Category: Arena Indoor Football

October 12, 2021October 29, 2023

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Schedule 2021

LEXFA Logo [References: 1]

Standings

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 1 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Carneros	1	0	1.000	40	6	34	W1
2	Supermans	1	0	1.000	34	9	25	W1
3	Ducks	1	0	1.000	12	2	10	W1
4	Aztecas ODA	1	0	1.000	19	12	7	W1
5	Black Thunder	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
5	Cowboys	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
5	Dragones Aztecas	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
5	Jugosos	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
5	Myrmidons	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
10	Toritos Texcoco	0	1	0.000	12	19	-7	L1

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 2 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Aztecas	1	0	1.000	38	6	32	W1
2	Jugosos	1	0	1.000	26	15	11	W1
3	Jokers	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Oklahoma	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
5	Spartans ODA	0	1	0.000	26	31	-5	L1
6	Zopilotes	0	1	0.000	2	12	-10	L1
7	Sooners	0	1	0.000	15	26	-11	L1
8	Air Force	0	1	0.000	9	34	-25	L1

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 3 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Tigers Xtreme	1	0	1.000	21	13	8	W1
2	Pig Machine	1	0	1.000	31	26	5	W1
3	Black Demons	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Head Hunters	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Leones Coacalco	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Myrmidons	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Piratas	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Titanes	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Vikingos	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
3	Zopilotes	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
11	Mighty Ducks	0	1	0.000	13	21	-8	L1
12	Peleadores	0	1	0.000	6	40	-34	L1

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano Division 4 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Panteras	1	0	1.000	28	26	2	W1
2	Comanches	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Delfines	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Jokers	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Peleadores	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Pig Machine	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Rhinos	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Sooners	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Titanes	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
2	Vikingos	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
11	Hellfish	0	1	0.000	26	28	-2	L1
12	Chargers	0	1	0.000	6	38	-32	L1

Schedule

LEXFA Lega Extrema de Football Americano 2021


Match Day Week 1
October 1, 2021 (Week 1) 2 - 12 N/A Zopilotes vs Ducks
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 12 - 19 N/A Toritos Texcoco vs Aztecas ODA
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 34 - 9 N/A Supermans vs Air Force
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 6 - 40 N/A Peleadores vs Carneros
October 1, 2021 (Week 1) 21 - 13 N/A Tigers Xtreme vs Mighty Ducks
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 38 - 6 N/A Aztecas vs Chargers
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 26 - 15 N/A Jugosos vs Sooners
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 26 - 28 N/A Hellfish vs Panteras
October 2, 2021 (Week 1) 26 - 31 N/A Spartans ODA vs Pig Machine

Recap

In week 1 of the LEXFA Lega Extema de Football Americano Peleadores (Fighting Irish) who play in Division 3 lost 6-40 to Carneros of Division 1. Other Division 1 teams to win were Supermans (34-9 v Air Force), Ducks (12-2 v Zopilotes), and Aztecas ODA (19-12 v Toritos Texcoco). Aztecas CDMX (38-6 v Chargers) and Jugosos (26-15 v Sooners) won their opening games in Division 2. Tigers Xtreme (21-13 v Mighty Ducks) opened with a victory in Division 3 as did Pig Machine with a shock 31-26 triumph over Spartans ODA of Division 1. The only Division 4 team to win on the first weekend was Panteras with a 28-26 defeat of fellow Division 4 team Hellfish.

About LEXFA

LEXFA – Lega Extrema de Football Americano – is the biggest Arena / Indoor Football League in the World. It comprises four to five divisions of Arena Indoor Football teams in Mexico, with the Divisions based on level of play as in Soccer rather than Geographical as in American and Canadian Football.

Arena, also known as Indoor Football is an 8v8 version of American Football played in converted Ice Hockey rinks or other Arenas with a 50 yard field and two 8 yard endzones. Instead of having 4 downs (attempts) to reach 10 yards or the ball is turned over, Arena Indoor Football employs a five downs to score system of play, with three of those downs having to be passing plays.

Logo REFERENCES

IMAGES

[1] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Lexfa-ORO-2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lexfa-ORO-2.png [Accessed 8 August 2020]

Schedule References

[2] LEXFA (2021) Back to the Football – Tabla de Posiciones Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/back-to-the-football/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

[3] LEXFA (2021) Back to the Footall – Tabla de Posiciones [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/back-to-the-footall/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

[4] LEXFA (2021) Back to the Football – Tabla de Posiciones Division 3 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/back-to-the-football-3/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

[5] LEXFA (2021) Back to the Football – Tabla de Posiciones Division 4 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/back-to-the-football-4/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

[6] LEXFA (2021) Jornada 01 – Back to the Football [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/calendar/jornada-01-back-to-the-football/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

[7] LEXFA (2021) Jornada 02 – Back to the Football [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/calendar/jornada-2/ [Accessed 12 October 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Dr Jose A Santos

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July 11, 2021October 29, 2023

American West Football Conference Schedule 2021

American West Football Conference Logo [References: 1]

Standings

American West Football Conference 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Idaho Horsemen	6	1	0.857	415	220	195	W3
2	Oregon High Desert Storm	6	2	0.750	410	240	170	W4
3	Tri-City Rush	4	2	0.667	373	192	181	L2
4	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	0	4	0.000	71	300	-229	L4
5	Yakima Canines	0	7	0.000	136	453	-317	L7

