8/26/2016 - The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 in front of 13,390 fans at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ on Friday night. This is the 2 ArenaBowl championship victory for the Soul in franchise history.
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8/26/2016 - The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 in front of 13,390 fans at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ on Friday night. This is the second ArenaBowl championship victory for the Soul in franchise...
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8/26/2016 - The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 in front of 13,390 fans at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ on Friday night. This is the second ArenaBowl championship victory for the Soul in franchise...
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8/26/2016 - The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Arizona Rattlers 56-42 in front of 13,390 fans at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ on Friday night. This is the 2 ArenaBowl championship victory for the Soul in franchise history.
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August 13: Cleveland at Arizona, 9:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
August 14: Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
August 26: ArenaBowl XXIX: Arizona vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
History
The ArenaBowl is the championship game competed in by the American Conference and National Conference champions at the end of the playoffs. An ArenaBowl has been played every season of the AFL's existence and the winners are awarded the coveted Foster Trophy, named for Jim Foster, one of the founding members of the AFL and its first commissioner.
The current ArenaBowl champions are the Philadelphia Soul.
| ARENABOWL | DATE | WINNER | LOSER | SCORE | SITE | ATTENDANCE |
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| I | 8-1-87 | Denver | Pittsburgh | 45-16 | Pittsburgh, PA | 13,232 |
| II | 7-30-88 | Detroit | Chicago | 24-13 | Chicago, IL | 15,018 |
| III | 8-18-89 | Detroit | Pittsburgh | 29-26 | Detroit, MI | 12,046 |
| IV | 8-11-90 | Detroit | Dallas | 51-27 | Detroit, MI | 19,875 |
| V | 8-17-91 | Tampa Bay | Detroit | 48-42 | Detroit, MI | 20,357 |
| VI | 8-22-92 | Detroit | Orlando | 56-38 | Orlando, FL | 13,680 |
| VII | 8-21-93 | Tampa Bay | Detroit | 51-31 | Detroit, MI | 12,989 |
| VIII | 9-2-94 | Arizona | Orlando | 36-31 | Orlando, FL | 14,368 |
| IX | 9-1-95 | Tampa Bay | Orlando | 48-35 | St. Petersburg, FL | 25,087 |
| X | 8-26-96 | Tampa Bay | Iowa | 42-38 | Des Moines, IA | 11,411 |
| XI | 8-25-97 | Arizona | Iowa | 55-33 | Phoenix, AZ | 17,436 |
| XII | 8-23-98 | Orlando | Tampa Bay | 62-31 | Tampa, FL | 17,222 |
| XIII | 8-21-99 | Albany | Orlando | 59-48 | Albany, NY | 13,652 |
| XIV | 8-20-00 | Orlando | Nashville | 41-38 | Orlando, FL | 15,989 |
| XV | 8-19-01 | Grand Rapids | Nashville | 64-42 | Grand Rapids, MI | 11,217 |
| XVI | 8-18-02 | San Jose | Arizona | 52-14 | San Jose, CA | 16,942 |
| XVII | 6-22-03 | Tampa Bay | Arizona | 43-29 | Tampa, FL | 20,469 |
| XVIII | 6-27-04 | San Jose | Arizona | 69-62 | Phoenix, AZ | 17,391 |
| XIX | 6-12-05 | Colorado | Georgia | 51-48 | Las Vegas, NV | 10,822 |
| XX | 6-11-06 | Chicago | Orlando | 69-61 | Las Vegas, NV | 17,506 |
| XXI | 7-29-07 | San Jose | Columbus | 55-33 | New Orleans, LA | 17,506 |
| XXII | 7-27-08 | Philadelphia | San Jose | 59-56 | New Orleans, LA | 17,244 |
| XXIII | 8-20-10 | Spokane | Tampa Bay | 69-57 | Spokane, WA | 10,993 |
| XXIV | 8-12-11 | Jacksonville | Arizona | 73-70 | Phoenix, AZ | 14,320 |
| XXV | 8-10-12 | Arizona | Philadelphia | 72-54 | New Orleans, LA | 13,648 |
| XXVI | 8-17-13 | Arizona | Philadelphia | 48-39 | Orlando, FL | 12,039 |
| XXVII | 8-23-14 | Arizona | Cleveland | 72-32 | Cleveland, OH | 18,410 |
| XXVIII | 8-29-15 | San Jose | Jacksonville | 68-47 | Stockton, CA | 9,115 |
| XXIX | 8-26-16 | Philadelphia | Arizona | 56-42 | Glendale, AZ | 13,390 |
ARENABOWL COMPOSITE STANDINGS
| TEAM | W | L | PCT. | PTS | OPP |
