2024 American Indoor Football season

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2024 American Indoor Football season
League American Indoor Football
Sport Indoor football
DurationMarch 17 – June 14
Number of teams6
2024
Season champions Columbus Lions
Playoffs
Finals champions Columbus Lions
  Runners-up Corpus Christi Tritons
AIF seasons

The 2024 American Indoor Football season was the twelfth season of American Indoor Football (AIF) and the first season after an eight-year hiatus. The league played the season with six teams, including the last league champions, the Columbus Lions.

Contents

Offseason

On July 3, 2023, John Morris announced that the league would indeed relaunch in 2024 with four new teams: Cedar Rapids River Kings, Corpus Christi Tritons, RiverCity Rage and West Virginia Miners. [1] On August 4, 2023, the league announced that the Columbus Lions, the last team to win the AIF Championship in 2016, were returning to the league. [2] On August 24, 2023, the league announced that the Amarillo Venom would return and join the AIF for the 2024 season. [3] On September 11, 2023, the league announced that an expansion team to be based in Albany, Georgia, would also join the AIF for 2024 as its eighth franchise. [4] On September 29, 2023, the league announced the Beaumont Renegades as their ninth team for the 2024 season, [5] but on October 30, the league announced that the Renegades will play an exhibition schedule only in 2024, and will join the league full time in 2025, while the AIF granted West Virginia Miners release from the league after change in the team ownership group. [6]

On February 21, 2024, the league announced that the Flint Rivergators would not play in the 2024 season and would re-evaluate the team's future. [7] Prior to their game on March 24, 2024, the league announced that the Mississippi Raiders would be removed from the league’s schedule due to financial problems involved in the change in ownership during the offseason. The future of the team is unknown. [8]

Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Amarillo Venom Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center 4,91220032024Rick Kranz
Cedar Rapids River Kings [a] Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alliant Energy PowerHouse 9,00020112024 Daron Clark
Columbus Lions Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center 7,57320062024 Damian Daniels
Corpus Christi Tritons Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center 10,00020232024Bradly Chavez
Harrisburg Stampede Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center 2,40020082024Bernie Nowotarski
Mississippi Raiders [b] Batesville, Mississippi Batesville Civic Center 3,20020192024Eddie Strong
  1. ↑ Cedar Rapids were granted their release from league play after two matches following the suspension of co-owner Dominic Montero.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000015-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"'
  2. ↑ Mississippi was removed from the schedule due to financial struggles with change in ownership.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000018-QINU`"'

Standings

2024 American Indoor Football Standings [9]
TeamWinLossPCTGBPFPASTK
(1) Columbus Lions 501.000–320106W5
(2) Corpus Christi Tritons 41.8001.0214160L1
Harrisburg Stampede 13.2503.595227L3
Amarillo Venom 14.2004.0175276W1
Mississippi Raiders†01.000–02L1
Cedar Rapids River Kings†02.000–67102L2
Legend
(1) – hosts Championship game
(2) – clinched Championship game
† – Did not finish the season
All other teams eliminated from postseason

Season schedule

Regular season

All times shown are local to the home team.

Week 1

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 177:00 p.m. CT Columbus Lions 4726 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center

Week 2

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 236:00 p.m. CT Corpus Christi Tritons 20 Mississippi Raiders Batesville Civic Center Mississippi forfeited this game before folding. [8]

Week 3

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
March 307:00 p.m. CT Amarillo Venom 5076 Corpus Christi Tritons American Bank Center

Week 4

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 67:00 p.m. ET Cedar Rapids River Kings 2944 Harrisburg Stampede Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Week 5

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 127:00 p.m. ET Amarillo Venom 2774 Columbus Lions Columbus Civic Center
April 143:00 p.m. CT Cedar Rapids River Kings 3858 Corpus Christi Tritons American Bank Center

Week 6

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 187:00 p.m. ET Harrisburg Stampede 1973 Columbus Lions Columbus Civic Center

Week 7

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
April 277:00 p.m. ET Columbus Lions 4234 Harrisburg Stampede Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
April 277:00 p.m. CT Corpus Christi Tritons 4834 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center

Week 8

No games were played this week.

Week 9

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 117:00 p.m. CT Corpus Christi Tritons 3038 Amarillo Venom Amarillo Civic Center

Week 10

The Harrisburg Stampede and the Cedar Rapids River Kings were due to play this week, but the River Kings opted to conclude their regular season and instead play exhibition matches. This move also affected the previous week's match against the Columbus Lions, a rematch with the Stampede on June 1, and a match against the Corpus Christi Tritons on June 6. [10] The news came amid a scandal involving River Kings co-owner Dominic Montero. [11] [12]

Week 11

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
May 257:00 p.m. ET Harrisburg Stampede 083 Columbus Lions Columbus Civic Center

Week 12

The match between the Amarillo Venom and the Corpus Christi Tritons this week was cancelled for unknown reasons. The Tritons instead played the Dallas Falcons of American Arena League 2. [13]

Championship Game

On May 7, AIF announced a revised playoff format: the top two teams will play in a single championship game on June 14. [14] The Lions were confirmed to host the game after winning over the Harrisburg Stampede on May 25.

DateTimeAway TeamResultHome TeamStadiumNotesRef
June 147:00 p.m. ET Corpus Christi Tritons 2046 Columbus Lions Columbus Civic Center

Media

AIF team media deals
TeamTV Station(s)Radio Station(s)
Amarillo Venom KFDA-TV [15] None
Cedar Rapids River Kings NoneNone
Columbus Lions NoneNone
Corpus Christi Tritons NoneNone
Harrisburg Stampede YouTube [16] None

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AIF announces return to the field in 2024- First 4 Teams Announced". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Colombus Lions Join American Indoor Football (AIF) for the 2024 Indoor Season". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "American Indoor Football (AIF) Expands Ownership; Amarillo Venom to play in the AIF for the 2024 Indoor Football season". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "American Indoor Football (AIF) Welcomes Albany, GA as 8th Franchise for the 2024 Indoor Season". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Beaumont Renegades: A Dynamic Addition to American Indoor Football (AIF)". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "AIF Announces 2024 Indoor Season Schedule". American Indoor Football.
  7. ↑ "AIF Suspends Albany Rivergators". American Indoor Football.
  8. 1 2 "Mississippi Raiders Update". American Indoor Football.
  9. ↑ "American Indoor Football 2024 Season Standings". www.aif-proindoorfootball.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "News: AIF Reflects Adaptability in Schedule - American Indoor Football (AIF)". www.aif-football.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "News: AIF Issues Formal Statement Regarding Recent Developments - American Indoor Football (AIF)". www.aif-football.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ "News: Final Decision Regarding Cedar Rapids River Kings Organization - American Indoor Football (AIF)". www.aif-football.com. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Corpus Christi Tritons announce change in final game". KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi. May 31, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ "News: AIF Announce Adjustment to Championship Format - American Indoor Football (AIF)". www.aif-football.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ "NewsChannel 10 partners with Amarillo Venom". American Indoor Football. March 12, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Stampede to Stream Games Live". American Indoor Football. March 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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