2008 Arena Football League season

2008 Arena Football League season
LeagueArena Football League
SportArena football
DurationFebruary 29, 2008 – July 27, 2008
Regular season
Season championsPhiladelphia Soul
Season MVPMatt D'Orazio, PHI
AFL Playoffs
National Conference championsPhiladelphia Soul
  National Conference runners-upCleveland Gladiators
American Conference championsSan Jose SaberCats
  American Conference runners-upGrand Rapids Rampage
ArenaBowl XXII
ChampionsPhiladelphia Soul
  Runners-upSan Jose SaberCats
Finals MVPMatt D'Orazio, PHI
AFL seasons
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2008 Arena Football League season is located in the United States
Bridgade
Bridgade
Crush
Crush
Rampage
Rampage
Rush
Rush
Avengers
Avengers
Blaze
Blaze
Rattlers
Rattlers
SaberCats
SaberCats
Force
Force
Predators
Predators
Storm
Storm
VooDoo
VooDoo
Desperados
Desperados
Destroyers
Destroyers
Dragons
Dragons
Gladiators
Gladiators
Soul
Soul
National: Eastern, Southern
American: Western, Central

The 2008 Arena Football League season was the 22nd season of the Arena Football League and final season before the 2009 season cancellation and subsequent bankruptcy of the original AFL corporate entity. The regular season began play on February 29, 2008 and concluded on June 22. The playoffs began the following week, and ArenaBowl XXII was held in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 27 between the National Conference champion Philadelphia Soul and the American Conference champion San Jose SaberCats. This game was won by the Soul, 59–56.

Prior to the season, it was announced that the Austin Wranglers would move to the af2, and the Nashville Kats folded, thus leaving the league with 17 teams. The Las Vegas Gladiators relocated to Cleveland.