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class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NAL_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NAL_Logo.png/200px-NAL_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NAL_Logo.png/300px-NAL_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/NAL_Logo.png/400px-NAL_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">Arena football</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">First season</th><td class="infobox-data">2017</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data">Todd Walkenhorst</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">11 (as of October 14, 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Omaha Beef</a> (1st title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a> (3 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Related<br />competitions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_One_(2025)" title="Arena Football One (2025)">AF1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">IFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Arena_League" title="The Arena League">TAL</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/">nationalarenaleague.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Arena League</b> (<b>NAL</b>) is a professional <a href="/wiki/Indoor_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor American football">indoor football</a> league that began play in 2017. As of the end of the 2024 season, the league consisted of five teams. </p><p>A team's typical payroll budget is $600,000 per season,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but as of the 2022 season, there is no salary cap limit.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players are usually paid $200 per week (before taxes), and veterans can make $225 with the potential raises for loyalty on a year-by-year basis. Additionally, $50 bonus is given to players on the winning team each week.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some teams also provide housing for their players during the season. </p><p>Teams' estimated annual revenue is between $500,000 to $800,000 a year.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2016, <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Columbus Lions</a>' owner Skip Seda and father Keke Seda founded a league called the Arena Developmental League (ADL) in the wake of several years of <a href="/wiki/Minor_league" title="Minor league">minor</a> indoor leagues folding. The league was announced to begin play in March 2017 and, while not affiliated with any other leagues, intended on developing players to be looked at by scouts in the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> (AFL), <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> (CFL), and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). In their introductory press conference, the league announced former AFL, <a href="/wiki/Af2" class="mw-redirect" title="Af2">af2</a>, and CFL head coach <a href="/wiki/John_Gregory_(American_football_coach)" title="John Gregory (American football coach)">John Gregory</a> as its first commissioner and former AFL and af2 head coach <a href="/wiki/Chris_Siegfried" title="Chris Siegfried">Chris Siegfried</a> as director of football operations. </p><p>Charter teams began being announced in July 2016 with the Columbus Lions and <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Steelhawks" title="Lehigh Valley Steelhawks">Lehigh Valley Steelhawks</a> joining from the defunct <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 21, the <a href="/wiki/High_Country_Grizzlies" title="High Country Grizzlies">High Country Grizzlies</a> announced their ADL membership after initially being announced as an AIF <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 11, the <a href="/wiki/Dayton_Wolfpack" title="Dayton Wolfpack">Dayton Wolfpack</a> were announced as the league's fourth team.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 13, the ADL added the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Firebirds" title="Georgia Firebirds">Georgia Firebirds</a> from the AIF as the fifth team.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 21, the league announced its sixth team to be from <a href="/wiki/Highland_Heights,_Kentucky" title="Highland Heights, Kentucky">Highland Heights, Kentucky</a>, owned by Northern Kentucky Professional Indoor Football LLC headed by W. Leland Bennett III. Bennett was one of the owners of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Kentucky_Nightmare" title="Northern Kentucky Nightmare">Northern Kentucky Nightmare</a>, a travel team that played in the AIF the previous season, but no name for the ADL team was announced and the franchise was removed from the league when the league later changed names. In October, the ADL added the Anderson Gladiators from <a href="/wiki/Anderson,_South_Carolina" title="Anderson, South Carolina">Anderson, South Carolina</a>, but they were removed from the league in November due to arena lease issues.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 17, the <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Rage" title="Corpus Christi Rage">Corpus Christi Rage</a> announced it had joined the ADL (although the ADL did not confirm until October 28).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 20, the ADL announced that the <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Florida" title="Lee County, Florida">Fort Myers area</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Florida_Tarpons" title="Florida Tarpons">Florida Tarpons</a> were joining the league.<sup id="cite_ref-tarponsadl_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tarponsadl-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Tarpons would also withdraw from the league on November 10 to join the upstart <a href="/wiki/Arena_Pro_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Arena Pro Football">Arena Pro Football</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Arena_League:_first_seasons">National Arena League: first seasons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National Arena League: first seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017_season">2017 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2017 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2017_National_Arena_League_season" title="2017 National Arena League season">2017 National Arena League season</a></div> <p>On November 18, 2016, the league announced it had changed its name to National Arena League. As part of the change in name, the league management was also restructured so that it was no longer managed by Lions' owner Skip Seda, but was instead managed by all member teams equally. Later that day, the league added a former <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a>. On November 30, the league added the <a href="/wiki/Monterrey_Steel" title="Monterrey Steel">Monterrey Steel</a> from <a href="/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico</a>, becoming the first American indoor/arena league to house a Mexican team as well as the first in fifteen years to house a team from outside the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-steelnal_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steelnal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to satisfy the Sharks' contract with their arena, they were given eight home games in the 12-game season. To balance the uneven scheduling, the Corpus Christi Rage and Dayton Wolfpack each only were given five home games while the other five teams each had six. This was changed again when the Wolfpack apparently never were able to secure an arena lease, despite announcing they would play at the <a href="/wiki/Nutter_Center" title="Nutter Center">Nutter Center</a> and signed players were reporting on social media that all players had been cut. As of February 20, 2017, all Wolfpack home games were canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the season, the league took over operations of the Firebirds,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rage, and Wolfpack. The Sharks would go on to finish with an 11–1 record and win the inaugural championship game over the Lions. The Rage and Wolfpack folded at the end of the season. </p><p>During the first season, the league announced the first 2018 expansion team in the <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Flight" title="Jersey Flight">Jersey Flight</a> of <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the summer league meetings, the NAL conditionally approved ownership groups in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an expansion application deadline of August 15, 2017. The <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Roughriders" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Roughriders">Richmond Roughriders</a>, formerly of <a href="/wiki/Arena_Pro_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Arena Pro Football">Arena Pro Football</a>, confirmed the next day that they were finalizing their NAL expansion requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on September 13, the Roughriders announced they were joining the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a> instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018_season">2018 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2018 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 28, 2017, the NAL announced on their Facebook page that the Jacksonville Sharks, Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Columbus Lions, and Jersey Flight had all signed three-year NAL membership agreements and committed to play in the league until 2020. The Monterrey Steel could not commit for 2018 citing the <a href="/wiki/2017_Central_Mexico_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Central Mexico earthquake">2017 Central Mexico earthquake</a>. The Georgia Firebirds could not commit due to an ownership transition, but failed to obtain an arena lease. Despite the initially announced August 15 deadline, the next confirmed expansion team was announced in November as the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Pirates" title="Massachusetts Pirates">Massachusetts Pirates</a> based out of <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a>. In the expansion announcement, the league also mentioned adding teams in <a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro, North Carolina</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland, Maine</a>, but no mention of the other previously conditionally approved teams in Boston, Providence, or Orlando.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Cobras_(NAL)" title="Carolina Cobras (NAL)">Carolina Cobras</a> were announced in Greensboro on December 4 and the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Mammoths" title="Maine Mammoths">Maine Mammoths</a> on December 5, with both teams owned by National Sports Ventures, and organization led by NAL executive Rob Storm and Atlanta businessman Richard Maslia<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and includes Sharks' owner and expansion chairman Jeff Bouchy.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Monterrey Steel and the expansion Jersey Flight would be removed from the league for failing to meet the minimum league obligations prior to the release of the 2018 schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2017, commissioner Gregory stepped down and was replaced by the director of operations, Chris Siegfried.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2018 season began on April 7, 2018. All three expansion teams fared well, with the Cobras winning the league championship, the Pirates finishing the regular season in first place, and the Mammoths ending the season on a five-game winning streak. However, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks finished the season winless and the owner announced he was trying to sell the team, while the Mammoths were also announced as looking for local ownership. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019_season">2019 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2019 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league announced its first addition of the 2019 season in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Streets" title="New York Streets">New York Streets</a> with plans to play at the <a href="/wiki/Westchester_County_Center" title="Westchester County Center">Westchester County Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/White_Plains,_New_York" title="White Plains, New York">White Plains, New York</a>, in December 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A revived <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Predators_(NAL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Predators (NAL)">Orlando Predators</a> team, owned and coached by players from the former <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Predators" title="Orlando Predators">Arena Football League team of the same name</a>, was added on January 17, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After failing to reach an agreement with local ownership, both the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks and Maine Mammoths announced they had suspended operations for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the 2019 season, Sharks' majority owner and NAL expansion chairman Jeff Bouchy resigned and sold his interest in the team to the other owners on March 11, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sharks won the 2019 NAL championship.