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| Albany | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 59 | 48 |
| Arizona | 5 | 5 | .500 | 500 | 482 |
| Chicago Bruisers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 24 |
| Chicago Rush | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 69 | 61 |
| Columbus | 0 | 1 | .000 | 33 | 55 |
| Dallas | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27 | 51 |
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 45 | 16 |
| Detroit | 4 | 2 | .667 | 243 | 237 |
| Georgia | 0 | 1 | .000 | 48 | 51 |
| Grand Rapids | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 42 |
| Iowa | 0 | 2 | .000 | 71 | 97 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1 | .500 | 120 | 138 |
| Nashville | 0 | 2 | .000 | 80 | 105 |
| Orlando | 2 | 5 | .286 | 316 | 377 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | .500 | 208 | 198 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | .000 | 42 | 84 |
| Spokane | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 69 | 57 |
| San Jose | 4 | 1 | .800 | 300 | 212 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | 4 | .556 | 305 | 380 |
| ArenaBowl | MVP | Offensive Player of the Game | Defensive Player of the Game | Ironman/Playmaker of the Game |
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| I | Denver WR/DB Gary Mullen | - | - | Denver WR/DB Steve Trimble |
| II | Detroit WR/DB Steve Griffin | - | - | Detroit WR/DB Dwayne Dixon |
| III | Detroit WR/DB George LaFrance | - | - | Pittsburgh WR/DB Cornelius Ross |
| IV | Detroit QB Art Schlichter | - | - | Detroit FB/LB Alvin Rettig |
| V | Tampa Bay WR/LB Stevie Thomas | - | - | Tampa Bay WR/DB Darren Willis |
| VI | Detroit OS George LaFrance | - | - | Detroit OL/DL Flint Fleming |
| VII | Tampa Bay QB Jay Gruden | - | - | Tampa Bay OL/DL Keith Browner |
| VIII | Arizona QB Sherdrick Bonner | - | - | Orlando WR/DB Barry Wagner |
| IX | Tampa Bay OS George LaFrance | - | - | Orlando WR/DB Barry Wagner |
| X | Tampa Bay WR/LB Stevie Thomas | - | - | Iowa WR/DB Leonard Conley |
| XI | Arizona QB Donnie Davis | - | - | Arizona WR/LB Hunkie Cooper |
| XII | Orlando FB/LB Rick Hamilton | - | - | Orlando WR/LB Barry Wagner |
| XIII | Albany OS Eddie Brown | - | - | Orlando WR/LB Barry Wagner |
| XIV | Orlando QB Connell Maynor | - | - | Nashville OL/DL James Baron |
| XV | Grand Rapids OS Terrill Shaw | - | - | Grand Rapids WR/DB Demo Odems |
| XVI | San Jose QB John Dutton | - | - | San Jose WR/DB Omarr Smith |
| XVII | Tampa Bay WR/LB Lawrence Samuels | - | - | Tampa Bay WR/LB Lawrence Samuels |
| XVIII | San Jose QB Mark Grieb | San Jose QB Mark Grieb | Arizona DS Ricky Parker | San Jose WR/LB James Roe |
| XIX | Colorado WR/DB Willis Marshall | Colorado WR/DB Willis Marshall | Colorado DB Ahmad Hawkins | Colorado WR/DB Willis Marshall |
| XX | Chicago QB Matt D'Orazio | Chicago QB Matt D'Orazio | Chicago DB Dennison Robinson | Chicago FB/LB Bob McMillen |
| XXI | San Jose QB Mark Grieb | San Jose QB Mark Grieb | San Jose DB Omarr Smith | San Jose FB/LB Phil Glover |
| XXII | Philadelphia QB Matt D'Orazio | Philadelphia WR Chris Jackson | Philadelphia DL Gabe Nyenhuis | Philadelphia DB/KR Mike Brown |
| XXIII | Spokane QB Kyle Rowley | Spokane WR Markee White | Spokane DL Jeremy Geathers | Spokane WR Huey Whittaker |
| XXIV | Jacksonville QB Aaron Garcia | Arizona WR Chris Jackson | Jacksonville DB Micheaux Robinson | Jacksonville OL/DL Jason Holman |
| XXV | Arizona QB Nick Davila | Arizona WR Maurice Purify | Arizona DB Arkeith Brown | Philadelphia WR Jeff Hughley |
| XXVI | Arizona WR Rod Windsor | Arizona WR Rod Windsor | Arizona DB Virgil Gray | Philadelphia WR Ryan McDaniel |
| XXVII | Arizona QB Nick Davila | Arizona QB Nick Davila | Arizona DE Cliff Dukes | Arizona WR/LB Kerry Reed |
| XXVIII | San Jose WR Reggie Gray | San Jose QB Erik Meyer | San Jose JLB David Hyland | San Jose JLB David Hyland |
| XXIX | Philadelphia WR Shaun Kaulienamoku | Arizona WR Maurice Purify | Philadelphia DB Tracy Belton | Philadelphia WR Shaun Kaulienamoku |
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