Horsemen entering new league
November 17, 2004 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Kentucky Horsemen News Release
Lexington, KY, November 17, 2004 â The Lexington Horsemen today announced that they will be joining 11 teams spanning from South Dakota to Alabama who have come together to form United Indoor Football, an indoor football league played in small to mid-size markets throughout the United States. "This new league afforded us the opportunity to maintain our established rivalries and meet our business objectives," said, Van Florence President of the Horsemen.
United Indoor Football boasts three former league champions and five former conference champions. These 12 teams are considered some of the strongest indoor football teams in the country. Most of the teams in the UIF have at least four years of previous operating experience and have a proven track record of success both on and off the field.
All 12 teams will be announced at a press conference held today by the UIF at 2:00pm CST and individual team announcements have been scheduled in all 12 markets.
The owners and operators firmly believe, "We're not working to be the biggest; we're working to be the best." You will see over the coming months and years, a professionally-run league that will benefit not only our owners, but also our loyal fans, corporate sponsors, and you in the media. The teams of the UIF are committed to provide the highest quality of family-affordable entertainment while still competing at the highest level of indoor football in the world.
The teams will compete in three four-team divisions with the regular season beginning March 17, 2005. Teams will play a 15-game schedule to be concluded in mid-July with playoffs to follow.
Cities that will participate in the UIF and divisional alignment are as follows:
North Division Midwest Division South Division
Rapid City, South Dakota Peoria, Illinois Evansville, Indiana
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Dayton, Ohio Tupelo, Mississippi
Sioux City, Iowa Ft. Wayne, Indiana Huntsville, Alabama
Omaha, Nebraska Wheeling, West Virginia Lexington, Kentucky
For more information on United Indoor Football or any of its member teams, please log on to the official league website at www.unitedindoorfootball.com or call the league office toll free at 1-888-433-4UIF(4843). Or call the Horsemen office at (859) 422-PASS or visit www.lexingtonhorsemen.com. 2005 Season tickets are now available, and fans can order tickets by calling the (859) 422-PASS.
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