Orlando Pirates

The Orlando Pirates category is Florida Sports Blog's dedicated home for Indoor Football League coverage. Follow game and match recaps, schedules, roster moves, transactions, injuries, playoff races and organization features, with official team news serving as the primary feed source for ongoing coverage. The franchise was founded in 2017 as the Massachusetts Pirates, began play in 2018 and moved from the National Arena League to the Indoor Football League in 2021, winning the IFL championship that season. The organization relocated to Central Florida and became the Orlando Pirates for the 2026 season. That move created a new indoor-football identity in Orlando while preserving the franchise's earlier championship history.