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2014 Arena Football League season
League	Arena Football League
Sport	Arena football
Duration	March 14, 2014 – August 23, 2014
Regular season
Season champions	Cleveland Gladiators
Season MVP	; Nick Davila, ARZ;
League postseason
American Conference champions	Cleveland Gladiators
American Conference runners-up	Orlando Predators
National Conference champions	Arizona Rattlers
National Conference runners-up	San Jose SaberCats
ArenaBowl XXVII
Champions	Arizona Rattlers
Runners-up	Cleveland Gladiators
Finals MVP;	; Nick Davila, ARZ;
AFL seasons
	; ← 2013; 2015 →;

The 2014 Arena Football League season was the 27th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 14, 2014 and ended on July 26, 2014.

League business

Teams

The city of Anaheim, California was awarded an expansion team on August 15, 2013. The team, named the Los Angeles Kiss, was the first AFL team to call Los Angeles home since the Los Angeles Avengers in 2008. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, members of the rock band Kiss, were the owners of the expansion franchise.^[1]

Two teams that competed in 2013 suspended operations, (Chicago Rush & Utah Blaze) and their rosters were dispersed throughout the league during a dispersal draft on September 6, 2013.^[2]

The Milwaukee Mustangs sold their league membership to Terry Emmert, who then started a new franchise in Portland, Oregon named the Portland Thunder.^[3]

Television

On December 17, 2013 it was announced that ESPN had agreed to a multi-year deal in televising several games, including the ArenaBowl. Additionally, at least 75 games during the season are to be aired on ESPN3, the network's online streaming service. ESPN had previously aired games as recent as the 2008 season, prior to the league's hiatus that resulted in the canceled 2009 season.^[4]

Realignment

With teams expanding, relocating and suspending operations, the AFL announced the divisional alignment for 2014 on October 29, 2013. The two conferences will have an even number of teams, and will be placed in two divisions.^[5]

Conference	Division	Teams
American	East	Cleveland Gladiators, Iowa Barnstormers, Philadelphia Soul, Pittsburgh Power
American	South	Jacksonville Sharks, New Orleans VooDoo, Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm
National	Pacific	Portland Thunder, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock
National	West	Arizona Rattlers, Los Angeles Kiss, San Antonio Talons

Regular season standings

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
American Conference
East Division
⁽¹⁾Cleveland Gladiators	17	1	.944	991	782	7–1	12–1	9–0	8–1
⁽³⁾Pittsburgh Power	15	3	.833	1015	778	6–2	11–2	8–1	7–2
⁽⁴⁾Philadelphia Soul	9	9	.500	1021	949	2–5	7–7	7–2	2–7
Iowa Barnstormers	6	12	.333	848	1046	0–7	2–10	3–6	3–6
South Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
⁽²⁾Orlando Predators	11	7	.611	1005	957	7–2	8–6	7–2	4–5
Tampa Bay Storm	8	10	.444	904	953	4–3	7–6	5–4	3–6
Jacksonville Sharks	7	11	.389	879	862	2–5	3–8	4–5	3–6
New Orleans VooDoo	3	15	.167	770	1011	2–5	2–12	1–8	2–7

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
National Conference
Pacific Division
⁽²⁾San Jose SaberCats	13	5	.722	999	723	5–1	9–3	7–2	6–3
⁽³⁾Spokane Shock	11	7	.588	957	843	4–2	8–4	6–3	5–4
⁽⁴⁾Portland Thunder	5	13	.278	816	965	0–6	2–11	3–6	2–7
West Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
⁽¹⁾Arizona Rattlers	15	3	.833	1151	905	4–0	11–2	9–0	6–3
San Antonio Talons^[a]	3	15	.167	743	1017	1–3	1–5	0–9	3–6
Los Angeles Kiss	3	15	.167	633	957	1–3	3–9	2–7	1–8

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.^[6]

Green indicates clinched playoff berth

Blue indicates division champion

Gray indicates division champion and conference's best record

Tie-breakers

^a San Antonio finished in second place in the West Division based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Los Angeles.

