The 2012

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season was the first season for the league. Each team was scheduled to play a 16-game schedule. The

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won the championship over the

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at the

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. After the season all but three teams (

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, and the Bluegrass Revolution) left or folded.

Lawsuit

The first season of the AUDL was marred by controversy as the league sued two of its franchises, the

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and the Rhode Island Rampage. The

were not allowed to play in the playoffs due to being fined $20,000 by the AUDL and refusing to pay. As a result, the Rhode Island Rampage become the second seed in the Eastern Division playoff game.

Standings

Eastern Division

The Constitution were disqualified from the postseason due to unpaid fines.

Western Division

Playoffs

References

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