Wheeling Miners
Indoor football team in Wheeling, WV, US
The Wheeling Miners are an indoor football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are former members of the American Arena League 2 and have played their home games at the WesBanco Arena since 2024. They replaced the now-defunct West Virginia Roughriders. On June 21, 2024, they joined the National Arena League for the 2025 season. On September 12, 2025, they joined the relaunched American Arena League for 2026 along with their rivals the Columbus Lions.
History
The team were originally to have been known as the West Virginia Miners and were to have played in the American Indoor Football league. On July 14, 2023, the AIF announced that Wheeling, West Virginia, would become the fourth city in the newly-revived league to host a new expansion franchise owned by Chris Duffy. Head coach and general manager is Joshua Resignalo. Just three days later, the name, logos and colors were unveiled as those of the West Virginia Miners, sharing its name with the defunct Prospect League summer collegiate baseball franchise. They are the latest team be set to play at the WesBanco Arena.
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