The AFL's Southern Division is one of four divisions of the Arena Football League The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ...

Consists of the Tampa Bay Storm, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo, Georgia Force, and Austin Wranglers The Pittsburgh Gladiators have no connection to the current Arena Football League team, the Las Vegas Gladiators. ... Founded in 1991, the Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida. ... The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by Tom Benson, who also owns the National Football League New Orleans Saints. ... The Georgia Force is in no way related to the San Antonio Force, which was an Arena Football League team that played only in the 1992 season before disbanding. ... The Austin Wranglers are an American football team from Austin, Texas in the Arena Football League. ...

The Southern Division has been marked for its entire existence as being the most brutal division in the AFL. Formed in 1995, it has produced 10 ArenaBowl teams and 5 champions. Rivalries such as the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators, known as the "War On I-4" used to define this division, but the newer teams (New Orleans VooDoo and Georgia Force) have risen to the top in recent years ArenaBowl is the name of the Arena Football League championship game. ... The nickname for the Arena Football League rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and the Orlando Predators. ...

Former Southern Division teams

Miami Hooters: 1995 Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Miami sports ...

Florida Bobcats: 1996-2001 The Florida Bobcats were an Arena Football League team from 1996 to 2001. ...

Texas Terror: 1996 The Texas Terror was a franchise in the Arena Football League, a league which plays a scaled-down version of American football in venues primarily designed for ice hockey or basketball. ...

Nashville Kats: 1998-2001 The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League based in Atlanta that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference. ...

Carolina Cobras: 2000, 2002-2003 The Carolina Cobras were a franchise in the Arena Football League. ...

Division Champions

1995: Tampa Bay Storm (10-2)

1996: Tampa Bay Storm (12-2)

1997: Orlando Predators (10-4)

1998: Tampa Bay Storm (12-2)

1999: Tampa Bay Storm (11-3)

2000: Orlando Predators (11-3)

2001: Nashville Kats and Tampa Bay Storm (10-4)

2002: Orlando Predators (7-7)

2003: Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators(12-4)

2004: New Orleans VooDoo (11-5)

2005: Georgia Force (11-5)