Regular Season Schedule

American West Football Conference Regular Season 2021

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
2021-05-08 19:00:45May 8, 2021	Idaho Horsemen vs Oregon High Desert Storm	Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, Canyon Co. Idaho	Recap	Week 1
2021-05-14 19:00:06May 14, 2021	Idaho Horsemen vs Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, Canyon Co. Idaho	Recap	Week 2
2021-05-21 19:00:13May 21, 2021	Idaho Horsemen vs Yakima Canines	Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, Canyon Co. Idaho	Recap	Week 3
2021-05-29 19:00:21May 29, 2021	Tri-City Rush vs Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	Hapo Event Center, Pasco, Washington	Recap	Week 4
2021-05-29 19:00:32May 29, 2021	Yakima Canines vs Oregon High Desert Storm	Yakima Sundome, Yakima, Yakima Co. Washington	Recap	Week 4
2021-06-05 19:00:46June 5, 2021	Yakima Canines vs Tri-City Rush	Yakima Sundome, Yakima, Yakima Co. Washington	Recap	Week 5
2021-06-05 19:00:53June 5, 2021	Oregon High Desert Storm vs Idaho Horsemen	First Interstate Bank Center, Oregon	Recap	Week 5
2021-06-12 19:00:17June 12, 2021	Tri-City Rush vs Oregon High Desert Storm	Hapo Event Center, Pasco, Washington	Recap	Week 6
2021-06-12 19:00:59June 12, 2021	Idaho Horsemen vs Yakima Canines	Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, Canyon Co. Idaho	Recap	Week 6
2021-06-19 19:00:06June 19, 2021	Oregon High Desert Storm vs Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	First Interstate Bank Center, Oregon	Recap	Week 7
2021-06-19 19:00:47June 19, 2021	Yakima Canines vs Tri-City Rush	Yakima Sundome, Yakima, Yakima Co. Washington	Recap	Week 7
2021-06-26 19:00:01June 26, 2021	Oregon High Desert Storm vs Tri-City Rush	First Interstate Bank Center, Oregon	Recap	Week 8
2021-06-26 19:00:36June 26, 2021	Yakima Canines vs Idaho Horsemen	Yakima Sundome, Yakima, Yakima Co. Washington	Recap	Week 8
2021-07-03 19:00:11July 3, 2021	Oregon High Desert Storm vs Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	First Interstate Bank Center, Oregon	Recap	Week 9
2021-07-03 19:00:17July 3, 2021	Idaho Horsemen vs Tri-City Rush	Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, Canyon Co. Idaho	Recap	Week 9
2021-07-10 19:00:42July 10, 2021	Oregon High Desert Storm vs Yakima Canines	First Interstate Bank Center, Oregon	Recap	Week 10

Report

After 10 weeks of a 16-week regular-season schedule Idaho Horsemen (6-1), Oregon High Desert Storm (6-2) and Tri-City Rush (Pasco, Washington, 4-2) were all challenging for the regular season league title, well ahead of winless Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks (0-4) and Yakima Canines (0-7).

About

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). For 2021 it has expanded to include teams in Yakima (Washington State).

References

Images

[1] American West Football Conference Twitter Account (2019) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113654646696865792/w5D1Q9P1_400x400.png [Accessed 11 March 2020]

Websites

[2] American West Football Conference (2021) Scores 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/scores?season_id=2865 [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[3] American West Football Conference (2021) Standings 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/standings?season_id=2865 [Accessed 11 July 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Greg Kinasewitz, Brianna Wallace & Ken Jackson.

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Last Updated: 11 March 2020

June 4, 2021October 29, 2023

Arena Football League 1986-1991

AFL 1986-87

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Test Game
27.04.1986	Rockford Metros	30	Chicago Politicians	18
	Showcase Game
27.02.1987	Chicago Bruisers	30	Miami Vice	33

[References: 4-5]

AFL 1987

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Pittsburgh Gladiators (C)	6	4	2	0	268	199	.667
Denver Dynamite (P)	6	4	2	0	261	252	.667
Chicago Bruisers	6	2	4	0	217	310	.333
Washington Commandos	6	2	4	0	288	273	.333

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Arena Bowl I
Denver Dynamite	45	Pittsburgh Gladiators	16

Reference: [1]

AFL 1988

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Chicago Bruisers (C)	12	10	1	1	526	374	.792
Detroit Drive (P)	12	9	3	0	472	310	.750
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	12	6	6	0	507	491	.500
Los Angeles Cobras (P)	12	5	6	1	463	449	.458
New England Steamrollers	12	3	9	0	330	506	.250
New York Knights	12	2	10	0	337	505	.167

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	34	Pittsburgh Gladiators	25
Chicago Bruisers	29	Los Angeles Cobras	16
Arena Bowl II
Detroit Drive	24	Chicago Bruisers	13

Reference: [1]

AFL 1989

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Detroit Drive (C)	4	3	1	0	154	84	.750
Denver Dynamite (P)	4	3	1	0	159	147	.750
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	4	3	1	0	159	147	.750
Chicago Bruisers (P)	4	1	3	0	167	155	.250
Maryland Commandos	4	0	4	0	79	170	.000

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	43	Chicago Bruisers	10
Pittsburgh Gladiators	39	Denver Dynamite	37
Arena Bowl III
Detroit Drive	39	Pittsburgh Gladiators	26

Reference: [1]

AFL 1990

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Detroit Drive (C)	8	6	2	0	326	215	.750
Dallas Texans (P)	8	6	2	0	299	308	.750
Denver Dynamite (P)	8	4	4	0	289	287	.500
Pittsburgh Gladiators (P)	8	3	5	0	289	287	.375
Albany Firebirds	8	3	5	0	188	268	.375
Washington Commandos	8	2	6	0	244	264	.250

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
First Round
Detroit Drive	61	Pittsburgh Gladiators	30
Dallas Texans	26	Denver Dynamite	25
Arena Bowl IV
Detroit Drive	51	Dallas Texans	27

Reference: [1]

AFL 1991

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Detroit Drive	10	9	1	0	437	262	.900
*Tampa Bay Storm	10	8	2	0	421	309	.800
*Denver Dynamite	10	6	4	0	389	365	.600
*Albany Firebirds	10	6	4	0	427	342	.600
Dallas Texans	10	4	6	0	286	334	.400
New Orleans Night	10	4	6	0	314	401	.400
Orlando Predators	10	3	7	0	321	363	.300
Columbus Thunderbolts	10	0	10	0	241	460	.000

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	37	Albany Firebirds	35
Tampa Bay Storm	40	Denver Dynamite	13
Arena Bowl V
Tampa Ba Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42

Reference: [1]

Report

On February 11, 1981, James Foster witnessed an Indoor Soccer game at Madison Square Garden, and drew out the outline of an Indoor American Football field on a manilla envelope, using the same basic premise of a football field on a converted Ice Hockey rink. [2]

The first AFL test game was held on 27 April 1986 in Rockford, Illinois between the Rockford Metros and Chicago Politicians , and following positive public response the first “showcase game” in Chicago in front of 8,200 fans on February 27, 1987. [2; 4-5]