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–present"><span id="2020.E2.80.93present"></span>2020–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020">2020</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the season, the NAL announced it had partnered with <a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a> (CIF) to create a new league for the 2020 season under a new identity with two conferences: the CIF and NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Massachusetts Pirates chose to not join the merged league<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the New York Streets were not mentioned as an included team. However, it was announced on October 10 that the deal had been postponed, with both leagues playing their own individual schedules in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pirates rejoined the NAL and the league then added two teams that had originally been given conditional approval to join in the 2018 season, the <a href="/wiki/Jersey_Flight" title="Jersey Flight">Jersey Flight</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Roughriders" title="West Virginia Roughriders">West Virginia Roughriders</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (then known as the Richmond Roughriders), from the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>. As with almost all other sports leagues, the NAL suspended operations during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, with intention to hold the season once <a href="/wiki/Social_distancing" title="Social distancing">social distancing</a> mandates were lifted and it was safe to do so. The season was fully canceled by June 12, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021_season">2021 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2021 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, Massachusetts Pirates left for the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> (IFL), while the NAL announced the additions of the <a href="/wiki/Albany_Empire_(NAL)" title="Albany Empire (NAL)">Albany Empire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baltimore Lightning,<sup id="cite_ref-BaltimoreIn_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaltimoreIn-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Xtreme" title="Louisville Xtreme">Louisville Xtreme</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ontario Bandits,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Tornadoes">Tampa Bay Tornadoes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Baltimore franchise membership was revoked less than three weeks after being announced. The Louisville and Tampa Bay organizations left the league three months after being added, and the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Roughriders" title="West Virginia Roughriders">West Virginia Roughriders</a> opted to go dormant for 2021 while the owner was trying to sell the team.<sup id="cite_ref-LouisvilleTampa_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LouisvilleTampa-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Louisville instead joined the IFL.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The start of the 2021 season was delayed to at least May 2021 due to the ongoing restrictions in the pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One week before the start of the 2021 season, the Ontario Bandits went dormant.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022_season">2022 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2022 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_National_Arena_League_season" title="2022 National Arena League season">2022 National Arena League season</a></div> <p>For the <a href="/wiki/2022_National_Arena_League_season" title="2022 National Arena League season">2022 season</a>, the league announced it was going to start playing using <a href="/wiki/One-platoon_system" title="One-platoon system">ironman rules</a>, where most players must play both offense and defense, as originally used by the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> from 1987 to 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2021, the Roughriders stated they will not return to the NAL during a dispute with the league contract,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but were then in discussions with selling the team to the ownership group led by Ron Trideco to keep the team in the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 11, the league announced the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Gunslingers_(indoor_football)" title="San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)">San Antonio Gunslingers</a> as an expansion team after playing their inaugural 2021 season in the AAL.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Roughriders, Ontario Bandits, and Jersey Flight were eventually removed from the list of 2022 NAL teams<sup id="cite_ref-NAL_December_2021_teams_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAL_December_2021_teams-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were not included in the schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023_season">2023 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2023 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2023_National_Arena_League_season" title="2023 National Arena League season">2023 National Arena League season</a></div> <p>On July 14, 2022, the league announced its first addition for the 2023 season in <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a>, later named the <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Mustangs" title="Fayetteville Mustangs">Fayetteville Mustangs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At halftime of the 2022 NAL championship, the league announced the <a href="/wiki/West_Texas_Warbirds" class="mw-redirect" title="West Texas Warbirds">West Texas Warbirds</a> from <a href="/wiki/Odessa,_Texas" title="Odessa, Texas">Odessa, Texas</a>, would be joining the league for 2023. On August 24, 2022, the league announced the return of rebound nets, which had been popularized by the Arena Football League.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 22, the membership of the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Columbus Lions</a> was discontinued and the team left the league.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalarenaleague.com_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalarenaleague.com-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to various financial problems, both the Albany Empire and Fayetteville Mustangs were removed the league schedule during the season. </p><p>The Sharks won the 2023 NAL championship.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024_season">2024 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2024 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_National_Arena_League_season" title="2024 National Arena League season">2024 National Arena League season</a></div> <p>In August 2023, the league announced it had added the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Omaha Beef</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Bandits" title="Sioux City Bandits">Sioux City Bandits</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from <a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a> for the 2024 season. On August 22, 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a> announced they were joining the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> (IFL).<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league added the expansion <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Spartans" title="Colorado Spartans">Colorado Spartans</a>, based out of <a href="/wiki/Loveland,_Colorado" title="Loveland, Colorado">Loveland, Colorado</a>, on August 31.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on August 31, the Warbirds, which had been renamed as the <a href="/wiki/West_Texas_Desert_Hawks" title="West Texas Desert Hawks">West Texas Desert Hawks</a>, were announced as joining the relaunched <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League_(2024)" title="Arena Football League (2024)">Arena Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 14, the <a href="/wiki/Topeka_Tropics" title="Topeka Tropics">Topeka Tropics</a> also joined the NAL from the CIF.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 21, the two-time <a href="/wiki/American_West_Football_Conference" title="American West Football Conference">American West Football Conference</a> champions <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Horsemen" title="Idaho Horsemen">Idaho Horsemen</a> joined the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, the <a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Bulls" class="mw-redirect" title="North Texas Bulls">North Texas Bulls</a> announced their membership in the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 16, the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Flying_Aces" title="Oklahoma Flying Aces">Oklahoma Flying Aces</a> were as announced as the eighth and final team for the 2024 NAL season.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NAL, however, terminated the North Texas Bulls' membership on February 16, 2024, due to "failure to pay league dues as well as failure to provide an executed arena lease for the upcoming 2024 season."<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The announcement came one day after the NAL revoked the Topeka Tropics' membership "due to violations of their League Affiliation Agreement, including failure to pay league dues and meeting other criteria to participate in the upcoming 2024 season". The NAL stated it is in discussions with new ownership as it tries to keep a Topeka team part of the 2024 season.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tropics put out an open letter begging members of the Topeka business community to buy and save the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, 2024, the league terminated the Tropics membership.<sup id="cite_ref-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2025_season">2025 season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2025 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 21, 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Miners" title="Wheeling Miners">Wheeling Miners</a>, formerly of the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>, joined the NAL for the 2025 season.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 9, 2024, the league announced a merger with <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a> and added the <a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Tritons" title="Corpus Christi Tritons">Corpus Christi Tritons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" title="Harrisburg Stampede">Harrisburg Stampede</a> and welcomed back the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Columbus Lions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 15, 2024, the first-year <a href="/wiki/Shreveport_Rouxgaroux" title="Shreveport Rouxgaroux">Shreveport Rouxgaroux</a> joined the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-rouxgaroux_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rouxgaroux-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 20, 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Dusters" title="Amarillo Dusters">Amarillo Dusters</a> (formerly known as the Venom and played in various leagues over the last 20 years) joined the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-amarillo_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amarillo-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 10, 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Beaumont_Renegades" title="Beaumont Renegades">Beaumont Renegades</a> (who had planned to play in the AIF before being released before the merger) joined the NAL.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Map_of_teams">Map of teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Map of teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Lions</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.659%;left:81.289%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stampede"><img alt="Stampede" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" title="Harrisburg Stampede">Stampede</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.544%;left:18.004%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Horsemen"><img alt="Horsemen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Horsemen" title="Idaho Horsemen">Horsemen</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.35%;left:50.106%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Beef"><img alt="Beef" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Beef</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:70.981%;left:54.034%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rouxgaroux"><img alt="Rouxgaroux" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Shreveport_Rouxgaroux" title="Shreveport Rouxgaroux">Rouxgaroux</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.7%;left:49.792%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bandits"><img alt="Bandits" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Bandits" title="Sioux City Bandits">Bandits</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:41.253%;left:75.138%;font-size:70%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Miners"><img alt="Miners" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Miners" title="Wheeling Miners">Miners</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>NAL team locations</div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_members">Current members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Current members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Dusters" title="Amarillo Dusters">Amarillo Dusters</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo, Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Civic_Center" title="Amarillo Civic Center">Amarillo Civic Center</a></td> <td align="center">4,912</td> <td align="center">2003<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2025</td> <td>Rick Kranz </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Beaumont_Renegades" title="Beaumont Renegades">Beaumont Renegades</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_Texas" title="Beaumont, Texas">Beaumont, Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Arena" title="Ford Arena">Ford Arena</a></td> <td align="center">8,200</td> <td align="center">2023<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2025</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Middleton" title="Frank Middleton">Frank Middleton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Cobras_(NAL)" title="Carolina Cobras (NAL)">Carolina Cobras</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro, North Carolina</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Coliseum_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Coliseum Complex">Greensboro Coliseum Complex</a></td> <td align="center">12,000</td> <td align="center">2017</td> <td align="center">2018</td> <td>Brandon Negron </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Spartans" title="Colorado Spartans">Colorado Spartans</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Coliseum" title="Denver Coliseum">Denver Coliseum</a></td> <td align="center">8,140</td> <td align="center">2023</td> <td align="center">2024</td> <td>Fred Shaw </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Columbus Lions</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Civic_Center" title="Columbus Civic Center">Columbus Civic Center</a></td> <td align="center">7,573</td> <td align="center">2006<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2017, 2025<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Damian_Daniels" class="mw-redirect" title="Damian Daniels">Damian Daniels</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" title="Harrisburg Stampede">Harrisburg Stampede</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Farm_Show_Complex_%26_Expo_Center" title="Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center">Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center</a></td> <td align="center">7,600</td> <td align="center">2008<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2025</td> <td>Bernie Nowotarski </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Horsemen" title="Idaho Horsemen">Idaho Horsemen</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nampa,_Idaho" title="Nampa, Idaho">Nampa, Idaho</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Idaho_Center" title="Ford Idaho Center">Ford Idaho Center</a></td> <td align="center">12,279</td> <td align="center">2018<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2024</td> <td>Chris Reynolds </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Omaha Beef</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_First_Credit_Union_Arena" title="Liberty First Credit Union Arena">Liberty First Credit Union Arena</a></td> <td align="center">4,600</td> <td align="center">2000<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2024</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tatum" title="Mike Tatum">Mike Tatum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shreveport_Rouxgaroux" title="Shreveport Rouxgaroux">Shreveport Rouxgaroux</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hirsch_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Hirsch Memorial Coliseum">Hirsch Memorial Coliseum</a></td> <td align="center">10,300</td> <td align="center">2024</td> <td align="center">2025</td> <td>Pat Pimmel </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Bandits" title="Sioux City Bandits">Sioux City Bandits</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa" title="Sioux City, Iowa">Sioux City, Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Events_Center" title="Tyson Events Center">Tyson Events Center</a></td> <td align="center">6,941</td> <td align="center">2000<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2024</td> <td>Erv Strohbeen </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Miners" title="Wheeling Miners">Wheeling Miners</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling, West Virginia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WesBanco_Arena" title="WesBanco Arena">WesBanco Arena</a></td> <td align="center">5,406</td> <td align="center">2024<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2025</td> <td>Josh Resignalo </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/Intense_Football_League" title="Intense Football League">Intense Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a>, but were released prior to the AIF's merger with the NAL.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Football_League" title="World Indoor Football League">World Indoor Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Team played the first five seasons of the NAL, then was sold to new ownership in the 2022 offseason and the league subsequently discontinued their membership.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalarenaleague.com_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalarenaleague.com-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rejoined when the AIF merged into the NAL.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football Association</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/American_West_Football_Conference" title="American West Football Conference">American West Football Conference</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Professional_Football_League" title="Indoor Professional Football League">Indoor Professional Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the original <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League_(1999%E2%80%932000)" title="Indoor Football League (1999–2000)">Indoor Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a>, but joined the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a> prior to their inaugural season.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Former members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Departed</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Albany_Empire_(NAL)" title="Albany Empire (NAL)">Albany Empire</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a></td> <td align="center">2021</td> <td align="center">2023</td> <td>League membership terminated due to non-payment of league dues. Owner <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Brown" title="Antonio Brown">Antonio Brown</a> was also fined for conduct detrimental to the league, a fine included with league dues, and Brown failed to pay that fine.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Anderson Gladiators</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anderson,_South_Carolina" title="Anderson, South Carolina">Anderson, South Carolina</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced as a team for the ADL's inaugural 2017 season, but were later removed by the league. Anderson subsequently announced plans to join <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Indoor_Football" title="Supreme Indoor Football">Supreme Indoor Football</a>, but never played a game. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Baltimore Lightning</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced as a 2021 expansion team, but league terminated franchise two weeks later when team failed to post required Letter of Credit.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now an outdoor developmental team in the GDFL. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Rage" title="Corpus Christi Rage">Corpus Christi Rage</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td>Team operations were assumed by the league after four games, with operations ceased at conclusion of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Tritons" title="Corpus Christi Tritons">Corpus Christi Tritons</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Were to have joined the league, but were left off of the 2025 season schedule and looking at other leagues. The team claimed that they were left off the schedule because the league failed to acknowledge that they met all league requirements, a claim the league has yet to address.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team has since joined rival <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_One_(2025)" title="Arena Football One (2025)">Arena Football One</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Wolfpack" title="Dayton Wolfpack">Dayton Wolfpack</a></b></td> <td>Traveling team</td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td>Originally intended to play in <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a>; the original team operators failed to secure an arena lease. League ran the team as a traveling team for other team's home games using various semi-professional units based out of Georgia during the 2017 season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Mustangs" title="Fayetteville Mustangs">Fayetteville Mustangs</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a></td> <td style="text-align:center">2022</td> <td style="text-align:center">2023</td> <td>Joined as an expansion team for the 2023 season, but withdrew during the season after playing eight games.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Florida_Tarpons" title="Florida Tarpons">Florida Tarpons</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estero,_Florida" title="Estero, Florida">Estero, Florida</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Joined ADL on October 20, 2016, after playing in <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a> (AIF). Subsequently announced they had joined <a href="/wiki/Arena_Pro_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Arena Pro Football">Arena Pro Football</a> for 2017 instead but never played a game. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Firebirds" title="Georgia Firebirds">Georgia Firebirds</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_Georgia" title="Albany, Georgia">Albany, Georgia</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td>Joined the ADL after playing in <a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a>. League assumed operations during 2017 season. After the season, the league announced that the team was changing ownership but could not commit to the 2018 season until the new ownership obtained a new arena lease. In November 2017, the Firebirds were removed as league members. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/High_Country_Grizzlies" title="High Country Grizzlies">High Country Grizzlies</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone, North Carolina</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td>Originally an AIF expansion team, one of the first ADL teams announced. Left after 2017 for the newly formed <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></td> <td align="center">2017</td> <td align="center">2023</td> <td>One of the NAL's founding members in 2017 that joined from the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a>. Left for the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> after winning the 2023 NAL championship. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Flight" title="Jersey Flight">Jersey Flight</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a></td> <td style="text-align:center">2020</td> <td style="text-align:center">2021</td> <td>An announced 2018 expansion team that was removed from the league prior to the release of the 2018 schedule. Team then joined the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>. Under new ownership, the NAL announced the team as a member for the 2020 season. The team ceased operations prior to the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Steelhawks" title="Lehigh Valley Steelhawks">Lehigh Valley Steelhawks</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td style="text-align:center">2018</td> <td>One of the first two teams announced in the ADL and then played the first two NAL seasons. The team suspended operations after the ownership failed to find a buyer to operate the team for the 2019 season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Xtreme" title="Louisville Xtreme">Louisville Xtreme</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced by the NAL as a 2021 expansion team, but league membership was terminated three months later. The team then joined the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> a week later, but folded a few weeks weeks into the season.<sup id="cite_ref-LouisvilleTampa_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LouisvilleTampa-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Maine_Mammoths" title="Maine Mammoths">Maine Mammoths</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland, Maine</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2018</td> <td>Established along with the Carolina Cobras for the 2018 season by National Sports Ventures, a company that included league expansion chairman and Jacksonville Sharks owner Jeff Bouchy, NAL executive Rob Storm, and Atlanta businessman Richard Maslia. After failing to secure local ownership, the Mammoths suspended operations before the 2019 season. In September 2019, the league announced it is finalizing the process for the Mammoths to return in 2020<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but never made it on the 2020 schedule. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Pirates" title="Massachusetts Pirates">Massachusetts Pirates</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a></td> <td style="text-align:center">2018</td> <td style="text-align:center">2020</td> <td>Announced by the NAL as a 2018 expansion team. The team entered the league with a three-year league affiliation agreement. Not offered another three-year membership agreement before the 2021 season<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after the team was openly looking to join other leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pirates joined the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> for the 2021 season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Monterrey_Steel" title="Monterrey Steel">Monterrey Steel</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monterrey,_Nuevo_Leon" class="mw-redirect" title="Monterrey, Nuevo Leon">Monterrey, Nuevo Leon</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2017</td> <td>Played the inaugural 2017 season as an expansion team; could not commit to the 2018 season and were removed from the league. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Streets" title="New York Streets">New York Streets</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/White_Plains,_New_York" title="White Plains, New York">White Plains, New York</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2019</td> <td>Announced by the NAL as a 2019 expansion team. Played on an undersized field at the <a href="/wiki/Westchester_County_Center" title="Westchester County Center">Westchester County Center</a> where, among other things, the lockers of players of the visiting Carolina Cobras were robbed during a game. Ceased operations afterward. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Bulls" class="mw-redirect" title="North Texas Bulls">North Texas Bulls</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Joined NAL in September 2023 after being a member of the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Association" title="Arena Football Association">Arena Football Association</a>, however, membership was revoked on February 16, 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Kentucky_Nightmare" title="Northern Kentucky Nightmare">Northern Kentucky</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Highland_Heights,_Kentucky" title="Highland Heights, Kentucky">Highland Heights, Kentucky</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>An unnamed team created from the former travel-only team, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Kentucky_Nightmare" title="Northern Kentucky Nightmare">Northern Kentucky Nightmare</a>, that played in the AIF in 2016 and was initially announced as an inaugural ADL team. Team was removed when the ADL changed names to the NAL. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Ontario Bandits</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ontario,_California" title="Ontario, California">Ontario, California</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced as a 2021 expansion team, but then went dormant for the season. Not listed as a member for the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-NAL_December_2021_teams_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAL_December_2021_teams-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Flying_Aces" title="Oklahoma Flying Aces">Oklahoma Flying Aces</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enid,_Oklahoma" title="Enid, Oklahoma">Enid, Oklahoma</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2024</td> <td>Joined from the <a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a> merger in 2023. The team terminated their season after four games after announcing ownership restructuring. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Predators_(NAL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Predators (NAL)">Orlando Predators</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a></td> <td align="center">2019</td> <td align="center">2023</td> <td>Started as an expansion team in 2019 named for the former <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> team. Joined the third incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League_(2024)" title="Arena Football League (2024)">AFL</a> for 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Gunslingers_(indoor_football)" title="San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)">San Antonio Gunslingers</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio, Texas</a></td> <td align="center">2022</td> <td align="center">2023</td> <td>Joined from the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a> for the 2022 season. Joined the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> for the 2024 season. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Tornadoes">Tampa Bay Tornadoes</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced as a 2021 expansion team, but the league terminated the team's membership three months later.<sup id="cite_ref-LouisvilleTampa_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LouisvilleTampa-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization re-joined the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Topeka_Tropics" title="Topeka Tropics">Topeka Tropics</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas" title="Topeka, Kansas">Topeka, Kansas</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Joined NAL in 2023 after being a member of <a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a>, however, membership was revoked on February 28, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Texas_Warbirds" class="mw-redirect" title="West Texas Warbirds">West Texas Warbirds</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odessa,_Texas" title="Odessa, Texas">Odessa, Texas</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">2023</td> <td>Started as an expansion team in 2020 and was to have played with <a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a> before the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> scrapped those plans. Joined the NAL for one season in 2023, then joined the third incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League_(2024)" title="Arena Football League (2024)">Arena Football League</a> for 2024 and were rebranded the <a href="/wiki/West_Texas_Desert_Hawks" title="West Texas Desert Hawks">West Texas Desert Hawks</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Roughriders" title="West Virginia Roughriders">West Virginia Roughriders</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling, West Virginia</a></td> <td colspan="2;" style="text-align:center">Never played</td> <td>Announced as a 2020 expansion team that previously played in the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a>. Team suspended operations due to onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Listed as dormant member thorough the 2020 and 2021 seasons, but left the league prior to 2022 season due to a financial dispute with the NAL having never played a game. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_qiirrk8u3kqwmfhjcrhbq7cc7d3k3b0"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Wheeling_Miners" coords="688,549,807,570" title="Wheeling Miners" alt="Wheeling Miners" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Shreveport_Rouxgaroux" coords="688,530,840,550" title="Shreveport Rouxgaroux" alt="Shreveport Rouxgaroux" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" coords="688,510,829,531" title="Harrisburg Stampede" alt="Harrisburg Stampede" 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coords="-4,66,131,87" title="Georgia Firebirds" alt="Georgia Firebirds" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Dayton_Wolfpack" coords="-4,47,120,68" title="Dayton Wolfpack" alt="Dayton Wolfpack" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Rage" coords="-4,28,142,48" title="Corpus Christi Rage" alt="Corpus Christi Rage" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" coords="-4,8,114,29" title="Columbus Lions" alt="Columbus Lions" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_qiirrk8u3kqwmfhjcrhbq7cc7d3k3b0" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/qiirrk8u3kqwmfhjcrhbq7cc7d3k3b0.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships">Championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Champion<br /><sub>(Record in Championship Games)</sub></th> <th>Runner-up<br /><sub>(Record in Championship Games)</sub></th> <th>Game Site<br /><sub>(Games Hosted)</sub></th> <th>Score</th> <th>Notes</th> <th>Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_National_Arena_League_season" title="2017 National Arena League season">2017</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a> (1–0)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Lions" title="Columbus Lions">Columbus Lions</a> (0–1)<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena">Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena</a></td> <td>27–21<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td>9,730 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_National_Arena_League_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 National Arena League season (page does not exist)">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Cobras_(NAL)" title="Carolina Cobras (NAL)">Carolina Cobras</a> (1–0)</td> <td>Columbus Lions (0–2)<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Coliseum_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Coliseum Complex">Greensboro Coliseum Complex</a></td> <td>66–8<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_National_Arena_League_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 National Arena League season (page does not exist)">2019</a></td> <td>Jacksonville Sharks (2–0)</td> <td>Carolina Cobras (1–1)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena">Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena</a> (2)</td> <td>52–48<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td colspan="6"><i>Season cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_National_Arena_League_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 National Arena League season (page does not exist)">2021</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany_Empire_(NAL)" title="Albany Empire (NAL)">Albany Empire</a> (1–0)<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbus Lions (0–3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/MVP_Arena" title="MVP Arena">MVP Arena</a></td> <td>79–62<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td>4,014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Arena_League_season" title="2022 National Arena League season">2022</a></td> <td>Albany Empire (2–0)<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Carolina Cobras (1–2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/MVP_Arena" title="MVP Arena">MVP Arena</a> (2)</td> <td>47–20<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td>4,281 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Arena_League_season" title="2023 National Arena League season">2023</a></td> <td>Jacksonville Sharks (3–0)</td> <td>Carolina Cobras (1–3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena">Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena</a> (3)</td> <td>54–45<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td>8,539 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Arena_League_season" title="2024 National Arena League season">2024</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Omaha Beef</a> (1–0)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Bandits" title="Sioux City Bandits">Sioux City Bandits</a> (0–1)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_First_Credit_Union_Arena" title="Liberty First Credit Union Arena">Liberty First Credit Union Arena</a></td> <td>47–46</td> <td>2OT</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Todd Walkenhorst (2023–present)<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Siegfried" title="Chris Siegfried">Chris Siegfried</a> (2017–2023)<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Gregory (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Siegfried_NAL_Commissioner_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Siegfried_NAL_Commissioner-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Arena_League&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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href="https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/The-Empire-are-back-but-will-they-make-enough-16148319.php">"The Empire are back, but will they make enough money to stay?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Times_Union_(Albany)" title="Times Union (Albany)">Times Union</a></i>. May 8, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Times+Union&rft.atitle=The+Empire+are+back%2C+but+will+they+make+enough+money+to+stay%3F&rft.date=2021-05-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesunion.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2FThe-Empire-are-back-but-will-they-make-enough-16148319.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbcsptegQ0">"Interview Series; with NAL Commissioner Chris Siegfried"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=Interview+Series%3B+with+NAL+Commissioner+Chris+Siegfried&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9AbcsptegQ0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-hs-orlando-predators-0117-story.html">"Kenny McEntyre revives Orlando Predators in National Arena League"</a>. 