2006 Arena Football League season

The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise suspended operations before the start of the season. However, the league added two teams, the Kansas City Brigade and the Utah Blaze, expanding to 18 teams. The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.

tandings

* "Green indicates clinched playoff berth"
* "Purple indicates division champion"
* "Grey indicates best conference record"

Playoffs

All games televised by NBC, except when noted.

NFLBracket
League=AFL
G1=American Conference
G2=National Conference
May 21 - Gaylord Entertainment Center|5|Chicago 7-9|55|4|Nashville 8-8|47
May 20 - OLN US Airways Center|6|Utah 7-9|34|3|Arizona 8-8|57
May 21 - Frank Erwin Center|5|Philadelphia 9-7|52|4|Austin 10-6|35
May 21 - Nassau Coliseum|6|Georgia 8-8|72|3|New York 10-6|69
RD2=Quarterfinals
May 28 - Pepsi Center|5|Chicago 8-9|63|1|Colorado 11-5|46
May 27 - HP Pavilion at San Jose|3|Arizona 9-8|48|2|San Jose 10-6|62
May 28 - TD Waterhouse Centre|5|Philadelphia 10-7|27|2|Orlando 10-6|31
May 27 - American Airlines Center|6|Georgia 9-8|27|1|Dallas 13-3|62
June 3 - HP Pavilion|5|Chicago 9-9|59|2|San Jose 11-6|56
June 4 - American Airlines Center|2|Orlando 11-6|45|1|Dallas 14-3|28
RD4=ArenaBowl XX
June 11 - Thomas & Mack Center|A5|Chicago 10-9|69|N2|Orlando 12-6|61

External links

* [http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3500&KEY=&ATCLID=228570&ISWIDE=1 AFL's 20 Greatest Highlights Countdown at ArenaFootball.com]