 Infobox Sports league | |
| Formerly | Professional Indoor Football League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Indoor football |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Richard "Dick" Suess |
| First season | 1999 |
| Ceased | 2001 |
| CEO | Mike Storen |
| Claim to fame | 3rd professional indoor football league |
| Motto | Great Football, No Gimmicks. |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Last champion(s) | Tennessee ThunderCats |
| Most titles | Hawaii Hammerheads (1999) Mississippi Fire Dogs (2000) Tennessee ThunderCats (2001) |
| Official website | www.indoorfootball.com |
The Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL), which started in 1998. Two of its teams (the Madison Mad Dogs and the Green Bay Bombers) left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999. The IPFL led a troubled three-year existence, and died after its 2001 season, with its most successful teams joining up with the National Indoor Football League.
The IPFL was unique among indoor football leagues in that it sanctioned the use of a white football, manufactured by Rawlings, which was easier to see in the artificial lighting conditions. The league's slogan was "Great Football, No Gimmicks".
In 1999, IPFL was headed by a new commissioner, Mike Storen, and the league offices were moved to Atlanta.