The Flint Flames were a professional

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team based in

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. They were members of the original

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founded in 1999 and began play in 2000. They competed in the Southern Division of the Eastern Conference and played their home games at the

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History

The Flames were founded as an expansion team in 1999 and joined the original incarnation of the

along with several others expansion franchises. In the only season in the IFL, the team compiled a 2–14 record finishing in last place in the Eastern Conference. After the IFL was bought out by

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, the Flames were not among the many teams that moved to the new league and subsequently folded. Years later in 2008, the

Flint Phantoms The Flint Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based in Flint, Michigan. The Phantoms joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2008 as an expansion team. They were the second professional indoor football team to be ba ...

began play in the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIF ...

, but quickly folded after going 1–10.

References

{{reflist Sports in Flint, Michigan Indoor Football League (1999–2000) teams American football teams in Michigan 1999 establishments in Michigan 2000 disestablishments in Michigan American football teams established in 1999 American football teams disestablished in 2000