Established 2006 Play in Columbus, Georgia at the Columbus Civic Center ColumbusLions.net
League/conference affiliations
World Indoor Football League (2007)
American Indoor Football Association (2008–2009)
Western Conference (2008)
South Division (2008)
South Division (2009)
Southern Indoor Football League (2010–2011)
Eastern Conference (2011)
South Division (2011)
Professional Indoor Football League (2012–2015)
American Conference (2014)
American Indoor Football (2016)
Southern Division (2016)
National Arena League (2017–2022)
American Indoor Football Alliance (2023)
American Indoor Football (2024–present)
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
Columbus Lions (2007–present)
Championships
League championships (4)
SIFL: 2010
PIFL: 2015
AIF: 2016
AIFA: 2023
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (3)
AIFA: 2009
SIFL: 2011
AIF: 2016
Playoff appearances (15)
WIFL: 2007
AIFA: 2008, 2009
SIFL: 2010, 2011
PIFL: 2012, 2014, 2015
AIF: 2016
NAL: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
AIFA: 2023
Home arena(s)
Columbus Civic Center (2007–present)
The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team based in Columbus, Georgia, and are a member of American Indoor Football.
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 sixteen seasons, the Lions have won four league championships: in 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2023.
^Lee Snow (21 June 2023). "Lions Welcome Experienced Newcomer to Ownership Group". www.columbuslions.net. Columbus Lions. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 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.
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