2016 American Indoor Football season

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2016 American Indoor Football season
League American Indoor Football
Sport Indoor football
DurationFebruary 27, 2016 – May 23, 2016
2016
Playoffs
Northern champions West Michigan Ironmen
  Northern runners-up Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
Southern champions Columbus Lions
  Southern runners-up Florida Tarpons
2016 AIF Championship Game
ChampionsColumbus Lions
  Runners-upWest Michigan Ironmen
AIF seasons

The 2016 American Indoor Football season was the eleventh and final season of American Indoor Football (AIF). The regular season began February 27, 2016, and ended on May 23, 2016. Each team played a game schedule of varying lengths.

Contents

League changes

Lehigh Valley Steelhawks vs. Triangle Torch at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2016 Triangle Torch vs Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 3.jpg
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks vs. Triangle Torch at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2016

During the offseason there were several membership changes in the league that saw only four of the nine teams return from the previous season. However, the league would end up starting the season with 18 full member teams, two travel only teams, and one affiliated provisional team. [1]

Returning teams

Relocating teams

Leaving teams

Teams added

Expansion teams that folded mid-season

Failed expansion teams

Regular season

Playoffs

Division Semi-Finals Division Championships 2016 AIF Championship
         
1 West Michigan78
4* Myrtle Beach 37
1 West Michigan42
Northern Division
3 Lehigh Valley 35
2 River City 52
3 Lehigh Valley54
N1 West Michigan 32
S1 Columbus74
1 Columbus49
4 New Mexico 37
1 Columbus79
Southern Division
2 Florida 66
2 Florida71
3* Savannah 20

*When initially announced, the West Michigan Ironmen were set to play the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom. The Freedom were replaced by the Southern Division's fourth-seed, the Savannah Steam.

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