Continental Indoor Football League
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The Continental Indoor Football League was a professional indoor American football league in the United States that operated primarily in the Midwest and featured teams like the Chicago Slaughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Continental Indoor Football League canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
indoor American football league ⓘ |
| ballType | American football ⓘ |
| championshipGameName | CIFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | indoor eight-man football ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2014 ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Battle Creek Crunch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Slaughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Cincinnati Commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ Dayton Silverbacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie Explosion NERFINISHED ⓘ Flint Phantoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Wayne Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Mayhem NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Valley Silverbacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Huron Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Raiders NERFINISHED ⓘ Saginaw Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ Traverse City Red Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldType | indoor artificial turf ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jeff Spitaleri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Cashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | private league office ⓘ |
| hasChampionshipGame | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Great Lakes Indoor Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | regional ⓘ |
| nameChangeYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 14 ⓘ |
| operatedAs | minor league alternative to Arena Football League ⓘ |
| precededBy | Great Lakes Indoor Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRevenueSource |
local sponsorships
ⓘ
ticket sales ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
financial instability
ⓘ
team turnover ⓘ |
| regionServed | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| rulesBasedOn | arena football rules ⓘ |
| shortName | CIFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | indoor American football ⓘ |
| successorLeague | Continental Football League (indoor successors and spinoffs, various) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamType | professional ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonTime |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| websiteStatus | defunct ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.