National Arena League 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 800 | 475 | .929 |
| Carolina Cobras | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 674 | 433 | .643 |
| Massachusetts Pirate | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 677 | 660 | .571 |
| Columbus Lions | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 646 | 673 | .429 |
| New York Streets | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 610 | 724 | .286 |
| Orlando Predators | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 398 | 840 | .143 |
Reference: [1]
Champions Indoor Football 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Northern | |||||||
| *Salina Liberty | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 682 | 603 | .643 |
| Omaha Beef | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 578 | 503 | .615 |
| Sioux City Bandits | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 692 | 592 | .583 |
| Wichita Force | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 380 | 663 | .167 |
| Southern | |||||||
| *Duke City Gladiators | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 830 | 468 | .786 |
| *Amarillo Venom | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 756 | 720 | .615 |
| Texas Revolution | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 269 | 253 | .444 |
| Oklahoma Flying Aces | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 457 | 630 | .167 |
| NTX Savages | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 241 | .000 |
Reference: [4] Note: Playoff Results counted in Standings. Note 2: Texas Revolution folded after 6 weeks – remaining 4 home games awarded 2-0 to opponents # and 3 remaining road games replaced by the NTX Savages.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 29.06.2019 | Salina Liberty | 44 | Omaha Beef | 42 |
| 29.06.2019 | Duke City Gladiators | 70 | Amarillo Venom | 62 |
| CIF Champions Bowl V | ||||
| 13.07.2019 | Duke City Gladiators | 35 | Salina Liberty | 29 |
Reference: [2-3]
Indoor Football League 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Arizona Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 879 | 510 | 1.000 |
| *Iowa Barnstormers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 716 | 522 | .857 |
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 738 | 589 | .786 |
| *Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 590 | 521 | .643 |
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 714 | 656 | .500 |
| *Tucson Sugar Skulls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 728 | 705 | .500 |
| Quad Cities Steamwheelers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 709 | 650 | .429 |
| Bismarck Bucks | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 474 | 751 | .143 |
| Cedar Rapids River Kings | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 413 | 730 | .071 |
| San Diego Strike Force | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 524 | 871 | .071 |
Reference: [7]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 1st Round Playoffs | ||||
| 21.06.2019 | Green Bay Blizzard | 40 | Nebraska Dangers | 45 |
| 23.06.2019 | Sioux Falls Storm | 50 | Tucson Sugar Skulls | 47 |
| United Conference Championship | ||||
| 29.06.2019 | Iowa Barnstormers | 50 | Sioux Falls Storm | 52 |
| Intense Conference Championship | ||||
| 29.06.2019 | Arizona Rattlers | 62 | Nebraska Danger | 45 |
| United Bowl Championship Game | ||||
| 13.07.2019 | Arizona Rattlers | 53 | Sioux Falls Storm | 56 |
Reference: [8]
American West Football Conference 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| Idaho Horsemen | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 331 | 1.000 |
| Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 461 | 381 | .500 |
| Reno Express | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 339 | 396 | .500 |
| Tri-Cities Fire | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 303 | 592 | .000 |
Reference: [10]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Playoff | ||||
| 14.07.2019 | Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks | 27 | Reno Express | 28 |
| AWFC Championship | ||||
| 28.07.2019 | Idaho Horsemen | 40 | Reno Express | 20 |
Reference: [11]
Report on the NAL 2019 Season
Jacksonville Sharks won the 2019 NAL Championship with a 13-1 record (there were no playoffs), ahead of the Carolina Cobras (9-5) and the Massachusetts Pirate (8-6). Columbus Lions (6-8), New York Streets (4-10) and former AAA Arena Football League team Orlando Predators (2-12) made up the bottom half of the six team league.
Report on the CIF 2019 Season
The Duke City Gladiators won the 2019 CIF Champions Bowl 35-29 against Salina Liberty after posting an 9-3 regular season record. Salina Liberty (8-4), Omaha Beef (8-4) and Amarillo Venom (8-4) also qualified for the Playoffs. Texas Revolution folded after 5 games and were replaced for the reamaining 3 away fixtures by NTX Savages. Oklahoma Flying Aces posted a 2-10 record and Sioux City Bandits (7-5) and Wichita Force (2-10) failed to make the Playoffs in the Northern Division.
