Georgia Firebirds
The Georgia Firebirds were a professional indoor football team based in Albany, Georgia, and played their home games at the Albany Civic Center. Previously, the Firebirds played as an outdoor football team in various semi-pro leagues before going indoor. The Firebirds joined American Indoor Football (AIF) for the 2016 season but the league folded after one season. The Firebirds then joined the new National Arena League (NAL) for the 2017 season.
| Georgia Firebirds | |
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| Established 2009 Folded 2017 Played in Albany, Georgia at the Albany Civic Center GeorgiaFirebirds.com | |
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American Indoor Football (2016)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Black, red, yellow, white |
| Mascot | Talon |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Gridiron Central Group |
| Chairman | Terence Fowler |
| President | Darien Teals |
| General manager | Darien Teals |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
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The Firebirds were the third indoor/arena football team to call Albany home, following the South Georgia Wildcats of af2 (which played in Albany from 2005 until the league folded in 2009) and the Albany Panthers of the Southern Indoor Football League and later the Professional Indoor Football League (which played from 2010 until 2013, winning the 2011 SIFL and 2012 PIFL championships).