Beijing Lions

{{Infobox indoor American football team | name = Beijing Lions | current = | logo = Beijinglions.jpg | founded = 2016 | city = LeSports Center<br>in Beijing, China | uniform = | colors = Metallic Gold, Black, White<br />{{Color box|#D4AF37}} {{Color box|#000000}} {{Color box|white}} | coach = Clint Dolezel | owner = Stephon Marbury | league = '''China Arena Football League ({{CAFL Year|2016}}–{{CAFL Year|2019}})''' | team_history = * '''Beijing Lions (2016–2019)''' | no_league_champs = 1 | no_conf_champs = | no_div_champs = | league_champs = * {{CAFL Year|2016}} | playoff_appearances = * {{CAFL Year|2016}} | no_playoff_appearances = 1 | arena_years = *LeSports Center (2016) }} The '''Beijing Lions''' were a professional arena football team based in Beijing, China. They were members of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Super Six! The CAFL's Teams, Names and Official Logos |publisher=China Arena Football League |url=http://caflfootball.com/meet-the-super-six-the-cafls-teams-names-and-official-logos/ |access-date=May 31, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505232926/http://caflfootball.com/meet-the-super-six-the-cafls-teams-names-and-official-logos/ |archive-date=May 5, 2016 }}</ref> They won the China Bowl in 2016.

==History== The Beijing Lions were one of the first six teams to play in the China Arena Football League. They finished the 2016 season with a perfect record of 6–0 and won the league title by beating the Qingdao Clipper 35–34 on a last second field goal in the first China Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://caflfootball.com/beijing-wins-cafl-china-bowl-on-final-play/|title=Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play - CAFL – Professional American Indoor Football in China|access-date=2016-11-27|archive-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015919/http://caflfootball.com/beijing-wins-cafl-china-bowl-on-final-play/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 20, 2017, it was announced that Stephon Marbury had reached an agreement to become the owner of the Lions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://caflfootball.com/stephon-marbury-cafl/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020181859/http://caflfootball.com/stephon-marbury-cafl/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 20, 2017 | title=Stephon Marbury to Own CAFL Franchise | publisher=caflfootball.com | date=October 20, 2017 | access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Seasons== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

|- !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|League !colspan="3"|Regular season !rowspan="2"|Postseason results !rowspan="2"|Head coach |- !Finish !Wins !Losses |- |align="center" colspan="12" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryColor|Beijing Lions}}; {{NFLAltSecondaryColor|Beijing Lions}};" | '''Beijing Lions''' |- !align="center"|2016 |align="center"|CAFL |align="center"|1st |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0 |'''Won''' China Bowl (Qingdao) 35–34 |Clint Dolezel |- !align="center" rowSpan="3" colSpan="3"|Total |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0 |colSpan="3"|'''''(Includes only regular season)''''' |- |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0 |colSpan="3"|'''''(Includes only playoffs)''''' |- !align="center"|6 !align="center"|0 |colSpan="3"|'''''(Includes both regular season and playoffs)''''' |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.caflfootball.com China Arena Football League official website]

Category:Beijing Lions Category:China Arena Football League teams Category:2016 establishments in China Category:Sports clubs and teams in Beijing Category:American football teams established in 2016