Established 2008 Folded 2015 Played in Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2008)
Atlantic Conference (2008)
West Division (2008)
Indoor Football League (2009)[1]
United Conference (2009)
Atlantic Division (2009)
Ultimate Indoor Football League (2011)
Continental Indoor Football League (2012–2014)
North Division (2014)
American Indoor Football (2015)
Current uniform
Team colors
Green, Orange
Mascot
Stanley Stinger[2]
Cheerleaders
Stingers[3]
Personnel
Owner(s)
Stuart Schweigert, Rob Licht & Tom O'Brien
General manager
Rob Licht
Head coach
Karl Featherstone (2008–2009) Jason Lovelock (2009) John Mize (2011) Vince Leveille (2011) Fred Townsend (2012–2014) James Perry II (2014) Greg Wasmer (2015) Stuart Schweigert (2015)
Team history
Saginaw Sting (2008–2009, 2011–2015)
Championships
League championships (3)
CIFL: 2008, 2012
UIFL: 2011
Conference championships (1)
CIFL: 2008
Division championships (1)
CIFL: 2014
Playoff appearances (6)
CIFL: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
UIFL: 2011
AIF: 2015
Home arena(s)
Dow Event Center (2008–2009, 2011–2016)
The Saginaw Sting was a professional Indoor Football team based in Saginaw, Michigan. The team was most recently a member of American Indoor Football (AIF). They began play in 2008 as an expansion team in the Continental Indoor Football League and then moved to the Indoor Football League for the 2009 season. They suspended operations for the 2010 season before becoming an inaugural member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[4] The following season they were suspended by the UIFL and re-joined the CIFL under new ownership. The team has since moved to the AIF. The owners of the Sting were Stuart Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The Sting played their home games at The Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
They are one of only a few teams to ever win a championship in multiple leagues (CIFL in 2008, the UIFL in 2011 and the CIFL again in 2012).
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^Mancina, Greg. "Saginaw Sting football team begins season". Saginaw News. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
^Brandt, Patti (2008-04-07). "Local women find high-energy fun on Saginaw Sting dance team". Bay City Times. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
^UIFL Website - Teams Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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