Michigan Arsenal

Michigan Arsenal

Founded	2025
Team history	Michigan Arsenal (2026–future)
Based in	Saginaw, Michigan
Home arena	Dow Event Center (2026–future)
League	Arena Football One (2026-future)
Colors	Silver, Red, Black
Personnel
Head coach	Shawn Liotta
General manager	Shawn Liotta
Website	MichiganArsenal.com

The Michigan Arsenal is a professional Arena football team based in Saginaw, Michigan, that represents the Tri-Cities Area. They are currently members of Arena Football One and are slated to play their home games at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Arena Football One (2026)

On June 27, 2025, AF1 commissioner Jeff Fisher stated in an interview that AF1 planned on adding two expansion teams in Ohio and Michigan that will begin play in the 2026 season, but that which cities those teams would represent were still being finalized. ^[3] On October 15, 2025, the league announced that the Michigan team would be called the Michigan Arsenal and that the team would play their home games at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw. ^{[4] [5] [6]} It would be the first team to play in Saginaw since the Saginaw Sting of various leagues and the first major arena football team to play in the state of Michigan since the Detroit Drive, Grand Rapids Rampage and Detroit Fury, all of the original Arena Football League.

References

1. "Inside the Arena". Inside the Arena Facebook. October 14, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. "The Michigan Arsenal Join The AF1!". AF1. October 15, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
3. Shinder, Adam (June 27, 2025). "Arena Football One announces plans for two expansion teams in 2026". Times Union. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
4. "The Michigan Arsenal Join The AF1!". AF1. October 15, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
5. "New arena football team coming to Saginaw". WNEM. October 15, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
6. "Michigan Arsenal to Host Open Tryouts December 7th". AF1. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

External links

• Official website