Oceanside Bombers

Oceanside Bombers

Founded	2025
Team history	Oceanside Bombers (2026–future)
Based in	Oceanside, California, U.S.
Home arena	Frontwave Arena (2026–future)
League	Arena Football One (2026-future)
Colors	Blue, Silver, Black
Personnel
Head coach	Cree Morris
General manager	Vernon Pertelle
Owners	Vernon Pertelle Felix Berry Joshua Tiller Greg Anderson George Qualls
Website	OceansideBombers.com

The Oceanside Bombers is a professional arena football team based in Oceanside, California, that represents the San Diego region. They are currently members of Arena Football One and are slated to play their home games at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, also the future home of the San Diego Strike Force or the Indoor Football League. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Arena Football One (2026)

On November 12, 2025, AF1 officials and local community leaders welcomed the league's newest expansion team, the Oceanside Bombers despite unsubstantiated leaks brought forth by independent journalists that were dismissed initially as rumors. Oceanside mayor Esther C. Sanchez was quoted as saying, “This is a proud day for Oceanside.” ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

The Bombers will be the only AF1 franchise to be directly competing in the same market (and arena) as an Indoor Football League franchise, as the IFL's San Diego Strike Force holds the lease on Oceanside's main indoor arena, Frontwave Arena, through 2027. ^[8]

References

1. "AF1 adds Oceanside Bombers". Howie Hanson. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
2. "Arena Football One loses one team for 2026, gains expansion franchise". Times Union. November 13, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
3. "OCEANSIDE BOMBERS ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCEANSIDE'S PROFESSIONAL, ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM". WIAT . November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
4. "OCEANSIDE BOMBERS ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCEANSIDE's PROFESSIONAL, ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM". MENAFN/EIN Presswire. November 13, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
5. "Oceanside Bombers Professional Arena Football Team in Oceanside, Joins the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce as a Partner". Oceanside Bombers via EIN Presswire. November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
6. "AF1 adds Oceanside Bombers". Howie Hanson. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
7. "Willie Buchanon joins the Oceanside Bombers Professional Arena Football Team as the new Team Ambassador". WWLP. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
8. "STRIKE FORCE AND FRONTWAVE ARENA ANNOUNCE THREE YEAR PARTNERSHIP". sdstrikeforce.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

External links

• Official website