2016 Arena Football League season

2016 Arena Football League season
League Arena Football League
Sport Arena Football
Duration April 1 – August 1
Regular season
League postseason
ArenaBowl XXIX

The 2016 Arena Football League season is the twenty-ninth season in the history of the league. The regular season begins on April 1, 2016 and ends on August 1, 2016. All eight teams will make the playoffs after a 16-game regular season.

League business

Teams

The Las Vegas Outlaws and the New Orleans VooDoo were dropped from the league at the end of the 2015 season because new ownership groups could not be found for either team. The Spokane Shock jumped to the Indoor Football League on September 1, 2015. [1] The AFL claimed ownership of the Shock name, forcing the team to rename itself the Spokane Empire. [2] On October 30th, 2015, the league announced that there would not be any expansion teams for the 2016 season; just under three hours until the expected announcement of an expansion franchise in San Antonio to be owned by the San Antonio Spurs. The group owning the defending league champion San Jose SaberCats returned the franchise back to the league on November 12, 2015 for "reasons unrelated to League operations". Commissioner Scott Butera said the league would try to find new ownership. [3] Because the league is now down to eight teams for the 2016 season, there would still be American and National Conferences but no divisions. The Cleveland Gladiators were moved to the National Conference. [4] The 2016 schedule was announced on December 10, 2015. [5]

ArenaBowl Playoffs

All teams from both conferences will qualify for the playoffs. As like last season, there will be a Divisional Round, the Conference Championship, and ArenaBowl XXIX.

Alignment

Conference Teams
American Jacksonville Sharks, Orlando Predators, Philadelphia Soul, Tampa Bay Storm
National Arizona Rattlers, Cleveland Gladiators, Los Angeles Kiss, Portland Thunder

Standings

2016 American Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA CON Home Away
Jacksonville Sharks 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando Predators 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia Soul 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Tampa Bay Storm 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0

2016 National Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA CON Home Away
Arizona Rattlers 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland Gladiators 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles Kiss 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0
Portland Thunder 0 0 0 000 000 0–0 0–0 0–0

References

  1. "IFL Announces Addition of Spokane Shock". Indoor Football League. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. "AFL Issues Statement on Spokane Shock". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. October 12, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. "AFL Issues Statement on San Jose SaberCats". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "AFL Announces 2016 Conference Alignment". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. October 30, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. "Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule". www.arenafootballleague.com. Arena Football League. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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