Mid Continental Football League

	Mid Continental Football League vs. Mid Ohio Football League All-Star Game
MOFL	MCFL
(0-1)	(1-0)
0	58
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Date	May 10, 2008
Stadium	Withrow High School
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio

Mid Continental Football League
	Current season or competition:; 2009 MCFL Season
	; Mid Continental Football League
Sport	American football
Founded	1991
Commissioner	Dan Wright (President)
No. of teams	11
Country(ies)	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Detroit Seminoles
Most championships	Detroit Seminoles (3), Kane County Eagles (3), and Southern Michigan Timberwolves (3)
Official website	MCFL Homepage

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The Mid Continental Football League (MCFL) is a semi-professional football league formed in 1991. Teams usually consist of unpaid athletes and volunteer staff working together to field a competitive and professional product both on and off the field.

[edit] Overview

The league currently consisting of 11 teams in the Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Ohio (4), Michigan (5), and Wisconsin (1) areas.

The MCFL operates under the guidance of an executive committee. This committee is made up of different people from various teams within the league. There is also a Board of Directors, consisting of the general managers from each member team. These board members represent the one vote per team in the league.

The MCFL is a member of the American Football Association, which serves as the national organization for non-professional leagues and teams from coast-to-coast.

The regular season is a nine-week schedule during which each team has one bye week and plays eight.

At the end of each regular season, eight teams, form an eight-team single-elimination tournament that culminates with the MCFL Championship game. This game is held at the home stadium of the team with the highest seed remaining at the end of the playoffs. During the spring, following the championship game, selected all-star players from all teams meet in the MCFL All-Star game, held in various locations in past years.

[edit] League History

For more details on this topic, see History of the Mid Continental Football League.

The MCFL began play in 1991. The founding four members were the Cleveland Falcons, Dayton Steelers, Wyandot Chiefs, and Shenango Valley Blasters. The Cleveland Falcons defeated the Dayton Steelers 7-0 to win the first MCFL Championship game.

As of 2009, the MCFL has a presence Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The MCFL once had a presence in Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania. The New York teams split off in 1997 and became the New York Amateur Football League.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2008

Main article: 2008 Mid Continental Football League season

The Cleveland Lions did not play in 2008, the team took a leave of absence.

The West Michigan Force joined the United States Football Alliance for 2008.

The Central Kentucky Chargers (formerly Studs) were admitted to the MCFL by the Expansion Committee on February 24, 2008 by a vote of 5-4. They were the only team admitted for the 2008 Season.

The league converted to two conferences. The National Conference and American Conference.

[edit] 2009

Following the 2008 season, the Kentucky/Ohio Xtreme, Detroit Ravens, and the Hardin County Wolverines left the league for the United States Football Alliance for the 2009 season. The Central Kentucky Chargers folded after one year of existence.

For the 2009 season, the MCFL added the Cleveland Cobras, Kalamazoo Stampede, and the Wisconsin Wolfpack during its January 25th meeting.

The league converted to three divisions for 2009. The North, Central, and South.

[edit] Current MCFL Membership

Team	Location	Founded	Join MCFL
North Division
Detroit Seminoles	Detroit, Michigan	1994	2003
Flint Fury	Flint, Michigan	2003	2005
Kalamazoo Stampede	Kalamazoo, Michigan	2009	2009
Wisconsin Wolfpack	Waukesha, Wisconsin	2008	2009
Central Division
Cleveland Cobras	Cleveland, Ohio	2006	2009
Columbus Fire	Columbus, Ohio	1997	2007
Ohio Swarm	Columbus, Ohio	1993	1994
Southern Michigan Timberwolves	Monroe, Michigan	1994	1994
South Division
Indiana Mustangs	Noblesville, Indiana	1991	1993
Kings Comets	Cincinnati, Ohio	1998	1999
Louisville Bulls	Louisville, Kentucky	1988	1992

[edit] MCFL Membership timeline

[edit] Conference Championship Teams

2008
- American: Detroit Seminoles
- National: Louisville Bulls

[edit] MCFL Championship Teams

Main article: Mid Continental Football League Championship game

[edit] Championship Games

National Conference	American Conference

Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Venue	City
October 4, 2008	Detroit Seminoles	35–0	Louisville Bulls	Southfield High School	Detroit, Michigan
October 13, 2007	Detroit Ravens	36–21	Detroit Seminoles		Detroit, Michigan
October 14, 2006	West Michigan Force	38–28	Detroit Seminoles

[edit] Former/Defunct Teams

Team	Location	Founded	Folded	Joined	Resigned
Buffalo Gladiators	Buffalo, New York			1993	1996
Buffalo Lancers	Buffalo, New York			1994	1996
Canton Hurricanes	Canton, Ohio			1993	1993
Central Kentucky Studs/Chargers	Danville, Kentucky	2008	2008	2008	2008
Central Ohio Lions	Fairborn, Ohio			2005	2005
Chicago Panthers	Chicago, Illinois			1997	1997
Cincinnati Cowboys	Cincinnati, Ohio			1993	1994

[edit] USA Bowl

Further information: USA Bowl

At the end of each season, the winner of the MCFL Championship game has the option to travel to Miami, Florida to compete in the USA Bowl against another semi-pro team who has won their league's championship game. The winning team is given the title of National Champions. However, this title is often disputed because the title is not official.^{[citation needed]} The game has been typically held in the Miami Orange Bowl.

With the destruction of the Miami Orange Bowl, the game will now be played at FIU Stadium.

[edit] All-Star Series

[edit] MCFL All-Star Game

Up until the 2006 season, the MCFL held a traditional all-star game. The league would be split up into two teams (red and blue) and pit the best players of the league against the other.

[edit] MCFL vs AFL All-Star Game

Further information: Alliance Football League

In 2006, the MCFL agreed to send their best players to compete in an annual all-star game against the Alliance Football League.

On Saturday May 27th, 2006. The MCFL played the AFL all-stars in Bluefield, West Virginia.

The MCFL All-Stars hosted the AFL All-Stars on May 26th, 2007 in Kings Mills, OH. However, at the time, the AFL had folded with most of the teams forming the United South Football League. The remaining teams, the Bluefield Barrons and the Knoxville Knights, played independent schedules for the rest of the season. With the AFL only being made of two teams, the AFL sent the Barrons and other select players from the AFL to compete in the All-Star game. Effectively making the game the MCFL All-Stars vs the Bluefield Barrons with all-star caliber players from other AFL teams. The MCFL won by a score of 40-7.

The AFL will continue in 2008, but the series between the AFL and MCFL has been discontinued in favor of replacing the AFL with the Mid Ohio Football League.

[edit] MCFL vs MOFL All-Star Game

Further information: Mid Ohio Football League

On May 10th, 2008, the MCFL played the Mid Ohio Football League in an All-Star game in Cincinnati, Ohio. The MCFL won by a score of 58 to 0.

[edit] Logo

This logo, depicting the flags of the United States and Canada, was possibly first used by the league in 1993, when Canadian teams entered the league.^{[citation needed]}

The current logo contains an image of the American flag, a football, and a red helmet with a white face mask with 'MCFL' in white letters on the side. The logo also contains ten stars. There is not specific reasoning for the number of stars.

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