The Southern Division has produced 10 ArenaBowl teams and 5 champions, with the most recent during the 2011 Arena Football League season by the Sharks.
Rivalries such as the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators, known as the "War on I-4," used to define this division, but the Georgia Force had risen to the top and dominated in recent years before their folding.
In 1993, New Orleans Night folded upon suspension of the Southern Division while the league has been realigned into the American/National conference structure.
1995 The Southern Division returns, now part of the National Conference.
Three of the National Conference teams, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa Bay reformed this division.
1997 Texas Terror moved to the American Conference's Central Division.
In 2009, the AFL has been put on a one-year hiatus while Georgia Force and New Orleans are suspended.