The Florence Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based out of

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, in the

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. They were an expansion member of the

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(AIFA) in 2006, and were the AIFA Champions of the 2008 season. They played their home games at

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. On Saturday, April 8, 2006, after losing their first four games, the Phantoms got their very first-ever win in a 54–30 home upset against the Raleigh Rebels. On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Phantoms announced that they would return for the 2007 season. 2008 was the Phantoms' best season by far: after winning the Eastern Division Championship with a 10–4 record, the Phantoms went on to defeat the

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in the first round of the playoffs, followed by the

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in the Eastern Conference championship, and finally defeating the

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48–12 to win the AIFA Championship Bowl on their home turf. The Phantoms did not return after the 2009 season.

Season-by-season

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Won EC Championship (

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Won AIFA Championship Bowl II (

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) , - , 2009 , , 6 , , 8 , , 0 , , 5th Southern , , -- , - !Totals , , 27 , , 31 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

Game Results

2007

2008

2009

External links

Official site of the Florence Phantoms

Phantoms' 2006 season & results

Phantoms' 2007 stats

Phantoms' 2008 stats

Phantoms' 2009 stats
American Indoor Football Association teams American Indoor Football League teams Florence, South Carolina American football teams in South Carolina Defunct indoor American football teams American football teams established in 2006 American football teams disestablished in 2009 2006 establishments in South Carolina 2009 disestablishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-sport-team-stub