ArenaBowl XXV was the 25th edition of the championship in the Arena Football League. The National Conference champion, Arizona Rattlers, defeated the American Conference champion, Philadelphia Soul, 72–54.^[1][2] The game was played on August 10, 2012. It was the first ArenaBowl at a neutral site since ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, also played in New Orleans. ArenaBowl XXV was played at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the New Orleans VooDoo.^[3][4]

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ArenaBowl XXV

Arizona Rattlers (National) Philadelphia Soul (American) 72 54
1 2 3 4 Total ARI 14 13 27 18 72 PHI 6 7 21 20 54
Date	August 10, 2012
Arena	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Nick Davila, Arizona Maurice Purify, Arizona (Offensive Player of the Game) Arkeith Brown, Arizona (Defensive Player of the Game) Jeff Hughley, Philadelphia (Ironman of the Game)
Attendance	13,648
Winning coach	Kevin Guy, Arizona
Losing coach	Doug Plank, Philadelphia
TV in the United States
Network	NFL Network
Announcers	Ari Wolfe, Anthony Herron, and Sherdrick Bonner
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ArenaBowl XXV was played at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the first ArenaBowl at a neutral site since 2008. From 2005 to 2008, the ArenaBowl were hosted at neutral sites (Las Vegas and New Orleans). In 2010 and 2011, the games went to the highest seed in the game, which were Spokane, Washington and Phoenix, Arizona. The last two ArenaBowls at a neutral site (ArenaBowl XXI and ArenaBowl XXII) were also played in New Orleans in 2007 and 2008.^[5]

ArenaBowl XXV was televised on NFL Network after the AFL and NFL Network agreed on a third straight contract to carry games. The game was pushed back to a kickoff at 10:30 pm ET. NFL Network bumped the ArenaBowl back and instead broadcast Tim Tebow's preseason debut with the New York Jets, who faced the Cincinnati Bengals in the preseason.^{[6] [7]}