2013 UIFL season explained

2013 UIFL season
League:Ultimate Indoor Football League
Sport:Indoor Football
Duration:March 4, 2013 – June 8, 2013
Season:Regular season
Conf1:
  1. 1 Seed
Conf1 Champ:Florida Tarpons
Conf1 Runner-Up:bye
Conf2:
  1. 2 vs. #3
Conf2 Champ:Corpus Christi Fury
Conf2 Runner-Up:Lakeland Raiders
Finals:Ultimate Bowl III
Finals Champ:Florida Tarpons
Finals Runner-Up:Corpus Christi Fury
Finals Mvp:Chris Wallace[1]
Finals Mvp Link:Most valuable player
Seasonslist:List of United Indoor Football League seasons
Seasonslistnames:UIFL
Prevseason Link:2012 UIFL season
Prevseason Year:2012
Nextseason Link:2014 UIFL season
Nextseason Year:2014

The 2013 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the third season of the league. The league contracted down to just 6 teams.

Team movement

Expansion

On May 29, 2013, the Missouri Monsters were announced as the first expansion team for the 2013 season.[2] On July 23, 2012, the league announced that the Indianapolis Panthers would be joining the UIFL,[3] however they would later be removed from the league prior to the beginning of the season. On August 12, 2012, it was announced that the Sarasota, Florida (Sarasota Thunder) marked would be joining the UIFL.[4] On September 27, 2012, the fourth and final expansion team was accepted into the UIFL, the Corpus Christi Fury.[5]

Retraction

The Cincinnati Commandos, Eastern Kentucky Drillers, Erie Explosion and Marion Blue Racers all left the UIFL to join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The league also announced that the Western Pennsylvania Sting would relocate to Coral Gables, Florida as the Miami Sting,[6] however the Sting never played a game, folding before the season began.[7]

Standings

y - clinched conference titlex - clinched playoff spot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arena football: Wallace leads Tarpons to Ultimate title in his final game . Scott Butherus . June 8, 2013 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: UIFL Announces 1st Expansion Team for 2013 season . May 29, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: Indianapolis Joins the UIFL for 2013 . July 23, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  4. Web site: Sarasota, FL Added as UIFL Expansion Team for 2013 . August 12, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: UIFL Announces New Expansion Team in Corpus Christi, TX . September 27, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Sting Fly South to Coral Gables, FL . September 28, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  7. Web site: UIFL Terminates Miami Sting . February 25, 2013 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.