Report on IFL 2019 Season
Sioux Falls Storm shocked the previously unbeaten Arizona Rattlers 56-53 in the United Bowl to win their 10th United Bowl, extending their record.
Arizona had finished 14-0 in Regular Season play, and Iowa Barnstormers 12-2 in second. Sioux Falls beat both of these one-time AAA Arena Football League teams on the way to the title after winning against Tucson Sugar Skulls (50-47) in the First Round Playoffs.
The United Conference Championship game was also extremely close, with the Storm beating Nebraska Danger 52-50. In the Intense Conference Championship Arizona Rattlers had beaten Nebraska Danger 62-45. Nebraska had earlier beaten Green Bay Blizzard 45-40 in the Playoffs.
Six of the 10 teams made the playoffs, with Quad Cities Steamwheelers just missing out of a spot in the post-season with a 6-8 record. Bismarck Bucks (2-12), Cedar Rapids River Kings (1-13) and San Diego Strike Force (1-13) won a total of 4 games between them.
Report on AWFC 2019 Season
Idaho horsemen went through the Inaugural AWFC season undefeated, winning all 12 regular season games and defeating Reno Express 40-20 in the Final. Reno Express and Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks had both qualified for the playoffs with a 6-6 record. Tri-Cities Fire, based in Washington State, lost all 12 games, finishing bottom of the four team league.
About the NAL
The National Arena League is a AA American Football League on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, playing the Arena version of the 8 v 8 Indoor game.
About the CIF
The Champions Indoor Football is a AA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Southwestern States of the USA and Prairie States of the Mid-West.
About the IFL
The Indoor Football League is a AA American Football League played Reduced Numbers (8v8) Arena Football in the Western MidWest & American Southwest.
About the AWFC
The American West Football Conference is a AA Indoor American Football League which started playing in the American Northwest in 2019 to fill in the gap in Professional Indoor Football League on the West Coast (San Diego, Arizona & Oakland have teams in the Indoor Football League but that is primarily a Mid-West League).
About AA American Football
AA American Football is the 3rd Level of Professional American Football. Since 2000 it has been exclusively Arena / Indoor Football Leagues, playing 8v8 Football. The AA Football Map is divided into 4 regions since the 1930s and in 2019 it consisted of the National Arena League (East), Champions Indoor Football (South & Prairie States), Indoor Football League (Mid-West & Southwest) and in 2019 the American West Football Conference (Northwest) became the fourth regional AA Arena / Indoor Football League in the United States, replacing the American Arena League which had lasted one season on the East Coast.
About Arena / Indoor Football
Indoor (also known as Arena) Football plays an 8 v 8 version of American Football on a converted Ice Hockey Rink 50-yards long with 2 10 -yard endzones. Teams have 5 downs (attempts) to score or the ball is turned over – 3 of which must be passing plays. It is therefore a higher scoring game than standard 11 v 11 American Football. The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there is no rebound net either side of the goalposts in Indoor Football. Arena Football rules allow the ball stay in play when it comas back off the rebound nets.
References
Websites
[1] National Arena League (2019) National Arena League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/ [Accessed 26 November 2019]
[2] National Arena League (2018) Schedules [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/schedules/nal-full-schedule.html [Accessed 16 September 2017]
[4] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accessed 26 November 2019]
[2] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jul 13 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite [Accessed 26 November 2019]
[3] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jun 29 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2019-06-29 [Accessed 26 November 2019]
[7] Indoor Football League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accesed 27 October 2019]
[8] Indoor Football League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule [Accesed 27 October 2019]
[10] American West Football Conference (2019) Standings | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/standings?division_id=5611 [Accessed 23 November 2019]
[11] American West Football Conference (2019) Scores | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/scores?division_id=5611 [Accessed 23 November 2019]
Images
[9] SportsLogos.net (2019) Indoor Football League Alternate Logo (2009-2019) [Internet] Available from: http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/159/4848/full/982_-indoor_football_league-alternate-2009.gif [Accesed 27 October 2019]
[5] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png [Accessed 26 November 2019]
[6] National Arena League (2018) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/images/logo.png [Accessed 26 November 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Tim Leadingham, Rick Kelley, Bart Barden & Sam Thompson, Greg Kinasewitz, Brianna Wallace & Ken Jackson.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 26 November 2019
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