The ArenaBowl is the championship game of the Arena Football League. Originally hosted at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena based on home attendance during the inaugural 1987 season, save four years (2005–2008) the game was hosted by the team with the higher seed based on regular season performance. In 2005–2006 the league staged the game in Las Vegas, and in 2007–2008 New Orleans hosted the event. For the series final two games, regular season home attendance between the competing teams determined which would host.
The ArenaBowl
The Foster Trophy is awarded to the ArenaBowl winner
Originally using year-based nomenclature ("ArenaBowl '87"), the league would begin consistently referring to the game using roman numerals beginning in 1994 ("ArenaBowl VIII"). The original Arena Football League's 2009 bankruptcy liquidation brought the league's existence to a close, but ArenaBowl XXIII would be staged in 2010 as the championship game of a new league which assumed the AFL's intellectual properties. The final ten games of the series would be staged under the "new" Arena Football League, concluding with ArenaBowl XXXII between the Albany Empire and Philadelphia Soul. The second AFL ultimately had the same fate as the first, ceasing operations after its 2019 season and undergoing Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.[1]
The ArenaBowl will be revived in 2024 and will be played at Target Center in Minnesota
The first seven ArenaBowls were known by the year in which they were played (i.e. ArenaBowl I was called ArenaBowl '87). ArenaBowl VIII was the first to carry a roman numeral, and all previous games were retconned to have roman numerals as well.
The number in parentheses indicates the amount of ArenaBowl MVPs that player won.
The Pittsburgh Gladiators relocated in 1991 to become the Tampa Bay Storm.
The Nashville Kats relocated in 2002 to become the Georgia Force. The Kats were brought back as an expansion team in 2005 and assumed all former team history up to the point when the original Kats relocated to Georgia. The Force were regarded as a completely separate team and kept records from their establishment in 2002 to the team's demise in 2012, similar to the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravenssituation in the NFL.
^Gleeson, Scott (November 27, 2019), "Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, ceases all operations", USA Today, retrieved November 27, 2019
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The ArenaBowl is the championship game of the Arena Football League Originally hosted at Pittsburgh s Civic Arena based on home attendance during the inaugural 1987 season save four years 2005 2008 the game was hosted by the team with the higher seed based on regular season performance In 2005 2006 the league staged the game in Las Vegas and in 2007 2008 New Orleans hosted the event For the series final two games regular season home attendance between the competing teams determined which would host The ArenaBowlThe Foster Trophy is awarded to the ArenaBowl winnerFirst playedAugust 1 1987 36 years ago 1987 08 01 TrophyFoster Trophy2024 seasonArenaBowl XXXIIITarget CenterMinneapolis Minnesota TBD 2024 Originally using year based nomenclature ArenaBowl 87 the league would begin consistently referring to the game using roman numerals beginning in 1994 ArenaBowl VIII The original Arena Football League s 2009 bankruptcy liquidation brought the league s existence to a close but ArenaBowl XXIII would be staged in 2010 as the championship game of a new league which assumed the AFL s intellectual properties The final ten games of the series would be staged under the new Arena Football League concluding with ArenaBowl XXXII between the Albany Empire and Philadelphia Soul The second AFL ultimately had the same fate as the first ceasing operations after its 2019 season and undergoing Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation 1 The ArenaBowl will be revived in 2024 and will be played at Target Center in Minnesota Contents 1 Results 1 1 Most championships