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June 21, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=xflnewshub.com&rft.atitle=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Albany+Empire%27s+Ousting%3A+The+Inside+Story+with+Antonio+Brown+And+National+Arena+League&rft.date=2023-06-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fxflnewshub.com%2Falt-football%2Fexclusive-albany-empires-ousting-the-inside-story-with-antonio-brown-and-national-arena-league%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/nfl/article88355022.html">Lions owner Seda establishes new Arena Developmental League</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160709193637/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/nfl/article88355022.html">Archived</a> July 9, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Dana Barker, <i>Columbus Ledger-Inquirer</i>, July 7, 2016</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/steelhawks-announce-arena-developmental-league-affiliation/n-5184550">"Steelhawks Announce Arena Developmental League Affiliation"</a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/71-n.html">the original</a> on September 21, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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February 14, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190215050445/https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-steelhawks-hiatus-20190214-story.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 15, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Jacksonville Reclaims the NAL Title"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130052/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/924-sharks-win-jacksonville-reclaims-the-nal-title.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 20, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 20,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SHARKS+WIN%21+Jacksonville+Reclaims+the+NAL+Title&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews-m%2F924-sharks-win-jacksonville-reclaims-the-nal-title.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wtvm.com/2019/09/26/nal-cif-merge-form-new-indoor-football-league/">"NAL and CIF merge to form new indoor football league"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/WTVM" title="WTVM">WTVM</a></i>. September 26, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190926174503/https://www.wtvm.com/2019/09/26/nal-cif-merge-form-new-indoor-football-league/">Archived</a> from the original on September 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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September 26, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190926210747/https://masspiratesfootball.com/pirates-weigh-anchor-from-nal-cif-partnership/">Archived</a> from the original on September 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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October 10, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010173839/http://nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/928-nal-and-cif-partnership-stalled-proposal-for-inter-league-play-will-not-take-place-in-2020.html">Archived</a> from the original on October 10, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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October 25, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191025163802/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/national-arena-league-continues-to-expand-north-with-new-jersey-to-join-the-league-in-2020/n-5565185">Archived</a> from the original on October 25, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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October 24, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191025010042/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/nal-expands-north-west-virginia-to-join-league-in-2020/n-5564958">Archived</a> from the original on October 25, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 25,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=OurSports+Central&rft.atitle=NAL+Expands+North%2C+West+Virginia+to+Join+League+in+2020&rft.date=2019-10-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2Fnal-expands-north-west-virginia-to-join-league-in-2020%2Fn-5564958&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=54">"June NAL Season Update"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. June 12, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=June+NAL+Season+Update&rft.date=2020-06-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2F%3Farticle_id%3D54&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200818121128/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=62">"Expansion Alert: Albany, New York Joins The NAL"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. August 13, 2020. 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August 1, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=60">the original</a> on August 6, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=Expansion+Alert%3A+The+Baltimore+Lightning+Joins+The+NAL&rft.date=2020-08-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2F%3Farticle_id%3D60&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200722213706/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=57">"Expansion Alert: Louisville Xtreme Joins The NAL"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. July 22, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=57">the original</a> on July 22, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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November 13, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/index.html?article_id=132">the original</a> on November 16, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=National+Arena+League+Announces+First+West+Coast+Team+in+League+History&rft.date=2020-11-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2Findex.html%3Farticle_id%3D132&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200724191607/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=58">"Expansion Alert:Tampa Bay Tornadoes Joins The NAL"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. July 24, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=58">the original</a> on July 24, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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October 30, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=131">the original</a> on November 1, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 30,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=Tampa+and+Louisville+Memberships+Terminated&rft.date=2020-10-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2F%3Farticle_id%3D131&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201106202632/https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20201106n2tgn8">"Louisville Joins IFL For 2021"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></i>. November 6, 2020. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20201106n2tgn8">the original</a> on November 6, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Indoor+Football+League&rft.atitle=Louisville+Joins+IFL+For+2021&rft.date=2020-11-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgoifl.com%2Fsports%2Ffball%2F2019-20%2Freleases%2F20201106n2tgn8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/nal-announces-2021-schedule-shift/n-5665648">"NAL Announces 2021 Schedule Shift"</a>. <i>OurSports Central</i>. February 9, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=OurSports+Central&rft.atitle=NAL+Announces+2021+Schedule+Shift&rft.date=2021-02-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2Fnal-announces-2021-schedule-shift%2Fn-5665648&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/ontario-bandits-become-dormant-for-2021-season">"Ontario Bandits Become Dormant For 2021 Season"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. May 24, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=Ontario+Bandits+Become+Dormant+For+2021+Season&rft.date=2021-05-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fontario-bandits-become-dormant-for-2021-season&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/the-nal-becomes-the-new-home-for-ironman-football">"The NAL Becomes The New Home For Ironman Football"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. October 8, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=The+NAL+Becomes+The+New+Home+For+Ironman+Football&rft.date=2021-10-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-nal-becomes-the-new-home-for-ironman-football&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/westvirginiaroughriders/posts/1285957688493064">"Update: We can't seem to get on the same page with the NAL on our league contract"</a>. <i>West Virginia Roughriders Facebook</i>. October 12, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=West+Virginia+Roughriders+Facebook&rft.atitle=Update%3A+We+can%27t+seem+to+get+on+the+same+page+with+the+NAL+on+our+league+contract.&rft.date=2021-10-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwestvirginiaroughriders%2Fposts%2F1285957688493064&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/westvirginiaroughriders/posts/1293770614378438">"Are you playing in the NAL???"</a>. <i>West Virginia Roughriders Facebook</i>. October 24, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=West+Virginia+Roughriders+Facebook&rft.atitle=Are+you+playing+in+the+NAL%3F%3F%3F&rft.date=2021-10-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwestvirginiaroughriders%2Fposts%2F1293770614378438&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWVRoughriders2021" class="citation web cs1">@WVRoughriders (October 27, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/WVRoughriders/status/1453406588643991554">"Update; We are in talks with TX4 group for purchase of team. TX4 group also has ownership of Albany Empire & Orlando Predators. Ownership would keep team in Wheeling and play in NAL. Will keep fans posted as we move into further Negotiations. #Ridermafia"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Update%3B+We+are+in+talks+with+TX4+group+for+purchase+of+team.+TX4+group+also+has+ownership+of+Albany+Empire+%26+Orlando+Predators.+Ownership+would+keep+team+in+Wheeling+and+play+in+NAL.+Will+keep+fans+posted+as+we+move+into+further+Negotiations.+%23Ridermafia&rft.date=2021-10-27&rft.au=WVRoughriders&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FWVRoughriders%2Fstatus%2F1453406588643991554&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-announces-san-antonio-gunslingers-as-expansion">"NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers As Expansion Franchise"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. November 11, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+Announces+San+Antonio+Gunslingers+As+Expansion+Franchise&rft.date=2021-11-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-announces-san-antonio-gunslingers-as-expansion&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NAL_December_2021_teams-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NAL_December_2021_teams_53-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NAL_December_2021_teams_53-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal">"About the NAL"</a>. <i>NAL</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 21,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=About+the+NAL&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fabout-the-nal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211202110332/https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal">"About the NAL"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal">the original</a> on December 2, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=About+the+NAL&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fabout-the-nal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-announces-it-s-2022-schedule">"NAL Announces it's [sic] 2022 Schedule"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. December 21, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=NAL+Announces+it%27s+%5Bsic%5D+2022+Schedule&rft.date=2021-12-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-announces-it-s-2022-schedule&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-announces-expansion-team-for">"National Arena League Announces Expansion Team For 2023"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. July 14, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=National+Arena+League+Announces+Expansion+Team+For+2023&rft.date=2022-07-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-arena-league-announces-expansion-team-for&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-brings-back-rebound-nets-for-2023">"NAL BRINGS BACK REBOUND NETS FOR 2023"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. August 24, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+BRINGS+BACK+REBOUND+NETS+FOR+2023&rft.date=2021-08-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-brings-back-rebound-nets-for-2023&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nationalarenaleague.com-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nationalarenaleague.com_58-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nationalarenaleague.com_58-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-discontinues-membership-of-the-columbus-lions">"NAL Discontinues Membership Of The Columbus Lions"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. July 14, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+Discontinues+Membership+Of+The+Columbus+Lions&rft.date=2022-07-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-discontinues-membership-of-the-columbus-lions&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: The named reference "nationalarenaleague.