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2012 AFL Schedule, Division Allignment Released

Published on October 6, 2011 under Arena Football League (AFL) News Release


TULSA - The Arena Football League today announced the 2012 regular season schedule, which will begin on Friday, March 9, 2012 on NFL Network. The final day of the 2012 regular season is scheduled for Sunday, July 22, 2012.

The AFL will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the 2012 season and will continue playing an enhanced, 18-game schedule. The League moved from a 16 to 18-game schedule in 2011.

"Arena Football Friday" on NFL Network will open the League's Silver Anniversary on March 9 featuring the Pittsburgh Power against the Orlando Predators from the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. Two games are scheduled on Saturday, March 10 including the Arizona Rattlers visiting the San Jose SaberCats and the Utah Blaze visiting the San Antonio Talons. One game is scheduled for Sunday with the Tampa Bay Storm facing the Chicago Rush on the road. Opening weekend concludes on Monday, March 12, 2012 when the Cleveland Gladiators visit the Georgia Force and the Iowa Barnstormers face the Spokane Shock in the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

The past two League champions, Spokane (ArenaBowl XXIII, 2010) and Jacksonville (ArenaBowl XXIV, 2011) will square off in a Week 8 matchup on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

After relocating from Tulsa to San Antonio, the Talons will play their home games in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tx. and join the National Conference's Central Division. The Central Division also consists of the Chicago Rush, Iowa Barnstormers and Kansas City Command. The West Division will round out the National Conference, which includes the Arizona Rattlers, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock and Utah Blaze.

The American Conference's South Division includes the Georgia Force, Jacksonville Sharks, New Orleans VooDoo, Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm; while the East Division features the Cleveland Gladiators, Milwaukee Mustangs, Philadelphia Soul and Pittsburgh Power.

The AFL will continue for its third consecutive season on NFL Network during the 2012 season with a weekly broadcast of the national game of the week on "Arena Football Friday." Notable NFL Network games include Ron Jaworski's Philadelphia Soul vs. Lynn Swann's Pittsurgh Power on Friday, March 23; the San Jose SaberCats vs. Spokane Shock on March 30; the Jacksonville Sharks vs. Orlando Predators on Friday, May 25; and the "War on I-4" featuring the Tampa Bay Storm at Orlando Predators on Friday, June 15.

WEEK 1 WEEK 2

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012

PITTSBURGH POWER @ ORLANDO PREDATORS GEORGIA FORCE @ TAMPA BAY STORM

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012 JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND

ARIZONA RATTLERS @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012

UTAH BLAZE @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012 SPOKANE SHOCK @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS

TAMPA BAY STORM @ CHICAGO RUSH UTAH BLAZE @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012 SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2012

CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ GEORGIA FORCE PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ SPOKANE SHOCK

OPEN: CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, ORLANDO,

OPEN: JACKSONVILLE, KANSAS CITY, PITTSBURGH, SAN JOSE

MILWAUKEE, NEW ORLEANS, PHILADELPHIA

WEEK 3 WEEK 4

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012 THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ CHICAGO RUSH ARIZONA RATTLERS @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 PITTSBURGH POWER @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS

MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012

PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ PITTSBURGH POWER JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ TAMPA BAY STORM

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ SPOKANE SHOCK

GEORGIA FORCE @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ UTAH BLAZE CHICAGO RUSH @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ UTAH BLAZE

KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012

OPEN: ARIZONA, IOWA, SAN ANTONIO, CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

SPOKANE, TAMPA BAY

OPEN: GEORGIA

WEEK 5 WEEK 6

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ PITTSBURGH POWER CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ TAMPA BAY STORM

SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS UTAH BLAZE @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS

SPOKANE SHOCK @ ARIZONA RATTLERS NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS

TAMPA BAY STORM @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012 ARIZONA RATTLERS @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ CHICAGO RUSH CHICAGO RUSH @ GEORGIA FORCE

PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ GEORGIA FORCE MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ SPOKANE SHOCK

SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012 ORLANDO PREDATORS @ PITTSBURGH POWER

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

OPEN: JACKSONVILLE, MILWAUKEE, UTAH

OPEN: KANSAS CITY WEEK 7 WEEK 8

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

GEORGIA FORCE @ ORLANDO PREDATORS KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ TAMPA BAY STORM

JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012

PITTSBURGH POWER @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO CHICAGO RUSH @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS

