The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the

Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators were a professional arena football team based in Orlando, Florida and member of the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was most recently owned by Orlando Predators LLC, a company owned by David A. Siegel, and played its ...

ArenaBowl XX ArenaBowl XX, held on Sunday, June 11, 2006, was played to determine the championship of the 2006 season of the Arena Football League (AFL). For the second consecutive year, the game was played at the neutral site of the Thomas & Mack Center in P ...

. 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

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and the

Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze was a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competed in the West Division of the Arena Football League. Home games were played at the EnergySolutions Arena. In 2013, the team did not submit proper ...

, expanding to 18 teams. The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.

Standings

* ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth'' * ''Purple indicates division champion'' * ''Grey indicates division champion and conference's best record'' ''Source: ArenaFan.com''2006 Arena Football League Standings
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Playoffs

All games televised by

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, except when noted.

All-Arena team

External links

AFL's 20 Greatest Highlights Countdown at ArenaFootball.com

References

{{2006 Arena Football League