Teams
The league's teams were divided into two conferences, the American and National Conferences. The conferences were further subdivided into three divisions each. Each division represented a region of the country in which teams played. Unlike most sports leagues, the alignment of teams into divisions was not even; in 2009, the Central division featured three teams while the West featured five teams. Teams were placed in divisions based on geographic rivalries to reduce travel costs as teams played division opponents more often than non-divisional opponents. Alignment was subject to change each year as new teams joined the league and others dropped out.
Because of legal issues regarding the dissolution of the original Arena Football League, no team committed to continue with arenafootball2 operations. This list is the final alignment of AF2.
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Founded | First af2 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conference | |||||
| East | Albany Firebirds | Albany, New York | Times Union Center | 2001 | 2002 |
| Mahoning Valley Thunder | Youngstown, Ohio | Covelli Centre | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Manchester Wolves | Manchester, New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Arena | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Midwest | Green Bay Blizzard | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Resch Center | 2002 | 2003 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Milwaukee Iron | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Peoria Pirates | Peoria, Illinois | Peoria Civic Center | 1998 | 2001 | |
| Quad City Steamwheelers | Moline, Illinois | i wireless Center | 1999 | 2000 | |
| South | Florida Firecats | Estero, Florida | Germain Arena | 2000 | 2001 |
| Kentucky Horsemen | Lexington, Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 2002 | 2008 | |
| South Georgia Wildcats | Albany, Georgia | James H. Gray Civic Center | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Center | 1999 | 2000 | |
| National Conference | |||||
| Central | Amarillo Dusters | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center | 2003 | 2005 |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Ford Center | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Tulsa Talons | Tulsa, Oklahoma | BOK Center | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Southwest | Arkansas Twisters | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Verizon Arena | 1999 | 2000 |
| Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings | Bossier City, Louisiana | CenturyTel Center | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Corpus Christi Sharks | Corpus Christi, Texas | American Bank Center | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Rio Grande Valley Dorados | Hidalgo, Texas | Dodge Arena | 2003 | 2004 | |
| West | Boise Burn | Boise, Idaho | Qwest Arena | 2006 | 2007 |
| Central Valley Coyotes | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Spokane Shock | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Stockton Lightning | Stockton, California | Stockton Arena | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Tri-Cities Fever | Kennewick, Washington | Toyota Center | 2004 | 2007 | |
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