Indoor Football League announces 14-team league in 2025 schedule release

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Indoor Football League is revealing the 2025 schedule for its new 14-team league.

League officials say the eastern and western conferences will have seven teams each and all will play 16 games over nineteen weeks. The first game of the season will be the Jacksonville Sharks on the road against the Massachusetts Pirates on March 21.

The announcement comes following the Duke City Gladiators, Frisco Fighters and the Sioux Falls Storm’s decision to going dormant for the 2025 season.

Below are more details about next season:

– Eastern Conference: Fishers Freight, Green Bay Blizzard, Iowa Barnstormers, Jacksonville Sharks,
Massachusetts Pirates, Quad City Steamwheelers and the Tulsa Oilers

– Western Conference: Arizona Rattlers, Bay Area Panthers, Northern Arizona Wranglers, San Antonio Gunslingers, San Diego Strike Force, Tucson Sugar Skulls and the Vegas Knight Hawks.

– Each team will play eight home games, and eight away games.

– Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs: The top four from each conference.

– Full schedule can be found on the IFL website.

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