The Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in 2004 as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII. The Soul won 13 games and lost 3 in the 2008 regular season, as well as winning three playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXII. After two seasons of inactivity in 2009 and 2010, they returned in 2011 under new head coach Mike Hohensee.
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