2002 Arena Football League season

2002 Arena Football League season
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationApril 19, 2002 – August 18, 2002
ArenaBowl XVI
ChampionsSan Jose SaberCats
  Runners-upArizona Rattlers
Finals MVPJohn Dutton, SJ
AFL seasons
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2002 Arena Football League season is located in the United States
Firebirds
Firebirds
Fury
Fury
Rampage
Rampage
Rush
Rush
Avengers
Avengers
Desperados
Desperados
Rattlers
Rattlers
SaberCats
SaberCats
Cobras
Cobras
Force
Force
Predators
Predators
Storm
Storm
Dragons
Dragons
Destroyers
Destroyers
Phantoms
Phantoms
Gladiators
Gladiators
National: Eastern, Southern
American: Western, Central

The 2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2003. The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI. In the process the SaberCats came closer to a perfect season than any other team in the history of the league, winning sixteen of seventeen games.