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The Florence Phantoms was a professional arena football

Arena football

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team based out of Florence, South Carolina

Florence, South Carolina

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, in the United States

United States

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. They are a 2006 expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, and the current AIFA Champions as of the 2008 season's end. They played their home games at Florence Civic Center

Florence Civic Center

The Florence Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina. It hosted the infamous eighth WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which a storm knocked out the power and thus the broadcast signal during the event. The card was retelecast two nights later from...

.

On Saturday, April 8, 2006, after losing their first four games, the Phantoms got their very first-ever win in a 54-30 home upset against the Raleigh Rebels

Carolina Bombers

The Carolina Bombers were a professional indoor football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. They would have been a charter member of the World Indoor Football League...

.

On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Phantoms announced that they would return for the 2007 season.

2008 was the Phantoms' best season by far: after winning the Eastern Division Championship with a 10-4 record, the Phantoms went on to defeat the Huntington Heroes

Huntington Heroes

The Huntington Heroes were a professional indoor football franchise and member of the American Indoor Football Association. The Heroes played their home games during their inaugural 2006 season at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse in Huntington, West Virginia before moving to the larger Big Sandy...

in the first round of the playoffs, followed by the 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...

in the Eastern Conference championship, and finally defeating the 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....

48-12 to win the AIFA Championship Bowl on their home turf.

The Phantoms did not return after the 2009 season.

Season-by-season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Florence Phantoms (AIFL)
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|2006 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 7th Southern || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Florence Phantoms (AIFA)
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|2007 || 4 || 9 || 0 || 6th Southern || --
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|2008 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 1st EC Eastern || Won ECE Round 1 (Huntington

Huntington Heroes

)
Won EC Championship (Reading

Reading Express

)
Won AIFA Championship Bowl II (Wyoming

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....

)
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|2009 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 5th Southern || --
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!Totals || 27 || 31 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

2007

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
February 17	Carolina Speed	Home	Won 64-36
February 25	Lakeland Thunderbolts Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :...	Away	Lost 25-69
March 3	Huntington Heroes Huntington Heroes The Huntington Heroes were a professional indoor football franchise and member of the American Indoor Football Association. The Heroes played their home games during their inaugural 2006 season at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse in Huntington, West Virginia before moving to the larger Big Sandy...	Home	Lost 40-43
March 17	Mississippi Mudcats Mississippi Mudcats The Mississippi MudCats are a team of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi.-History:...	Away	Lost 14-63
March 23	Lakeland Thunderbolts Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :...	Home	Lost 18-54
March 31	Tallahassee Titans Tallahassee Titans The Tallahassee Titans were an American Indoor Football Association team that began play as a 2007 member. The team played its home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida.-History:...	Away	Lost 36-41
April 7	Montgomery Bears Montgomery Bears The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the...	Away	Won 46-40
April 14	Pittsburgh RiverRats Pittsburgh RiverRats The Erie Explosion is a professional indoor football team. It is a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, and plays its home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.-History:...	Away	Lost 60-66
April 21	Baltimore Blackbirds Baltimore Blackbirds The Baltimore Blackbirds were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They played the 2007 season as an expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, at the 1st Mariner Arena.-History:...	Home	Won 65-33
April 28	Tallahassee Titans Tallahassee Titans The Tallahassee Titans were an American Indoor Football Association team that began play as a 2007 member. The team played its home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida.-History:...	Home	Lost 33-69
May 5	Montgomery Bears Montgomery Bears The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the...	Home	Lost 40-48
May 12	Carolina Speed	Away	Lost 22-32
May 19	Mississippi Mudcats Mississippi Mudcats The Mississippi MudCats are a team of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi.-History:...	Home	Won 45-44

2008

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
March 15	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...	Home	Lost 32-35
March 21	Huntington Heroes Huntington Heroes The Huntington Heroes were a professional indoor football franchise and member of the American Indoor Football Association. The Heroes played their home games during their inaugural 2006 season at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse in Huntington, West Virginia before moving to the larger Big Sandy...	Away	Lost 32-47
March 29	Canton Legends Canton Legends The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football...	Home	Won 55-39
April 13	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....	Away	Won 39-38
April 19	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...	Away	Lost 30-66
April 25	Huntington Heroes	Home	Won 66-12
May 3	Mississippi Mudcats Mississippi Mudcats The Mississippi MudCats are a team of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi.-History:...	Away	Lost 39-40
May 10	Florida Stingrays Florida Stingrays The Florida Stingrays was a 2008 expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association. They played their home games at the Lee County Civic Center...	Away	Won 61-30
May 17	Florida Stingrays	Home	Won 58-13
May 23	Erie RiverRats	Home	Won 57-27
May 30	Fayetteville Guard	Home	Won 50-6
June 6	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...	Away	Won 40-35
June 14	Augusta Colts	Home	Won 56-22
June 21	Carolina Speed	Away	Won 53-35
July 7	Huntington Heroes (Div. Playoffs)	Home	Won 55-9
July 12	Reading Express (EC Championship)	Away	Won 52-37
July 25	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.... (Championship Bowl II)	Home	Won 48-12

2009

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
March 7	Carolina Speed	Home	Lost 29-37
March 13	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....	Home	Won 19-12
March 28	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...	Home	Won 55-36
April 4	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....	Home	Won 50-49
April 11	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...	Away	Won 63-59
April 18	Carolina Speed	Away
April 24	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...	Away
May 2	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...	Home
May 16	Carolina Speed	Home
May 30	Columbus Lions	Away
June 6	Fayetteville Guard	Away
June 13	South Carolina Force	Home
June 19	Columbus Lions	Away
June 27	Erie RiverRats	Away

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