| Columbus Lions | |
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 Current season | |
| Established 2006 Play in Columbus, Georgia at the Columbus Civic Center ColumbusLions.net | |
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, black, silver, white |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Richard Maslia[1] Kacee Smith[2] John Hargrove Jay Patel[3] Eugenio Castro Bush Sporting Enterprises LLC |
| Chairman | Kacee Smith |
| President | Kacee Smith |
| General manager | Lee Snow |
| Head coach | Damian Daniels |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (5) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (3) | |
| Playoff appearances (17) | |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lions Add New Member To Ownership Group". Columbus Lions. November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Staff". Columbus Lions. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "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.