The Eastern Conference (EC) is a conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the highest level of professional indoor football in the United States. The Eastern Conference and its counterpart, the Western Conference, each have seven teams and were created as part of the 2022 IFL expansion.
Teams Active teams Team Location Arena Joined Arkansas Diamonds Little Rock, Arkansas Barton Coliseum 2027 Athens Crush Athens, Georgia Akins Ford Arena 2027 Fishers Freight Fishers, Indiana Fishers Event Center 2025 Green Bay Blizzard Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin Resch Center 2022 Iowa Barnstormers Des Moines, Iowa Casey's Center 2022 Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, Florida VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 2024 Orlando Pirates Orlando, Florida Kia Center 2022 Quad City Steamwheelers Moline, Illinois Vibrant Arena at The MARK 2022 Savannah Leprachauns Savannah, Georgia Enmarket Arena 2027
EC championships Season Date Winning team Score Losing team Arena Location Ref. July 29 Quad City Steamwheelers 48–41 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center Frisco, Texas July 29 Sioux Falls Storm 45–44 Frisco Fighters Comerica Center Frisco, Texas August 2 Massachusetts Pirates 51–28 Green Bay Blizzard Resch Center Green Bay, Wisconsin August 9 Green Bay Blizzard 71–64 Quad City Steamwheelers Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, Illinois August 9 Green Bay Blizzard 67-60 (OT) Tulsa Oilers Resch Center Green Bay, Wisconsin
Division champions Season Team Record Postseason results Eastern Conference 14–2 Won Round One (Barnstormers) 64–39Lost EC Championship (Steamwheelers) 41–48 13–2 Won Round One (Steamwheelers) 57–29Lost EC Championship (Storm) 44–45 13–3 Won Round One (Steamwheelers) 34–23Lost EC Championship (Pirates) 51–28 11–5 Won Round One (Sharks) 57–41Lost EC Championship (Blizzard) 64–71 13–3 Won Round One (Pirates) 73-59Won EC Championship (Oilers) 67-60 (OT)Lost IFL National Championship (Rattlers) 51-62
Wild Card qualifiers Season Team Record Postseason results Eastern Conference 11–5 Lost Round One (Steamwheelers) 38–39 9–7 Won Round One (at Pirates) 39–38Won EC Championship (at Fighters) 48–41Lost IFL National Championship (at Wranglers) 45–47 9–7 Lost Round One (at Fighters) 14–53 9–6 Won Round One (Pirates) 42–39Won WC Championship (at Fighters) 45–44Lost IFL National Championship (vs. Panthers) 41–51 9–6 Lost Round One (at Storm) 39–42 9–6 Lost Round One (Fighters) 29–57 13–3 Lost Round One (Pirates) 50–53 8–8 Won Round One (at Fighters) 53–50Won WC Championship (at Blizzard) 51–28Lost IFL National Championship (vs. Rattlers) 16–53 8–8 Lost Round One (at Blizzard) 23–34 10–6 Won Round One (Oilers) 58–26Won WC Championship (at Steamwheelers) 71–64Lost IFL National Championship (vs. Knight Hawks) 61–64 10–6 Lost Round One (at Blizzard) 26–58 10–6 Lost Round One (at Steamwheelers) 41–57 11-5 Lost Round One (at Oilers) 28-31 11-5 Won Round One (vs Sharks) 31-28 Lost EC Championship (at Blizzard) 60-67 (OT) 10-6 Lost Round One (at Blizzard) 59-37
Season results Denotes team that won the IFL National Championship Denotes team that won the EC Championship, but lost the IFL National Championship Denotes team that qualified for the IFL Playoffs Season Team (record) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 2022: The Eastern Conference was formed with seven inaugural members: the Bismarck Bucks, Frisco Fighters, Green Bay Blizzard, Iowa Barnstormers, Massachusetts Pirates, Quad City Steamwheelers, and Sioux Falls Storm. Frisco (14–2) Massachusetts (11–5) Quad City (9–7) Iowa (9–7) Sioux Falls (8–8) Green Bay (7–10) Bismarck (3–13) 2023: An expansion team, the Tulsa Oilers, joined the Eastern Conference while the Bucks suspended operations. Frisco (13–2) Sioux Falls (9–6) Massachusetts (9–6) Quad City (9–6) Green Bay (7–8) Iowa (3–12) Tulsa (2–13) 2024: The Jacksonville Sharks joined the conference. Green Bay (13–3) Frisco (13–3) Massachusetts (8–8) Quad City (8–8) Tulsa (6–10) Jacksonville (5–11) Iowa (5–11) Sioux Falls (3–13) 2025: The Fishers Freight expansion team joined the conference. The Fighters and Storm went dormant. Quad City (11–5) Green Bay (10–6) Tulsa (10–6) Jacksonville (10–6) Massachusetts (7–9) Fishers (7–9) Iowa (1–15) 2026: The Pirates relocated to Orlando and became the Orlando Pirates. Green Bay (13-3) Tulsa (11-5) Jacksonville (11-5) Orlando (10-6) Fishers (8-8) Quad City (5-11) Iowa (1-15) 2027: Three new expansion teams joined the conference: The Arkansas Diamonds, the Athens Crush, & the Savannah Leprachauns. Tulsa moved to the Western Conference.
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