The
ArenaBowl is the
Arena Football League's championship game that also airs on
ESPN. From 1987 to 2004, the ArenaBowl was hosted by either the team with the better regular-season record or the higher seeding in the
playoffs. From ArenaBowl XIX in 2005 until ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, the game was played at a neutral site. When the AFL returned from a
bankruptcy-induced hiatus in 2010, the original format was used for this and the next season; for 2012 and 2013, the game returned to being played at a neutral site. In 2014, it was announced that the ArenaBowl would return to the format in which the higher-seeded team would host the game.