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| 2005 Arena Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Arena Football League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | January 28, 2005 – June 12, 2005 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Georgia Force |
| AFL Playoffs | |
| National Conference champions | Georgia Force |
| National Conference runners-up | Orlando Predators |
| American Conference champions | Colorado Crush |
| American Conference runners-up | Chicago Rush |
| ArenaBowl XIX | |
| Champions | Colorado Crush |
| Runners-up | Georgia Force |
| Finals MVP | Willis Marshall & Ahmad Hawkins, COL |
Crush
Kats
Rampage
Rush
Avengers
Gladiators
Rattlers
SaberCats
Force
Predators
Storm
VooDoo
Wranglers
Desperados
Destroyers
Dragons
Soul
National: 
Eastern, 
Southern
American:
Western, 
Central
Eastern, 
SouthernAmerican:
Western, 
CentralThe 2005 Arena Football League season was the 19th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Colorado Crush, who defeated the Georgia Force in ArenaBowl XIX. The AFL changed its playoff format to allow the top four teams per conference to make the playoffs. Previously, the top eight teams in the league make the playoffs, regardless of their conference. Also, there was no inter-conference play in the playoffs until the Arena Bowl starting in 2005. The division champions also received an automatic playoff berth. This was probably brought on by the fact that the year before the Eastern Division champion New York Dragons missed the playoffs.