The Los Angeles Cobras were a professional arena football team based in Los Angeles, California that played one season (1988) in the Arena Football League.

On March 16, 1988, it was announced that team would be nicknamed the Cobras, as well as the introduction of head coach Ray Willsey.

The team's logo consisted of an interlocking "LA" in which the left upright of the "A" was formed by the hooded head and "neck" of a cobra.

[4] Despite a lineup that featured former NFL all-pro receiver Cliff Branch, ex-UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens[5] and future Arena Football Hall of Famer Gary Mullen, Los Angeles drew dismal crowds: just 7,507 per game, second-worst in the AFL.

[6] It turned out to be their last game ever as the Cobras folded after the 1988 season, temporarily cutting the league down Wide receivers/Defensive backs Offensive linemen/Defensive linemen Kickers Rookies in italics Roster updated February 5, 2013 28 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS The following Cobras players were named to All-Arena Teams: