Indoor Football League
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. As of the 2023 season, the league consists of 14 teams in two conferences with each team playing 16 games over 19 weeks.
| Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Indoor Football League season | |
| Sport | Arena football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| First season | 2009 |
| Commissioner | Todd Tryon |
| Claim to fame | America's longest continuously running indoor football league |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Most recent champion(s) | Bay Area Panthers (1st title) |
| Most titles | Sioux Falls Storm (7) |
| TV partner(s) | YouTube CBS Sports Network |
| Related competitions | Direct: XFL/UFL, IFL, UIF Other: FCF, NAL, CIF |
| Official website | goifl.com |
The league has operated continuously under the same name and corporate structure longer than any other current indoor football league. With the closure of the Arena Football League in 2019, the IFL is the oldest active professional indoor football league in North America, and can trace its history to 2003 (as the Intense Football League).
IFL players earn US$250–500 (before taxes) per game played, with a $25 bonus given to players on the winning team each week. Additionally some teams provide housing for their players during the season.
The IFL has a player personnel partnership with the UFL, to function as their de facto minor league.