Palm Beach Phantoms
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The Palm Beach Phantoms were a team in the National Indoor Football League
in 2006.
Formed in time for the 2006 season, the Phantoms were scheduled to play their home games at the Delray Beach Tennis Center
in Delray Beach, Florida
, which would have made them the first indoor football team to play in an outdoor venue. After losing their first two road contests, however, the Phantoms' first home game, scheduled for April 8, 2006, was called off due to a contract dispute.http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/04/03/daily53.html While the team's ownership tried to work out a deal with the tennis center, the Phantoms were sent wandering around the league as a road-only team.
The Phantoms managed one win in their history: a 43-41 win over the Osceola Outlaws
on May 13, 2006. But with no home field, the team finally had to cancel all of its home games, and much of the team quit. With hardly any quality players left on its roster, Palm Beach lost their final two games by embarrassing margins; first, 70-0 to the eventual league runner-up Fayetteville Guard
, followed by an incredible 132-3 dismantling by the Katy Copperheads, marking the worst defeat in indoor/arena football history. Owner Michael Lind had seen enough, and the appropriately-named Phantoms vanished, their final record 1-6. http://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?tm=291795
A new indoor football team, the Palm Beach Waves
, lasted just three games into the 2007 season before bailing out of the crumbling NIFL.
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
in 2006.
Formed in time for the 2006 season, the Phantoms were scheduled to play their home games at the Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach Tennis Center is a tennis center in Delray Beach, Florida. Built in 1992, it currently holds 8,200 spectators.It has hosted Fed Cup and Davis Cup matches....
in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...
, which would have made them the first indoor football team to play in an outdoor venue. After losing their first two road contests, however, the Phantoms' first home game, scheduled for April 8, 2006, was called off due to a contract dispute.http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/04/03/daily53.html While the team's ownership tried to work out a deal with the tennis center, the Phantoms were sent wandering around the league as a road-only team.
The Phantoms managed one win in their history: a 43-41 win over the Osceola Outlaws
Osceola Outlaws
The Osceola Ghostriders are a professional indoor football team. They are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League. They play their home games at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.- History :...
on May 13, 2006. But with no home field, the team finally had to cancel all of its home games, and much of the team quit. With hardly any quality players left on its roster, Palm Beach lost their final two games by embarrassing margins; first, 70-0 to the eventual league runner-up Fayetteville Guard
Fayetteville Guard
The Fayetteville Force is the former name of a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. They debuted the SIFL following the SIFL/AIFA merger and play home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....
, followed by an incredible 132-3 dismantling by the Katy Copperheads, marking the worst defeat in indoor/arena football history. Owner Michael Lind had seen enough, and the appropriately-named Phantoms vanished, their final record 1-6. http://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?tm=291795
A new indoor football team, the Palm Beach Waves
Palm Beach Waves
The Palm Beach Waves were an indoor football team. They were a 2007 expansion member National Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is the second attempt of an NIFL team in West Palm Beach after the 2006...
, lasted just three games into the 2007 season before bailing out of the crumbling NIFL.