The 2012 Professional Indoor Football League season was the inaugural season of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The regular season began on March 10, 2012, and ended on June 16, 2012. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top four teams in the regular season standings commenced the playoffs on June 23. The final was played on June 30, with the Albany Panthers defeating the Richmond Raiders to win the inaugural championship.[2]

2012 Professional Indoor Football League season
LeagueProfessional Indoor Football League
SportIndoor American football
DurationMarch 10, 2012 โ€“ June 30, 2012
Regular season
Season MVPAntwon Young (RICH)[1]
League Postseason
1 vs. 4 championsRichmond Raiders
  1 vs. 4 runners-upLouisiana Swashbucklers
2 vs. 3 championsAlbany Panthers
  2 vs. 3 runners-upColumbus Lions
PIFL Cup I
ChampionsAlbany Panthers
  Runners-upRichmond Raiders
Finals MVPAntwontis Cutts (ALB)
PIFL seasons
โ† none

Regular season standings

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Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Richmond Raiders 10 2 0 .833 722 589 61.2 49.1 W6
x-Albany Panthers 10 2 0 .833 694 554 57.8 46.2 L1
x-Columbus Lions 6 6 0 .500 720 713 60.0 59.4 W1
x-Louisiana Swashbucklers 6 6 0 .500 639 647 53.3 59.9 W1
Alabama Hammers 3 9 0 .250 642 683 53.5 56.9 L1
Knoxville NightHawks 1 11 0 .083 547 778 45.6 64.8 L5

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot [3]

Playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Richmond 56
4 Louisiana 50
1 Richmond 56
2 Albany 60
2 Albany 60
3 Columbus 36

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References

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  1. ^ Staff (July 15, 2012). "PIFL: Raiders' Young named MVP". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Aller, Danny (July 1, 2012). "Back-To-Back!!!". The Albany Herald. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "PIFL - 2012 Regular Season Standings/Schedulea". The Stat Guys. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "PIFL - 2012 Season Game Results". The Stat Guys. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.