American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
The American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) is a professional indoor football league which was formed in October 2006 and will kick off its inaugural season on February 1, 2007. The league follows rules of play generally aligned with those of conventional football but not without significant differences. The playing field is 50 yards in length, each team is allowed only eight players on the field per play, and there are varied means of scoring points.
The league is starting with a field of fourteen teams separated into two divisions. Two expansion teams (one from New Jersey and the other from South Carolina) were unable to meet the full requirements for membership in 2007 but are invited to re-apply for future consideration. In addition to the current slate of teams, the Gulf Coast Pirates will exist in 2007 as a league-run developmental team targeted for full membership in 2008. The Pirates will play in a Florida city yet to be determined. Following is a brief synopsis of the AIFA and a listing of all AIFA teams:
AIFA At-A-Glance
- Season: Early-February through early-June. Each team plays a 14-game schedule, facing each team in its division twice and playing its remaining two games against teams in the other division.
- Teams: 14 (7 Northern Division, 7 Southern Division).
- Championship: AIFA Championship Bowl (held in late June)
- Special Events: AIFA All-Star Game (held the day before the AIFA Championship)
- Most Recent Champion (2007): - Lakeland ThunderunderBolts
- League Web Site: AIFA
American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) Teams
Northern Division
- Canton Legends - Canton, Ohio
- Danville Demolition - Danville, Illinois
- Erie Freeze - Erie, Pennsylvania
- Huntington Heroes - Huntington, West Virginia
- Johnstown RiverHawks - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh RiverRats - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Reading Express - Reading, Pennsylvania
Southern Division
- Baltimore Blackbirds - Baltimore, Maryland
- Carolina Speed - Charlotte, North Carolina
- Florence Phantoms - Florence, South Carolina
- Lakeland Thunderbolts - Lakeland, Florida
- Mississippi Mudcats - Tupelo, Mississippi
- Montgomery Bears - Montgomery, Alabama
- Tallahassee Titans - Tallahassee, Florida
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