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	Topics 2004 Arena Football League season Topic Home The 2004 Arena Football League season was the 18th season of the Arena Football League Arena Football League The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can... . The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference.... , who defeated the Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team.... in ArenaBowl XVIII ArenaBowl XVIII ArenaBowl XVIII saw the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers competing for the 2004 in sports Arena Football League championship. The game marked the last time the ArenaBowl was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, rather than a neutral site, and 17,391 fans packed the sold-out US Airways Center as the visiting SaberCats defea... . The AFL reduced its playoff teams from the top 12 teams in the league making the playoffs to the top eight teams in the league making the playoffs. le class="wikitable">
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York.... *	9	7	0.562	5	3	0.625
Carolina Cobras Carolina Cobras Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season.The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League....	6	10	0.375	4	4	0.500
Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Southern Division of the Arena Football League.The franchise began play in 2002 as an expansion team, and have posted a winning record in all but one of their seasons in existence....	6	10	0.375	4	4	0.500
Columbus Destroyers Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1999 in sports, and have played in Columbus, Ohio since 2004 in sports....	6	10	0.375	3	5	0.375
Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play in 2004 as a expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the National Conference....	5	11	0.312	4	4	0.500
Southern Division
New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo was a team in the Arena Football League which was owned in part by Tom Benson, who also simultaneously owned the National Football League New Orleans Saints....	11	5	0.687	5	3	0.625
Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000....	10	6	0.625	4	4	0.500
Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators....	9	7	0.562	5	3	0.625
Austin Wranglers Austin Wranglers The Austin Wranglers were an American football team from Austin, Texas in the arenafootball2. They began play as a 2004 expansion team in the Arena Football League....	8	8	0.500	3	5	0.375
Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....	7	9	0.438	3	5	0.375
American Conference
Central Division
Chicago Rush Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush is a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team....	11	5	0.687	6	2	0.750
Colorado Crush Colorado Crush Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team. The Crush play in the Central Division of the American Conference....	11	5	0.687	5	3	0.625
Indiana Firebirds Indiana Firebirds The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association....	8	8	0.500	5	3	0.625
Detroit Fury Detroit Fury The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, which is also home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association....	5	11	0.312	3	5	0.375
Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....	1	15	0.062	1	7	0.125
Western Division
Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....	11	5	0.687	4	2	0.667
San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....	11	5	0.687	3	3	0.500
Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team....	9	7	0.562	3	3	0.500
Las Vegas Gladiators Las Vegas Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....	8	8	0.500	2	4	0.333

* New York Dragons won the Eastern Division, but did not make the playoffs as only the top 8 teams qualified.

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The 2004 Arena Football League season was the 18th season of the Arena Football League

Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats

San Jose SaberCats

The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....
, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers

Arizona Rattlers

The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....
in ArenaBowl XVIII

ArenaBowl XVIII

ArenaBowl XVIII saw the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers competing for the 2004 in sports Arena Football League championship. The game marked the last time the ArenaBowl was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, rather than a neutral site, and 17,391 fans packed the sold-out US Airways Center as the visiting SaberCats defea...
. The AFL reduced its playoff teams from the top 12 teams in the league making the playoffs to the top eight teams in the league making the playoffs.

Standings

Team	Overall			Division
Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
National Conference
Eastern Division
New York Dragons New York Dragons The New York Dragons are an Arena Football League team who were formed in 1995 as the Iowa Barnstormers. In 2001, the team relocated to New York.... *	9	7	0.562	5	3	0.625
Carolina Cobras Carolina Cobras Not to be confused with the Los Angeles Cobras, who played in the 1988 AFL season.The Carolina Cobras were an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League....	6	10	0.375	4	4	0.500
Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Southern Division of the Arena Football League.The franchise began play in 2002 as an expansion team, and have posted a winning record in all but one of their seasons in existence....	6	10	0.375	4	4	0.500
Columbus Destroyers Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1999 in sports, and have played in Columbus, Ohio since 2004 in sports....	6	10	0.375	3	5	0.375
Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia Soul The Philadelphia Soul are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play in 2004 as a expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the National Conference....	5	11	0.312	4	4	0.500
Southern Division
New Orleans VooDoo New Orleans VooDoo The New Orleans VooDoo was a team in the Arena Football League which was owned in part by Tom Benson, who also simultaneously owned the National Football League New Orleans Saints....	11	5	0.687	5	3	0.625
Orlando Predators Orlando Predators The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 17 seasons in a row, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000....	10	6	0.625	4	4	0.500
Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. They are also one of the founding members of the league, then known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators....	9	7	0.562	5	3	0.625
Austin Wranglers Austin Wranglers The Austin Wranglers were an American football team from Austin, Texas in the arenafootball2. They began play as a 2004 expansion team in the Arena Football League....	8	8	0.500	3	5	0.375
Georgia Force Georgia Force The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....	7	9	0.438	3	5	0.375
American Conference
Central Division
Chicago Rush Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush is a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team....	11	5	0.687	6	2	0.750
Colorado Crush Colorado Crush Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team. The Crush play in the Central Division of the American Conference....	11	5	0.687	5	3	0.625
Indiana Firebirds Indiana Firebirds The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League.The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association....	8	8	0.500	5	3	0.625
Detroit Fury Detroit Fury The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, which is also home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association....	5	11	0.312	3	5	0.375
Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team....	1	15	0.062	1	7	0.125
Western Division
Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....	11	5	0.687	4	2	0.667
San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....	11	5	0.687	3	3	0.500
Los Angeles Avengers Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers is an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California and they began play as a 2000 expansion team....	9	7	0.562	3	3	0.500
Las Vegas Gladiators Las Vegas Gladiators The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was previously based in East Rutherford, New Jersey and later in Las Vegas, Nevada....	8	8	0.500	2	4	0.333

Green indicates clinched playoff berth
Purple indicates division champion
Grey indicates best regular season record

* New York Dragons won the Eastern Division, but did not make the playoffs as only the top 8 teams qualified. The AFL reverted back to the old rule in the following season in that Division Champions get an automatic bid to the playoffs for the following season.

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