New England Patriots

New England Patriots as a American football professional team based in the Greater Boston region. The New England Patriots compete in the NFL are a member club of the league’s AFC East division.

New England Patriots Current season
Established November 16, 1959; 58 years ago[1]
First season: 1960
Play Ground : Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts.

League/conference affiliations

American Football League (1960–1969)
Eastern Division (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
American Football Conference (1970–present)
AFC East (1970–present)

Personnel

Owner(s) Robert Kraft
Chairman Robert Kraft
CEO Robert Kraft
President Jonathan Kraft
General manager Bill Belichick (de facto)
Head coach Bill Belichick

Team history

Boston Patriots (1960–1970)[4]
Bay State Patriots (1971)[5]
New England Patriots (1971–present)

Championships

> League championships (5)

Super Bowl championships (5) :
2001 (XXXVI), 2003 (XXXVIII), 2004 (XXXIX), 2014 (XLIX), 2016 (LI)

Conference championships (10) AFC:
1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017

> Division championships (20)

AFL East: 1963
AFC East: 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

> Playoff appearances (25)

AFL: 1963
NFL: 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

> Home fields

Nickerson Field (1960–1962)
Fenway Park (1963–1968)
Alumni Stadium (1969)
Harvard Stadium (1970)
Foxboro Stadium (1971–2001)
Gillette Stadium (2002–present)