Season MVP Warren Smith (Trenton) American Conference runners-up Columbus Lions | American Conference champions Nashville Venom | |
League Professional Indoor Football League Sport Indoor American football Duration March 29, 2013 – July 12, 2013 | ||
The 2014 Professional Indoor Football League season was the third season of the Professional Indoor Football League. The regular season began March 29, 2014, and ended on June 28, 2014. Each team played a 12-game schedule. The top 2 teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs that began on July 5. The final was played July 12, with the Nashville Venom defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks to win their first league championship.
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Pre-season
The Harrisburg Stampede joined the league, after playing two seasons in American Indoor Football. The Nashville Venom and the Trenton Freedom joined the league as expansion members. With complications surrounding the Albany Panthers franchise for the 2014 season, the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) introduced the Fire to replace the Panthers for the 2014 season. With the league running the team, PIFL Executive Director, Jeff Ganos was named the franchise's general manager and Cosmo DeMatteo was named the team's innaurgal head coach on February 27, 2014.