| Wuhan Gators | |
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| Established 2016 Play in Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| League/conference affiliations | |
| China Arena Football League (2016–2019) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Shenzhen Naja: Orange and Green |
| Personnel | |
| Head coach | J.W. Kenton |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (1) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Wuhan Gators were a professional arena football team based in Wuhan, Hubei. They were members of the China Arena Football League (CAFL). [1] They were originally called the Shenzhen Naja and were based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. They were named after the species of cobra that lives in the region. [2] Their home stadium was the Shenzhen Dayun Arena. In 2017, the Naja relocated to become the Wuhan Gators. [3]
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason results | Head coach | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | |||||||||
| Shenzhen Naja | |||||||||||
| 2016 | CAFL | 5th | 2 | 3 | Won 5th-place game (Dalian) 46–30 | J.W. Kenton | |||||
| Wuhan Gators | |||||||||||
| 2019 | CAFL | J.W. Kenton | |||||||||
| Total | 2 | 3 | (Includes only regular season) | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | (Includes only playoffs) | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | (Includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||||
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