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+ | | title = Ultimate Indoor Football League |
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+ | | logo = UIFL.PNG |
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+ | | current_season = 2011 UIFL season |
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+ | | sport = [[Indoor American football|Indoor football]] |
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+ | | founded = 2010 |
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+ | | fame = |
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+ | | inaugural = 2011 |
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+ | | teams = 16 |
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+ | | country = {{USA}} |
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+ | | website = [http://www.theuifl.com TheUIFL.com] |
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+ | | ceo = [[Jared Lorenzen]] |
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+ | }} |
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+ | The '''Ultimate Indoor Football League''' (UIFL) is a regional professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] league that began its inaugural season on February 18, [[2011 UIFL season|2011]].<ref name=uifl.com>[http://www.theuifl.com UIFL.com]</ref> |
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+ | {{Navbuttons - Players Images Seasons}} |
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+ | ==History== |
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⚫ | On February 18, 2011, the first-ever UIFL game was played between the [[Saginaw Sting]] and the [[Eastern Kentucky Drillers]].<ref name=uifl.com /> The inaugural game was held at the [[Dow Event Center]] in [[Saginaw, Michigan]].<ref name=uifl.com /> The league co-founders are Michael Taylor and Andrew Haines; Haines was also the owner and founder of the [[American Indoor Football Association|Atlantic/American Indoor Football League]] and the [[Mid-Atlantic Hockey League]]. The UIFL has a logo nearly identical to the one used by the AIFL in the 2006 season (though it favors blue instead of red), and will apparently also use the AIFL red, white, and blue football also in use in the [[American Indoor Football Association]]. The league is based in [[Canton, Ohio]]. |
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+ | The league's first five teams were located in the [[Appalachia]] region, with teams based in [[Canton, Ohio]]; [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]; [[Pikeville, Kentucky]]; [[Highland Heights, Kentucky]]; and [[Huntington, West Virginia]]. Of those five markets, three (Canton, Johnstown, and Huntington) had teams in Haines' previous league, the AIFL. The two markets in Kentucky have never had a professional indoor football team in any league (though Highland Heights is usually considered part of the [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] metropolitan area, and the city of Cincinnati has had several indoor teams). The sixth team, the [[Saginaw Sting]], came from the [[Indoor Football League]]. |
+ | ==2011 Season== |
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− | The league offers a $500 per game salary,<ref>http://theuifl.com/news/106-cougars-offer-randy-moss-contract</ref> higher than the estimated $400 per game currently offered by the [[Arena Football League]]. |
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+ | {{main|2011 UIFL season}} |
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+ | The complete 2011 season concluded without any teams folding, nor any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, 11-3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host any playoff games and were dropped to a four seed. |
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+ | Saginaw finished 9-5, followed by Eastern Kentucky at 8-6, Huntington at 7-7, Johnstown at 6-8, and Canton at 1-13. |
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− | ===Current League Members=== |
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+ | Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48-47, in the first semifinals of the [[Ultimate Bowl]] I Playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20-4 victory over Huntington. [[Ultimate Bowl]] I, also sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9, 2011, at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI, with the Sting claiming a 86-69 victory over the visiting Drillers. |
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+ | Following the Northern Kentucky River Monsters' elimination from the playoffs, owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms allowing the River Monsters to leave the UIFL.<ref>[http://theuifl.com/archives/1418 UIFL & NKY River Monsters Agree to Part Ways]</ref> They are slated to join the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] as the [[Muncie River Monsters]] in 2012. |
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+ | {{main|2012 UIFL season}} |
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+ | On June 15, 2011, Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines sold their controlling slate in the UIFL to Assured Equities IV, a Florida corporation, for the sum of 1.45 million dollars.<ref>[http://biz.yahoo.com/e/110105/14472568-k.html/ UIFL's selling agreement]</ref> As part of the acquisition, UIFL Co-Founder Andrew Haines will remain as League President and a member of the Board of Directors, and UIFL Co-Founder Michael Taylor will continue as a consultant and a member of the Board of Directors for Assured Equities.<ref>[http://theuifl.com/archives/1451/ Assured Equities IV Acquires the UIFL]</ref> |
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+ | For 2012, there will be at least eleven new expansion teams, based in [[Rome, Georgia]]; [[Estero, Florida]]; [[Danville, Illinois]]; [[Tupelo, Mississippi]]; [[Marion, Ohio]]; [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]; [[East Ridge, Tennessee]]; [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]; [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]; [[Lakeland, Florida]]; and a team in Northern Kentucky to replace the River Monsters. Of these markets, five (Rome, Danville, Tupelo, Raleigh, and Lakeland) previously had teams in the AIFL, while Estero previously had a team in [[arenafootball2]]; East Ridge previously had a team in the [[National Indoor Football League]]; the [[Cincinnati Commandos]] and [[Marion Blue Racers]] have come previously from the [[Continental Indoor Football League]]; and the [[Erie Explosion]] moves from the [[Southern Indoor Football League]]. (Incidentally, the acquisition of the Explosion brings the league full-circle; the Explosion was the last surviving remnant of the AIFL, tracing its history to the [[Erie Freeze]] in 2005.) |
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+ | Recently announced was the league's intent to place a new team in Northern Kentucky's [[The Bank of Kentucky Center]],<ref name="theuifl.com">[http://theuifl.com/archives/1499 UIFL, SMG agree to put team in Bank of Kentucky Center]</ref> which would replace the departed [[Muncie River Monsters|Northern Kentucky River Monsters]]. The new team is called the [[Kentucky Monsters]] and plans to retain the River Monsters' prior records. However, because of the River Monsters' move to the CIFL and maintaining their identity, it appears the UIFL history would be shared between the two teams. |
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+ | On July 22, 2011, the UIFL named [[Jared Lorenzen]] the league's [[Commissioner]].<ref>[http://theuifl.com/archives/1523/ Reigning UIFL MVP Lorenzen named Commissioner]</ref> |
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+ | ==Teams <ref>[http://theuifl.com/archives/2004 UIFL announces divisional alignment]</ref>== |
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+ | ''An asterisk <nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates a team new to the UIFL for the 2012 season.'' |
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+ | ===Northern Conference=== |
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+ | ====East Division==== |
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!width=25%|'''Team''' |
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|[[Canton Memorial Civic Center]] ''(4,000)'' |
|[[Canton Memorial Civic Center]] ''(4,000)'' |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Erie Explosion]] |
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+ | |[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], [[Pennsylvania]] |
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+ | |[[Louis J. Tullio Arena]] ''(5,586)'' |
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|[[Johnstown Generals]] |
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|[[Cambria County War Memorial Arena]] ''(4,000)'' |
|[[Cambria County War Memorial Arena]] ''(4,000)'' |
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+ | |[[Western Pennsylvania Sting]] |
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+ | |[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]], [[Pennsylvania]] |
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+ | |[[Cambria County War Memorial Arena]] ''(4,000)'' |
+ | |} |
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+ | ====West Division==== |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#dddddd" |
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+ | !width=25%|'''Team''' |
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+ | !width=25%|'''Location''' |
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+ | !width=25%|'''Arena''' ''(Capacity)'' |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Cincinnati Commandos]] |
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+ | |[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] |
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+ | |[[Cincinnati Gardens]] ''(10,208)'' |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Danville Dragons]] |
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+ | |[[Danville, Illinois|Danville]], [[Illinois]] |
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+ | |[[David S. Palmer Arena]] ''(2,350)'' |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Kentucky Monsters]] |
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+ | |[[Bank of Kentucky Center]] ''(10,000)'' |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Marion Blue Racers]] |
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+ | |[[Marion, Ohio|Marion]], [[Ohio]] |
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+ | |[[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Marion)|Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] ''(3,500)'' |
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+ | |} |
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+ | ===Southern Conference=== |
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+ | ====East Division==== |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Carolina Aviators]] |
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− | |[[Rock River Raptors]] |
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+ | |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]] |
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− | |[[Rockford,Illinois]] |
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+ | |[[Dorton Arena]] ''(5,100)'' |
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+ | |[[Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]], [[Kentucky]] |
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+ | |[[Eastern Kentucky Expo Center]] ''(5,700)'' |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Tennessee Rail Runners]] |
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+ | |[[East Ridge, Tennessee|East Ridge]], [[Tennessee]] |
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+ | |[[Camp Jordan Arena]] ''(4,000)'' |
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+ | ====West Division==== |
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+ | {| width=650 |
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− | |[[Florida Tarpons]] |
+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Florida Tarpons]] |
|[[Estero, Florida|Estero]], [[Florida]] |
|[[Estero, Florida|Estero]], [[Florida]] |
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|[[Germain Arena]] ''(7,128)'' |
|[[Germain Arena]] ''(7,128)'' |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Lakeland Raiders]] |
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− | |[[Rome River Dogs]] |
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+ | |[[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], [[Florida]] |
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+ | |[[Lakeland Center]] ''(8,178)'' |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Mississippi Hound Dogs]] |
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+ | |[[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]], [[Mississippi]] |
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+ | |[[BancorpSouth Arena]] ''(7,000)'' |
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+ | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |
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+ | |<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Rome Rampage]] |
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|[[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |
|[[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |
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|[[Forum Civic Center]] ''(2,140)'' |
|[[Forum Civic Center]] ''(2,140)'' |
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+ | ===UIFL Progression=== |
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+ | {|class="wikitable sortable" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Year |
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+ | !# of teams |
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+ | !Expansion teams |
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+ | !Folded teams |
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+ | !Annexed teams |
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+ | !Suspended teams |
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+ | !Left league |
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+ | !Relocated teams |
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+ | !Name changes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |2011 |
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+ | |ALIGN=CENTER |6 |
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+ | |VALIGN=TOP |[[Canton Cougars]]<br>[[Eastern Kentucky Drillers]]<br>[[Huntington Hammer]]<br>[[Johnstown Generals]]<br>[[Muncie River Monsters|Northern Kentucky River Monsters]]<br>[[Saginaw Sting]] |