won 1 2 Standings 1 3 Coaching records 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksResults editGame Date Winning team Losing team MVP Site Attendance ArenaBowl I August 1 1987 Denver Dynamite 45 Pittsburgh Gladiators 16 Gary Mullen Pittsburgh Civic Arena 13 232 ArenaBowl II July 30 1988 Detroit Drive 24 Chicago Bruisers 13 Steve Griffin Rosemont Horizon 15 018 ArenaBowl III August 18 1989 Detroit Drive 39 Pittsburgh Gladiators 26 George LaFrance Joe Louis Arena 12 046 ArenaBowl IV August 11 1990 Detroit Drive 51 Dallas Texans 27 Art Schlichter Joe Louis Arena 19 875 ArenaBowl V August 17 1991 Tampa Bay Storm 48 Detroit Drive 42 Stevie Thomas Joe Louis Arena 20 357 ArenaBowl VI August 22 1992 Detroit Drive 56 Orlando Predators 38 George LaFrance 2 Orlando Arena 13 680 ArenaBowl VII August 21 1993 Tampa Bay Storm 51 Detroit Drive 31 Jay Gruden Joe Louis Arena 12 989 ArenaBowl VIII September 2 1994 Arizona Rattlers 36 Orlando Predators 31 Sherdrick Bonner Orlando Arena 14 368 ArenaBowl IX September 1 1995 Tampa Bay Storm 48 Orlando Predators 35 George LaFrance 3 ThunderDome 25 087 ArenaBowl X August 26 1996 Tampa Bay Storm 42 Iowa Barnstormers 38 Stevie Thomas 2 Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium 11 411 ArenaBowl XI August 25 1997 Arizona Rattlers 55 Iowa Barnstormers 33 Donnie Davis America West Arena 17 436 ArenaBowl XII August 23 1998 Orlando Predators 62 Tampa Bay Storm 31 Rick Hamilton Ice Palace 17 222 ArenaBowl XIII August 21 1999 Albany Firebirds 59 Orlando Predators 48 Eddie Brown Pepsi Arena 13 652 ArenaBowl XIV August 20 2000 Orlando Predators 41 Nashville Kats 38 Connell Maynor TD Waterhouse Centre 15 989 ArenaBowl XV August 19 2001 Grand Rapids Rampage 64 Nashville Kats 42 Terrill Shaw Van Andel Arena 11 217 ArenaBowl XVI August 18 2002 San Jose SaberCats 52 Arizona Rattlers 14 John Dutton HP Pavilion at San Jose 16 942 ArenaBowl XVII June 22 2003 Tampa Bay Storm 43 Arizona Rattlers 29 Lawrence Samuels St Pete Times Forum 20 469 ArenaBowl XVIII June 27 2004 San Jose SaberCats 69 Arizona Rattlers 62 Mark Grieb America West Arena 17 391 ArenaBowl XIX June 12 2005 Colorado Crush 51 Georgia Force 48 Willis Marshall Thomas amp Mack Center 10 822 ArenaBowl XX June 11 2006 Chicago Rush 69 Orlando Predators 61 Matt D Orazio Thomas amp Mack Center 13 476 ArenaBowl XXI July 29 2007 San Jose SaberCats 55 Columbus Destroyers 33 Mark Grieb 2 New Orleans Arena 17 056 ArenaBowl XXII July 27 2008 Philadelphia Soul 59 San Jose SaberCats 56 Matt D Orazio 2 New Orleans Arena 17 244 ArenaBowl XXIII August 20 2010 Spokane Shock 69 Tampa Bay Storm 57 Kyle Rowley Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 11 017 ArenaBowl XXIV August 12 2011 Jacksonville Sharks 73 Arizona Rattlers 70 Aaron Garcia US Airways Center 14 320 ArenaBowl XXV August 10 2012 Arizona Rattlers 72 Philadelphia Soul 54 Nick Davila New Orleans Arena 13 648 ArenaBowl XXVI August 17 2013 Arizona Rattlers 48 Philadelphia Soul 39 Rod Windsor Amway Center 12 039 ArenaBowl XXVII August 23 2014 Arizona Rattlers 72 Cleveland Gladiators 32 Nick Davila 2 Quicken Loans Arena 18 410 ArenaBowl XXVIII August 29 2015 San Jose SaberCats 68 Jacksonville Sharks 47 Reggie Gray Stockton Arena 9 115 ArenaBowl XXIX August 26 2016 Philadelphia Soul 56 Arizona Rattlers 42 Shaun Kauleinamoku Gila River Arena 13 390 ArenaBowl XXX August 26 2017 Philadelphia Soul 44 Tampa Bay Storm 40 Darius Prince Wells Fargo Center 13 648 ArenaBowl XXXI July 28 2018 Washington Valor 69 Baltimore Brigade 55 Arvell Nelson Royal Farms Arena 8 183 ArenaBowl XXXII August 11 2019 Albany Empire 45 Philadelphia Soul 27 Tommy Grady Times Union Center 12 042 ArenaBowl XXXIII TBA 2024 TBD TBD TBD Target Center Neutral site The first seven ArenaBowls were known by the year in which they were played i e ArenaBowl I was called ArenaBowl 87 ArenaBowl VIII was the first to carry a roman numeral and all previous games were retconned to have roman numerals as well The number in parentheses indicates the amount of ArenaBowl MVPs that player won The Pittsburgh Gladiators relocated