af2 Sets 2004 Division Alignment
January 13, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - Alignment for the 2004 af2 season, which begins in late March, features a 26-team format consisting of two conferences divided into three divisions, the League office announced today.
The American and National Conferences each consist of 13 teams within three divisions. The Northeast, South and Mid-South divisions form the American Conference, while the Southwest, Midwest and West divisions complete the National Conference. Each division has four teams except the American Conference South and the National Conference Southwest divisions, which each have five teams. The complete alignment is charted below.
Each team plays every team in its division twice (home/away) with the exception of the Northeast, Southwest and West Divisions. Teams in Northeast and Southwest divisions play each other three times, while teams in the West Division play head-to-head four times apiece.
About af2
Entering its fifth anniversary season, af2 serves as a grassroots, developmental indoor football league for players, coaches and officials with teams in small- to mid-size markets throughout the United States. Around 175 players have advanced to higher levels of professional football in af2's four-year history. af2 operates under the same Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights as the AFL, which kicks off its 18th season in February.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
Albany Conquest
Cincinnati Swarm
Manchester Wolves
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
South Division
Birmingham Steeldogs
Cape Fear Wildcats
Columbus Wardogs
Florida Firecats
Macon Knights
Mid-South Division
Arkansas Twisters
Bossier City Battle Wings
Memphis Xplorers
Tennessee Valley Vipers
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
Green Bay Blizzard
Louisville Fire
Peoria Pirates
Quad City Steamwheelers
Southwest Division
Laredo Law*
Oklahoma City*
Rio Grande Valley Dorados*
Tulsa Talons
Wichita Stealth
West Division
Bakersfield Blitz*
Central Valley Coyotes
Hawaiian Islanders
San Diego Riptide
*Expansion teams
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