AFL Commissioner Randall Boe also confirmed that the league's expansion plans for next season would be unveiled during the game;[1] however, these plans were pushed back to several weeks after the game[2] after Boe said that negotiations for the two new teams would not be finished in time.
1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center.
[6] The Empire, led by head coach Rob Keefe, finished the regular season 10–2 and earned the No.
The Soul, led by head coach Clint Dolezel, finished the regular season 7–5 and earned the No.
2 Washington home and away in the semifinal to advance to their sixth ArenaBowl; they are 3–2 in previous appearances.