The 2003 Arena Football League season was the 17th season of the

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. It was succeeded by

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. The league champions were the

Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...

, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in

ArenaBowl XVII ArenaBowl XVII was played on June 22, 2003 at the St. Pete Times Forum (formerly the Ice Palace) in Tampa, Florida before a sellout crowd of 20,496. The Tampa Bay Storm earned their AFL record fifth ArenaBowl title, by defeating the Arizona ...

. The AFL expanded its season from 14 games to 16 games.

Standings

* ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth'' * ''Purple indicates division champion'' * ''Grey indicates best regular season record''

Playoffs

All games televised by

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All-Arena team

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