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
Game Year Winning team Losing team Site Date MVP Great Lakes Bowl I 2006 Port Huron Pirates 40 Rochester Raiders 34 McMorran Arena July 22, 2006 Rayshawn Askew CIFL Indoor championship game 2007 Rochester Raiders 37 Michigan Pirates 27 Blue Cross Arena July 28, 2007 Mike Condello CIFL championship game 2008 Saginaw Sting 41 Kalamazoo Xplosion 37 Wings Stadium June 29, 2008 Nick Body CIFL championship game 2009 Chicago Slaughter 58 Fort Wayne Freedom 48 Sears Centre June 27, 2009 Donovan Morgan CIFL championship game 2010 Cincinnati Commandos 54 Wisconsin Wolfpack 40 Cincinnati Gardens June 26, 2010 Ben Mauk CIFL championship game 2011 Cincinnati Commandos 44 Marion Blue Racers 29 Cincinnati Gardens June 11, 2011 Tyler Sheehan CIFL championship game 2012 Saginaw Sting 35 Dayton Silverbacks 7 Dow Event Center June 2, 2012 Jeff Austin CIFL championship game 2013 Erie Explosion 37 Saginaw Sting 36 Erie Insurance Arena May 12, 2013 Richard Stokes CIFL championship game 2014 Erie Explosion 38 Marion Blue Racers 26 Veterans Memorial Coliseum May 18, 2014
Number of appearances Team Appearances Wins Losses Kalamazoo Xplosion 1 0 1 Port Huron/Michigan Pirates 2 1 1 Rochester Raiders 2 1 1 Saginaw Sting 3 2 1 Chicago Slaughter 1 1 0 Fort Wayne Freedom 1 0 1 Cincinnati Commandos 2 2 0 Wisconsin Wolfpack 1 0 1 Marion Blue Racers 2 0 2 Dayton Silverbacks 1 0 1 Erie Explosion 2 2 0
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) 2007 championship game stats 2008 championship game stats 2009 championship game stats 2010 championship game stats 2012 championship game stats 2013 championship game stats Championship game all-time records Championship game logos