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the <a href="/wiki/Help:Cite_errors/Cite_error_references_duplicate_key" title="Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key">help page</a>).</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUjjnmRB3e4&ab_channel=NationalArenaLeague">"Jacksonville Sharks vs Carolina Cobras"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 12,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=Jacksonville+Sharks+vs+Carolina+Cobras&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhUjjnmRB3e4%26ab_channel%3DNationalArenaLeague&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/cif-champion-omaha-beef-joins-the-nal">"CIF Champion Omaha Beef Joins The NAL"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. August 9, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=CIF+Champion+Omaha+Beef+Joins+The+NAL&rft.date=2023-08-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fcif-champion-omaha-beef-joins-the-nal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-iowa">"NAL Announces Sioux City Bandits As Expansion Franchise"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. August 8, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+Announces+Sioux+City+Bandits+As+Expansion+Franchise&rft.date=2023-08-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-iowa&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://goifl.com/news/2023/8/20/football-ifl-adds-jacksonsville-sharks.aspx">"IFL Adds Jacksonville Sharks"</a>. <i>Indoor Football League</i>. August 22, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Indoor+Football+League&rft.atitle=IFL+Adds+Jacksonville+Sharks&rft.date=2023-08-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgoifl.com%2Fnews%2F2023%2F8%2F20%2Ffootball-ifl-adds-jacksonsville-sharks.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-color">"Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. August 31, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=Colorado+Spartans+Expansion+Team+Joins+the+NAL+for+2024&rft.date=2023-08-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-color&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newswest9.com/article/sports/arena-football-league-announces-west-texas-desert-hawks-will-be-newest-league-franchise/513-47c5c148-7fd2-441a-b244-7ee28ec04ecd">"Arena Football League announces that the West Texas Desert Hawks will be the newest franchise"</a>. <i>NewsWest9</i>. August 31, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NewsWest9&rft.atitle=Arena+Football+League+announces+that+the+West+Texas+Desert+Hawks+will+be+the+newest+franchise&rft.date=2023-08-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newswest9.com%2Farticle%2Fsports%2Farena-football-league-announces-west-texas-desert-hawks-will-be-newest-league-franchise%2F513-47c5c148-7fd2-441a-b244-7ee28ec04ecd&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-expansion-continues-in-kansa">"NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE EXPANSION CONTINUES IN KANSAS"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. September 14, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=NATIONAL+ARENA+LEAGUE+EXPANSION+CONTINUES+IN+KANSAS&rft.date=2023-09-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-arena-league-expansion-continues-in-kansa&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/idaho-revealed-as-the-next-nal-franchise-to-join-i">"IDAHO REVEALED AS THE NEXT NAL FRANCHISE TO JOIN IN 2024"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. September 21, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=IDAHO+REVEALED+AS+THE+NEXT+NAL+FRANCHISE+TO+JOIN+IN+2024&rft.date=2023-09-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fidaho-revealed-as-the-next-nal-franchise-to-join-i&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://goifl.com/news/2023/9/26/football-ifl-adds-san-antonio-gunslingers.aspx">"IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></i>. September 26, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Indoor+Football+League&rft.atitle=IFL+ADDS+SAN+ANTONIO+GUNSLINGERS&rft.date=2023-09-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgoifl.com%2Fnews%2F2023%2F9%2F26%2Ffootball-ifl-adds-san-antonio-gunslingers.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/north-texas-bulls-ready-to-run-with-the-nal-for-20">"NORTH TEXAS BULLS READY TO RUN WITH THE NAL FOR 2024"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. September 27, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=NORTH+TEXAS+BULLS+READY+TO+RUN+WITH+THE+NAL+FOR+2024&rft.date=2023-09-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnorth-texas-bulls-ready-to-run-with-the-nal-for-20&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/oklahoma-aces-join-the-nal-for-the-2024-season">"Oklahoma Aces Join The NAL For The 2024 Season"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. October 16, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=Oklahoma+Aces+Join+The+NAL+For+The+2024+Season&rft.date=2023-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Foklahoma-aces-join-the-nal-for-the-2024-season&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-board-terminates-north-texas-bulls-membership">"NAL BOARD TERMINATES NORTH TEXAS BULLS MEMBERSHIP"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. February 17, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 19,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+BOARD+TERMINATES+NORTH+TEXAS+BULLS+MEMBERSHIP&rft.date=2024-02-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-board-terminates-north-texas-bulls-membership&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLovergine2024" class="citation web cs1">Lovergine, Vince (February 15, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wibw.com/2024/02/16/topeka-tropics-membership-revoked/">"Topeka Tropics National Arena League membership revoked"</a>. <i>WIBW.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 19,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WIBW.com&rft.atitle=Topeka+Tropics+National+Arena+League+membership+revoked&rft.date=2024-02-15&rft.aulast=Lovergine&rft.aufirst=Vince&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wibw.com%2F2024%2F02%2F16%2Ftopeka-tropics-membership-revoked%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSelf2024" class="citation web cs1">Self, Matthew (February 22, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.yahoo.com/topeka-tropics-put-heartfelt-call-224450322.html">"Topeka Tropics put out 'heartfelt call' for investors after owner backs out"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/KSNT" title="KSNT">KSNT</a> via <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! News">Yahoo! News</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 23,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=KSNT+via+Yahoo%21+News&rft.atitle=Topeka+Tropics+put+out+%27heartfelt+call%27+for+investors+after+owner+backs+out&rft.date=2024-02-22&rft.aulast=Self&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Ftopeka-tropics-put-heartfelt-call-224450322.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS_73-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NAL_BOARD_TERMINATES_TOPEKA_TROPICS_73-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-board-terminates-topeka-tropics-membership">"NAL BOARD TERMINATES TOPEKA TROPICS MEMBERSHIP"</a>. <i>National Arena League</i>. February 28, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 28,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+League&rft.atitle=NAL+BOARD+TERMINATES+TOPEKA+TROPICS+MEMBERSHIP&rft.date=2024-02-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-board-terminates-topeka-tropics-membership&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/wheeling-miners-join-national-arena-league-for-202">"WHEELING MINERS JOIN NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE FOR 2025"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. June 21, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=WHEELING+MINERS+JOIN+NATIONAL+ARENA+LEAGUE+FOR+2025&rft.date=2024-06-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fwheeling-miners-join-national-arena-league-for-202&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/american-indoor-football-league-joins-the-national">"AMERICAN INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE JOINS THE NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. July 9, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=AMERICAN+INDOOR+FOOTBALL+LEAGUE+JOINS+THE+NATIONAL+ARENA+LEAGUE&rft.date=2024-07-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Famerican-indoor-football-league-joins-the-national&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rouxgaroux-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rouxgaroux_76-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/shreveport-rouxgaroux-join-the-national-arena-leag">"Shreveport Rouxgaroux Join the National Arena League"</a>. August 15, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 15,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Shreveport+Rouxgaroux+Join+the+National+Arena+League&rft.date=2024-08-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fshreveport-rouxgaroux-join-the-national-arena-leag&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-amarillo-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-amarillo_77-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/amarillo-dusters-join-the-national-arena-league">"Amarillo Dusters Join the National Arena League"</a>. August 20, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 20,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Amarillo+Dusters+Join+the+National+Arena+League&rft.date=2024-08-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Famarillo-dusters-join-the-national-arena-league&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/beaumont-renegades-join-the-nal">"Beaumont Renegades Join the NAL"</a>. September 10, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 10,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Beaumont+Renegades+Join+the+NAL&rft.date=2024-09-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fbeaumont-renegades-join-the-nal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37858948/albany-empire-owned-antonio-brown-kicked-arena-league">"Albany Empire, owned by Antonio Brown, kicked out of arena league"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></i>. June 15, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN&rft.atitle=Albany+Empire%2C+owned+by+Antonio+Brown%2C+kicked+out+of+arena+league&rft.date=2023-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F37858948%2Falbany-empire-owned-antonio-brown-kicked-arena-league&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=63">"Baltimore Lightning Update on 2021 Season"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. August 19, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=Baltimore+Lightning+Update+on+2021+Season&rft.date=2020-08-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2F%3Farticle_id%3D63&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170722202528/http://www.kristv.com/story/35678060/another-indoor-football-team-bites-the-dust-rage-calls-it-quits-after-going-0-9">"Another indoor football team bites the dust, Rage calls it quits after going 0-9"</a>. <a href="/wiki/KRIS-TV" title="KRIS-TV">KRIS-TV</a>. June 15, 2017. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kristv.com/story/35678060/another-indoor-football-team-bites-the-dust-rage-calls-it-quits-after-going-0-9">the original</a> on July 22, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 26,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Another+indoor+football+team+bites+the+dust%2C+Rage+calls+it+quits+after+going+0-9&rft.pub=KRIS-TV&rft.date=2017-06-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristv.com%2Fstory%2F35678060%2Fanother-indoor-football-team-bites-the-dust-rage-calls-it-quits-after-going-0-9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAIF_staff2024" class="citation web cs1">AIF staff (October 14, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/-uvpdL4jbXE">"AIF Championship - American Bowl"</a>. <i>AIF YouTube Channel</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AIF+YouTube+Channel&rft.atitle=AIF+Championship+-+American+Bowl&rft.date=2024-10-14&rft.au=AIF+staff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Flive%2F-uvpdL4jbXE&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/league-updates-regular-season-schedule-for-2023-se">"League Updates Regular Season Schedule For 2023 Season"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. June 26, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=League+Updates+Regular+Season+Schedule+For+2023+Season&rft.date=2023-06-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fleague-updates-regular-season-schedule-for-2023-se&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lastwordonsports.com/2017/09/20/high-country-grizzlies-leave-nal-join-aal/">"High Country Grizzlies Leave NAL; Join AAL"</a>. Last Word on Sports. September 20, 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001843/http://lastwordonsports.com/2017/09/20/high-country-grizzlies-leave-nal-join-aal/">Archived</a> from the original on September 21, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 20,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=High+Country+Grizzlies+Leave+NAL%3B+Join+AAL&rft.pub=Last+Word+on+Sports&rft.date=2017-09-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2F2017%2F09%2F20%2Fhigh-country-grizzlies-leave-nal-join-aal%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111211735/https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/schedule?season_id=3642">"Teams"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/teams?division_id=15180">the original</a> on November 11, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=Teams&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fstats%23%2F1200%2Fteams%3Fdivision_id%3D15180&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20201106n2tgn8">"Louisville Joins IFL For 2021"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></i>. November 6, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Indoor+Football+League&rft.atitle=Louisville+Joins+IFL+For+2021&rft.date=2020-11-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgoifl.com%2Fsports%2Ffball%2F2019-20%2Freleases%2F20201106n2tgn8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/926-the-maine-mammoths-awaken.html">"The Maine Mammoths Awaken"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. September 20, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190920205318/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/926-the-maine-mammoths-awaken.html">Archived</a> from the original on September 20, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 20,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=The+Maine+Mammoths+Awaken&rft.date=2019-09-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews-m%2F926-the-maine-mammoths-awaken.