Arena Football League 2017

Arena Football League 2017
season	2017
league	Arena Football League
ArenaBowl Champion	Philadelphia Soul
Previous season	2016
Next season	2018

The 2017 Arena Football League season was the 30th season of the Arena Football League (AFL). League champions were the Philadelphia Soul , who defeated the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX .

Participating teams

Number of teams	5
New in the league	Baltimore Brigade , Washington Valor
Eliminated	Orlando Predators , Jacksonville Sharks , Arizona Rattlers , Los Angeles Kiss , Portland Steel

Regular season

Arena Football League
team	S.	N	U	home	Away
x- Philadelphia Soul	13	1	0	7-0	6-1
y- Tampa Bay Storm	10	4th	0	6-1	4-3
y- Cleveland Gladiators	5	9	0	3-4	2-5
y- Baltimore Brigade	4th	10	0	3-4	1-6
Washington Valor	3	11	0	2-5	1-6

S iege, N iederlage, U nentschieden, x -Division title, y -Playoffs reached

Playoffs

	Semifinals					ArenaBowl XXX
	1	Philadelphia	69
	4th	Baltimore	54
						1	Philadelphia	44
						2	Tampa Bay	40
	2	Tampa Bay	73
	3	Cleveland	59

ArenaBowl XXX

The ArenaBowl XXX was played on August 26, 2017 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The game was watched by 13,648 spectators.

Regular Season Awards

Award	winner	position	team
Most Valuable Player	Randy Hippeard	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Storm
Coach Of The Year	Ron James	Head coach	Tampa Bay Storm

Spectator table

Average audience in 2017

team	Average audience
Baltimore Brigade	5,679
Cleveland Gladiators	10.173
Philadelphia Soul	9,680
Washington Valor	11,041
Tampa Bay Storm	8,668
League average	9,248

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AFL ArenaBowl History | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018 . 
2. ↑ AFL Arena Football League Awards | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019 . 
3. ↑ AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2017 | ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .