Columbus Lions
| Columbus Lions | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Headquartered | Columbus, Georgia | ||
| Colors | Blue, black, silver, white | ||
| Mascot | Leo the Lion | ||
| ColumbusLions.net | |||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Roger Beck | ||
| General manager | Corry Black | ||
| Head coach | Damian Daniels | ||
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| Championships | |||
| League championships: 5 | |||
| Division championships: 3 | |||
| Playoff appearances (17) | |||
| NAL:2025 | |||
The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team based in Columbus, Georgia.
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. The Lions rejoined the National Arena League for 2025, then the American Arena League for 2026.
In their first seventeen seasons, the Lions have won five league championships: in 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023, and 2024.