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+ | |2012 |
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+ | |ALIGN=CENTER |15 |
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+ | |VALIGN=TOP |[[Carolina Aviators]]<br>[[Danville Dragons]]<br>[[Florida Tarpons]]<br>[[Kentucky Monsters]]<br>[[Lakeland Raiders]]<br>[[Mississippi Hound Dogs]]<br>[[Rome Rampage]]<br>[[Tennessee Rail Runners]]<br>[[Western Pennsylvania Sting]] |
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+ | |[[Cincinnati Commandos]]*<br>[[Erie Explosion]]**<br>[[Marion Blue Racers]]* |
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+ | |} |
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+ | * * - Joined from [[Continental Indoor Football League]] |
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+ | * ** - Joined from [[Southern Indoor Football League]] |
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+ | * *** - Left to join the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] |
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+ | * **** - Suspended indefinitely by the UIFL |
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+ | ===Timeline=== |
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+ | <timeline> |
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+ | DateFormat = yyyy |
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+ | ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 |
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+ | Period = from:2011 till:2013 |
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+ | TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal |
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+ | PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 |
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+ | Colors = |
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+ | id:line value:black |
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+ | id:bg value:white |
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+ | PlotData= |
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+ | width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s |
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+ | bar:1 color:powderblue from:2011 till:end text:[[Canton Cougars]] (2011-present) |
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+ | bar:2 color:powderblue from:2011 till:end text:[[Eastern Kentucky Drillers]] (2011-present) |
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+ | bar:3 color:powderblue from:2011 till:end text:[[Huntington Hammer]] (2011-present) |
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+ | bar:4 color:powderblue from:2011 till:end text:[[Johnstown Generals]] (2011-present) |
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+ | bar:5 color:skyblue from:2011 till:2012 text:[[Muncie River Monsters|Northern Kentucky River Monsters]] (2011) |
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+ | bar:6 color:skyblue from:2011 till:2012 text:[[Saginaw Sting]] (2011) |
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+ | bar:7 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Carolina Aviators]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:8 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Cincinnati Commandos]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:9 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Danville Dragons]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:10 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Erie Explosion]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:11 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Florida Tarpons]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:12 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Kentucky Monsters]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:13 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Lakeland Raiders]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:14 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Marion Blue Racers]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:15 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Mississippi Hound Dogs]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:16 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Rome Rampage]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:17 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Tennessee Rail Runners]] (2012-present) |
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+ | bar:18 color:powderblue from:2012 till:end text:[[Western Pennsylvania Sting]] (2012-present) |
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+ | ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:2011 |
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+ | </timeline> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://theuifl.com/ Official Ultimate Indoor Football League Website] |
*[http://theuifl.com/ Official Ultimate Indoor Football League Website] |
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+ | [[Category:Organizations established in 2010]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 8 June 2012
Current season or competition: 2011 UIFL season | |
Sport | Indoor football |
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Founded | 2010 |
Commissioner | Jared Lorenzen |
Inaugural season | 2011 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Country(ies) | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Saginaw Sting |
Official website | TheUIFL.com |
The Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) is a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011.[1]
PLAYERS | COACHES | SCORES | IMAGES | SEASONS |
History
On February 18, 2011, the first-ever UIFL game was played between the Saginaw Sting and the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.[1] The inaugural game was held at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.[1] The league co-founders are Michael Taylor and Andrew Haines; Haines was also the owner and founder of the Atlantic/American Indoor Football League and the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League. The UIFL has a logo nearly identical to the one used by the AIFL in the 2006 season (though it favors blue instead of red), and will apparently also use the AIFL red, white, and blue football also in use in the American Indoor Football Association. The league is based in Canton, Ohio.
The league's first five teams were located in the Appalachia region, with teams based in Canton, Ohio; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Pikeville, Kentucky; Highland Heights, Kentucky; and Huntington, West Virginia. Of those five markets, three (Canton, Johnstown, and Huntington) had teams in Haines' previous league, the AIFL. The two markets in Kentucky have never had a professional indoor football team in any league (though Highland Heights is usually considered part of the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area, and the city of Cincinnati has had several indoor teams). The sixth team, the Saginaw Sting, came from the Indoor Football League.
2011 Season
The complete 2011 season concluded without any teams folding, nor any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, 11-3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host any playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.
