AFL Moves to 18-Game Schedule in 2011
August 30, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz News Release
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Arena Football League Commissioner, Jerry Kurz, announced today that the 2011 regular season schedule has been extended from 16 to 18 games. The league will consist of 19 teams and each will play 18 regular season games, with the option of two preseason games (one home and one away). The change was passed in an ownership vote last week during the league's Board of Directors meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
"There has never been a better time for the Arena Football League," said Commissioner Jerry Kurz. "The product is exciting, our economic model is sound and fans are demanding affordable family entertainment. Extending our season is a great decision, both from a business and fan perspective."
The AFL has officially grown from 15 teams in 2010 to 19 by adding teams in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, San Jose and Kansas City. The Philadelphia Soul were the league champions in 2008 just prior to a dark year where the AFL made strong adjustments to its economic model. The league bounced back in 2010 with a very successful season in which the Spokane Shock beat the Tampa Bay Storm in Arena Bowl XXIII on August 20th.
"The new 2011 franchises are in key markets with dynamic ownership," added Kurz.
"We are excited about the move to an 18 game regular season. This move will provide our fans with an additional regular season opportunity to see an action packed arena football game in the Cox Convention Center," said Yard Dawgz General Manager Christie Cook.
The 2011 season will be the longest in league history. In its 23 years of existence, teams have played as many as 16 games in a season. The league had observed a 16 game schedule since 2003.
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