| 2006 Arena Football League season | |
| League: | Arena Football League |
| Sport: | Arena football |
| Pixels: | 250 |
| Duration: | January 27, 2006 – June 11, 2006 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Dallas Desperados |
| Playoffs: | AFL Playoffs |
| Conf1: | National Conference |
| Conf1 Champ: | Orlando Predators |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Dallas Desperados |
| Conf2: | American Conference |
| Conf2 Champ: | Chicago Rush |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | San Jose SaberCats |
| Finals: | ArenaBowl XX |
| Finals Champ: | Chicago Rush |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Orlando Predators |
| Finals Mvp: | Matt D'Orazio, CHI |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Most valuable player |
| Seasonslist: | List of Arena Football League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | AFL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2005 Arena Football League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2005 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2007 Arena Football League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2007 |
The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo franchise suspended operations before the start of the season. However, the league added two teams, the Kansas City Brigade and the Utah Blaze, expanding to 18 teams. The AFL also expanded its playoff format to 12 teams with six teams per conference.
| National Conference | ||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Desperados | 13 | 3 | 929 | 710 | 4–2 | 8–3 | 6–2 | 7–1 | ||
| New York Dragons | 10 | 6 | 848 | 887 | 2–4 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 5–3 | ||
| Philadelphia Soul | 9 | 7 | 777 | 747 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4–4 | ||
| Columbus Destroyers | 8 | 8 | 724 | 717 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4–4 | ||
| Southern Division | ||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||
| Orlando Predators | 10 | 6 | 816 | 760 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | ||
| Austin Wranglers | 10 | 6 | 816 | 757 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 6–2 | ||
| Georgia Force | 8 | 8 | 855 | 735 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 4–4 | 4–4 | ||
| Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 9 | 810 | 862 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 5–3 | 2–6 | ||
| Kansas City Brigade | 3 | 13 | 704 | 842 | 0–8 | 1–11 | 2–6 | 1–7 | ||
| American Conference | ||||||||||
| Central Division | ||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||
| Colorado Crush | 11 | 5 | 903 | 883 | 5–1 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 5–3 | ||
| Nashville Kats | 8 | 8 | 818 | 799 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 2–6 | ||
| Chicago Rush | 7 | 9 | 825 | 824 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 2–6 | ||
| Grand Rapids Rampage | 5 | 11 | 722 | 875 | 1–5 | 5–6 | 5–3 | 0–8 | ||
| Western Division | ||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||
| San Jose SaberCats | 10 | 6 | 898 | 849 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 6–2 | 4–4 | ||
| Arizona Rattlers | 8 | 8 | 774 | 756 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 6–2 | 2–6 | ||
| Utah Blaze | 7 | 9 | 871 | 904 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 3–5 | 4–4 | ||
| Las Vegas Gladiators | 5 | 11 | 769 | 895 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 4–4 | 1–7 | ||
| Los Angeles Avengers | 5 | 11 | 809 | 906 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 4–4 | 1–7 | ||
Source: ArenaFan.com[1]
All games televised by NBC, except when noted.