International Arena Football League
| File:IAFL Logo.png | |
| Sport | Indoor football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country |
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| Official website | internationalafl.com |
The International Arena Football League is a professional indoor football league founded in 2018 by Austin Wild owner Kevin Clay. The league features eight teams based in the United States and Mexico and began play in March 2019.[1][2]
History[edit]
The league was formed by the ownership group of the Austin Wild led by founder and head coach Kevin Clay after playing as travel-only affiliate member in the American Arena League (AAL) in 2018 with non-league home games against local semiprofessional teams. Following the instability in the AAL and having all its teams in the eastern United States, the Wild left the AAL and formed the International Arena Football League (IAFL). The new league initially had eight teams, six based in the state of Texas and two in Mexico (Tampico Lagartos and Mexico City Mexicah),[3][4] but some either never came to fruition or dropped out of the league. Like most other indoor football leagues, the IAFL does not use rebound nets and other specific arena football rules used by the Arena Football League.[5][6] [7][8]
Teams[edit]
| Team | City | Arena | Head coach | Founded | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Wild | Austin, Texas | Luedecke Arena | Kevin Clay | 2017 | 2019 |
| Mexico City Mexicah | Mexico City, Mexico | Sala de Armas | Guillermo "The Black Ruíz" Burguete | 2018 | 2019 |
| Rio Grande Valley Dorados | Hidalgo, Texas | State Farm Hidalgo Arena | Bennie King | 2019 | |
| San Antonio Knights | San Antonio, Texas | Travel team | 2019 | ||
| Temple Demons | Temple, Texas | Travel team | 2018 | 2019 |
Former[edit]
- Tamps-Mex Lagartos – team from Tampico that played one game in 2019 and then dropped out of the league.
References[edit]
- ↑ International Arena Football League Launches in Austin, Michael Rivera, AM 1300 The Zone website, February 7, 2019
- ↑ International Arena Football League begins in March, KVUE website
- ↑ HISTORY: OUR STORY of WHY, IAFL website
- ↑ New professional arena football league set to kick off with Austin team, Shawn Clynch, KVUE website, February 7, 2019
- ↑ RGV Dorados vs Austin Wild Arena Football, Rio Sports Live YouTube channel, March 9, 2019
- ↑ Dorados, arena football, return to Hidalgo after a decade, Henry Miller, The Monitor, January 19, 2019
- ↑ ARENA FOOTBALL MAKING A COMEBACK IN AUSTIN, Braedon Long, The Horn website
- ↑ New professional arena football league set to kick off with Austin team, MSN.com, February 7, 2019
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