Detroit Lions are a American football professional team based in Detroit, Michigan. The professional Lions compete in the NFL as a member club of the league’s NFC North division.
Detroit Lions Current season :
Established July 12, 1930; 87 years ago[1]
First season: 1930
Play Ground : Ford Field Detroit, Michigan
Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan
League/conference affiliations
National Football League (1930–present)
> Western Division (1933–1949)
> National Conference (1950–1952)
> Western Conference (1953–1969)
> Central Division (1967–1969)
> National Football Conference (1970–present)
> NFC Central (1970–2001)
> NFC North (2002–present)
Fight song : Gridiron Heroes
Owner(s) :Martha Firestone Ford
Chairman : Martha Firestone Ford
President : Rod Wood
General manager : Bob Quinn
Head coach : Matt Patricia[4]
Team history
> Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933)
> Detroit Lions (1934–present)
Championships
League championships (4)
> NFL Championships (pre–1970 AFL–NFL merger) (4)
1935, 1952, 1953, 1957
Conference championships (4)
NFL National: 1952
NFL Western: 1953, 1954, 1957
Division championships (4)
NFL West: 1935
NFC Central: 1983, 1991, 1993
Playoff appearances (18)
NFL: 1932, 1935, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016
Home fields
Universal Stadium (1930–1933)
University of Detroit Stadium (1934–1940)
Tiger Stadium (1938–1939, 1941–1974)
Pontiac Silverdome (1975–2001)
Ford Field (2002–present)