Albany Panthers
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The Albany Panthers are an indoor football team in the Professional Indoor Football League
. Based in Albany
, Georgia
, their home games are played at the Gray Civic Center
.
The Panthers are the second indoor/arena team to play in Albany, following the af2
's South Georgia Wildcats
which played from 2005 until the league shut down after the 2009 season.
For their first two seasons, the Panthers played in the Southern Indoor Football League
, whose championship they won in 2011.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Albany Panthers (SIFL)
|-
|2010 || 8 || 4 || 0 || 1st League || Lost Semifinals (Louisiana
)
|-
|2011 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 2nd EC South || Won EC Round 1 (Erie)
Won EC Championship (Columbus
)
Won SIFL Championship (Louisiana
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Albany Panthers (PIFL)
|-
|2012 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 20 || 7 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Professional Indoor Football League (2012)
The Professional Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league set to begin its inaugural season in 2012. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL is mainly composed of teams formerly from Southern Indoor Football League .Despite the name, this PIFL has no...
. Based in Albany
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, their home games are played at the Gray Civic Center
Gray Civic Center
The Albany James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center is an 10,240-seat multi-purpose arena in Albany, Georgia.It is home to the Albany Panthers indoor football team, playing in the Southern Indoor Football League....
.
The Panthers are the second indoor/arena team to play in Albany, following the af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
's South Georgia Wildcats
South Georgia Wildcats
The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team. They were a 2002 expansion member of af2, the minor league for the Arena Football League...
which played from 2005 until the league shut down after the 2009 season.
For their first two seasons, the Panthers played in the Southern Indoor Football League
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...
, whose championship they won in 2011.
Season-by-season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Albany Panthers (SIFL)
|-
|2010 || 8 || 4 || 0 || 1st League || Lost Semifinals (Louisiana
Louisiana Swashbucklers
The Louisiana Swashbucklers is a professional indoor football team formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers...
)
|-
|2011 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 2nd EC South || Won EC Round 1 (Erie)
Won EC Championship (Columbus
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...
)
Won SIFL Championship (Louisiana
Louisiana Swashbucklers
The Louisiana Swashbucklers is a professional indoor football team formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers...
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Albany Panthers (PIFL)
|-
|2012 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 20 || 7 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)