The AFL debut season began on 19 June 1987, with four teams: Chicago Bruisers, Denver Dynamite, Pittsburgh Gladiators & Washington Comandos. Denver Dynamite won Arena Bowl I, defeating Pittsburgh Gladiators 45-16 [2]

The second AFL season featued an additional three teams: Los Angeles Cobras, New England Steamrollers & New York Knights, who played only that season. Washington Commandos sat out the season Detroit Drive won Arena Bowl II, 24-13 over Chicago Bruisers. [2]

The third AFL season, in 1989, was a shortened four-game season, with five teams, including the returned Commandos, now playing in Maryland. Detroit again won the Arena Bowl, beating Pittsburgh 39-26. Following the season, the league played two successful exhibition games in Paris (France) & London (England). THE US Patent office granted the league a Patent, making it the first patented, rival-free sports league in history. [2]

the fourth AFL season, saw an expansion of two teams: Albany Firebirds & Dallas Texans, with Chicago dropping out. Detroit Drive won the Arena Bowl for the third year in succession, defeating Dallas 51-27. [2]

A further expansion in 1991, saw teams added in Orlando (Predators) and New Orleans (Night) and Columbus (Thunderbolts), with Pittsburgh relocating to Tampa Bay, becoming the Storm and the Commandos ceasing operation.The league’s expansion into the Southeast would prove enduringly successful, with the Tampa Bay & Orlando franchises remaing in existence right through to the league’s waning years in the late-2010s. Detroit was defeated in the Arena Bowl 48-42 by the Tampa Bay Storm, ending the Drive’s attempts at a four-in-a-row. [2]

In 1992 the league expanded to 12 teams and three divisions, ending the AFL’s formative years, and beginning the AFL’s rise to become what the Wall Street Journal called the fifth Major [2].

References:

Bibliography

[1] Arena Football League (2016) “2016 Record and Fact Book” pp. 57-65.

[2] Arena Football League (2016) “2016 Record and Fact Book” pp. 52-56.

Social Media

[3] Arena Fan Facebook Page (2021) Post, April 27, 1987 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arenafan/posts/10160818695018222 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

Websites

[4] Arena Fan (2021) History 1986 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&histleague=1&fpage=schedule&year=1986 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

[5] Arena Fan (2021) History 1987 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=yearly&histleague=1&fpage=schedule&year=1987 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Dylan Brennan, Jonathan Brennan, Simon Brennan & Robert Byron.

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Last Updated: 4 June 2021

May 9, 2021October 29, 2023

Elite Indoor Football 2021

Elite Indoor Football Logo [References: 1]

Standings

EIF 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
EIF
Reading Raptors	3	3	0	0	116	24	1.000
Southern Steam	1	1	0	0	46	22	1.000
Florida Generals	1	1	0	0	8	0	1.000
Birmingham Ravens	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Florida Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Middle Tennessee Bulldawgs	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tampa Bay Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Vermont Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Florida Rampage	1	0	1	0	0	8	.000
Palm Beach Phantoms	1	0	1	0	22	46	.000
EIF West
Las Vegas Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[References: 2]

Scores

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
18.04.2021	Maryland Eagles (MIFL)	12	Reading Raptors	60
	Week 2
24.04.2021	Reading Raptors	48	Jersey Bearcats (MAIFL)	12
	Week 3
01.05.2021	Reading Raptors	8	Rochester Kings	0 #
01.05.2021	Palm Beach Phantoms	22	Southern Steam	46
01.05.2021	Florida Rampage	0 #	Florida Generals	8
	Week 4
08.05.2021	Southern Steam		Florida Generals

[References: 1]

Report

After 3 weeks of Elite Indoor Football play in 2021 Reading Raptors, of Pennsylvania, were 3-0, and Southern Steam and Florida Generals both 1-0. Southern Steam’s 46-22 victory over Palm Beach Phantoms was the first League match played on 1 May, the other matches being Inter-League matches or forfeits.

References

Images

[1] Elite Indoor Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, July 27, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/EliteIndoorFootball/photos/a.118323511938102/135173420253111/ [Accessed 9 May 2021]

Social Media

[2] Elite Indoor Football (2021) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.eiffootball.com/stats#/339/standings?season_id=1473 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

[3] Elite Indoor Football (2021) Scores [Internet] Available from: https://www.eiffootball.com/stats#/339/scores?season_id=1473 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

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May 8, 2021May 17, 2021

American Arena League 2021

American Arena League Logo {Referrences: 1[

Standings

AAL 2021	P	AAL W-L-T	All W-L-T	PF	PA	Pct
East
Charlotte Thunder	7	5-0-0	7-0-0			1,000
Tampa Tornadoes	4	2-1-0	3-1-0			.750
Mississippi Raiders	4	1-3-0	1-3-0			.250
Jersey Bearcats	1	0-0-0	1-0-0			1.000
Pennsylvania Union	1	0-1-0	0-1-0			.000
Carolina Predators	4	0-4-0	0-4-0			.000
Mid West
West Michigan Ironmen	2	2-0-0	2-0-0			1.000
Indianapolis Enforcers	4	1-1-0	3-1-0			.750
Chicago Power	3	1-2-0	1-2-0			.333
St. Louis Bandits	3	0-1-0	2-1-0			.667
Music City Fire	0	0-0-0	0-0-0			.000
West
San Antonio Gunslingers	5	3-0-0	4-1-0			.800
North Texas Bulls	1	1-0-0	1-0-0			1.000
Austin Wild	4	1-2-0	1-3-0			.250
El Paso Buccaneers	3	0-2-0	0-3-0			.000

[References: compiled from results in 2]

Note: Teams ranked by (1) League W-L Percentage (2) All Games W-L Percentage (3) Head-to-Head

