United Football League (2024)
professional American football league beginning in 2024
The United Football League is an American Football league that was founded (created) in 2023 from the merger of the 2020 XFL and 2022 USFL. The first season was played in 2024.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 UFL season | |
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| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Inaugural season | 2024 |
| CEO | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC[1] |
| Motto | "If you like great football, you will love the UFL" |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
Teams change
Four teams came from the XFL and three came from the USFL, while each league's Houston, Texas-based team was merged with its counterpart to create one. The XFL's Roughnecks take the Gamblers' place in the USFL while keeping the Roughnecks brand and Gamblers' player rights and coaching staff.[2][3]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | First season | Head coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFL Conference | |||||||
| Birmingham Stallions | Birmingham, Alabama | Protective Stadium | 47,100 | 2022 | Skip Holtz | ||
| Houston Roughnecks | Houston, Texas | TBA | 2022 | Curtis Johnson | |||
| Memphis Showboats | Memphis, Tennessee | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 58,325 | 2023 | John DeFilippo | ||
| Michigan Panthers | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field | 65,000 | 2022 | Mike Nolan | ||
| XFL Conference | |||||||
| Arlington Renegades | Arlington, Texas | Choctaw Stadium | 25,000 | 2020 | Bob Stoops | ||
| DC Defenders | Washington, D.C. | Audi Field | 20,000 | 2020 | Reggie Barlow | ||
| San Antonio Brahmas | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | 64,000 | 2023 | Wade Phillips | ||
| St. Louis Battlehawks | St. Louis, Missouri | The Dome at America's Center | 67,277 | 2020 | Anthony Becht | ||
Locations of teams for the 2024 UFL season (USFL teams in red, XFL teams in blue)
Timeline change
References change
- ↑ "USFL, BJCC reach tentative MOU to bring relaunch season to Birmingham". AL.com. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
mergerannouncedwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE REVEALS TEAM MARKETS AND HEAD COACHES FOR 2024 SEASON Archived 2024-01-01 at the Wayback Machine. Press release. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
