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23 talking about this. The franchise announced themselves as the Atlanta Havoc, an expansion team who were charter members of the new American Arena League (AAL) on September 10, 2017. The AAL then split the Southern Division into a Southern and Mid-Atlantic Division prior to the scheduled release. Richmond is one of 12 teams that will play in the inaugural season of the American Arena League. Teams from both leagues, new teams, and later teams from Supreme Indoor Football and National Arena League constituted the new league for its inaugural season. [24] His Roughriders team, despite the possibility of losing its home arena in Richmond for 2019, was not initially planning on leaving the AAL with the NAF only having teams north of the Maryland-Pennsylvania border. Western Maryland Warriors — Joined the AAL from the MAIFL when it merged into the league for 2020, which was then cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have joined the EIF and will now be Kicking the Season off the 17th of April. Some AAL teams have changed venues because their home arena is now being utilized as a vaccination and testing sites. [1][6] The championship between the two leagues was never played or referenced by either league again. On September 20, the High Country Grizzlies, formerly of the NAL, also joined the AAL.[16]. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), although it claimed only the APF history after the former Can-Am founder left the league. Atlanta Havoc Sign Veteran Wide Receiver Thyron Lewis Louisville Xtreme Football. Instead of updating our information daily, we have decided it best to be patient. From the APF, the league added the Florida Tarpons, Richmond Roughriders, and the announced expansion team Hampton Roads Riptides. They added expansion teams in the Cape Fear Wildcats and Richmond Roughriders. The American Arena League (AAL) is a minor professional indoor football league that began playing in 2018. Contact. The Birmingham Outlawz later changed their name back to Alabama Outlawz after they failed to secure an arena in Birmingham. The defending champion Carolina Havoc later announced they would remain in the league. The Central Florida Jaguars and Palm Beach Phantoms were also listed as members until both moved to the Jaguars' self-created league, Elite Indoor Football Conference. The AAL also added three affiliated teams that would fill in for home games of the league members and count for league games: the Austin Wild (formerly the Cap City Bulls of Austin, Texas, which had played as a traveling team in the SIF during 2017), the New England Cavalry (operated by the outdoor semi-professional organization out of Concord, New Hampshire), and the Savannah Coastal Outlaws (originally announced as an AAL member from the APF merger). [23], On August 15, 2018, Richmond Roughriders' owner Gregg Fornario announced his intentions of creating a new league called Northern Arena Football (NAF). During the following offseason, the league lost the Louisville Xtreme and Tampa Bay Tornadoes to the NAL without the teams playing a game in the AAL. The Myrtle Beach Sharks announced they had joined the outdoor Gridiron Developmental Football League on March 7 and had left the APF.[3]. As our society moves forward, the American Arena League continues with plans for the 2021 season. The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football.It has one of the largest number of currently active teams among indoor football leagues. Teams from both leagues, new teams, and later teams from Supreme Indoor Football and National Arena League constituted the new league for its inaugural season. Hampton Roads Riptides — Announced as an APF expansion team in 2017; announced as one of the inaugural 2018 AAL teams. Appears to have been replaced by the Carolina Cowboyz, formerly of Elite Indoor Football, on the schedule. [37][38][39] However, several teams have announced they would be joining the league in 2021. In September 2020, a new team called the West Texas Buccaneers in El Paso, Texas, announced itself as a league member of a Texas-based division, along with several other potential cities for the 2021 season. The American Arena League is kicking their 2021 season off today at the Family Arena. However, before the season could start, most venues were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the season was subsequently cancelled. The American Arena League is pleased to announce the creation of an AAL Northern Division which will cover the east coast states of West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.One of the league’s goals is to limit long distance travel. The Bucks were to host the Boston Blaze in the Eastern Division championship. National Arena League. The Cape Fear Wildcats were later postponed to a presumed 2018 season. [11][12][13] The league also added the Triangle Torch and Upstate Dragons after they previously played in Supreme Indoor Football (SIF),[14] with the SIF's Cape Fear Heroes (the ownership group that operates the SIF) joining the AAL shortly thereafter. On November 14, 2016, both the APF and Can-Am announced an alliance with each other where the playoff champions of each league meet for an inter-league championship game. This page was last edited on 29 March 2021, at 19:53. While at the game, he wrote his idea on a 9x12 envelope from his briefcase with sketches of the field and notes on gameplay. The league also lost the Burgh Defenders (removed from league), Carolina Havoc (loss of lease), and Peach State Cats (left league). Not listed as member prior to the 2021 season. The AAL is a professional arena football league! The league changed its name to Arena Pro Football (APF) in September 2016 after the Birmingham Outlawz accidentally posted the NAFL logo of the proposed North American Football League as their league logo. 9.7K likes this. [32] The Roughriders, as well as the Jersey Flight, were accepted to join the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2020 season. Champions Indoor Football (CIF) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2014 out of the merger between the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) and Lone Star Football League (LSFL), plus one team from the Indoor Football League and two expansion teams. [2] The league announced their first three teams as the Birmingham Outlawz, Myrtle Beach Sharks, and Savannah Coastal Outlaws. There were many other canceled or rescheduled home games either due to arena issues or the away team not traveling. [42][43] In December, the league announced that some of the teams that had announced themselves had already been evaluated and were not members of the AAL.[44]. THE BROWNSTONE BAR & GRILL. Players are paid $75 – $300 per game before taxes with no other benefits. However, the Bucks later announced they were facing the semi-professional Central Penn Chargers, a team that primarily played in the Mid-Atlantic Indoor Football League, in their postseason game. It also re-added the Austin Wild and Tampa Bay Tornadoes, as well as new teams in the Chicago Power, North Texas Bulls, Mississippi Raiders, and St. Louis Bandits. For the second time in a month, this weekend a team attempted to elevate their organization and claimed to play an AAL team. On April 27, 2019, league co-founder and president Jack Bowman died after an illness and the league championship was then named the Jack Bowman Trophy. Discover More Sport events in All of Australia, shows, artists, performers & teams that you'll love! Italics represent travel-only teams. The naming rights were subsequently purchased by Allphones, the new name Allphones Arena taking effect from 1 September 2011. Not listed as member prior to the 2021 season. Withdrew from the league after the 2018 season. Check out all the fixtures here, and get your guide to all the key dates blockbuster clashes of the 2020/21 season by clicking here. However, two weeks before the season started, it was announced that they would not play in 2018 and planned to return to the AAL in 2019. Pennsylvania Copperheads — Announced as an expansion team for 2020; Reading Raptors — Members of the semi-pro Mid-Atlantic Indoor Football League (MAIFL) that joined the AAL for the 2020 season via the announced league merger; 2020 season was cancelled due to the. In June 2017, the now-merged league announced its inaugural members over its social media page. As of December 2020[update], the league has not confirmed any new teams and has repeatedly stated it will not announce any 2021 season plans or teams until there are further developments in regards to teams being able to actually play due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Burgh Defenders – Played part of the 2019 season; canceled some away games and other teams chose not to travel to their venue deeming it unsuitable. Public. ", "El Paso will be home to a new American Arena League football team", "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021", "Indoor Football to return to Topeka in 2021", "Coaching Announcement and League Announcement", "Three months ago the AAL found professional ownership groups in Texas and added a Western Division. To find out more, read our cookie policy . CONTACT US HERE As our society moves forward, American Arena League teams are playing their 2021 schedules. There will be no AAL games or scrimmages until March!! [30] Less than a month prior to the start of the 2019 season, the High Country Grizzlies ceased operations and the Chicago Aztecs withdrew for the season reducing the league to 13 teams. For a variety of reasons, their requests were turned down. The AAL announced several new teams for the 2020 season including the Louisville Xtreme, Music City Fire,[33] Pennsylvania Copperheads,[34] Pennsylvania Union,[35] South Florida Thunder (as a travel-only team), and the Tampa Bay Tornadoes. During the Can-Am's first few months, it added and removed the Baltimore Lightning,[4] Cleveland Saints, an unnamed team in Erie, Pennsylvania, Lockport Lightning, and Reading Raptors as league members without playing a game. Some teams have already found new venues while others are waiting for clarity from their local officials. 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Dropped from the league before August 2017. The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rectangular field venue for rugby league, rugby union, and football.. Due to the growing concern with COVID-19, this week's AAL games are cancelled. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am), although it claimed only the APF history after the former Can-Am founder left the league. Due to the Corona virus, we are all experiencing unique situations in our society. The Can-Am Indoor Football League (Can-Am) was also formed from the remnants of the AIF when Tim Viens, the owner of the announced 2017 AIF expansion team Vermont Bucks, started his own league. Their season kicks off on March 17 and the title game will be played on Saturday, June 30. By the end of the season, there were only five teams remaining: the Buffalo Blitz, Glens Falls Gladiators (as a travel-only team, had a short winless season and were disqualified from playoff participation), Rochester Kings, Vermont Bucks, and the Tim Viens-owned Boston Blaze, a travel-only team that only played the second half of the season. Reading left the league March 27 without playing a game. The league is set to play the season with twelve teams, down from thirteen the previous season, by adding one expansion team, one team from the National Arena League, one team from the American Arena League, and four teams going on hiatus. ", "Glens Falls Gladiators To Return in 2019", "Glen Falls Gladiators of American Arena League fold 2 weeks before start of season", "Expansion Alert: Louisville Xtreme Joins The NAL", "Due to a total lack if transparency and integrity on the leagues behalf the Raptors will not be competing in the AAL. [45] Allen was removed in January 2021 and replaced with a team called the Texas Takeover based in Fort Worth, which was also removed in February. The National Arena League is a Professional Arena Football League, founded in 2016. The Buccaneers will be part of the American Arena League and will be part of a yet-to-be-named division. American Arena League is similar to these sports leagues: National Arena League, X-League Indoor Football, American Indoor Football and more. After playing three away games, all losses, the Alabama Outlawz canceled their first home game. By fall 2017, the teams began releasing their inaugural schedules and expansion teams, the Atlanta Havoc (owned by league president Viens) and the Carolina Energy, were added to the league. The only other away games the Raiders had originally been scheduled for was one of the canceled Alabama home games and against the Myrtle Beach Sharks. New England Cavalry – Affiliate AAL member during the inaugural 2018 season as a travel-only team with announced intentions to become a full member in 2019. Since then, other owners have requested to join the AAL. Some teams have already found new venues while others are waiting for clarity from their local officials. [1], Arena Pro Football (APF) was originally announced as the National Arena Football League in 2016 following the dissolution of American Indoor Football (AIF). 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