Schedule

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
13.03.2021	San Antonio Gunslingers	48	Fort Worth *	62
13.03.2021	Tampa Tornadoes	48	Carolina Predators	20
	Week 2
20.03.2021	Mississippi Raiders	23	San Antonio Gunslingers	46
21.03.2021	Tampa Tornadoes	45	Georgia Lina Lions *	21
	Week 3
27.03.2021	Charlotte Thunder	67	Pennsylvania Union	12
27.06.2021	El Paso Buccaneers	0	North Texas Bulls	6
29.06.2021	San Antonio Gunslingers	34	Austin Wild	24
	Week 4
03.04.2021	Charlotte Thunder	84	South Carolina Cowboys *	12
03.04.2021	Kentucky *	26	Indianapolis Enforcers	34
	Week 5
10.04.2021	Tampa Tornadoes	9	Charlotte Thunder	46
10.04.2021	Mississippi Raiders	68	Carolina Predators	24
10.04.2021	Indianapolis Enforcers	30	Chicago Power	32
10.04.2021	Fort Worth *	66	El Paso Buccaneers	0
12.04.2021	San Antonio Gunslingers	27	Austin Wild	20
	Week 6
17.04.2021	Tampa Tornadoes	c	Mississippi Raiders	c
17.04.2021	West Michigan Ironmen	57	Chicago Power	0
17.04.2021	Charlotte Thunder	61	Georgia Lions *	6
17.04.2021	St. Louis Bandits	61	Illinois Rampage *	30
	Week 7
23.04.2021	West Michigan Ironmen	66	Carolina Predators	0
24.04.2021	Indianapolis Enforcers	56	Indiana Tornadoes *	12
24.04.2021	Charlotte Thunder	72	St. Louis Bandits	33
24.04.2021	El Paso Buccaneers	0	Austin Wild	27
26.04.2021	San Antonio Gunslingers	23	Fort Worth *	22
	Week 8
01.05.2021	Charlotte Thunder	62	Carolina Predators	18
02.05.2021	St. Louis Bandits	46	Dallas *	36
02.05.2021	Tampa Tornadoes	49	Mississippi Raiders	34
	Week 9
08.09.2021	Mississippi Raiders	18	Charlotte Thunder	62
08.09.2021	Jersey Bearcats	6	South Carlolina Cowboys *	0 #
08.09.2021	Chicago Power	0 #	Indianapolis Enforcers	6
08.09.2021	Fort Worth *	42	Austin Wild	12

[References: 2]

Report

Weeks 1-8

After 8 weeks of the American Arena League in 2021, Charlotte Thunder (4-0) and Tampa Tornadoes (2-1) had the best records in the East, with Mississippi Raiders (1-2), Pennsylvania Union (0-1) and Carolina Predators (0-4) all on losing records. Jersey Bearcats had yet to start. In the Mid West West Michigan Ironmen (2-0) were on top with Chicago Power (1-1) and Indianapolis Enforcers (2-1) in second and third. St. Louis Bandits (1-2) had ceased operations for the rest of the season due to COVID-19 Pandemic concerns. In the West Division, four Texas teams battled it out, with San Antonio Gunslingers (4-1) having the best record, followed by North Texas Bulls (1-0), Austin Wild (1-2) and El Paso Buccaneers (0-3)

Week 9

Two games were awarded, a League game between Indianapolis Enforcers and Chicago Power was awarded to Indianapolis. The other awarded game was between Jersey Bearcats, who were awarded a win over SC Cowboys in what would have been their first match this season. Elsewhere in a non-league match Austin Wild were defeated by Fort Worth 12-42, and in the only league match to go ahead Charlotte Thunder destroyed Mississippi Raiders 62-18 to keep their 100% record intact.

References

Images

[1] American Arena League Forum Facebook (2018) Profile, September 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/c375.0.600.600a/p600x600/42638379_674264769609815_5888126070888071168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=0efndG4RomIAX-N9wjI&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=21d37d85f63b746b94a24d10fede4b19&oe=5EF4D741 [Accessed 19 February 2020]

Websites

[2] American Arena League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanarenaleague.com/schedule [Accessed 19 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 8 May 2021

May 7, 2021October 29, 2023

United Arena League 2021

United Arena League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

UAL 2021	P	UAL W-L-T	All W-L-T	PF	PA	Pct
Peach State Cats	2	2-0-0	1-0-0	97	26	1.000
Georgia-lina Lions	1	0-1-0	0-1-0	26	42	.000
Palmetto Colts	0	0-1-0	0-0-0	0	55	.000

[References: Compiled from results in 2-3]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	UAL Championship	Grovetown, Georgia
24.07.2021

[References: 2]

Schedule

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
08.05.2021	Peach State Cats	42	Georgia-lina Lions	26
	Week 2
15.05.2021	Peach State Cats	55	Palmetto Colts	0
	Week 3
22.05.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Peach State Cats
	Week 4
29.05.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Palmetto Colts
	Week 5		Double-Header @ Ga.
05.06.2021	Palmetto Colts		Peach State Cats
05.06.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Carolina Predators
	Week 6
12.06.2021	Peach State Cats		Southern Steam (EIF)
	Week 7
19.06.2021	Palmetto Colts		Southern Steam (EIF)
19.06.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Peach State Cats
	Week 10
10.07.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Southern Steam (EIF)
10.07.2021	Peach State Cats		Palmetto Colts
	Week 11
17.07.2021	Georgia-lina Lions		Palmetto Colts

[References: 2]

Report

The United Arena League was founded in 2020 as a follow on from Supreme Indoor Football in the South of USA. It cancelled its inaugural season due to Coronavirus Pandemic concerns and is scheduled to start its first season on 8th May 2021, featuring three teams: Georgia-lina Lions, Peach State Cats and Palmetto Colts, with Inter-Conference play scheduled against Southern Steam of Eastern Indoor Football and Carolina Predators. Palmetto Colts are based in Palmetto, Florida; Georgia-lina Lions are based in Augusta, Georgia and Peach State Cats are based in Cumming, Georgia.

Peach State Cats opened the season with a 42-26 victory over Georgia-lina Lions. The following week they thrashed the Palmetto Colts 55-0.

About Indoor Football

Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.

The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial diffulties in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.

There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)

Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.

