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Encyclopedia > World Indoor Football League (2007)
World Indoor Football League
Sport American football
Founded 2007
CEO Gary Tufford (Commissioner)
No. of teams 5
Country(ies)  United States
Most recent champion(s) Augusta Spartans
Official website Official Site

The World Indoor Football League is an indoor football league that began play in 2007. It is comprised of five teams. The league was originally founded by Rome Renegades and Raleigh Rebels owner Harry Pierce. The Rebels were to be renamed as the Carolina Bombers. However, on October 16, 2006, Pierce folded both franchises. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... // 1 : Darts - Raymond Van Barneveld beats Phil Taylor 7-6 in sets to win the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Augusta Spartans are a professional indoor football team based out of Augusta, Georgia. ... Indoor football is a variation of American football with rules modified to make it suitable for play within basketball gymnasiums and, particularly, ice hockey arenas. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Rome Renegades are a professional arena football team. ... The Carolina Bombers were a professional arena football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Carolina Bombers were a professional arena football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Daytona Beach Thunder player Javan Camon, in his second year with the club, died February 26, 2007 as a result of injuries received during a game against the Columbus Lions. Camon was involved in a helmet-to-helmet block during the late stages of the game. He was attended by paramedics and doctors at the Ocean Center arena for approximately 25 minutes without recovering. He was pronounced dead on arrival at an area hospital. [1] So, in his honor, the league's MVP award was named after him as the Javan Camon Award.[2] is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Daytona Beach also made some news in the indoor football ranks when arena football legend Barry Wagner joined the team in March 2007. The Osceola Ghostriders also featured former New England Patriot Greg Jefferson for one game.


On June 30, the league's first championship game, the World Indoor Bowl, took place with the Augusta Spartans defeating the host Columbus Lions 63-60 before a crowd of 3,529.

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Current Teams

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Augusta Spartans are a professional indoor football team based out of Augusta, Georgia. ... Image File history File links ColumbusLions. ... The Columbus Lions are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League that will begin play in 2007. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... AIFL team Name = Daytona Beach Thunder Conference = Southern Founded = 2006 Home Arena = Ocean Center City, State = Daytona Beach, Florida Conference Titles = none Governors Cup Championships = none The Daytona Beach Thunder is a expansion football team in the American Indoor Football League that began play in February, 2006 under coach... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Osceola Ghostriders are a professional indoor football team. ... The Tallahassee Titans are an American Indoor Football League team to begin play in 2007. ...

World Indoor Bowl

The World Indoor Bowl is the championship game of the World Indoor Football League. The first World Indoor Bowl was played between the regular season champion Columbus Lions and the Augusta Spartans, who won a semi-final game to earn the berth. The Columbus Lions are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League that will begin play in 2007. ... The Augusta Spartans are a professional indoor football team based out of Augusta, Georgia. ...

Game Year Winning Team Losing Team Site
World Indoor Bowl I 2007 Augusta Spartans 63 Columbus Lions 60 Columbus Civic Center

The 2007 World Indoor Football League season was the very first season of the World Indoor Football League. ... The Augusta Spartans are a professional indoor football team based out of Augusta, Georgia. ... The Columbus Lions are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League that will begin play in 2007. ... Columbus Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Georgia. ...

Announced WIFL Teams That Never Participated in League Play

  • Carolina Bombers - ceased operations during 2006 off-season
  • Charleston Sandsharks - announced move from NIFL, then withdrew and joined AIFA
  • Huntington Heroes - announced move from, then returned to, AIFA
  • Rome Renegades - ceased operations during 2006 off-season

The Carolina Bombers were a professional arena football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Carolina Sandsharks are a professional indoor football team based in North Charleston, South Carolina, a suburb of the metropolitan area of Charleston, South Carolina. ... The Huntington Heroes are an expansion franchise of the American Indoor Football League that began play in March 2006. ... The Rome Renegades are a professional arena football team. ...

Teams That Could Participate 2008 Season or 2009 Season

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World Indoor Football League seasons
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2007 | 2008 The 2007 World Indoor Football League season was the very first season of the World Indoor Football League. ... The 2008 World Indoor Football League season will be the second season of the World Indoor Football League. ...

World Indoor Football League
Augusta Spartans | Columbus Lions | Daytona Beach Thunder | Osceola Ghostriders | Tallahassee Titans


 

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