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals			Conference Championship			ArenaBowl XXVII


1	Cleveland	39

4	Philadelphia	37
			1	Cleveland	56
American Conference
			2	Orlando	46
2	Orlando	56

3	Pittsburgh	48
						A1	Cleveland	32

						N1	Arizona	72
1	Arizona	52

4	Portland	48
			1	Arizona	72
National Conference
			2	San Jose	56
2	San Jose	55

3	Spokane	28

Conference semifinals

Conference	Date	Kickoff	Away	Score	Home	Game site	Recap
American	August 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	37–39	Cleveland Gladiators	Quicken Loans Arena	^[7]
National	August 2	10:00 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	28–55	San Jose SaberCats	SAP Center at San Jose	^[8]
American	August 3	2:00 p.m. EDT	Pittsburgh Power	48–56	Orlando Predators	CFE Arena	^[9]
National	August 3	6:00 p.m. EDT	Portland Thunder	48–52	Arizona Rattlers	US Airways Center	^[10]

Conference finals

Conference	Date	Kickoff	Away	Score	Home	Game site	Recap
American	August 10	3:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	46–56	Cleveland Gladiators	Quicken Loans Arena	^[11]
National	August 10	8:00 p.m. EDT	San Jose SaberCats	56–72	Arizona Rattlers	US Airways Center	^[12]

ArenaBowl XXVII

Date	Kickoff	Away	Score	Home	Game site	Recap
August 23	8:00 p.m. EDT	Arizona Rattlers	72–32	Cleveland Gladiators	Quicken Loans Arena

All-Arena team

Offense
Position	First team	Second team
Quarterback	Nick Davila, Arizona	Shane Austin, Cleveland
Fullback	Derrick Ross, Philadelphia	Mykel Benson, San Antonio
Wide receiver	Marco Thomas, Iowa Rod Windsor, Arizona Dominick Goodman, Cleveland	Greg Carr, Orlando Darius Reynolds, Iowa Donovan Morgan, Los Angeles
Center	Antonio Narcisse, Pittsburgh	Shannon Breen, Cleveland
Offensive lineman	Rich Ranglin, San Jose Michael Huey, Arizona	Colin Madison, Pittsburgh Wayne Tribue, Philadelphia

Defense
Position	First team	Second team
Defensive end	James Ruffin, Spokane Ted Jennings, Philadelphia	Cliff Dukes, Arizona Mike Lewis, Iowa
Nose guard	Jason Stewart, San Jose	Willie McGinnis, Cleveland
Middle linebacker	Beau Bell, Los Angeles	Francis Maka, San Jose
Jack linebacker	Tanner Varner, Orlando	Bryce Peila, Portland
Defensive back	Marquis Floyd, Arizona Varmah Sonie, Portland Marrio Norman, Cleveland	Cameron McGlenn, New Orleans Kelvin Rodgers, San Antonio Rayshaun Kizer, Philadelphia

Special teams
Position	First team	Second team
Kicker	Nich Pertuit, San Jose	Julian Rauch, Pittsburgh
Kick returner	Terrance Sanders, Spokane	Larry Beavers, New Orleans

References

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^ Richard Obert (September 7, 2013). "Rattlers bolster pass rush with addition of Alex Magee in dispersal draft Friday". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

^ Don Walker (October 2, 2013). "Milwaukee Mustangs bound for Portland". www.jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

^ "ESPN Acquires Rights to Arena Football Starting in 2014". arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

^ "With Rush gone, AFL sets realignment for 2014 season". www.dailyherald.com. Paddock Publications, Inc. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

^ "Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams". Arenafootball.com. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

^ "Gladiators Beat Soul on Last Play, Again". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

^ Aseltine, Griffin (August 3, 2014). "San Jose Shocks Spokane in Playoff Blowout, 55-28". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

^ Sims, Jeff (August 4, 2014). "Morris and KEEFENSE Surge Power". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

^ Loeschman, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

^ Rosenblum, Jonah (August 10, 2014). "Steady Gladiators Best Orlando, Advance to ArenaBowl". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

^ Loeschman, Matt (August 11, 2014). "Rattlers show championship form in dominating Cats". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

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[2] Richard Obert (September 7, 2013). "Rattlers bolster pass rush with addition of Alex Magee in dispersal draft Friday". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[3] Don Walker (October 2, 2013). "Milwaukee Mustangs bound for Portland". www.jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[4] "ESPN Acquires Rights to Arena Football Starting in 2014". arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

[5] "With Rush gone, AFL sets realignment for 2014 season". www.dailyherald.com. Paddock Publications, Inc. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[6] "Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams". Arenafootball.com. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

[7] "Gladiators Beat Soul on Last Play, Again". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

[8] Aseltine, Griffin (August 3, 2014). "San Jose Shocks Spokane in Playoff Blowout, 55-28". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[9] Sims, Jeff (August 4, 2014). "Morris and KEEFENSE Surge Power". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[10] Loeschman, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Snakes alive -- Floyd interception saves Rattlers' season". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[11] Rosenblum, Jonah (August 10, 2014). "Steady Gladiators Best Orlando, Advance to ArenaBowl". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

[12] Loeschman, Matt (August 11, 2014). "Rattlers show championship form in dominating Cats". Arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

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