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The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that begin its inaugural season in 2012. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor Football League (five former SIFL teams and one expansion team in total). Despite the name, this PIFL had no connections to the original Professional Indoor Football League. ==History== The PIFL began in 2012 with six teams in the southeastern United States, five of which joined from the Southern Indoor Football League, and the expansion Knoxville NightHawks. On March 10, 2012, the Richmond Raiders defeated the Columbus Lions, 64–58, in the first ever PIFL game. On June 30, 2012, PIFL Cup I was played in Albany, Georgia between the Albany Panthers and the Raiders. It was played at the James H. Gray Civic Center in front of 6,194 people. Albany won the game, 60–56. Following a successful 2012, the PIFL added two new teams for the 2013 season. The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Indoor Football League, as well as the Charlotte Speed, another former SIFL team who had previously committed to play in the IFL as well. On July 8, 2013, PIFL Cup II was played in Huntsville, Alabama between the Alabama Hammers and the Richmond Raiders. It was played at the Von Braun Center in front of 3,133 people. Alabama won the game, 70–44. In the fall of 2013, two teams from the Northeast were added to the PIFL roster for the 2014 season. The expansion Trenton Freedom and the Nashville Venom joined the league for the 2014 season, as well as the Harrisburg Stampede, a former American Indoor Football (AIF) team. Knoxville and Albany have, according to the teams' respective websites, suspended play for the 2014 season so whether they will field teams in the future is unclear; they are still referred to on the PIFL website. However, there is no longer any mention of the former Charlotte Speed franchise, implying that this team is now fully defunct. For the 2015 season, the league added the Erie Explosion, the two-time defending champions of the Continental Indoor Football League, which disbanded after the 2014 season. On September 9, 2015, the league disbanded after several of its teams folded, except for the Erie Explosion (who joined the reformed CIFL under the Indoor Football Alliance banner), the Columbus Lions (the final PIFL champions) and the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. The latter two teams would join the American Indoor Football league. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Professional Indoor Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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