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/headline-news/?article_id=56">"NAL Update: Massachusetts Pirates"</a>. National Arena League. July 14, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=NAL+Update%3A+Massachusetts+Pirates&rft.pub=National+Arena+League&rft.date=2020-07-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fheadline-news%2F%3Farticle_id%3D56&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegram.com/news/20200623/indoor-football-massachusetts-pirates-continue-to-focus-forward">"Indoor football: Massachusetts Pirates continue to focus forward"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Telegram_%26_Gazette" title="Telegram & Gazette">Telegram & Gazette</a></i>. June 23, 2020.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Telegram+%26+Gazette&rft.atitle=Indoor+football%3A+Massachusetts+Pirates+continue+to+focus+forward&rft.date=2020-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegram.com%2Fnews%2F20200623%2Findoor-football-massachusetts-pirates-continue-to-focus-forward&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111212049/https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal">"About the NAL"</a>. <i>NAL</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal">the original</a> on November 11, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NAL&rft.atitle=About+the+NAL&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fabout-the-nal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wrbl.com/sports/columbus-lions-lose-heart-breaker-in-national-arena-league-championship-27-21/">"Columbus Lions lose heart breaker in National Arena League championship, 27-21"</a>. <i>WRBL</i>. July 11, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WRBL&rft.atitle=Columbus+Lions+lose+heart+breaker+in+National+Arena+League+championship%2C+27-21&rft.date=2017-07-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrbl.com%2Fsports%2Fcolumbus-lions-lose-heart-breaker-in-national-arena-league-championship-27-21%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gMMdVxPCN4">"National Arena League Championship"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=National+Arena+League+Championship&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5gMMdVxPCN4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-102"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-102">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article217439550.html">"Columbus Lions throttled in national championship game"</a>. <i>Ledger Enquirer</i>. August 29, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ledger+Enquirer&rft.atitle=Columbus+Lions+throttled+in+national+championship+game&rft.date=2018-08-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ledger-enquirer.com%2Fsports%2Farticle217439550.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-103"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-103">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wfmynews2.com/video/sports/nal-championship-game-highlights-cobras-win-2018-title/83-8233312">"NAL Championship Game Highlights: Cobras Win 2018 Title"</a>. <i>WFMY2</i>. August 27, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WFMY2&rft.atitle=NAL+Championship+Game+Highlights%3A+Cobras+Win+2018+Title&rft.date=2018-08-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfmynews2.com%2Fvideo%2Fsports%2Fnal-championship-game-highlights-cobras-win-2018-title%2F83-8233312&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-104"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-104">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190817/sharks-rally-to-defeat-carolina-in-national-arena-league-final">"Sharks rally to defeat Carolina in National Arena League final"</a>. <i>Florida Times-Union</i>. August 17, 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Florida+Times-Union&rft.atitle=Sharks+rally+to+defeat+Carolina+in+National+Arena+League+final&rft.date=2019-08-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonville.com%2Fsports%2F20190817%2Fsharks-rally-to-defeat-carolina-in-national-arena-league-final&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-105"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-105">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/In-a-new-league-Empire-headed-to-another-arena-16371949.php">"In a new league, Empire headed to another arena football title game"</a>. <i>The Times Union</i>. August 7, 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+Union&rft.atitle=In+a+new+league%2C+Empire+headed+to+another+arena+football+title+game&rft.date=2021-08-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesunion.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2FIn-a-new-league-Empire-headed-to-another-arena-16371949.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-106"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-106">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jst-ZyMbXGQ">"2021 NAL Championship - Columbus Lions vs Albany Empire"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=2021+NAL+Championship+-+Columbus+Lions+vs+Albany+Empire&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Djst-ZyMbXGQ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-107"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-107">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Albany-Empire-win-second-straight-NAL-title-17372165.php">"Albany Empire win second straight NAL title"</a>. <i>The Times Union</i>. August 13, 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+Union&rft.atitle=Albany+Empire+win+second+straight+NAL+title&rft.date=2022-08-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesunion.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2FAlbany-Empire-win-second-straight-NAL-title-17372165.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-108"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-108">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-yert-UeE">"2022 NAL Championship - Carolina Cobras vs Albany Empire"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=2022+NAL+Championship+-+Carolina+Cobras+vs+Albany+Empire&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUH-yert-UeE&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-109"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-109">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUjjnmRB3e4&ab_channel=NationalArenaLeague">"NAL Championship - Jacksonville Sharks vs Carolina Cobras"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=NAL+Championship+-+Jacksonville+Sharks+vs+Carolina+Cobras&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DhUjjnmRB3e4%26ab_channel%3DNationalArenaLeague&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/todd-walkenhorst-named-new-commissioner-of-the-nal/n-6032244">"Todd Walkenhorst Named New Commissioner of the NAL"</a>. <i>oursportscentral.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=oursportscentral.com&rft.atitle=Todd+Walkenhorst+Named+New+Commissioner+of+the+NAL&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oursportscentral.com%2Fservices%2Freleases%2Ftodd-walkenhorst-named-new-commissioner-of-the-nal%2Fn-6032244&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-111"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-111">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-commissioner-announces-resignation">"News: NAL Commissioner Announces Resignation"</a>. <i>National Arena Leaguel</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Arena+Leaguel&rft.atitle=News%3A+NAL+Commissioner+Announces+Resignation&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarenaleague.com%2Fnews%2Fnal-commissioner-announces-resignation&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANational+Arena+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Siegfried_NAL_Commissioner-112"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Siegfried_NAL_Commissioner_112-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171009193155/http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news-m/341-chris-siegfried-announced-as-nal-commissioner-john-gregory-steps-down-following-successful-2017-season.html">"CHRIS SIEGFRIED ANNOUNCED AS NAL COMMISSIONER John Gregory Steps Down Following Successful 2017 Season"</a>. National Arena League. October 9, 2017. 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href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Stampede" title="Harrisburg Stampede">Harrisburg Stampede</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Horsemen" title="Idaho Horsemen">Idaho Horsemen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Beef" title="Omaha Beef">Omaha Beef</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shreveport_Rouxgaroux" title="Shreveport Rouxgaroux">Shreveport Rouxgaroux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Bandits" title="Sioux City Bandits">Sioux City Bandits</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Miners" title="Wheeling Miners">Wheeling Miners</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amarillo_Civic_Center" title="Amarillo Civic Center">Amarillo Civic Center</a> (Amarillo)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Bank_Center" title="American Bank Center">American Bank Center</a> (Corpus Christi)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Blue_Arena" title="Blue Arena">Blue Arena</a> (Colorado)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Civic_Center" title="Columbus Civic Center">Columbus Civic Center</a> (Columbus)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Arena" title="Ford Arena">Ford Arena</a> (Beaumont)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Idaho_Center" title="Ford Idaho Center">Ford Idaho Center</a> (Idaho)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Coliseum_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Coliseum Complex">Greensboro Coliseum Complex</a> (Carolina)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hirsch_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Hirsch Memorial Coliseum">Hirsch Memorial Coliseum</a> (Shreveport)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Liberty_First_Credit_Union_Arena" title="Liberty First Credit Union Arena">Liberty First Credit Union Arena</a> (Omaha)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Farm_Show_Complex_%26_Expo_Center" title="Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center">Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center</a> (Harrisburg)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Events_Center" title="Tyson Events Center">Tyson Events Center</a> (Sioux City)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WesBanco_Arena" title="WesBanco Arena">WesBanco Arena</a> (Wheeling)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albany_Empire_(NAL)" title="Albany Empire (NAL)">Albany Empire</a> (2021–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Rage" title="Corpus Christi Rage">Corpus Christi Rage</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Wolfpack" title="Dayton Wolfpack">Dayton Wolfpack</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Mustangs" title="Fayetteville Mustangs">Fayetteville Mustangs</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Firebirds" title="Georgia Firebirds">Georgia Firebirds</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/High_Country_Grizzlies" title="High Country Grizzlies">High Country Grizzlies</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Sharks" title="Jacksonville Sharks">Jacksonville Sharks</a> (2017–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Flight" title="Jersey Flight">Jersey Flight</a> (2020–2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Steelhawks" title="Lehigh Valley Steelhawks">Lehigh Valley Steelhawks</a> (2017–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Mammoths" title="Maine Mammoths">Maine Mammoths</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Pirates" title="Massachusetts Pirates">Massachusetts Pirates</a> (2018–2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monterrey_Steel" title="Monterrey Steel">Monterrey Steel</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Streets" title="New York Streets">New York Streets</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Flying_Aces" title="Oklahoma Flying