References

Images

[1] United Arena Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, October 2, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/unitedarenaleague/photos/a.102262841252600/203438044468412/ [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Social Media

[2] United Arena Football Facebook Page (2021) Photo, April 1 2021: “The Palmetto Colts and the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center has mutually agreed that the Colts will not play any home games at their facility in 2021. The decision was made due to the Covid -19 pandemic and the facility is being used as a Covid-19 vaccination site.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/unitedarenaleague/photos/a.106106247534926/299441658201383 [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[3] Peach State Cats Professional Indoor Football (2021) Post, May 9, 2021 “The Peach State Cats defeated the Georgia-lina Lions in the first ever United Arena League game last night 42-26.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/peachstatecats/photos/a.372184599883245/1234023173699379 [Accessed 11 May 2021]

[4] United Arena Football Facebook Page (2021) Photo, April 1 2021: “Week 2 of the United Arena League Season the Peach State Cats defeated the Palmetto Colts 55-0.
The Cats will travel to Augusta, Ga to take on the Georgia-lina Lions next Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/unitedarenaleague/photos/a.106106247534926/326846688794213 [Accessed 18 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 May 2021

April 21, 2021October 29, 2023

Champions Indoor Football 2021

Champions Indoor Football Logo [Reference: 1]

Regular Season Standings

CIF 2021	P	CIF W-L-T	All W-L-T	PF	PA	Pct
Salina Liberty	7	6-0-0	7-0-0	372	188	1.000
Dodge City Law	4	2-2-0	2-2-0	141	170	.500
Wichita Force	6	2-3-0	3-3-0	195	213	.500
Omaha Beef	6	2-3-0	3-3-0	228	195	.500
Sioux City Bandits	7	2-4-0	3-4-0	267	235	.429
Wyoming Mustangs	6	1-3-0	3-3-0	225	216	.500

[Reference: 2]

Legend / Key: Conf= CIF Games; All= All Games; P=Played; W=Won; L=Lost; T=Tied; PF= Total Points For (All Games) PA= Total Points Against (All Games); Pct=Winning Percentage (expressed as a fraction of one)

Schedule

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
27.03.2021	Sioux City Bandits	55	Sioux Empire Crusaders *	13
27.03.2021	Salina Liberty	62	Arlington *	17
27.03.2021	Wyoming Mustangs	42	Dallas Prime *	40
	Week 2
02.04.2021	Salina Liberty	42	Wichita Force	27
03.04.2021	Omaha Beef	70	Crusaders *	24
03.04.2021	Wyoming Mustangs	56	Rapid City War Eagles *	0
	Week 3
09.04.2021	Sioux City Bandits	38	Wichita Force	6
10.04.2021	Salina Liberty	39	Omaha Beef	14
10.04.2021	Wyoming Mustangs	18	Dodge City Law	20
	Week 4
17.04.2021	Omaha Beef	22	Sioux City Bandits	33
17.04.2021	Wyoming Mustangs	32	Salina Liberty	63
	Week 5
22.04.2021	Dodge City Law	44	Wyoming Mustangs	56
24.04.2021	Salina Liberty	53	Sioux City Bandits	24
26.04.2021	Wichita Force	38	Arlington *	18
	Week 6
01.05.2021	Wichita Force	34	Dodge City Law	43
02.05.2021	Sioux City Bandits	37	Omaha Beef	41
	Week 7
08.05.2021	Wyoming Mustangs	21	Omaha Beef	49
08.05.2021	Wichita Force	49	Sioux City Bandits	40
09.05.2021	Dodge City Law	34	Salina Liberty	62
	Week 8
15.05.2021	Omaha Beef	32	Wichita Force	41
15.05.2021	Sioux City Bandits	40	Salina Liberty	51
	Week 11
21.05.2021	Amarillo Venom		Wyoming Mustangs
21.05.2021	Omaha Beef		Sioux City Bandits
22.05.2021	West Texas Warbirds		Salina Liberty
22.05.2021	Wichita Force		Oklahoma Flying Aces
	Week 12
29.05.2021	Wyoming Mustangs		Omaha Beef
29.05.2021	Salina Liberty		Sioux City Bandits
29.05.2021	West Texas Warbirds		Amarillo Venom
	Week 13
05.06.2021	Oklahoma Flying Aces		Wyoming Mustangs
05.06.2021	Wichita Force		West Texas Warbirds
06.06.2021	Amarillo Venom		Salina Liberty
	Week 14
12.06.2021	Omaha Beef		Wyoming Mustangs
12.06.2021	Sioux City Bandits		Amarillo Venom
12.06.2021	West Texas Warbirds		Oklahoma Flying Aces
13.06.2021	Wichita Force		Salina Liberty

[Reference: 3]

Note: *Non-CIF team.

Report

Champions Indoor Football started its 2021 schedule with a reduced roster of teams due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. West Texas Warbirds, Oklahoma Flying Aces and Amarillo Venom were all victims of the virus and failed to start the season. This left 6 teams, playing Inter-Conference games for the first two weeks, followed by CIF Conference matches.

Weeks 1-4 27 March -17 April 2021

After 4 weeks Salina Liberty, Sioux City Bandits and Dodge City Law were all undefeated in CIF play, although Dodge City Law had only played the one match – a 20-18 victory over Wyoming Mustangs in Week 3. Of the other three teams Wyoming Mustangs had picked up two Inter-Conference victories and Omaha Beef one, though both of those teams and Wichita Force were 0-2 in CIF play.

Week 5-6 22 April- 2 May 2021

By the first week in May Salina Liberty had defeated the other top two team Sioux City Bandits 53-24 on the 24th of April to claim sole ownership of top spot after Dodge City Law had lost 44-56 to Wyoming Mustangs two days previously. Sioux City Bandits then lost another match on 2nd May to the previously winless Omaha Beef, thus opening up the mid-table positions.

Week 7 8-9 May 2021

Salina Liberty continued their winning ways with a 62-34 victory at Dodge City Law. Wichita Force gained the first League win with a 49-40 victory at home to Sioux City Bandits and Omaha Beef moved into second in the standings with a 49-21 win at Wyoming Mustangs.

Week 8 15 May 2021

Wichita Force continued their new-found winning ways with a 41-32 victory at Omaha Beef placing them above the Beef on head-to-head, while Salina Liberty maintained their 100% record with a 51-40 win at Sioux City Bandits.

About the CIF

The Champions Indoor Football is a AA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Texas and Prairie States of the Mid-West. It is one of 4 AA Indoor Football Leagues in the USA, the others in the Eastern Seaboard( American Arena League), West (American West Football Conference) and Southwest & Mexico (Super 8 Football League)

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.

