Washington Valor
The Washington Valor were a professional arena football team based in Washington, D.C. that played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2017 to 2019. The team's home arena was the Capital One Arena. The Valor were owned by Monumental Sports and Entertainment (Ted Leonsis, chairman), which also owns the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL), Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League and fellow AFL team the Baltimore Brigade.
| Washington Valor | |
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| Established 2016 Folded 2019 Played in Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. WashingtonValor.com | |
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| Arena Football League (2017–2019) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Red, navy blue, silver, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Monumental Sports and Entertainment |
| Chairman | Ted Leonsis |
| President | Roger Mody |
| Head coach | Benji McDowell |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (1) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (2) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The initial announcement was made in February 2016 of being close to a deal. The official announcement was made on March 10, 2016. The team name "Valor", and colors of red, white, blue and silver were announced in July 2016. The Valor were the first AFL franchise to play in the DC market since the Washington Commandos folded in 1990. The Valor have one Arena Football League title, having defeated fellow Monumental property Baltimore in ArenaBowl XXXI.
Following the 2019 season, the AFL ceased operations.