Saginaw finished 9-5, followed by Eastern Kentucky at 8-6, Huntington at 7-7, Johnstown at 6-8, and Canton at 1-13.
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48-47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I Playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20-4 victory over Huntington. Ultimate Bowl I, also sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9, 2011, at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI, with the Sting claiming a 86-69 victory over the visiting Drillers.
Following the Northern Kentucky River Monsters' elimination from the playoffs, owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms allowing the River Monsters to leave the UIFL.[2] They are slated to join the Continental Indoor Football League as the Muncie River Monsters in 2012.
2012 Season
On June 15, 2011, Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines sold their controlling slate in the UIFL to Assured Equities IV, a Florida corporation, for the sum of 1.45 million dollars.[3] As part of the acquisition, UIFL Co-Founder Andrew Haines will remain as League President and a member of the Board of Directors, and UIFL Co-Founder Michael Taylor will continue as a consultant and a member of the Board of Directors for Assured Equities.[4]
For 2012, there will be at least eleven new expansion teams, based in Rome, Georgia; Estero, Florida; Danville, Illinois; Tupelo, Mississippi; Marion, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; East Ridge, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; Erie, Pennsylvania; Lakeland, Florida; and a team in Northern Kentucky to replace the River Monsters. Of these markets, five (Rome, Danville, Tupelo, Raleigh, and Lakeland) previously had teams in the AIFL, while Estero previously had a team in arenafootball2; East Ridge previously had a team in the National Indoor Football League; the Cincinnati Commandos and Marion Blue Racers have come previously from the Continental Indoor Football League; and the Erie Explosion moves from the Southern Indoor Football League. (Incidentally, the acquisition of the Explosion brings the league full-circle; the Explosion was the last surviving remnant of the AIFL, tracing its history to the Erie Freeze in 2005.)
Recently announced was the league's intent to place a new team in Northern Kentucky's The Bank of Kentucky Center,[5] which would replace the departed Northern Kentucky River Monsters. The new team is called the Kentucky Monsters and plans to retain the River Monsters' prior records. However, because of the River Monsters' move to the CIFL and maintaining their identity, it appears the UIFL history would be shared between the two teams.
On July 22, 2011, the UIFL named Jared Lorenzen the league's Commissioner.[6]
Teams [7]
An asterisk * indicates a team new to the UIFL for the 2012 season.
Northern Conference
East Division
Team | Location | Arena (Capacity) |
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Canton Cougars | Canton, Ohio | Canton Memorial Civic Center (4,000) |
*Erie Explosion | Erie, Pennsylvania | Louis J. Tullio Arena (5,586) |
Johnstown Generals | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Cambria County War Memorial Arena (4,000) |
Western Pennsylvania Sting | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Cambria County War Memorial Arena (4,000) |
West Division
Team | Location | Arena (Capacity) |
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*Cincinnati Commandos | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati Gardens (10,208) |
*Danville Dragons | Danville, Illinois | David S. Palmer Arena (2,350) |
*Kentucky Monsters | Highland Heights, Kentucky | Bank of Kentucky Center (10,000) |
*Marion Blue Racers | Marion, Ohio | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,500) |
Southern Conference
East Division
Team | Location | Arena (Capacity) |
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*Carolina Aviators | Raleigh, North Carolina | Dorton Arena (5,100) |
Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Pikeville, Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center (5,700) |
Huntington Hammer | Huntington, West Virginia | Big Sandy Superstore Arena (5,600) |
*Tennessee Rail Runners | East Ridge, Tennessee | Camp Jordan Arena (4,000) |
West Division
Team | Location | Arena (Capacity) |
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*Florida Tarpons | Estero, Florida | Germain Arena (7,128) |
*Lakeland Raiders | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland Center (8,178) |
*Mississippi Hound Dogs | Tupelo, Mississippi | BancorpSouth Arena (7,000) |
*Rome Rampage | Rome, Georgia | Forum Civic Center (2,140) |
UIFL Progression
Year | # of teams | Expansion teams | Folded teams | Annexed teams | Suspended teams | Left league | Relocated teams | Name changes |
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2011 | 6 | Canton Cougars Eastern Kentucky Drillers Huntington Hammer Johnstown Generals Northern Kentucky River Monsters Saginaw Sting |
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2012 | 15 | Carolina Aviators Danville Dragons Florida Tarpons Kentucky Monsters Lakeland Raiders Mississippi Hound Dogs Rome Rampage Tennessee Rail Runners Western Pennsylvania Sting |
Cincinnati Commandos* Erie Explosion** Marion Blue Racers* |
Northern Kentucky River Monsters*** Saginaw Sting**** |
- * - Joined from Continental Indoor Football League
- ** - Joined from Southern Indoor Football League
- *** - Left to join the Continental Indoor Football League
- **** - Suspended indefinitely by the UIFL
Timeline
References
External links
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