Conquest Unveil 2008 Game Schedule
November 21, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Albany Firebirds News Release
ALBANY, NY - The Albany Conquest announced today their complete game schedule for the upcoming 2008 af2 season, including their home opener on Sunday, April 13th versus the Peoria Pirates.
The 2008 af2 season officially kicks off on March 28th, 2008, with the Conquest beginning their seventh season of operations on the road at the Mahoning Valley Thunder on Saturday, March 29th at 7:05 pm.
Following a bye during Week 2, the Conquest's home opener will come in Week 3 on Sunday, April 13th at 4:00 pm against the Peoria Pirates at the Times Union Center. Albany's other bye week will come in Week 15.
"We are very excited for the upcoming Conquest season, our seventh year of operations," said Albany Conquest President/CEO S. Garen Szablewski. "This year's schedule has many fascinating elements, including games against the expansion teams Peoria and Daytona Beach, along with the first ever appearance by Tennessee Valley at the Times Union Center."
The Conquest 2008 home schedule features four Friday night and three Saturday night match-ups, along with one Sunday afternoon game. Friday and Saturday home games are slated for 7:00 p.m. kick-offs. The lone Sunday home game will begin at 4:00 p.m.
Each team will play a total of 16 games, consisting of eight home and eight away. The af2 alignment consists of the American and National Conference with three divisions per conference. The East, Midwest and South Divisions fall into the American Conference, while the Central, Southwest and West compose the National Conference. Fourteen (14) teams make up the American Conference and fifteen (15) make up the National Conference. The addition of five new teams for 2008 created the need for the divisions to be adjusted from 2007. The Conquest remain in the East Division, along with the Mahoning Valley Thunder, the Manchester Wolves and theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. The league's 18-week, 232-game regular season schedule concludes July 26, 2008.
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The complete Albany Conquest arenafootball2 schedule follows (All Times EDT).
2008 Albany Conquest Game Schedule
Date Opponent Time
Week 1 March 29th at Mahoning Valley Thunder 7:05 PM
Week 2 BYE
Week 3 April 13th PEORIA PIRATES 4:00 PM
Week 4 April 18th at Manchester Wolves 7:30 PM
Week 5 April 26th MAHONING VALLEY THUNDER 7:00 PM
Week 6 May 3rd TENNESSE VALLEY VIPERS 7:00 PM
Week 7 May 8th at Daytona Beach ThunderBirds 7:00 PM
Week 8 May 16th at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 7:00 PM
Week 9 May 23rd MANCHESTER WOLVES 7:00 PM
Week 10 May 31st at Mahoning Valley Thunder 7:05 PM
Week 11 June 7th WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS 7:00 PM
Week 12 June 14th at Lexington Horsemen 7:30 PM
Week 13 June 20th DAYTONA BEACH THUNDERBIRDS 7:00 PM
Week 14 June 27th at Manchester Wolves 7:30 PM
Week 15 BYE
Week 16 July 12th at Louisville Fire 7:05 PM
Week 17 July 18th MANCHESTER WOLVES 7:00 PM
Week 18 July 25th WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS 7:00 PM
ALBANY CONQUEST 2008 HOME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Sunday, April 13th PEORIA PIRATES 4:00 PM
Saturday, April 26th MAHONING VALLEY THUNDER 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 3rd TENNESSE VALLEY VIPERS 7:00 PM
Friday, May 23rd MANCHESTER WOLVES 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 7th WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS 7:00 PM
Friday, June 20th DAYTONA BEACH THUNDERBIRDS 7:00 PM
Friday, July 18th MANCHESTER WOLVES 7:00 PM
Friday, July 25th WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS 7:00 PM
ALBANY CONQUEST 2008 ROAD SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Saturday, March 29th at Mahoning Valley Thunder 7:05 PM
Friday, April 18th at Manchester Wolves 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 8th at Daytona Beach ThunderBirds 7:00 PM
Friday, May 16th at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 31st at Mahoning Valley Thunder 7:05 PM
Saturday, June 14th at Lexington Horsemen 7:30 PM
Friday, June 27th at Manchester Wolves 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 12th at Louisville Fire 7:05 PM
The Conquest are holding their Annual Fall Open Tryouts on Sunday, December 2nd at the Adirondack Sports Complex in Queensbury, NY. For more information or to pre-register please call the Conquest office at (518)-487-2218 or (518)-487-2219. For directions to the Adirondack Sports Complex, go to their website: http://www.adirondacksportscomplex.com.
Full and partial season ticket packages are now on sale for the 2008 Albany Conquest regular season. For more information please contact the Conquest at (518) 487-2244 or online at www.albanyconquest.com.
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