The CIFL championship game was the annual championship game of the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor American football, indoor American football, football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as ...

(CIFL). In

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, it was the meeting of the two semifinal game winners. Following the

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and

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season, the game was between the Great Lakes Division champion and the Atlantic Division champion. In

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the league was divided into an East and West Division. During its first year, it was called the Great Lakes Bowl.

Past CIFL championships

Number of appearances

Box scores

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

2007 CIFL championship game: Michigan Pirates vs. Rochester Raiders

2008 CIFL championship game: Saginaw Sting vs. Kalamazoo Xplosion

2009 CIFL championship game: Fort Wayne Freedom vs. Chicago Slaughter

2010 CIFL championship game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Wisconsin Wolfpack

2011 CIFL championship game: Cincinnati Commandos vs. Marion Blue Racers

2012 CIFL championship game: Saginaw Sting vs. Dayton Silverbacks

2013 CIFL championship game: Erie Explosion vs. Saginaw Sting

2014 CIFL championship game: Erie Explosion at Marion Blue Racers

External links

Great Lakes Bowl I stats (2006)

2010 championship game stats

2012 championship game stats

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