Florence Phantoms

USFootball team
color1 = #820BBB
color2 = black

pixels = 150px
founded = 2006
league = American Indoor Football Association
history = Florence Phantoms
(2006-present)
arena = Florence Civic Center
city = Florence, South Carolina
colors = Purple, Black, Grey, White
president = Bennie King
coach = Tavares Bowens
championships = 1 (2008)
titles = 1 (2008)
cheerleaders =
dancers = Spirit Dancers
mascot = Doom

The Florence Phantoms are a professional arena football team based out of Florence, South Carolina, in the United States. They are a 2006 expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, and the current AIFA Champions as of the 2008 season's end. They play their home games at Florence Civic Center.

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 Huntington Heroes in the first round of the playoffs, followed by the Reading Express in the Eastern Conference championship, and finally defeating the Wyoming Cavalry 48-12 to win the AIFA Championship Bowl on their home turf.

Season-by-season

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colspan="6" align="center" | Florence Phantoms (AIFL)
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2006 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 7th Southern || --
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colspan="6" align="center" | Florence Phantoms (AIFA)
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2007 || 4 || 9 || 0 || 6th Southern || --
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2008 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 1st EC Eastern || Won ECE Round 1 (Huntington)
Won EC Championship (Reading)
Won AIFA Championship Bowl II (Wyoming)
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2009 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
-!Totals || 21 || 23 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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2007 Season Schedule

External links

* [http://www.florencephantoms.com/index.php Official Site of the Florence Phantoms]
* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/schedule/?t_id=1710 Phantoms' 2006 Season & Results]
* [http://www.thestatguys.com/AIFA/2007/FLO.HTM Phantoms' 2007 Stats]
* [http://www.thestatguys.com/AIFA/FLO.HTM Phantoms' 2008 Stats]