Refences

Images

[1] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed 26 November 2019]

Websites

[2] Champions Indoor Football (2019) Standings 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2020-21/standings [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[3] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Mar 27 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-03-27 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[4] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 2 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-02 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[5] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 3 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-03 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[6] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 10 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-10 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[7] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 17 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-17 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[8] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 22 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-22 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[9] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 24 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-24 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[10] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule Apr 26 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-04-26 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[11] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 1 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-01 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[12] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 2 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-02 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[13] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 8 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-08 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[14] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 9 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-09 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

[15] Champions Indoor Football (2020) Schedule May 15 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2021-05-15 [Accessed 21 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 17 May 2021

March 13, 2021October 29, 2023

Regional AA American Arena Indoor Football Leagues 2019

National Arena League

	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

National Arena League Standings 2019 Reference: [1]

American Arena League 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
North
West Virginia Roughriders	11	11	0	0			1.000
West Michigan Ironmen	7	5	2	0			.714
Jersey Flight	4	2	2	0			.500
New England Bobcats	3	1	2	0			.333
Indianapolis Enforcers	3	0	3	0			.000
Burgh Defenders	5	0	5	0			.000
New England Cavalry	1	0	1	0			.000
South
Carolina Energy	5	4	1	0			.800
Carolina Havoc	9	7	2	0			.778
Peach State Cats	5	3	2	0			.600
Cape Fear Heroes	8	4	4	0			.500
Georgia Doom	4	2	2	0			.500
Carolina Cowboyz	5	1	4	0			.200
Carolina Predators	5	0	5	0			.000

American Arena League Standings 2019 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 4-16]

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

Champions Indoor Football Standings 2019 Reference: [18]

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

Champions Indoor Football Standings 2019 Reference: [19-20]

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: [21]

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

Indoor Football League Playoffs 2019 Reference: [22]

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

American West Football Conference Standings 2019 Reference: [26]

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

American West Football Conference Standings 2019 Reference: [27]

Super 8 Football League – Battle for San Diego 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Duo Sports Thundercats (C)	2	2	0	0	53	22	4
Mecca Town Bulldogs	2	1	1	0	32	29	2
California Rhinos	2	0	2	0	16	50	0

Super 8 Football League Battle 4 San Diego Tournament 2019 [Reference: 30]

Super 8 Football League – Baja Series 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Duo Sports Thundercats	5	4	1	0	177	77	8
*Transformers Endenada	5	4	1	0	160	89	8
*Diablos Endsenada	5	3	2	0	162	138	6
*Aztecas Tijuana	5	3	2	0	106	101	6
Vigingos Ensenada	5	1	4	0	119	180	2
Black Dragons Tijuana	5	0	5	0	22	163	0

Super 8 Football League Baja Standings 2019 [Reference: 32]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
17.08.2019	Duo Sports Thundercats		Aztecas Tijuana
17.08.2019	Transformers Ensenada		Diablos Ensenada
	Baja Bowl VIII
24.08.2019	Transformers Ensenada	28	Duo Sports Thundercats	18

Super 8 Football League Baja Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 32-33]

Report – General

The 2019 Regional AA Arena Indoor Football League season in USA was historic as it was the last season of its’ parent League – the Arena Football League – the original Arena League folded after the 2019 season. The regional AA Leagues, however, played full seasons in 2019, covering the entire USA, and also playing a league cross-border between San Diego, California, and Baja California, Mexico.

The Champions of the Leagues were Jacksonville Sharks (13-1, National Arena League, No Playoffs), West Virginia Roughriders (11-0, American Arena League, No Playoffs), Duke City Gladiators (Albuquerque, 35-29 versus Salina Liberty, Champions Indoor Football), Sioux Falls Storm (56-53 versus Arizona Rattlers, Indoor Football League), Idaho Horsemen (40-20 versus Reno Express, American West Football Conference), Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego, 2-0 Super 8 Football League Battle for San Diego) and Diablos Ensenada (28-18 versus Duo Sports Thundercats, Baja Bowl VIII 2018)

Report – National Arena League 2019

National arena League Logo [Reference: 3]

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.

The National Arena League is a AA Regional Arena League along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

Report – American Arena League 2019

Amerivcan Arena Leagie Logo [References: 17]

West Virginia Roughriders came ou tops in the American Arena League in 2019, finishing with a 11-0 record, the only undefeated team in the AAL.

The American Arena League is a AA Regional Arena Football League along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

Report – Champions Indoor Football 2019

Champions Indoor Football Logo [Reference: 25]

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.

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.

Report – Indoor Football League 2019

Indoor Football League Logo [References: 24]

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.

The Indoor Football League is a AA American Football League played Reduced Numbers (8v8) Arena Football in the Western MidWest & American Southwest.

Report – American West Football Conference 2019

American West Football Conference Logo [Reference: 28]

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.

Report – Super 8 Football League Battle for San Diego 2019

Super 8 Football League Logo [References: 29]

Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego & Tijuana) won the 2019 Super 8 Football League Battle 4 San Diego, played on the 12th October 2019 in Eastlake Soccer League in San Diego. They won a three-team Tournamentt defeating California Rhinos and Mecca Town Bulldogs.

The Super 8 Football League is a cross-border Arena (8v8 Indoor) Football League, that plays primarily in Southern California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico), whiile also playong tournaments with teams from Northern California, Texas and Nevada.

Report – Super 8 Football League Baja Series 2019

Diablos Ensenada defeated Duo Sports Thundercats 28-18 in Baja Bowl VIII in the Super 8 Football League Baja Series in 2019. In a closely run regular season Duo Sports Thundercats had finished top with a 4-1 record, followed by Transformers Ensenada (also 4-1), Diablos Ensenada (3-2) and Aztecas Tijuana (3-2). These four teams qualified for the Playoffs, with fifth place in the six team sries going to Vikingos Ensenada, and then Black Dragons Tijuana coming in last

About Arena Indoor Football

There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)

The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there are Rebound Nets in Arena Football either side of the goalposts, allowing the ball to return into play, which are not present in Indoor Football.

