United Arena League 2021

United Arena League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

UAL 2021PUAL W-L-TAll W-L-TPFPAPct
Peach State Cats22-0-01-0-097261.000
Georgia-lina Lions10-1-00-1-02642.000
Palmetto Colts00-1-00-0-0055.000
[References: Compiled from results in 2-3]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
UAL ChampionshipGrovetown, Georgia
24.07.2021
[References: 2]

Schedule

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
08.05.2021Peach State Cats42Georgia-lina Lions26
Week 2
15.05.2021Peach State Cats55Palmetto Colts0
Week 3
22.05.2021Georgia-lina LionsPeach State Cats
Week 4
29.05.2021Georgia-lina LionsPalmetto Colts
Week 5Double-Header @ Ga.
05.06.2021Palmetto ColtsPeach State Cats
05.06.2021Georgia-lina LionsCarolina Predators
Week 6
12.06.2021Peach State CatsSouthern Steam (EIF)
Week 7
19.06.2021Palmetto ColtsSouthern Steam (EIF)
19.06.2021Georgia-lina LionsPeach State Cats
Week 10
10.07.2021Georgia-lina LionsSouthern Steam (EIF)
10.07.2021Peach State CatsPalmetto Colts
Week 11
17.07.2021Georgia-lina LionsPalmetto 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

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 18 May 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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