Richmond’s newest sports franchise is looking for a name. The AIFA, an indoor football league that plans to move into the Richmond Coliseum next spring, is soliciting ideas from fans on what the team should be called. Visit aifainrichmondva.com to submit your suggestion. Whoever suggests the winning name will receive two season tickets to the inaugural season.

Minor-league sports have not been a growth industry in Richmond, but the owners of the American Indoor Football Association think they can change that. The unnamed team, which will launch in 2010, does not have a local owner. The league will own the team in its first year of operation, at which point they plan to hand it over to a local group.

The American Indoor Football Association announced today that it will start a Richmond franchise during the 2010 season. The unnamed team will play at the Richmond Coliseum. This is the third indoor football team attempting to take root in Richmond. The Speed lasted from 2000-2003, and the Bandits played in 2005 and 2006. AIFL commissioner John Morris said this league will succeed where the others failed because of tight budgetary controls.