Indoor Football League facts for kids
Sport | Indoor football |
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Founded | 2008 |
Founder | Paul Aaron Dan Blum |
Inaugural season | 2009 |
Commissioner | Todd Tryon |
No. of teams | 17 (14 current, 3 dormant) |
Country | United States |
Headquarters | Grand Island, Nebraska |
Most recent champion(s) |
Sioux Falls Storm (7th title) |
Most titles | Sioux Falls Storm (7) |
Related competitions |
Intense Football League & United Indoor Football |
Official website | goifl.com |
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the combination of the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. For the 2011 season the league had 22 teams in 14 different U.S. states. The 2012 season has 16 teams. There championship is called the United Bowl. They play games in the Spring.
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History
Creation
In 2008, the league was created due to tension between in the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football League.
2009 United Bowl Championship
The 2009 IFL United Bowl had the Intense Conference champs, the Billings Outlaws, against the upset-minded United Conference River City Rage. Scoring was common. The Outlaw defense had a pick in the 2nd quarter which led to another offensive touchdown and two score lead by halftime. The Rage fought back though, recovering an onside kick at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and driving the ball the length of the field for a touchdown. That would be the closest the game would get for the Rage. The Outlaws would put up just enough points to keep a comfortable lead throughout the fourth quarter and after recovering an onside kick in the last minute of the game, the Outlaws kneeled the ball and took home the crown with a score of 71-62 in a loud, sold out Rimrock Auto Arena.
2010 United Bowl Championship
In the 2010 IFL United Bowl, the Billings Outlaws of the Intense Conference took the league championship by beating Sioux Falls Storm of the United Conference 43-34 in front of a sold out crowd in the Billings Sportsplex (a training facility, used by the Outlaws after their arena suffered storm damage).
Other information
The IFL got more attention when former National Football League star wide receiver Terrell Owens joined the Allen Wranglers of the IFL for the 2012 season.
Teams
Current
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach |
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Arizona Rattlers | Phoenix, Arizona | Gila River Arena | 17,125 | 1992 | 2017 | Kevin Guy |
Bismarck Bucks | Bismarck, North Dakota | Bismarck Event Center | 10,100 | 2017 | 2019 | Rod Miller |
Cedar Rapids River Kings | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | U.S. Cellular Center | 5,700 | 2011 | 2012 | Victor Mann |
Duke City Gladiators | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum | 9,286 | 2015 | 2020 | Martino Theus |
Frisco Fighters | Frisco, Texas | Comerica Center | 3,500 | 2019 | 2020 | Clint Dolezel |
Green Bay Blizzard | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Resch Center | 8,600 | 2003 | 2010 | Corey Roberson |
Iowa Barnstormers | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena | 15,181 | 1995 | 2015 | Ameer Ismail |
Louisville Xtreme | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | 18,865 | 2012 | 2021 | Mark Stoute |
Massachusetts Pirates | Worcester, Massachusetts | DCU Center | 12,339 | 2017 | 2021 | Patrick Pass |
Northern Arizona Wranglers | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Findlay Toyota Center | 6,000 | 2020 | 2021 | Dominic Bramante |
San Diego Strike Force | San Diego, California | Pechanga Arena | 12,000 | 2018 | 2019 | Burt Grossman |
Sioux Falls Storm | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 10,678 | 2000 | 2009 | Kurtiss Riggs |
Spokane Shock | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,771 | 2006 | 2020 | Billy Back |
Tucson Sugar Skulls | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson Convention Center | 8,962 | 2018 | 2019 | Dixie Wooten |
Inactive
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joining | Head coach |
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Columbus Wild Dogs | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena | 18,500 | 2019 | 2022 | Bobby Olive |
Oakland Panthers | Oakland, California | Oakland Arena | 19,596 | 2019 | 2022 | Kurt Bryan |
Quad City Steamwheelers | Moline, Illinois | TaxSlayer Center | 9,200 | 2017 | 2022 | Cory Ross |
Map of teams
Images for kids
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Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (gold jerseys with black accents) vs. Triangle Torch (black jerseys with red and yellow accents) at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2016