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The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.After playing two games, the season was initially postponed on March 12 due to social distancing measures closing venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On April 13, the league cancelled the rest of the season due to the uncertainty that they would be able to play in any venues in the near future.[2]Offseason[edit]On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships.[3] On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season.[4] On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Spokane Empire’s folding in 2017.[5][6] The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger,[7] but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters.[8] The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league’s communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio.[9][10]TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coachArizona RattlersGlendale, ArizonaGila River Arena[11]17,12519922017Kevin GuyBismarck BucksBismarck, North DakotaBismarck Event Center10,10020172019Rod MillerCedar Rapids River KingsCedar Rapids, IowaU.S. Cellular Center5,70020112012Victor MannDuke City GladiatorsAlbuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum9,28620152020Pig BrownFrisco FightersFrisco, TexasComerica Center3,50020192020Clint DolezelGreen Bay BlizzardGreen Bay, WisconsinResch Center8,60020032010Corey RobersonIowa BarnstormersDes Moines, IowaWells Fargo Arena15,18119952015Ameer IsmailOakland PanthersOakland, CaliforniaOakland Arena19,59620192020Kurt BryanQuad City SteamwheelersMoline, IllinoisTaxSlayer Center9,20020172019Cory RossSan Diego Strike ForceSan Diego, CaliforniaPechanga Arena12,00020182019Burt GrossmanSioux Falls StormSioux Falls, South DakotaDenny Sanford Premier Center10,67820002009Kurtiss RiggsSpokane ShockSpokane, WashingtonSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena10,77120062020Billy BackTucson Sugar SkullsTucson, ArizonaTucson Convention Center8,96220182019Dixie WootenStandings[edit]The season began on March 7, 2020, and the league played two games before postponing the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.y \u2013 clinched regular season titlex \u2013 clinched playoff spotLast updated: March 18, 2020Playoffs[edit]The top eight teams would have made the IFL playoffs, with the quarterfinals consisting of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed would host the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners were to meet in the 2020 United Bowl on the weekend of July 25.[12]References[edit]^ “IFL To Postpone Games”. IFL. March 12, 2020.[permanent dead link]^ “IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games”. IFL. April 13, 2020.[permanent dead link]^ “Duke City Gladiators Join IFL”. Indoor Football League. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ “Oakland Panthers Join IFL”. Indoor Football League. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ “‘We will be playing in 2020’: Team officials formally announce Spokane Shock’s return to the IFL”. KXLY. November 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ “Spokane Shock Join IFL”. Indoor Football League. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ “Nebraska Danger’s future uncertain with talk of sale”. Nebraska.TV. July 16, 2019.^ “IFL Adds Team In Frisco, TX”. Indoor Football League. November 24, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.[permanent dead link]^ “New indoor football team coming to Columbus in 2021”. NBC4 WCMH-TV. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ Osborne, Stuart (December 12, 2019). “Indoor Football League coming to Columbus in 2021”. WSYX. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ Obert, Richard (July 29, 2019). “Arizona Rattlers will play at Gila River Arena in 2020, possibly 2021”. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 10, 2019.^ “2020 IFL Schedule Announced”. Indoor Football League. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. 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