CIFL Championship Game

The CIFL Championship Game was the annual championship game of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). In 2006, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. Following the 2007 and 2008 season, the game was between the Great Lakes Division champion and the Atlantic Division champion. In 2009 the league was divided into an East and West Division.

During its first year, it was called the Great Lakes Bowl.

Past CIFL Championships

GameYearWinning teamLosing teamSiteDateMVP
Great Lakes Bowl I2006Port Huron Pirates40Rochester Raiders34McMorran ArenaJuly 22, 2006Rayshawn Askew
CIFL Indoor Championship Game2007Rochester Raiders37Michigan Pirates27Blue Cross ArenaJuly 28, 2007Mike Condello
CIFL Championship Game2008Saginaw Sting41Kalamazoo Xplosion37Wings StadiumJune 29, 2008Nick Body
CIFL Championship Game2009Chicago Slaughter58Fort Wayne Freedom48Sears CentreJune 27, 2009Donovan Morgan
CIFL Championship Game2010Cincinnati Commandos54Wisconsin Wolfpack40Cincinnati GardensJune 26, 2010Ben Mauk
CIFL Championship Game2011Cincinnati Commandos44Marion Blue Racers29Cincinnati GardensJune 11, 2011Tyler Sheehan
CIFL Championship Game2012Saginaw Sting35Dayton Silverbacks7Dow Event CenterJune 2, 2012Jeff Austin
CIFL Championship Game2013Erie Explosion37Saginaw Sting36Erie Insurance ArenaMay 12, 2013Richard Stokes
CIFL Championship Game2014Erie Explosion38Marion Blue Racers26Veterans Memorial ColiseumMay 18, 2014

Number of appearances

Team Appearances Wins Losses
Kalamazoo Xplosion101
Port Huron/Michigan Pirates211
Rochester Raiders211
Saginaw Sting321
Chicago Slaughter110
Fort Wayne Freedom101
Cincinnati Commandos220
Wisconsin Wolfpack101
Marion Blue Racers202
Dayton Silverbacks101
Erie Explosion220

Box scores

Great Lakes Bowl I: Rochester Raiders vs. Port Huron Pirates

Great Lakes Bowl I: Rochester Raiders at Port Huron Pirates – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 7 01334
Pirates 14 13 5840

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: July 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 2,575
  • Referee: Jack Butler
Game information

2007 CIFL Championship Game: Michigan Pirates vs. Rochester Raiders

2007 CIFL Championship Game: Michigan Pirates at Rochester Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 3 71027
Raiders 0 17 14637

at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York

  • Date: July 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,236
  • Referee: Dave Scott
Game information

2008 CIFL Championship Game: Saginaw Sting vs. Kalamazoo Xplosion

2008 CIFL Championship Game: Saginaw Sting at Kalamazoo Xplosion – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Sting 7 13 71441
Xplosion 7 13 71037

at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Date: June 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,294
Game information

2009 CIFL Championship Game: Fort Wayne Freedom vs. Chicago Slaughter

2009 CIFL Championship Game: Fort Wayne Freedom at Chicago Slaughter – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Freedom 7 21 71348
Slaughter 0 31 131458

at Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

  • Date: June 27
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,861
  • Referee: Wojciekiewicz
Game information

2010 CIFL Championship Game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack

2010 CIFL Championship Game: Wisconsin Wolfpack at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 7 7 121440
Commandos 14 6 201454

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 2,758
Game information

2011 CIFL Championship Game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Marion Blue Racers

2011 CIFL Championship Game: Marion Blue Racers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 0 13 31329
Commandos 7 14 131044

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

2012 CIFL Championship Game: Saginaw Sting vs. Dayton Silverbacks

2012 CIFL Championship Game: Dayton Silverbacks at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 6 0 107
Sting 6 15 7735

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: June 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,850
Game information

2013 CIFL Championship Game: Erie Explosion vs. Saginaw Sting

2013 CIFL Championship Game: Saginaw at Erie Explosion – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Sting 0 22 6836
Explosion 7 10 13737

at Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 12
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,844
Game information

2014 CIFL Championship Game: Erie Explosion at Marion Blue Racers

2014 CIFL Championship Game: Erie Explosion at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Explosion 12 7 71238
Blue Racers 0 20 6026

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: May 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • John Dudley, Erie Times News
Game information
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