2011 Arena Football League season
| 2011 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | arena football |
| Duration | March 9 – August 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Arizona Rattlers |
| Season MVP | Nick Davila, ARZ |
| League postseason | |
| American Conference champions | Jacksonville Sharks |
| American Conference runners-up | Georgia Force |
| National Conference champions | Arizona Rattlers |
| National Conference runners-up | Chicago Rush |
| ArenaBowl XXIV | |
| Champions | Jacksonville Sharks |
| Runners-up | Arizona Rattlers |
| Finals MVP | Aaron Garcia, JAX |
The 2011 Arena Football League season was the 24th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 11, 2011 and ended on July 23, 2011. The Jacksonville Sharks, in their second year of existence, defeated the Arizona Rattlers 73–70 in ArenaBowl XXIV on August 12, 2011 to conclude the playoffs.
Three franchises that competed in the 2008 season, the Philadelphia Soul, San Jose SaberCats, and Kansas City Command (formerly the Kansas City Brigade), have returned to competition in the 2011 season, after an announcement made on June 19, 2010.
Two teams that competed in 2010 have relocated and have assumed the history of former AFL franchises. It was announced on August 21, 2010 that the Alabama Vipers would become the Georgia Force, and on September 14, 2010 it was revealed that the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings would become the New Orleans VooDoo.
The Milwaukee Iron officially changed its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs on January 27, 2011, taking the name of the original franchise.
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was awarded an expansion team on August 20, 2010. The team, named the Pittsburgh Power, is the first AFL team to call Pittsburgh home since the Pittsburgh Gladiators, one of the league's four original franchises. The Gladiators moved to Tampa, Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm after the 1990 season.
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