TAMPA BAY STORM @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ PITTSBURGH POWER

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ UTAH BLAZE SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS SPOKANE SHOCK @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS

MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ CHICAGO RUSH UTAH BLAZE @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS

SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ ARIZONA RATTLERS SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012

ARIZONA RATTLERS @ GEORGIA FORCE

OPEN: SPOKANE

OPEN: NEW ORLEANS

WEEK 9 WEEK 10

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ SPOKANE SHOCK

GEORGIA FORCE @ PITTSBURGH POWER UTAH BLAZE @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS

MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ TAMPA BAY STORM CHICAGO RUSH @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ ARIZONA RATTLERS KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

SPOKANE SHOCK @ UTAH BLAZE PITTSBURGH POWER @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 TAMPA BAY STORM @ GEORGIA FORCE

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ CHICAGO RUSH

OPEN: ORLANDO

OPEN: CLEVELAND

WEEK 11 WEEK 12

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012

GEORGIA FORCE @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ TAMPA BAY STORM

PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ SPOKANE SHOCK SPOKANE SHOCK @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012

ARIZONA RATTLERS @ UTAH BLAZE ARIZONA RATTLERS @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS CHICAGO RUSH @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS

KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ PITTSBURGH POWER GEORGIA FORCE @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ UTAH BLAZE

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012

TAMPA BAY STORM @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS

OPEN: CHICAGO OPEN: PITTSBURGHWEEK 13 WEEK 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012

CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS ORLANDO PREDATORS @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ GEORGIA FORCE PITTSBURGH POWER @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS CHICAGO RUSH @ UTAH BLAZE

SPOKANE SHOCK @ CHICAGO RUSH IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

TAMPA BAY STORM @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ GEORGIA FORCE

UTAH BLAZE @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ SPOKANE SHOCK

SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012 SAN ANTONIO @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO

PITTSBURGH POWER @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

OPEN: TAMPA BAY

OPEN: SAN ANTONIO

WEEK 15 WEEK 16

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012 FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012

TAMPA BAY STORM @ ORLANDO PREDATORS ARIZONA RATTLERS @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012

GEORGIA FORCE @ CHICAGO RUSH CHICAGO RUSH @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS

MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ PITTSBURGH POWER GEORGIA FORCE @ UTAH BLAZE

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ TAMPA BAY STORM

UTAH BLAZE @ SPOKANE SHOCK SPOKANE SHOCK @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS

SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012 SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND PITTSBURGH POWER @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

OPEN: ARIZONA OPEN: IOWA

WEEK 17 WEEK 18

FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012 FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012

ARIZONA RATTLERS @ SPOKANE SHOCK CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORSMILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS

SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012 UTAH BLAZE @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012

KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND

PHILADELPHIA SOUL @ TAMPA BAY STORM NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS

PITTSBURGH POWER @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS TAMPA BAY STORM @ PITTSBURGH POWER

SAN JOSE SABERCATS @ CHICAGO RUSH SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012 SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ CHICAGO RUSH

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ GEORGIA FORCE SPOKANE SHOCK @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

OPEN: UTAH OPEN: GEORGIAWEEK 19 WEEK 20

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012 FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012

CLEVELAND GLADIATORS @ UTAH BLAZE JACKSONVILLE SHARKS @ PITTSBURGH POWER

SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012

ARIZONA RATTLERS @ SAN ANTONIO TALONS CHICAGO RUSH @ CLEVELAND GLADIATORS

CHICAGO RUSH @ MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS GEORGIA FORCE @ NEW ORLEANS VOODOO

IOWA BARNSTORMERS @ SAN JOSE SABERCATS KANSAS CITY COMMAND @ ARIZONA RATTLERS

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO @ TAMPA BAY STORM SAN ANTONIO TALONS @ IOWA BARNSTORMERS

ORLANDO PREDATORS @ JACKSONVILLE SHARKS TAMPA BAY STORM @ SPOKANE SHOCK

PITTSBURGH POWER @ GEORGIA FORCE SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012

SPOKANE SHOCK @ KANSAS CITY COMMAND MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS @ ORLANDO PREDATORS

UTAH BLAZE @ PHILADELPHIA SOUL

OPEN: PHILADELPHIA

OPEN: SAN JOSE

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