2009 American Indoor Football Association season
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The 2009 American Indoor Football Association season is the league's fifth overall season. The regular season began on Saturday, March 7 and ended on Monday, July 7. The league champion was decided on Sunday, July 26 as the Reading Express
won AIFA Championship Bowl III. Prior to the regular season, the league held an exhibition game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
called the AIFA Kickoff Classic.
Reading Express
The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006...
won AIFA Championship Bowl III. Prior to the regular season, the league held an exhibition game in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
called the AIFA Kickoff Classic.
AIFA Kickoff Classic
- Located at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
on Saturday, January 24
Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| North Division | ||||||
| Reading Express Reading Express The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Baltimore Mariners Baltimore Mariners The Baltimore Mariners were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was founded when the American Indoor Football Association expelled the Baltimore Blackbirds for negotiating with another league. The AIFA maintained the lease rights to 1st Mariner Arena, so the Mariners were... |
9 | 5 | 0.643 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Harrisburg Stampede Harrisburg Stampede The Harrisburg Stampede is a professional indoor football team in American Indoor Football. The team plays its home games at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| D.C. Armor D.C. Armor The D.C. Armor was a professional indoor football team that began play in the American Indoor Football Association in the 2009 season. The team was based in Washington, D.C., with home games at the under-renovation D.C. Armory. The Armor were the first professional football team to play within the... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 |
| Erie RiverRats | 3 | 11 | 0.214 | 2 | 8 | 0.200 |
| South Division | ||||||
| Columbus Lions Columbus Lions The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 8 | 2 | 0.800 |
| Fayetteville Guard Fayetteville Guard The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum.... |
8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 |
| South Carolina Force South Carolina Force The Greenville Force was a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. The team was based in Greenville, South Carolina, with home games played at the BI-LO Center. The Force was the first arena/indoor football team based in Greenville since the af2's Carolina Rhinos... |
7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Carolina Speed | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| Florence Phantoms Florence Phantoms The Florence Phantoms was a professional arena football team based out of Florence, South Carolina, in the United States. They are a 2006 expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, and the current AIFA Champions as of the 2008 season's end... |
6 | 8 | 0.429 | 4 | 6 | 0.400 |
| West Division | ||||||
| Wyoming Cavalry Wyoming Cavalry The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center.... |
12 | 2 | 0.857 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 |
| Utah Valley Thunder Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze is a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competes in the West division of the Arena Football League. Home games are played at the EnergySolutions Arena.-The original Utah Blaze :... |
11 | 3 | 0.786 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 |
| Ogden Knights Ogden Knights The Ogden Knights are a professional indoor football team that will begin play in the American Indoor Football Association in the 2009 season. The Knights are based in Ogden, Utah, with home games to be played at the Golden Spike Arena... |
4 | 10 | 0.286 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |
| New Mexico Wildcats New Mexico Wildcats The New Mexico Wildcats are a professional indoor football team that will begin play in the American Indoor Football Association in the 2008 season... |
1 | 13 | 0.071 | 1 | 13 | 0.071 |
- Green indicates clinched playoff berth
- Purple indicates division champion
- Grey indicates best league record
Playoffs
- Located at the Casper Events CenterCasper Events CenterThe Casper Events Center is a 8,395-seat multi-purpose arena in Casper, Wyoming in the United States. The arena was built in April 1982, and also seats up to 9,700 for concerts and meetings. It is home to the Wyoming Cavalry arena football team and the Broadway in Casper theatre series. In addition...
in Casper, WyomingCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
on Sunday, July 26, 2009.