2013_Arena_Football_League_season

2013 Arena Football League season

2013 Arena Football League season

Sports season

The 2013 Arena Football League season was the 26th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 23, 2013, with a five-game slate, the first of which to kick off being between the Utah Blaze and the Pittsburgh Power, and ended on July 27, 2013, with the Utah Blaze and Cleveland Gladiators as the last game to kick off.[1][2] The Arizona Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul by a 48–39 score in ArenaBowl XXVI to conclude the league's playoffs.[3]

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Gladiators
Gladiators
Power
Power
Soul
Soul
Predators
Predators
Sharks
Sharks
Storm
Storm
VooDoo
VooDoo
Barnstormers
Barnstormers
Rush
Rush
Talons
Talons
Blaze
Blaze
Rattlers
Rattlers
SaberCats
SaberCats
Shock
Shock
American: East, South
National: West, Central

League business

Teams

The league dropped to 14 teams during the offseason. The Kansas City Command ceased operations on August 23, 2012,[4] as well as the Georgia Force on October 14, 2012.[5] The Milwaukee Mustangs suspended operations for 2013, eyeing a return to play in the 2014 season.[6]

Television

It was announced on November 13, 2012, that the league had reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to air 19 regular-season games, as well as two playoff games. The network was scheduled to air the league's "game of the week" each Saturday. The main CBS network was to televise ArenaBowl XXVI on August 17, 2013.[3]

Regular season standings

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Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.[7]

Key:  Conference and division champion  •  Division champion  •  Clinched playoff berth 

Tie-breakers

  • a Cleveland finished in second place in the East Division based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Pittsburgh.
  • b Jacksonville clinched the American Conference's No. 1 seed based on their win over Philadelphia.
  • c Orlando clinched the American Conference's No. 3 seed based on a greater conference record than Tampa Bay.
  • d Chicago clinched the Central Division based on their greater point differential in games against common opponents with San Antonio.

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Championship ArenaBowl XXVI
         
1 Jacksonville 69
4 Tampa Bay 62
1 Jacksonville 59
American Conference
2 Philadelphia 75
2 Philadelphia 59
3 Orlando 55
A2 Philadelphia 39
N1 Arizona 48
1 Arizona 59
4 San Jose 49
1 Arizona 65
National Conference
3 Spokane 57
2 Chicago 47
3 Spokane 69
  • Note: Due to "arena conflicts," the Chicago Rush did not host the playoff game.[8]

Conference semifinals

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Conference championships

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ArenaBowl XXVI

Main article: ArenaBowl XXVI
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All-Arena team

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References

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    "AFL Announces 2013 Schedule". Arena Football League. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "2013 AFL Schedule" (PDF). Arena Football League. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.[dead link]
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    "AFL, CBS Sports Network Sign Two-Year TV Agreement". Arena Football League. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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    "Kansas City Command bows out; new team forms in new league – Kansas City Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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    "Force Fold". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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    "Milwaukee's AFL franchise announces that it will go dormant for the 2013 season". Milwaukee Mustangs. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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    "Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams". Arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
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    "Week 19 AFL Playoff Scenarios (Updated 7/26, 4:15 PM)". Arenafan.com. July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Shock hold off the Rush in 69-47 win". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  10. [10]
    "Sharks Cap Incredible Comeback with 69-62 Win Over Storm". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  11. [11]
    "Soul defeat Predators to advance, 59-55". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  12. [12]
    "SaberCats Fall 59-49 to Rattlers in Close One in the Desert". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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    "Sharks Fall to Soul in Conference Championship, 75-59". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  14. [14]
    "Shock fall to the defending champs 65-57". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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    Jeff Sims (August 17, 2013). "Rattlers Repeat as ArenaBowl Champs". Arenafan.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
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