The 2017 American Ultimate Disc League season was the sixth season for the league. The San Francisco FlameThrowers won the championship, the team's first title. The league featured twenty-four teams in four divisions, and for the first time, teams played interdivisional games. Eleven Sports Network joined the league as a broadcast partner for the first time, broadcasting a limited slate of games.
Regular season Cross Coast Challenge For the first time in the AUDL, cross-divisional games were held, counting towards the team's regular season record. Only the top two teams from each division in 2016 were involved in Cross Coast Challenge matches.
DC Breeze vs. Raleigh Flyers
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds vs. Seattle Cascades
Dallas Roughnecks vs. Madison Radicals
San Francisco FlameThrowers vs. Toronto Rush
Standings East Division
TeamQualifying positionToronto Rush83+35East Division FinalDC Breeze94+42East Division PlayoffMontreal Royal84+10New York Empire56+11Philadelphia Phoenix39–46Ottawa Outlaws29–48
Midwest Division
TeamQualifying positionMadison Radicals102+41Midwest Division FinalMinnesota Wind Chill82+35Midwest Division PlayoffPittsburgh Thunderbirds74+14Indianapolis AlleyCats47+1Chicago Wildfire39–26Detroit Mechanix111–73
West Division
TeamQualifying positionSan Jose Spiders83+10West Division FinalSan Francisco FlameThrowers74+34West Division PlayoffLos Angeles Aviators74+10Seattle Cascades65+30San Diego Growlers56–10Vancouver Riptide112–78
South Division
2017 American Ultimate Disc League SouthQualifying positionRaleigh Flyers111+52South Division FinalDallas Roughnecks102+67South Division PlayoffJacksonville Cannons74+16Austin Sol48–5Atlanta Hustle49–10Nashville NightWatch010–112
Results and schedule
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Postseason Championship Weekend was held August 26 and 27 at Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal, Canada. The venue was chosen because of Montreal's support for their team, the Montreal Royal. The Dallas Roughnecks, Toronto Rush, Madison Radicals and San Francisco FlameThrowers qualified for the semifinals.
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