The 2008 AF2 season was the ninth season of the

AF2 The AF2 (often styled as af2, and short for arenafootball2) was the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like its parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football ru ...

. It was preceded by

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and succeeded by

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. The regular season began on Friday, March 28 and ended on Saturday, July 26. The league champions were the

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, who beat the

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in ArenaCup IX.

League info

Standings

* ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth'' * ''Purple indicates division champion'' * ''Gray indicates best conference record''

Playoffs

ArenaCup IX

ArenaCup IX was the 2008 edition of the

's championship game, played on Monday, August 25, 2008, in which the American Conference Champions

defeated the National Conference Champion

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by a score of 56–55 in overtime.Vipers shock Spokane to claim 2008 ArenaCup Championship, 56-55 - af2.com

Notable firsts

*First time since

ArenaCup V The 2004 AF2 season was the fifth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2003 and succeeded by 2005. The league champions were the Florida Firecats, who defeated the Peoria Pirates in ArenaCup V. League info Standings * ''Green indicates ...

in 2005 that the game was hosted at the higher seed's home venue (in the meantime, the Cup was held at neutral sites such as

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and

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). It is also the first ArenaCup where the home team lost. *First ArenaCup ever to go into overtime. *First ArenaCup win for the

, one of the original AF2 franchises who have played eight seasons so far.

References

External links

2008 af2 Stats

Arena Cup IX Stats
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