2006 Arena Football League season

2006 Arena Football League season
League	Arena Football League
Sport	Arena football
Duration	January 27, 2006 – June 11, 2006
Regular season
Season champions	Dallas Desperados
AFL Playoffs
National Conference champions	Orlando Predators
National Conference runners-up	Dallas Desperados
American Conference champions	Chicago Rush
American Conference runners-up	San Jose SaberCats
ArenaBowl XX
Champions	Chicago Rush
Runners-up	Orlando Predators
Finals MVP	Matt D'Orazio, CHI
AFL seasons
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Crush

Kats

Rampage

Rush

Avengers

Blaze

Gladiators

Rattlers

SaberCats

Bridgade

Force

Predators

Storm

Wranglers

Desperados

Destroyers

Dragons

Soul

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National: Eastern, Southern
American: Western, Central

The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise suspended operations before the start of the season. However, the league added two teams, the Kansas City Brigade and the Utah Blaze, expanding to 18 teams. The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.