West Michigan Ironmen
| West Michigan Ironmen | |
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| Established 2016 Play in Trinity Health Arena in Muskegon, Michigan westmichiganironmen.com | |
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Garnet, gold, black, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Mario Flores |
| President | Mario Flores |
| General manager | Nate Smith |
| Head coach | Terry Mitchell |
| Team history | |
| West Michigan Ironmen (2016–present) | |
| Championships | |
League championships (3)
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| Conference championships (0) 0 | |
Division championships (4)
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| Playoff appearances (6) | |
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The West Michigan Ironmen are a professional indoor football team based in Muskegon, Michigan (and representing the larger region which also includes Grand Rapids and Holland), the Ironmen play their home games at Trinity Health Arena. The team joined American Indoor Football (AIF) in 2016. The AIF ceased operations following the 2016 season, leaving the Ironmen without a league. They joined Champions Indoor Football for the 2017 season. For the 2018 season, the team was originally announced to have joined the Indoor Football League, however, the team was forced to sit out the 2018 Indoor Football League season. The team was then sold and played in the regional Midwest Professional Indoor Football for the 2018 season until they could rejoin the CIF in 2019. However, they were not among the list of members for the 2019 CIF season and instead joined the American Arena League. After playing in smaller leagues, the Ironmen will return to the AIF in 2025.
The Ironmen are the second indoor football team to play in Muskegon, after the Muskegon Thunder which played in the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2007 and 2008 seasons and later the Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2009 season before moving to Grand Rapids and becoming the West Michigan ThunderHawks the next year. They would fold after one season.