af2 Ticket Sales and Sponsorships up

March 15, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release

CHICAGO - With two weeks until kickoff on its Fifth Anniversary season, af2 teams are reporting, on average, a 24 percent increase in ticket sales and a 54 percent increase in sponsorship revenue compared to this same point last year, the af2 league office announced today.

"We're encouraged by these numbers and fully expect them to keep increasing throughout the season and beyond," said af2 Executive Director Jay Marcus. "We see af2 as a pillar of strength and stability in the developmental football league landscape, and we look forward to continued growth and prosperity."

About af2

Entering its fifth anniversary season in late March, af2 serves as a grassroots, developmental Arena Football league for players, coaches and officials with 25 teams in small- to mid-size markets throughout the United States. af2 operates under the same Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights as the AFL. Several former af2 coaches have joined AFL teams and more than 175 players have advanced to the AFL over the past four years.

For more information, visit the official af2 website at www.af2.com.

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