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.

United Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 UFL season
SportAmerican football
FoundedDecember 31, 2023
Inaugural season2024
CEONational Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC[1]
Motto"If you like great football, you will love the UFL"
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States

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]

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

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References

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  1. "USFL, BJCC reach tentative MOU to bring relaunch season to Birmingham". AL.com. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. {{cite web|url=https://www.theufl.com/news/united-football-league-reveals-team-markets-and-head-coaches-for-2024-season%7Ctitle=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.