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TheArenaCup was theaf2's championship game. For the league's first five years, it was held at the arena of the higher seeded team. However, the 2005 ArenaCup was the first to be played at a neutral site inBossier City,Louisiana. The 2006 ArenaCup was played inColiseo de Puerto Rico inSan Juan.[1] On August 25, 2007, ArenaCup 8 returned to Bossier City, LA.[2] ArenaCup 9 was played at the arena of the higher seeded team, the Spokane Shock. ArenaCup 10 was held at the Orleans Arena inParadise, Nevada.
For the 2000 and 2001 ArenaCups, the game was televised nationally by TNN (nowParamount Network), who carried AFL games at the time. However, when the AFL announced their televised games would be shown onNBC rather than TNN, the ArenaCup telecast was lost. The 2002 ArenaCup was televised by the Vision Network, and the 2003 game was televised byKWHB, a local station inTulsa,Oklahoma. After having no television coverage in 2004, the game was telecast nationally byFox Sports Net in 2005 andComcast Sports Net in 2006.
The ArenaCup, along with all assets of af2, were purchased by Arena Football 1 (which became the second incarnation of theArena Football League) in December 2009. Because that league uses theArenaBowl as its championship, the ArenaCup was retired.
| Team | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Quad City Steamwheelers | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Tulsa Talons | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| Spokane Shock | 2 | 2006, 2009 |
| Florida Firecats | 1 | 2004 |
| Memphis Xplorers | 1 | 2005 |
| Peoria Pirates | 1 | 2002 |
| Tennessee Valley Vipers | 1 | 2008 |