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