Continental Indoor Football League
| Continental Indoor Football League | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Based In | Canton, Ohio |
| Office | 4150 Belden Village St. NW Suite LL9 |
| League | Great Lakes Indoor Football League (2006) Continental Indoor Football League (2007-present) |
| Founders | Jeff Spitaleri, Eric Spitaleri, Cory Trapp |
| website | http://www.continentalindoorfootball.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.
Current CIFL Teams
- Chesapeake Tide - 2007 expansion
- Kalamazoo Xplosion - 2007 expansion
- Lehigh Valley Outlawz - Charter member
- Marion Mayhem - Charter member
- Miami Valley Silverbacks - from AIFL
- Muskegon Thunder - 2007 expansion
- New England Surge - 2007 expansion
- New York/New Jersey Revolution - Charter Member
- Port Huron Pirates - Charter member and GLIFL Champions
- Rochester Raiders - Charter Member
- Springfield Stallions - from AIFA
- Steubenville Stampede - from AIFL
- Wayne County Rumble - 2007 expansion
Inactive teams
Rumored to join in 2007
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois - would play at Sears Centre
2006 Season
Final standings
- Source: [1]
| Rank | Team | Record | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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)