Beijing Lions | |
Helmet: | Beijing Lions Helmet.png |
Founded: | 2016 |
City: | LeSports Center in Beijing, China |
Colors: | Metallic Gold, Black, White |
Coach: | Clint Dolezel |
Owner: | Stephon Marbury |
League: | China Arena Football League (–) |
Team History: |
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No League Champs: | 1 |
No Conf Champs: | 0 |
No Div Champs: | 0 |
No Playoff Appearances: | 1 |
Arena Years: |
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The Beijing Lions were a professional arena football team based in Beijing, China. They were members of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).[1] They won the China Bowl in 2016.
The Beijing Lions were one of the first six teams to play in the China Arena Football League. They finished the 2016 season with a perfect record of 6–0 and won the league title by beating the Qingdao Clipper 35–34 on a last second field goal in the first China Bowl.[2] On October 20, 2017, it was announced that Stephon Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Lions.[3]
Season | League | Regular season | Postseason results | Head coach | |||||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | |||||||||
Beijing Lions | |||||||||||
2016 | CAFL | 1st | 5 | 0 | Won China Bowl (Qingdao) 35–34 | Clint Dolezel | |||||
Total | 5 | 0 | (Includes only regular season) | ||||||||
1 | 0 | (Includes only playoffs) | |||||||||
6 | 0 | (Includes both regular season and playoffs) |