any games. Baltimore Blackbirds Baltimore Mariners Canton Legends Carolina Ghostriders – Also known as the Carolina Sharks, AIFL Ghostriders, and indirectly the Greensboro Ghostriders. Carolina Speed Chattahoochee Valley Vipers Corpus Christi Fury – Added for 2016, folded midseason. Cleveland Patriots Danville Demolition Daytona Beach Thunder D.C. Armor Erie Freeze Fayetteville Guard Florence Phantoms Florida Stingrays Gulf Coast Raiders Huntington Heroes Johnstown Riverhawks Louisiana Cottonmouths – Announced for 2016 but never played. Marion Blue Racers – Announced as a member for the 2016 season joining from the X-League but suspended operations prior to the season. Maryland Reapers Mississippi MudCats Montgomery Bears Myrtle Beach Freedom Nevada Lynx New Jersey Revolution New Mexico Wildcats New Mexico Stars Northern Kentucky Nightmare – Traveling 2016 expansion team; ownership attempted to join the Arena Developmental League after the AIF ceased operations. Northshore Gators – Announced for 2016 but never played. Ogden Knights Ontario Warriors Philadelphia Yellow Jackets – Joined in 2016, folded midseason. Pineywoods Bucks – Announced for 2016 season but never played. Raleigh Rebels Reading Express Richmond Bandits Richmond Raiders Roc City Thunder – Played as an independent; announced as member of, but never actually played, in the league. Rochester Raiders Rome Renegades Saginaw Sting Springfield Stallions South Carolina Force Steel City Menace – Joined in 2016, folded midseason Steubenville Stampede Syracuse Soldiers – Also known as the Binghamton Brigade Tallahassee Titans Tucson Thunder Kats – Announced but never played Utah Saints Virginia Badgers Wenatchee Valley Venom Wyoming Cavalry Yakima Valley Warriors York/Central Penn Capitals Former AIFL/AIFA/AIF teams that left and were still active ASI Panthers – Announced to be an independent team for 2016 but was also listed by Indoor Football Alliance as a member. The team instead went to the semi-professional Minor League Football and were renamed to Penn Panthers. Buffalo Lightning – Played a short 2016 season as an independent before playing 2017 as the Buffalo Blitz as members of the Can-Am Indoor Football League. Cape Fear Heroes – Created their own league in 2015 as the charter member of Supreme Indoor Football (SIF) which then became part of the Indoor Football Alliance (IFA). The IFA was unable to organize a season in time and went on hiatus for 2016. The Heroes ownership restarted the SIF for 2017. Central Florida Jaguars – Joined the AIF as an expansion team in 2016. Became the charter member of the semi-professional Elite Indoor Football Conference