Continental Indoor Football League
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| Continental Indoor Football League | |
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| Sport | American football |
| Founded | 2006 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |  United States |
| Current champions | Port Huron Pirates |
| Official website | www.contintentalindoorfootball.com |
The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) is a new indoor football league based along the Northeastern United States region. It began play in April of 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL).
The league was originally called the OPIFL (short for Ohio-Penn Indoor Football League), but then the executives decided to increase the league's appeal to the entire Great Lakes region. So far, the league has been relatively successful, having a cumulative attendance of over 75,000 in the inaugural regular season, as well as having been praised by indoor football critics for their reasonable expansion policies and quality ownership groups. The two remaining teams in the playoffs met in the Great Lakes Bowl. With the name change, it is unclear what the championship game will be called now.
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[edit] Current CIFL Teams
[edit] Atlantic Division
Chesapeake Tide - 2007 expansion
Lehigh Valley Outlawz - Charter member
New England Surge - 2007 expansion
New York/New Jersey Revolution - Charter Member
Rochester Raiders - Charter Member
Steubenville Stampede - from AIFL
[edit] Great Lakes Division
- Chicago - 2007 expansion
Kalamazoo Xplosion - 2007 expansion
Marion Mayhem - Charter member
Miami Valley Silverbacks - from AIFL
Muskegon Thunder - 2007 expansion
Port Huron Pirates - Charter member and defending champions
Springfield Stallions - from 8FL
Wayne County Rumble - 2007 expansion
[edit] Inactive teams
Motor City Reapers - decided not to play in 2007, hope to begin in 2008
[edit] Defunct Teams
[edit] 2006 Season
[edit] Final standings
- Source: [1]
| Rank | Team | Record | Playoffs |
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| 1 | Port Huron Pirates | 10-0-0 | Champions |
| 2 | Rochester Raiders | 7-3-0 | Lost Great Lakes Bowl I to Port Huron |
| 3 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | 5-5-0 | Lost Semi-final to Rochester |
| 4 | Battle Creek Crunch | 4-6-0 | Lost Semi-final to Port Huron |
| 5 | Marion Mayhem | 4-6-0 | DNQ (Lost H2H points tiebreaker to Battle Creek) |
| 6 | NY/NJ Revolution | 0-10-0 | DNQ |
[edit] Awards
- Season Most Valuable Player (Vincent Cleveland Memorial Trophy): Matt Cottengim (QB, Rochester)
- Great Lakes Bowl I Most Valuable Player: Eddie Bynes (DL, Port Huron)
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: Shane Franzer (QB, Port Huron)
- Offensive Player of the Year: Matt Cottengim
- Defensive Player of the Year: Eddie Bynes
- Coach of the Year: Brian Hug (Port Huron)
[edit] External links
| CIFL | |||
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| Great Lakes Division | Atlantic Division | ||
| Chicago | Chesapeake Tide | ||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | ||
| Marion Mayhem | New England Surge | ||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | New York/New Jersey Revolution | ||
| Muskegon Thunder | Rochester Raiders | ||
| Port Huron Pirates | Steubenville Stampede | ||
| Springfield Stallions | |||
| Wayne County Rumble | |||
| Continental Indoor Football League | Great Lakes Bowl | Indoor football | Arena football | |||