in 1991 to become the Tampa Bay Storm The Nashville Kats relocated in 2002 to become the Georgia Force The Kats were brought back as an expansion team in 2005 and assumed all former team history up to the point when the original Kats relocated to Georgia The Force were regarded as a completely separate team and kept records from their establishment in 2002 to the team s demise in 2012 similar to the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens situation in the NFL Most championships won edit Team Championships Winning years Arizona Rattlers 5 1994 1997 2012 2013 2014 Tampa Bay Storm 5 1991 1993 1995 1996 2003 Detroit Drive 4 1988 1989 1990 1992 San Jose SaberCats 4 2002 2004 2007 2015 Philadelphia Soul 3 2008 2016 2017 Orlando Predators 2 1998 2000 Albany Firebirds 1 1999 Chicago Rush 1 2006 Colorado Crush 1 2005 Denver Dynamite 1 1987 Grand Rapids Rampage 1 2001 Jacksonville Sharks 1 2011 Spokane Shock 1 2010 Washington Valor 1 2018 Albany Empire 1 2019 Standings edit Team W L PCT PF PA Last appearance Arizona Rattlers 5 5 500 500 482 2016 Tampa Bay Storm 5 5 500 402 434 2017 San Jose SaberCats 4 1 800 300 215 2015 Detroit Drive 4 2 667 243 203 1993 Philadelphia Soul 3 3 500 279 303 2019 Orlando Predators 2 5 286 316 337 2006 Albany Empire 1 0 1 000 45 27 2019 Albany Firebirds 1 0 1 000 59 48 1999 Chicago Rush 1 0 1 000 69 61 2006 Colorado Crush 1 0 1 000 51 48 2005 Denver Dynamite 1 0 1 000 45 16 1987 Grand Rapids Rampage 1 0 1 000 64 42 2001 Spokane Shock 1 0 1 000 69 57 2010 Washington Valor 1 0 1 000 69 55 2018 Jacksonville Sharks 1 1 500 120 138 2015 Baltimore Brigade 0 1 000 55 69 2018 Chicago Bruisers 0 1 000 13 24 1988 Cleveland Gladiators 0 1 000 32 72 2014 Columbus Destroyers 0 1 000 33 55 2007 Dallas Texans 0 1 000 27 51 1990 Georgia Force 0 1 000 48 51 2005 Iowa Barnstormers 0 2 000 71 97 1997 Nashville Kats 0 2 000 80 105 2001 Includes two appearances as Pittsburgh Gladiators 0 2 42 points 84 points allowed Coaching records edit Coach G W L PCT Team s Appearance s Darren Arbet 5 4 1 800 San Jose SaberCats 2002 2004 2007 2008 2015 Fran Curci 1 1 0 1 000 Tampa Bay Storm 1991 Mike Dailey 2 2 0 1 000 Albany Firebirds Colorado Crush 1999 2005 Clint Dolezel 4 2 2 500 Philadelphia Soul 2013 2016 2017 2019 John Gregory 2 0 2 000 Iowa Barnstormers 1996 1997 Jay Gruden 4 2 2 500 Orlando Predators 1998 1999 2000 2006 Kevin Guy 5 3 2 600 Arizona Rattlers 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 Joe Haering 1 0 1 000 Pittsburgh Gladiators 1987 Mike Hohensee 1 1 0 1 000 Chicago Rush 2006 Darrel Jackson 1 0 1 000 Pittsburgh Gladiators 1989 Ron James 1 0 1 000 Tampa Bay Storm 2017 Doug Kay 1 0 1 000 Columbus Destroyers 2007 Rob Keefe 2 2 0 1 000 Spokane Shock Albany Empire 2010 2019 Lary Kuharich 1 1 0 1 000 Tampa Bay Storm 1993 Tim Marcum 11 7 4 636 Denver Dynamite Detroit Drive Tampa Bay Storm 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1998 2003 2010 Benji McDowell 1 1 0 1 000 Washington Valor 2018 Les Moss 2 1 1 500 Jacksonville Sharks 2011 2015 Perry Moss 5 1 4 200 Chicago Bruisers Detroit Drive Orlando Predators 1988 1990 1992 1994 1995 Bret Munsey 1 1 0 1 000 Philadelphia Soul 2008 Doug Plank 2 0 2 000 Georgia Force Philadelphia Soul 2005 2012 Omarr Smith 1 0 1 000 Baltimore Brigade 2018 Pat Sperduto 2 0 2 000 Nashville Kats 2000 2001 Ernie Stautner 1 0 1 000 Dallas Texans 1990 Steve Thonn 1 0 1 000 Cleveland Gladiators 2014 Michael Trigg 1 1 0 1 000 Grand Rapids Rampage 2001 Danny White 5 2 3 400 Arizona Rattlers 1994 1997 2002 2003 2004 Both Haering and Jackson coached the 1989 Pittsburgh Gladiators but Jackson is credited with the postseason games See also editList of ArenaBowl broadcasters List of Arena Football League seasonsReferences edit Gleeson Scott November 27 2019 Arena Football League files for bankruptcy ceases all operations USA Today retrieved November 27 2019External links editArenaBowl com Arena Football League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ArenaBowl amp oldid 1220982157 Past ArenaBowl Results, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,