida Bobcats, Carolina Cobras, and Buffalo Destroyers....
    , Quarterback 2000-2001
  • Cornelius White
    Cornelius White

    Cornelius White is a former Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker who played for the Albany Firebirds , the Carolina Cobras , the Chicago Rush , the Columbus Destroyers , and the Philadelphia Soul ....
    , Wide Receiver/Linebacker 2000-2001


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