The Carolina Speed were a professional indoor football team that operated from 2007 to 2011 in

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and

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, at

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in 2009 and 2011. From 2007 to 2009, the Speed were members of the

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(AIFA). For the 2011 season, the Speed joined the

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(SIFL) and the team ceased operations after the season. The owner was Eddie Littlefield.

History

The Speed began in the

(AIFA) and first played the 2007 and 2008 seasons in

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, at Cabarrus Arena. In 2009, they moved home games to

in Charlotte. The team had decided not to participate in the 2010 AIFA season, but announced its intentions to return to the league in 2011. The team had also announced that it would play its future games at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center in

, marking a return to the facility where the Speed began in 2007. Due to the merger of the AIFA and

(SIFL), the Speed returned in 2011 play in the SIFL. In addition, the Speed's website stated that they were not returning to Cabarrus and announced their 2011 season would once again have home games at Bojangles' Coliseum. The franchise was to return in 2013 as the Charlotte Speed and play in the

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, after originally deciding to play in the

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. However, their charter was revoked prior to the season opener and they have not been heard from since 2012.

Logos

The name "Carolina Speed" comes from the winning name of a contest held at the

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, from the North Carolina ...

fair, as well as paying tribute to

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heritage.

Final roster

Season-by-season

, - , colspan="6" align="center" , Carolina Speed (AIFA) , - , 2007 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , 4th Southern , , Lost SC Week 1 ( Lakeland) , - , 2008 , , 6 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd EC Eastern , , -- , - , 2009 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , 4th Southern , , -- , - , 2010 , , rowspan="1" colspan="5" align="center" valign="middle" , ''Did not play'' , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Carolina Speed (SIFL) , - , 2011 , , 3 , , 9 , , 0 , , 2nd EC Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - !Totals , , 23 , , 32 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

2007 season schedule

2008 season schedule

2009 season schedule

2011 season schedule

References

External links

Official website

Speed's 2007 stats

Speed's 2008 stats

Speed's 2009 stats

Speed's 2011 stats
{{SIFL American football teams in North Carolina

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American Indoor Football Association teams Defunct indoor American football teams Professional Indoor Football League teams Southern Indoor Football League teams Sports clubs and teams in Charlotte, North Carolina American football teams established in 2007 American football teams disestablished in 2011 2007 establishments in North Carolina 2011 disestablishments in North Carolina