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]

Images

[3] National Arena League (2018) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/images/logo.png [Accessed 26 November 2019]

Websites

[4] Scorestream (2019) Georgia Doom [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/georgia-doom-297565/games [Accessed 19 February 2020]

[5] Scorestream (2019) Cape Fear Heroes [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/cape-fear-heroes-278452/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[6] Scorestream (2019) Peach State Cats [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/peach-state-cats-cats-300393 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[7] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Cowboyz [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-cowboys-cowboyz-291295 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[8] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Energy [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-energy-299223 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[9] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Havoc [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-havoc-havoc-304473 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[10] Scorestream (2019) West Virginia Roughriders [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/west-virginia-roughriders-roughriders-292029/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[11] Scorestream (2019) Burgh Defenders [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/burgh-defenders-defenders-304472 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[12] Scorestream (2019) Indianapolis Enforcers [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/indianapolis-enforcers-enforcers-300565 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[13] Scorestream (2019) Jersey Flight [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/jersey-flight-flight-298897 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[14] Scorestream (2019) New England Bobcats [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/new-england-bobcats-300970 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[15] Scorestream (2019) West Michigan Ironmen [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/west-michigan-ironmen-282001/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[16] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Predators [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-predators-predators-304475 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

Images

[17] American Arena League Forum Facebook (2018) Profile, September 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/c375.0.600.600a/p600x600/42638379_674264769609815_5888126070888071168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=0efndG4RomIAX-N9wjI&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=21d37d85f63b746b94a24d10fede4b19&oe=5EF4D741 [Accessed 19 February 2020]

Websites

[18] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[19] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jul 13 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[20] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jun 29 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2019-06-29 %5BAccessed  26 November 2019]

Images

[25] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed  26 November 2019]

Websites

[21] Indoor Football League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accesed 27 October 2019]

[22] Indoor Football League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule [Accesed 27 October 2019]

Images

[23] Indoor Football League | Wayback Machine (2019) 2019 Indoor Football League | Geographic Map [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190708201232/https://www.goifl.com/members/Geographic_Map [Accesed 27 October 2019]

[24] 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]

Websites

[26] American West Football Conference (2019) Standings | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/standings?division_id=5611 [Accessed 23 November 2019]

[27] 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

[28] American West Football Conference Twitter Account (2019) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113654646696865792/w5D1Q9P1_400x400.png [Accessed 11 March 2020]

Images

[29] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Websites

[30] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 West Coast 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/super8westcoast/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

Images

[31] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Websites

[32] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League | Baja 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/super8baja/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

[33] Super 8 Football League (2018) History-About [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/history/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan and Dublin Bay Raptors 2019 & Tim Leadingham.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 March 2021

February 28, 2021October 29, 2023

Fan Controlled Football 2021

Fan Controlled Football Logo [References: 1]

Standings

FCF 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Beasts	4	3	1	0	132	126	.750
Zappers	4	2	2	0	138	133	.500
Wild Aces	4	2	2	0	144	138	.500
Glacier Boyz	4	1	3	0	129	142	.000

[References: Compiled from results in 2-7]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
13.03.2021	Beasts	20	Glacier Boyz	38
13.03.2021	Wild Aces	32	Zappers	6
	People’s Championship v1.0
21.03.2021	Wild Aces	46	Glacier Boyz	40

[References: 12-13]

Results

Date	Home team		Away Team
	Week 1
14.02.2021	Wild Aces	30	Glacier Boyz	22
14.02.2021	Beasts	48	Zappers	44
	Week 2
21.02.2021	Zappers	28	Glacier Boyz	29 (3ot)
21.02.2021	Beasts	30	Wild Aces	28
	Week 3
28.02.2021	Glacier Boyz	22	Beasts	28
28.02.2021	Zappers	34	Wild Aces	30
	Week 4
04.03.2021	Wild Aces	56	Glacier Boyz	52
04.03.2021	Beasts	26	Zappers	32

[References: 2-7]

Report

Beasts started out 3-0 but dropped their last regular season game 26-32 to Zappers, while Wild Aces and Glacier Boyz, also 1-2 like Zappersgoing into the Final week, battled it out in a shootout, with Wild Aces winning 56-52. With all four teams reaching the Playoffs, Glacier Boyz (1-3) shocked Beasts (3-1) 38-20 in the Semi-Finals, while Zappers and Wild Aces (both 2-2) was expected to be a close game, however, Wild Aces won 32-6 to advance to the People’s Championship Game versus Glacier Boyz, where they won 46-40 to win the first ever FCF People’s Championship.

Beasts 28 Glacier Boyz 22 Week 3 Fan Controlled Football [References: 8]

About Fan Controlled Football

The League was a novel idea, giving fans the chance to be a part-owner, and coach of a Professional Arena Indoor Football Team. The FCF was 7v7 Arena style Football with no kicking. Teams start at the 10-yard line and drive to the endzone. The extra point is 1v1 between the Wide Receiver and the Defensive Back. All Games are 1 Hour long with a running clock, and the games were streamed live on twitch where the owner/coaches could vote on the plays of their team, whichever play voted highest was the one that was played.

References

Logos

[1] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, 19 September 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.1232640490095873/3913614228665139/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

Social Media

[2] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Photo, 14 February 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.4084232581603302/4339462522746972/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[3] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Photo, 14 February 2021 “Looks like the FCF Beasts are heading into Week 2, 1-0.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.1250221751671080/4339904146036143/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[4] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Video, 21 February 2021 “Unbelievable …” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/videos/4358434720849752 [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[5] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Video, 21 February 2021 “

WOWThe @FCFBeasts score the game-winning touchdown with no time remaining. 30-28They advance to 2-0.

“ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/videos/4358227697537121 [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[6] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Photo, 28 February 2021 “Final score” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.4084232581603302/4385699764789914/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[7] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Photo, 28 February 2021 “Final score.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.4084232581603302/4385488164811074/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

Photos

[8] Fan Controlled Football League Facebook (2021) Photo, 28 February 2021 “Final score.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.4084232581603302/4385699764789914/ [Accessed 28 February 2021]

Websites

[9] Fan Controlled Football (2021) How It Works [Internet] Available from: https://www.fcf.io/how-it-works [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[10] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Teams [Internet] Available from: https://www.fcf.io/teams [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[11] sporting News (2021) What is Fan Controlled Football? [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/fan-controlled-football-teams-schedule-players/g9gj6s5j1ume1gv0pp4ayusyd [Accessed 28 February 2021] [Accessed 28 February 2021]

