Community and business leaders and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano will speak with the NFL owners during their meeting in Phoenix from March 23-26.
NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has said the league also is considering New York, Washington, Arizona or possibly the Los Angeles area for the 2008 championship game.
Arizona State University estimated that hosting the Super Bowl in 1996 generated $306million in economic impact for the Phoenix region. Another one in five years might bring in $400m, according to the Super Bowl bid committee.
The Arizona Cardinals are building a new $355m stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale that will be open for the 2006 NFL season. It will have 73,000 seats and a retractable roof and floor.
Cities interested in hosting Super Bowls in 2007 and 2008 will continue to prepare their applications and meet with NFL officials throughout the summer. A final decision probably will be made during the October owners meeting.
Jim Steeg, the NFL's senior vice president of special events, commented: "Phoenix has got a new stadium and Commissioner Tagliabue wanted to give them the opportunity to come in and say here is what's going on in our town, and we hope you give us serious consideration for a future Super Bowl."
The Super Bowl will be played in Houston in 2004; Jacksonville, Florida, in 2005; and Detroit in 2006.
Representatives from the Phoenix area are to meet with National Football League (NFL) owners later this month to persuade them of the city's suitability to host the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl.
