North American Indoor Football League (2007)
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The North American Indoor Football League was an indoor football league planning to start play in 2007. The league announced in January 2007 that its founders would instead support the Continental Indoor Football League.
The NAIFL started after a failed attempt by Greens Worldwide Incorporated
, owner of the outdoor North American Football League, to purchase the American Indoor Football League in early 2006. The Ultimate Indoor Football League was a breakaway from the NIFL
. Both were proposed as 8-team leagues, with plans to start in spring 2007. The leagues merged in the fall of 2006.
Only two teams had publicly announced their entry to the league. The Arkansas Stars
, a team that played their inaugural season in the NIFL
, later announced that the UIFL had separated from the merger and was planning to play in 2007. The other team, the Conroe Storm
, moved to the APFL
. According to the defunct UIFL website, seven teams had committed to play, with more to come.
The NAIFL started after a failed attempt by Greens Worldwide Incorporated
Greens Worldwide Incorporated
Greens Worldwide Incorporated is an organization that owns the following companies:* American Challenge Golf Tour* Las Vegas Golf Schools* New England Pro Tour, Inc.* Still Moving, Inc.* TightLies Players Tour* US Pro Golf Tour, Inc....
, owner of the outdoor North American Football League, to purchase the American Indoor Football League in early 2006. The Ultimate Indoor Football League was a breakaway from the NIFL
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
. Both were proposed as 8-team leagues, with plans to start in spring 2007. The leagues merged in the fall of 2006.
Only two teams had publicly announced their entry to the league. The Arkansas Stars
Arkansas Stars
The Arkansas Stars were a professional Indoor football team based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. They were planning to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League in the 2007 football season. They would play their home games at Randal Tyson Track Center on the University of Arkansas...
, a team that played their inaugural season in the NIFL
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
, later announced that the UIFL had separated from the merger and was planning to play in 2007. The other team, the Conroe Storm
Conroe Storm
The Conroe Storm was a team in the American Professional Football League based out of Conroe, Texas. They were originally slated to play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League before that league's aborted merger with the NAIFL...
, moved to the APFL
American Professional Football League
The American Professional Football League is a Midwestern United States-based indoor football league founded in 2003. The league consists of professional and semi-professional teams, with a few core teams that play a full 10 game schedule and other teams that play partial schedules. At the end of...
. According to the defunct UIFL website, seven teams had committed to play, with more to come.