[12] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Week 4 Recap: Beasts [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-week-4-recap-beasts/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[13] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Week 4 Recap: Glacier Boyz [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-week-4-recap-glacier-boyz/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[14] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Week 4 Recap: Wild Aces [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-week-4-recap-wild-aces/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[15] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Week 4 Recap: Zappers [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-week-4-recap-zappers/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[16] Fan Controlled Football (2021) FCF Season v1.0 Week 1 Game Summary [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fan-controlled-football-fcf-season-v1-0-week-one-gameday-summary/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[17] Fan Controlled Football (2021) FCF Season v1.0 Week 2 Game Summary [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-season-v1-0-week-two-game-summary/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[18] Fan Controlled Football (2021) FCF Season v1.0 Week 3 Game Summary [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-season-v1-0-week-three-game-summary/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[19] Fan Controlled Football (2021) FCF Season v1.0 Week 4 Game Summary [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-season-v1-0-week-four-game-summary/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

[20] Fan Controlled Football (2021) FCF Season v1.0 Week 5 Game Summary [Internet] Available from: https://news.fcf.io/2021/fcf-season-v1-0-week-five-game-summary/ [Accessed 19 March 2021]

Social Media

[21] Fan Controlled Football (2021) Photo, 21 March 2021:”That’s a wrap on the first-ever FCF People’s Championship. Check out the @Progressive Final Snapshot” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/FCFL/photos/a.4084232581603302/4445282562164967/ [Accessed 23 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Andrew Pettit (A Football World)

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 February 2021

January 29, 2021October 29, 2023

LEXFA Liga Extrema de Futbol Americano Arena Football Spring 2020

LEXFA Logo [References: 1]

Tables Spring 2020

LEXFA Spring 2020	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pct
Division 1
Supermans	2	2	0	0	73	37	1.000
Aztecas	2	2	0	0	52	43	1.000
Black Thunder	2	1	1	0	62	41	.500
Toritos Texcoco	2	1	1	0	36	45	.500
Cowboys	2	1	1	0	35	35	.500
Zopilotes	2	0	2	0	38	44	.000
Deminios ST	2	0	2	0	7	77	.000
Division 2
Carneros Pre	2	2	0	0	76	29	1.000
Ducks	2	2	0	0	64	0	1.000
Chivos Negros	2	2	0	0	39	36	1.000
*Colmillos*	2	2	0	0	36	29	1.000
Niners	2	1	1	0	64	60	.500
Oklahoma	2	1	1	0	56	57	.500
Cachorros	2	1	1	0	56	41	.500
Thundercats	2	1	1	0	45	52	.500
Myrmidons	2	1	1	0	40	42	.500
Dragones Aztecas	1	0	1	0	29	41	.000
Head Hunters	1	0	1	0	14	18	.000
Division 3
Silverbacks	2	2	0	0	50	20	1.000
Therions	2	2	0	0	28	18	1.000
Leones Negros	2	1	1	0	71	73	.500
Orcas	2	1	1	0	53	59	.500
Spartans ODA	2	1	1	0	40	46	.500
Toros Chapingo	2	1	1	0	26	45	.500
Air Force	2	1	1	0	25	33	.500
Tatankas	2	1	1	0	25	12	.500
Frailes CS	1	1	0	0	19	12	1.000
Jokers	2	0	2	0	61	85	.000
Sharks	2	0	2	0	46	60	.000
Piratas	2	0	2	0	26	29	.000
Hellfish	2	0	2	0	19	53	.000
Division 4
Chargers	2	2	0	0	75	32	1.000
Jugosos	2	2	0	0	66	47	1.000
Army	2	2	0	0	62	30	1.000
Mustangs	2	2	0	0	57	28	1.000
Mighty Ducks	2	2	0	0	48	25	1.000
*Peleadores*	2	1	1	0	41	55	.500
Vikingos	2	1	1	0	38	30	.500
Black Demons	2	0	2	0	45	53	.000
Aztecas	2	0	2	0	26	41	.000
Pig Machine	2	0	2	0	13	40	.000
Division 5
Panteras	2	2	0	0	26	14	1.000
Centauros	2	1	1	0	56	68	.500
Tigers Xtreme	2	1	1	0	34	38	.500
Stormtroopers	2	1	1	0	14	19	.500
Coyotes Toluca	2	0	2	0	47	71	.000
Titanes	2	0	2	0	38	73	.000
Rhinos	2	0	2	0	35	57	.000
Supermans B	2	0	2	0	24	46	.000
Black Chiefs	1	0	1	0	18	20	.000

[References: 3]

Report

Peleadores, which translates as Fighters, and who used a Logo similar to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo, played in Division 4 of the LEXFA Liga Extrema de Futbol Americano Mexico during the Spring 2020 season, which is a short 2-game preseason prior to the full season in Autumn. Peleadores compiled a 1-1-0 record, scoring 41 points and conceding 55 in the process, finishing 6th of 11in the Division. In all 50 teams competed in the five divisions of the LEXFA Arena League in Spring 2020.

Walter Abraham Perez – Peleadores QB [Reference: 9]

About LEXFA

LEXFA is an Arena (8v8 Indoor) version of American Football that has become quite popular in Mexico. A team called the Irish, who used the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo played in a lower division.

About Arena / Indoor Football

This version of American (or Gridiron) Football has become extremely popular in Mexico.

The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial difficulties in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.

There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A) as well as two leagues in Mexico, one of which has 50 teams.

The main difference between Arena Football & Indoor Football is the rebound nets either side of the goalposts in Arena Football, which is the only part of the original patent given to the Arena Football League in 1989, that a subsequent ruling in 1998 ruled was copyright, the rest being Football already in other leagues.

References

Images

[1] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Lexfa-ORO-2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lexfa-ORO-2.png [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[2] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2017) bannerTop [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20131115003038im_/http://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bannerTop.jpg [Accessed 8 August 2020]

Websites

[3] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/tabla-primavera-2020/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[4] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-1-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[5] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[6] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 3 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-3-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[7] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 4 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-4/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[8] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 5 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-5/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Images

[9] LEXFA (2021) WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400.jpg [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Online References

[10] Google Translate (2020) Google Translate [Internet] available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 9 August 2020]

[11] Google Maps (2020) Google Maps [Internet] available from: https://www.google.com/maps [Accessed 9 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dublin City Quetzals.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 January 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II