CIFL Announces Schedule and Alignment
Published on November 16, 2006 under Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) News Release
The Continental Indoor Football League was created as a league designed to embrace stability in a turbulent indoor football world. After completing its first season with six teams in front of over 75,000 fans, the CIFL today unveiled its two-division format and 84-game regular season schedule. Each of the league's 14 teams will play a twelve-game regular season, with six of the games home and away.
The CIFL will be divided into two divisions, with the goal of lowering traveling costs during the regular season and playoff season. The Great Lakes Division will have eight teams, while the Atlantic Division will have six. The alignment is as follows, and it includes each team's home arena:
Great Lakes Division
Chicago - Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates IL
Kalamazoo Xplosion - Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo MI
Marion Mayhem - Marion County Fairgrounds Coliseum, Marion OH
Miami Valley Silverbacks - Hobart Arena, Troy OH
Muskegon Thunder - L.C. Walker Arena, Muskegon MI
Port Huron Pirates - McMorran Place, Port Huron MI
Springfield Stallions - Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield IL
Wayne County Rumble - Alice Noble Arena, Wooster OH
Atlantic Division
Chesapeake Tide - Showplace Arena, Upper Marlboro MD
Lehigh Valley Outlawz - Stabler Arena, Bethlehem PA
New England Surge - DCU Center, Worcester MA
NY/NJ Revolution - Mennen Arena, Morristown NJ
Rochester Raiders - The Main Street Armory, Rochester NY
Steubenville Stampede - St. John Arena, Steubenville OH
The top six teams in the Great Lakes Division and top four teams in the Atlantic Division will make the CIFL Playoffs, giving a total of 10 playoff teams in 2007.
In addition to the unveiling of the 84-game schedule, the CIFL Rules Committee will be meeting in the upcoming weeks to determine what changes, if any, will be made to the league's exciting 7-on-7 version of indoor football. Any changes to the game format to be made will be for one of two reasons: one, to make rule interpretation a less challenging process for CIFL Game Officials; two, to create a crisper game for fans to enjoy.
All Friday games will kick off at 7:30 P.M. local time. All Saturday games will kick off at 7:00 P.M. local time. All Sunday games will kick off at 2:00 P.M. local time. Times and dates are not expected to change, but may do so because of unforeseen circumstances.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
CIFL Opening Kickoff - Port Huron @ Rochester
Friday, March 23, 2007
Springfield @ Chicago
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Kalamazoo @ Marion
Muskegon @ Wayne County
Miami Valley @ Port Huron
New England @ Rochester
NY/NJ @ Steubenville
Friday, March 30, 2007
Rochester @ Port Huron
Chicago @ Miami Valley
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Muskegon @ Marion
Steubenville @ Wayne County
Sunday, April 1, 2007
New England @ Chesapeake
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Kalamazoo @ Springfield
NY/NJ @ Lehigh Valley
Friday, April 13, 2007
Chesapeake @ Steubenville
Wayne County @ Muskegon
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Chicago @ Kalamazoo
Port Huron @ Springfield
Marion @ Miami Valley
NY/NJ @ New England
Rochester @ Lehigh Valley
Friday, April 20, 2007
Wayne County @ Steubenville
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Marion @ Kalamazoo
Port Huron @ Muskegon
Springfield @ Miami Valley
Chicago @ New England
Lehigh Valley @ NY/NJ
Rochester @ Chesapeake
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Springfield @ Kalamazoo
Muskegon @ Chicago
Miami Valley @ Marion
Wayne County @ Port Huron
Steubenville @ Lehigh Valley
New England @ NY/NJ
Chesapeake @ Rochester
Friday, May 4, 2007
Port Huron @ Miami Valley
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Muskegon @ Kalamazoo
Marion @ Springfield
Rochester @ Chicago
NY/NJ @ Wayne County
New England @ Steubenville
Lehigh Valley @ Chesapeake
Friday, May 11, 2007
Kalamazoo @ Miami Valley
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Chicago @ Marion
Muskegon @ Port Huron
Lehigh Valley @ New England
NY/NJ @ Chesapeake
Springfield @ Steubenville
Friday, May 18, 2007
Steubenville @ Miami Valley
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Muskegon @ Springfield
Kalamazoo @ Chicago
Port Huron @ Wayne County
Chesapeake @ New England
Marion @ Lehigh Valley
NY/NJ @ Rochester
Friday, May 25, 2007
Miami Valley @ Chicago
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Wayne County @ Kalamazoo
Springfield @ Muskegon
Marion @ Port Huron
Steubenville @ New England
Chesapeake @ NY/NJ
Lehigh Valley @ Rochester
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Miami Valley @ Kalamazoo
Chesapeake @ Wayne County
New England @ Lehigh Valley
Steubenville @ Rochester
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Chicago @ Springfield
Friday, June 8, 2007
Kalamazoo @ Port Huron
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Chicago @ Muskegon
Miami Valley @ Springfield
Wayne County @ Marion
Chesapeake @ Lehigh Valley
Rochester @ NY/NJ
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Kalamazoo @ Muskegon
Port Huron @ Chicago
Springfield @ Marion
Rochester @ New England
Wayne County @ NY/NJ
Lehigh Valley @ Steubenville
Miami Valley @ Chesapeake
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Lehigh Valley @ Muskegon
Marion @ Wayne County
New England @ NY/NJ
Steubenville @ Chesapeake
Weekend of June 30, 2007
Great Lakes Division Playoffs
#6 @ #3
#5 @ #4
Weekend of July 7, 2007
Atlantic Division Playoffs
#4 @ #1
#3 @ #2
Great Lakes Division Playoffs
Lowest Remaining Seed @ #1
Highest Remaining Seed @ #2
Weekend of July 14, 2007
Atlantic Division Championship
Great Lakes Division Championship
Weekend of July 21 or July 28, 2007
(unnamed) CIFL Championship Game
The Continental Indoor Football League is coming off a great first season that saw the Port Huron Pirates win Great Lakes Bowl I 40-34 over the Rochester Raiders. Those two teams will match up again to kick off the 84-game 2007 CIFL regular season, and they will kick off the renovated and upgraded Main Street Armory in downtown Rochester. For more information on the CIFL and its member teams, please visit www.continentalindoorfootball.com or contact Director of Communications Josh Stein at jstein@continentalindoorfootball.com.
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