Columbus Lions

Columbus Lions
Current season
Established 2006
Play in Columbus, Georgia
at the Columbus Civic Center
ColumbusLions.net
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, black, silver, white
       
MascotLeo the Lion
Personnel
Owner(s)Richard Maslia[1]
Kacee Smith[2]
John Hargrove
Jay Patel[3]
Eugenio Castro
Bush Sporting Enterprises LLC
ChairmanKacee Smith
PresidentKacee Smith
General managerLee Snow
Head coachDamian Daniels
Team history
  • Columbus Lions (2007–present)
Championships
League championships (5)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (3)
Playoff appearances (17)
Home arena(s)

The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team based in Columbus, Georgia, and are a member of the National Arena League (NAL).

The Lions were founded in 2006 as an expansion team of the World Indoor Football League (WIFL). After the WIFL went under in 2007, the Lions joined the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) where they played for two seasons. When the AIFA broke apart, the Lions joined the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). The Lions joined the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) in 2012 when the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) teams split up into two new leagues. After the 2015 season, the PIFL broke apart, and the Lions joined American Indoor Football for 2016. They were a founding member of the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2017 season. The then joined the new American Indoor Football Alliance for 2023 before they rejoined American Indoor Football for 2024.[4]

In their first seventeen seasons, the Lions have won five league championships: in 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023, and 2024.

  1. ^ Lee Snow (June 21, 2023). "Lions Welcome Experienced Newcomer to Ownership Group". www.columbuslions.net. Columbus Lions. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lions Add New Member To Ownership Group". Columbus Lions. November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Staff". Columbus Lions. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "COLUMBUS LIONS JOIN AMERICAN INDOOR FOOTBALL (AIF) FOR THE 2024 INDOOR SEASON". aif-proindoorfootball.com. American Indoor Football. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.