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The 1989 Arena Football League season was the 3rd season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Pittsburgh Gladiators in ArenaBowl III.

[edit] Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Percentage	PF	PA
Detroit Drive	3	1	0.750	154	84
Pittsburgh Gladiators	3	1	0.750	159	147
Denver Dynamite	3	1	0.750	94	97
Chicago Bruisers	1	3	0.250	167	155
Maryland Commandos	0	4	0.000	79	170

• Green indicates clinched playoff berth
• Purple indicates best regular season record

[edit] Playoffs

	Semifinals					ArenaBowl III
	1	Detroit 3-1	43
	4	Chicago 1-3	10
						1	Detroit 4-1	39
						2	Pittsburgh 4-1	26
	2	Pittsburgh 3-1	39
	3	Denver 3-1	37

[edit] Team notes

# of Teams	Expansion Teams	Folded Teams	Suspended Teams	Teams returning from previous season	Teams returning after hiatus	Relocated Teams	Name Changes
5		Los Angeles Cobras New England Steamrollers New York Knights		Chicago Bruisers Pittsburgh Gladiators Detroit Drive	Denver Dynamite Maryland Commandos

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