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Mid Continental Football League

Sport	American football
Founded	1991
No. of teams	14
Country	United States
Current champions	West Michigan Force
Official website	MCFL Homepage

The Mid Continental Football League (MCFL) is a semi-pro football league the currently consisting of ten teams in the Kentucky (3), Indiana (2), Ohio (4), and Michigan (5) areas. Teams usually consist of unpaid athletes and volunteer staff working together to field a competitive and "professional" product both on and off the field.

The MCFL operates under the guidance of an executive committee. This committee is made up of different people from various teams within the league. There is also a Board of Directors, consisting of the general managers from each member team. These board members represent the one vote per team in the league.

The MCFL is a member of the American Football Association, which serves as the national organization for non-professional leagues and teams from coast-to-coast.

1 Teams
2 2007 Season
3 Championship Teams
4 Team(s) on temporary absence
5 Former/Defunct Teams
6 MCFL vs AFL All-Star Game
7 Logo
8 External links

[edit] Teams

----Mid Continental Football League Teams----
Team	Cleveland Lions	Columbus Fire	Detroit Seminoles	Detroit Black Ravens	Evansville Vipers	Flint Fury	Hardin County Wolverines
City	Cleveland, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit, Michigan	Evansville, Indiana	Flint, Michigan	Radcliff, Kentucky
Head Coach	Rich Dial	Jimmy Moore	Norris Jackson	N/A	Rick Torres	Charles Lawler	N/A
Founded	1978	1997	1994	????	19??	2003	2003
Team	Indiana Mustangs	Kings Comets	Louisville Bulls	Ohio Swarm	Southern Michigan Timberwolves	West Michigan Force
City	Noblesville, Indiana	Kings Mills, Ohio	Louisville, Kentucky	Columbus, Ohio	Monroe, Michigan	Wyoming, Michigan
Head Coach	James Stamper	Brian Wells	Don Hillerich	Tyler Norvet	Dick Clark	Ted Serama
Founded	1991	1998	1988	1993	1994	2005

[edit] 2007 Season

On January 28, 2007, the team owners and league officials will conduct a meeting in Fort Wayne, Indiana to disscuss the status of the league for 2007.

This will be the first official function in which Pete White will assume control as the new president of the league.

One of the most important issues at the meeting will the possible expansion of the league. There are currently ten teams, as of end of the 2006 season. However, the Michigan Twisters has shown interest in continuing their hiatus, due to the health of their owner. The Jackson Bombers are expected to ask for a one year leave of absence as well. [1]

New teams for the 2007 MCFL season include:

The Indiana Mustangs have relocated from Kokomo, IN to Noblesville, IN.

[edit] Championship Teams

1991 - Cleveland Falcons
1992 - Cleveland Falcons
1993 - Toronto Athletics
1994 - Toledo Thunder
1995 - Racine Raiders
1996 - Southern Michigan Timberwolves
1997 - Southern Michigan Timberwolves
1998 - Kane County Eagles
1999 - Southern Michigan Timberwolves
2000 - Kane County Eagles
2001 - Kane County Eagles
2002 - Cleveland Lions
2003 - Detroit Seminoles
2004 - Cleveland Lions
2005 - Detroit Seminoles
2006 - West Michigan Force

[edit] Team(s) on temporary absence

[edit] Former/Defunct Teams

Buffalo Gladiators
Buffalo Lancers
Canton Hurricanes
Central Ohio Lions
Chicago Panthers
Cincinnati Cowboys
Cincinnati Falcons
Cleveland Falcons
Columbus Sharks
Cook County Cardinals
Dayton Drive
Dayton Steelers
Detroit Panthers
Erie Hawks
Fort Wayne River City Rhinos
Genesee Bandits
Hornell Dragons
Illinois Flying Tigers
Kalamazoon Tornadoes
Kane County Eagles
Lafayette Generals
Lafayette Lions
Lockport Invaders
Lorian County Rebels
Lorian County Steelmen
Michigan Bearcats
Michigan Renegades
Milwaukee Marauders
Monroe County Wildcats
North Coast Rebles
Northern Kentucky Raiders
Pontiac Chargers
Racine Raiders
Rochester Warriors
Sangamon Express
Shenango Valley Blasters
Springfield Buccaneers
St. Louis Bulldogs
St. Louis Outlaws
Stark County Wolfpack
Syracuse Express
Toledo Thunder
Toronto Athletics
Will County Buccaneers
Will County Force
Wyandot Chiefs

[edit] MCFL vs AFL All-Star Game

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Up until the 2006 season, the MCFL held a traditional all-star game. The league would be split up into two teams (red and blue) and pit the best players of the league against the other. In 2006, the MCFL agreed to sent their best players to compeate in an annual all-star game against the Alliance Football League.

On Saturday May 27th, 2006. The MCFL played the AFL all-stars in Bluefield, West Virginia.

[edit] Logo

This logo, depicting the flags of the United States and Canada, was possibly first used by the league in 1993, when Canadian teams entered the league.^{[citation needed]}