The Flint Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based in Flint, Michigan. The Phantoms joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2008 as an expansion team. They were the second professional indoor football team to be based in Flint, with the first being the Flint Flames of the original Indoor Football League. The Michigan Pirates played a home playoff game in Flint, in 2007, with the idea of moving there, but the team folded after the 2007 season. The Phantoms played their home games at the Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
History With the limited success of Perani Arena as the playoff home for the Michigan Pirates, Pete Norager, one of the owners of the Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint, and the formation of the Phantoms was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. The Perani Group operated the team pending the selection of a new owner with a temporary investment group. Because of poor attendance, payments to players were delayed near the end of the 2008 season, and some players left the team because of other commitments or disgruntlement over late pay. The Phantoms approached their last game of 2008 with a roster of just 9 or 10 or maybe 50 and looked to semi-pro teams for additional players. On the day of the game, only 11 players were available (with 16 required to field a team), forcing the Phantoms to forfeit.
The team has sat out the 2009 season but still is considering rejoining the CIFL.2009 Schedule Released Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) website
Season-by-season
|2008 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 4th Atlantic West || --
2008 season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 9Saginaw StingHomeLost 25-51 March 21Kalamazoo XplosionAwayLost 8-62March 28New England SurgeHomeLost 28-38 April 6Milwaukee BonecrushersAwayWon 62-53 April 11Saginaw StingAwayLost 28-55April 19Kalamazoo XplosionHomeLost 18-44April 26New England SurgeAwayLost 48-49 May 10Muskegon ThunderHomeLost 42-55May 17Rock River RaptorsAwayLost 38-69May 24Rochester RaidersHomeLost 12-35May 31Rock River RaptorsHomeLost 6-49June 8Rochester RaidersAwayLoss by Forfeit
2008 CIFL standings
References
External links Official website CIFL Alignment, announcing the team