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The Washington Commandos was an Arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
 team that operated from 1987 to 1990.

Washington Commandos were a charter member of 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...
, playing in the initial four-team "demonstration season" of 1987
1987 Arena Football League season

The 1987 Arena Football League season was the 1st season, also known as the "demonstration season", of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl I....
.

r a one-year hiatus, they returned to play in 1989
1989 Arena Football League season

The 1989 Arena Football League season was the 3rd season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl III....
 and operated as the "Maryland Commandos".

team returned to the Washington name for their final season in 1990
1990 Arena Football League season

The 1990 Arena Football League season was the 4th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Dallas Texans in ArenaBowl IV....
.

In 1987 and 1989, the team played its home games at the Capital Centre
Capital Centre

The Capital Centre was an list of indoor arenas located in Largo, Maryland, Landover, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....
 (later known as US Airways Arena) in Landover, Maryland
Landover, Maryland

Landover is an unincorporated area in Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Greater Landover, Maryland....
.






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The Washington Commandos was an Arena football
Arena football

Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
 team that operated from 1987 to 1990.

History


Inaugural season (1987)

The Washington Commandos were a charter member of 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...
, playing in the initial four-team "demonstration season" of 1987
1987 Arena Football League season

The 1987 Arena Football League season was the 1st season, also known as the "demonstration season", of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl I....
.

Maryland - 1989 season

After a one-year hiatus, they returned to play in 1989
1989 Arena Football League season

The 1989 Arena Football League season was the 3rd season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl III....
 and operated as the "Maryland Commandos".

Return to Washington (1990)

The team returned to the Washington name for their final season in 1990
1990 Arena Football League season

The 1990 Arena Football League season was the 4th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Dallas Texans in ArenaBowl IV....
.

In 1987 and 1989, the team played its home games at the Capital Centre
Capital Centre

The Capital Centre was an list of indoor arenas located in Largo, Maryland, Landover, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....
 (later known as US Airways Arena) in Landover, Maryland
Landover, Maryland

Landover is an unincorporated area in Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Greater Landover, Maryland....
. For the 1990 season the team was based at the Patriot Center
Patriot Center

The Patriot Center is a 10,000 seat arena in Fairfax, Virginia, Virginia. It is located on the campus of George Mason University , and has attracted 7.7 million people to over 2400 events....
 on the campus of George Mason University
George Mason University

George Mason University is a large public university with a main campus in unincorporated area Fairfax County, Virginia, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the Fairfax, Virginia....
 in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia

This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax, Va. For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address, please see Fairfax County, Virginia...
.

Season-by-season

|- | colspan="6" align="center" | Washington Commandos |- |1987
1987 Arena Football League season

The 1987 Arena Football League season was the 1st season, also known as the "demonstration season", of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Denver Dynamite, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl I....
 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 4th || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Inactive for 1988 season |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Maryland Commandos |- |1989
1989 Arena Football League season

The 1989 Arena Football League season was the 3rd season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl III....
 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 5th || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Washington Commandos |- |1990
1990 Arena Football League season

The 1990 Arena Football League season was the 4th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Massachusetts Marauders, who defeated the Dallas Texans in ArenaBowl IV....
 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 6th || -- |- !Totals || 4 || 14 || 0 |colspan="2"| |}

AFL Hall of Famers

  • Dwayne Dixon
  • Jon Roehlk


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