![]() The Foster Trophy is awarded to the ArenaBowl winner
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First played | August 1, 1987 |
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Trophy | Foster Trophy |
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ArenaBowl XXX (August 26, 2017) Philadelphia Soul vs. Tampa Bay Storm |
The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League's championship game. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the playoffs. From ArenaBowl XIX in 2005 until ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, the game was played at a neutral site. When the AFL returned from a bankruptcy-induced hiatus in 2010, the original format was used for this and the next season; for 2012 and 2013, the game returned to being played at a neutral site. In 2014, it was announced that the ArenaBowl would return to the format in which the higher-seeded team would host the game.
* Neutral site
As of ArenaBowl XXX
As of ArenaBowl XXX
*includes two appearances as Pittsburgh Gladiators (0–2, 42 points, 84 points allowed)
As of ArenaBowl XXX
*both Haering and Jackson coached the 1989 Pittsburgh Gladiators, but Jackson is credited with the postseason games