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The Carolina Speed were a professional indoor football team that operated from 2007 to 2011 in
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and
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, at
Bojangles' Coliseum Bojangles Coliseum (originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena) is an 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which als ...
in 2009 and 2011. From 2007 to 2009, the Speed were members of the
American Indoor Football Association American Indoor Football (AIF) was a professional indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America. The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the East Coast of the United ...
(AIFA). For the 2011 season, the Speed joined the
Southern Indoor Football League The Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom H ...
(SIFL) and the team ceased operations after the season. The owner was Eddie Littlefield.


History

The Speed began in the
American Indoor Football Association American Indoor Football (AIF) was a professional indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America. The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the East Coast of the United ...
(AIFA) and first played the 2007 and 2008 seasons in
Concord, North Carolina Concord is the county seat and largest city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 105,186, with an estimated population in 2021 of 107,697. In terms of population, the cit ...
, at Cabarrus Arena. In 2009, they moved home games to
Bojangles' Coliseum Bojangles Coliseum (originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena) is an 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which als ...
in Charlotte. The team had decided not to participate in the 2010 AIFA season, but announced its intentions to return to the league in 2011. The team had also announced that it would play its future games at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center in
Concord, North Carolina Concord is the county seat and largest city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 105,186, with an estimated population in 2021 of 107,697. In terms of population, the cit ...
, marking a return to the facility where the Speed began in 2007. Due to the merger of the AIFA and
Southern Indoor Football League The Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom H ...
(SIFL), the Speed returned in 2011 play in the SIFL. In addition, the Speed's website stated that they were not returning to Cabarrus and announced their 2011 season would once again have home games at Bojangles' Coliseum. The franchise was to return in 2013 as the Charlotte Speed and play in the
Professional Indoor Football League The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) was a professional indoor football league that played four seasons from 2012 to 2015. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL was mainly composed of teams formerly part of Southern Indoor Foo ...
, after originally deciding to play in the
Indoor Football League The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams amon ...
. However, their charter was revoked prior to the season opener and they have not been heard from since 2012.


Logos

The name "Carolina Speed" comes from the winning name of a contest held at the
Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
's
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heritage.


Final roster


Season-by-season

, - , colspan="6" align="center" , Carolina Speed (AIFA) , - , 2007 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , 4th Southern , , Lost SC Week 1 ( Lakeland) , - , 2008 , , 6 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd EC Eastern , , -- , - , 2009 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , 4th Southern , , -- , - , 2010 , , rowspan="1" colspan="5" align="center" valign="middle" , ''Did not play'' , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Carolina Speed (SIFL) , - , 2011 , , 3 , , 9 , , 0 , , 2nd EC Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - !Totals , , 23 , , 32 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)


2007 season schedule


2008 season schedule


2009 season schedule


2011 season schedule


References


External links


Official website

Speed's 2007 stats

Speed's 2008 stats

Speed's 2009 stats

Speed's 2011 stats
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American Indoor Football Association teams Defunct indoor American football teams Professional Indoor Football League teams Southern Indoor Football League teams Sports teams in Charlotte, North Carolina American football teams established in 2007 American football teams disestablished in 2011 2007 establishments in North Carolina 2011 disestablishments in North Carolina