# List of IFL National Champions

The IFL National Championship (previously known as the United Bowl) is the annual indoor American football game that determines the champion of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The game culminates a season of the same year and is the conclusion of the IFL playoffs. The winner receives the IFL National Championship Trophy. The contest is held in an American city, chosen by the IFL in three-year agreements. Since August 2022, the winner of the Eastern Conference Championship Game has faced the winner of the Western Conference Championship Game in the culmination of the IFL playoffs.

## IFL National Championship Games

Numbers in parentheses in the table are championship appearances as of the date of that championship and are used as follows:
* Winning team and Losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a championship as well as each respective teams' championship record to date.
* Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a championship.
* City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a championship.
Championships table key and summary :
| 2009–2017 | 2022–present |
| United Conference | Eastern Conference |
| United champion$^U$ (9, 6–3) | Eastern champion$^E$ (3, 0–3) |
| Intense Conference | Western Conference |
| Intense champion$^I$ (9, 3–6) | Western champion$^W$ (3, 3–0) |
| Game | Date | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Venue | City | Attendance | Ref. |
| 2009 | August 15, 2009 | Billings Outlaws$^I$ (1, 1–0) | 71–62 | RiverCity Rage$^U$ (1, 0–1) | Rimrock Auto Arena | Billings, MT | 8,351 | |
| 2010 | July 17, 2010 | Billings Outlaws$^I$ (2, 2–0) | 43–34 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (1, 0–1) | Billings Sports Plex | Billings, MT (2) | 2,500 | |
| 2011 | July 16, 2011 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (2, 1–1) | 37–10 | Tri-Cities Fever$^I$ (1, 0–1) | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, SD | 4,696 | |
| 2012 | July 14, 2012 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (3, 2–1) | 59–32 | Tri-Cities Fever$^I$ (2, 0–2) | Sioux Falls Arena (2) | Sioux Falls, SD (2) | 4,901 | |
| 2013 | June 29, 2013 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (4, 3–1) | 43–40 | Nebraska Danger$^I$ (1, 0–1) | Sioux Falls Arena (3) | Sioux Falls, SD (3) | 5,202 | |
| 2014 | June 28, 2014 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (5, 4–1) | 63–46 | Nebraska Danger$^I$ (2, 0–2) | Sioux Falls Arena (4) | Sioux Falls, SD (4) | 4,500 | |
| 2015 | July 11, 2015 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (6, 5–1) | 62–27 | Nebraska Danger$^I$ (3, 0–3) | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, SD (5) | 9,245 | |
| 2016 | July 23, 2016 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (7, 6–1) | 55–34 | Spokane Empire$^I$ (1, 0–1) | Denny Sanford Premier Center (2) | Sioux Falls, SD (6) | 9,000 | |
| 2017 | July 8, 2017 | Arizona Rattlers$^I$ (1, 1–0) | 50–41 | Sioux Falls Storm$^U$ (8, 6–2) | Denny Sanford Premier Center (3) | Sioux Falls, SD (7) | | |
| 2018 | July 7, 2018 | Iowa Barnstormers (1, 1–0) | 42–38 | Sioux Falls Storm (9, 6–3) | Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines, IA | | |
| 2019 | July 13, 2019 | Sioux Falls Storm (10, 7–3) | 56–53 | Arizona Rattlers (2, 1–1) | Gila River Arena | Glendale, AZ | 14,635 | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | September 12, 2021 | Massachusetts Pirates (1, 1–0) | 37–34 | Arizona Rattlers (3, 1–2) | Footprint Center | Phoenix, AZ | 6,385 | |
| 2022 | August 13, 2022 | NAZ Wranglers$^W$ (1, 1–0) | 47–45 | Quad City Steamwheelers$^E$ (1, 0–1) | Dollar Loan Center | Henderson, NV | 4,149 | |
| 2023 | August 5, 2023 | Bay Area Panthers$^W$ (1, 1–0) | 51–41 | Sioux Falls Storm$^E$ (11, 7–4) | Dollar Loan Center (2) | Henderson, NV (2) | 3,674 | |
| 2024 | August 17, 2024 | Arizona Rattlers$^W$ (4, 2–2) | 53–16 | Massachusetts Pirates$^E$ (2, 1–1) | Lee's Family Forum (3) | Henderson, NV (3) | 1,977 | |
| 2025 | August 23, 2025 | | | | Tucson Arena | Tucson, AZ | | |

### Consecutive wins

Two franchises have won consecutive championships:
* Billings Outlaws (2009 and 2010)
* Sioux Falls Storm (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016)

### Consecutive losses

Four franchises have lost consecutive championships:
* Tri-Cities Fever (2011 and 2012)
* Nebraska Danger (2013, 2014, and 2015)
* Sioux Falls Storm (2017 and 2018)
* Arizona Rattlers (2019 and 2021)

### Consecutive appearances

The full listing of teams with consecutive championship appearances is below in order of first occurrence; winning games are in bold:
* Billings Outlaws (2009 and 2010)
* Sioux Falls Storm (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
* Tri-Cities Fever (2011 and 2012)
* Nebraska Danger (2013, 2014, and 2015)
* Arizona Rattlers (2019 and 2021)

### Rematches

The following teams have faced each other in more than one championship:
* 3 times – Sioux Falls Storm (2013, 2014, and 2015) vs. Nebraska Danger
* 2 times – Sioux Falls Storm (2011 and 2012) vs. Tri-Cities Fever
* 2 times – Arizona Rattlers (2017) vs. Sioux Falls Storm (2019)
* 2 times – Massachusetts Pirates (2021) vs. Arizona Rattlers (2024)

## IFL National Championship records by franchise

| United$^U$/Eastern$^E$ team | Intense$^I$/Western$^W$ team |
| Intense$^I$/United$^U$ team ||
In the sortable table below, franchises are ordered first by number of wins, followed by the total number of appearances, and finally by the total number of points scored for the franchise throughout all appearances. Included in the table are all of the team names that each franchise has had since the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football merger in 2009.
| Franchise | App | W | L | Pct. | Seasons (champions in bold) |
| Sioux Falls Storm$^{UE}$ | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Arizona Rattlers$^{IW}$ | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Billings Outlaws$^I$ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2009, 2010 |
| Massachusetts Pirates$^E$ | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2021, 2024 |
| Iowa Barnstormers$^{UE}$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2018 |
| Northern Arizona Wranglers$^W$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Panthers$^W$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Danger$^{UI}$ | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tri-City Fever$^I$ | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2011, 2012 |
| RiverCity Rage$^U$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2009 |
| Spokane Empire$^I$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2016 |
| Quad City Steamwheelers$^E$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2022 |