<P> The 2017 Arena Football League season is the 30th season in the history of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . Prior to the start of the season , the league contracted to five teams . The 14 - game regular season began on April 7 , 2017 , when the two new teams , the Baltimore Brigade and the Washington Valor , faced off in the Verizon Center , and ended on August 5 , 2017 , when the Tampa Bay Storm lost against the Philadelphia Soul . </P>
<P> The 2017 Arena Football League season is the 30th season in the history of the Arena Football League ( AFL ) . Prior to the start of the season , the league contracted to five teams . The 14 - game regular season began on April 7 , 2017 , when the two new teams , the Baltimore Brigade and the Washington Valor , faced off in the Verizon Center , and ended on August 5 , 2017 , when the Tampa Bay Storm lost against the Philadelphia Soul . </P>
when does the arena football season start 2017
when does the arena football season start 2017
April 7 , 2017
April 7 , 2017