Aces">Oklahoma Flying Aces</a> (2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Predators_(2019%E2%80%93)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Predators (2019–)">Orlando Predators</a> (2019–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Gunslingers_(indoor_football)" title="San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)">San Antonio Gunslingers</a> (2022–2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Texas_Warbirds" class="mw-redirect" title="West Texas Warbirds">West Texas Warbirds</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Roughriders" title="West Virginia Roughriders">West Virginia Roughriders</a> (2020)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albany_Civic_Center" title="Albany Civic Center">Albany Civic Center</a> (Georgia)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amway_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Amway Center">Amway Center</a> (Orlando)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arena_Monterrey" title="Arena Monterrey">Arena Monterrey</a> (Monterrey)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chisholm_Trail_Coliseum" title="Chisholm Trail Coliseum">Chisholm Trail Coliseum</a> (Oklahoma)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cross_Insurance_Arena" title="Cross Insurance Arena">Cross Insurance Arena</a> (Maine)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Coliseum">Crown Coliseum</a> (Fayetteville)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/CURE_Insurance_Arena" title="CURE Insurance Arena">CURE Insurance Arena</a> (Jersey)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/DCU_Center" title="DCU Center">DCU Center</a> (Massachusetts)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ector_County_Coliseum" title="Ector County Coliseum">Ector County Coliseum</a> (West Texas)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freeman_Coliseum" title="Freeman Coliseum">Freeman Coliseum</a> (San Antonio)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Holmes_Center" title="Holmes Center">Holmes Center</a> (High Country)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/MVP_Arena" title="MVP Arena">MVP Arena</a> (Albany)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PPL_Center" title="PPL Center">PPL Center</a> (Lehigh Valley)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VyStar_Veterans_Memorial_Arena" title="VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena">VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena</a> (Jacksonville)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Westchester_County_Center" title="Westchester County Center">Westchester County Center</a> (New York)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_National_Arena_League_season" title="2017 National Arena League season">2017</a></span></li> 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style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_American_football" title="Early history of American football">Early</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Union" title="American Football Union">American Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercollegiate_Football_Association" title="Intercollegiate Football Association">Intercollegiate Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(1902)" title="National Football League (1902)">National Football League (1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Pro_Football_League" title="New York Pro Football League">New York Pro Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1926)" title="American Football League (1926)">American Football League (1926)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1936)" title="American Football League (1936)">American Football League (1936)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1940)" title="American Football League (1940)">American Football League (1940)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Football_League" title="World Football League">World Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Minor_league_football_(gridiron)" title="Minor league football (gridiron)">Other</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A7FL" title="A7FL"> American 7s Football League</a> (2015–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_de_F%C3%BAtbol_Americano_Profesional" title="Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional">Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional</a> (2016–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2024)" title="United Football League (2024)">United Football League</a> (2024–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct national</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1926)" title="American Football League (1926)">American Football League (1926)</a>²</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1936)" title="American Football League (1936)">American Football League (1936–1937)</a></span>²</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1940)" title="American Football League (1940)">American Football League (1940–1941)</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a>² (1945–1949)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969)¹</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Football_League" title="Continental Football League">Continental Football League</a> (1965–1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Football_League" title="World Football League">World Football League</a> (1974–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a> (1983–1985)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">World League of American Football/NFL Europe/NFL Europa</a>³</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL (2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%932012)" title="United Football League (2009–2012)">United Football League (2009–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_American_Football" title="Alliance of American Football">Alliance of American Football</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a> (2020, 2023)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">United States Football League</a> (2022–2023)*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Union" title="American Football Union">American Football Union</a> (1886–1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit" title="Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit">Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit</a>** (1890–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a>² (1902–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Pro_Football_League" title="New York Pro Football League">New York Pro Football League</a>² (1908–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(1902)" title="National Football League (1902)">National Football League (1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthracite_League" title="Anthracite League">Anthracite League</a>² (1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_of_Professional_Football" title="Eastern League of Professional Football">Eastern League of Professional Football</a> (1926–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1934)" title="American Football League (1934)">American Football League (1934)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Midwest Football League (1935–1940)">Midwest Football League (1935–1940)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_League_(American_football)" title="Dixie League (American football)">Dixie League</a>³ (1936–1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">American Association (American football)</a>³</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Midwest Football League (1935–1940)">American Football League (1938–1939)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Pennsylvania_Football_League" title="Eastern Pennsylvania Football League">Eastern Pennsylvania Football League</a> (1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Professional_Football_League" title="Pacific Coast Professional Football League">Pacific Coast Professional Football League</a>³ (1940–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1944)" title="American Football League (1944)">American Football League (1944)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">American Football League (1946–1950)</a>³</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference_(1959%E2%80%931961)" title="American Football Conference (1959–1961)">American Football Conference (1959–1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(1961%E2%80%931964)" title="United Football League (1961–1964)">United Football League (1961–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Football_League" title="Atlantic Coast Football League">Atlantic Coast Football League</a>³ (1962–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1962%E2%80%931978)" title="Midwest Football League (1962–1978)">Midwest Football League (1962–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Football_League_of_America" title="Professional Football League of America">Professional Football League of America</a> (1965–1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Football_League" title="Texas Football League">Texas Football League</a> (1966–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Football_League" title="Seaboard Football League">Seaboard Football League</a> (1971–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Association_(1977%E2%80%931983)" title="American Football Association (1977–1983)">American Football Association (1977–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Football_League" title="Regional Football League">Regional Football League</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Football_League" title="Spring Football League">Spring Football League</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Football_League_(2008%E2%80%932010)" title="World Football League (2008–2010)">World Football League (2008–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stars_Football_League" title="Stars Football League">Stars Football League</a> (2011–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_Experimental_Football_League" title="Fall Experimental Football League">Fall Experimental Football League</a> (2014–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_Americano_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Fútbol Americano de México">Fútbol Americano de México</a> (2019–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>¹ <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Merged into the NFL</a>. All teams still active as members of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a>.</li> <li>² Teams moved to NFL</li> <li>³ Official NFL minor league; see also <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Professional_Football_Leagues" title="Association of Professional Football Leagues">Association of Professional Football Leagues</a></li> <li>* Merged into the UFL, still active as conferences within</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Canadian_football" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">Major</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Direct</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Division_(CFL)" title="East Division (CFL)">Interprovincial Rugby Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Division_(CFL)" title="West Division (CFL)">Western Interprovincial Football Union</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Other</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Ontario Rugby Football Union">Ontario Rugby Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Quebec Rugby Football Union">Quebec Rugby Football Union</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Junior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Football_League" title="Atlantic Football League">Atlantic Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Junior_Football_League" title="Canadian Junior Football League">Canadian Junior Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Junior_Football_League" title="Quebec Junior Football League">Quebec Junior Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Arena_football" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">Arena football</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_One_(2025)" title="Arena Football One (2025)">Arena Football One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Arena_Football" title="Great Lakes Arena Football">Great Lakes Arena Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">National Arena League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_League" title="The Arena League">The Arena League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Alliance" title="American Indoor Football Alliance">American Indoor Football Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Football_League" title="American Professional Football League">American Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_West_Football_Conference" title="American West Football Conference">American West Football Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Association" title="Arena Football Association">Arena Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> (1987–2008, 2010–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League_(2024)" title="Arena Football League (2024)">Arena Football League (2024)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AF2" title="AF2">arenafootball2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Pro_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Arena Pro Football">Arena Pro Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Can-Am_Indoor_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Can-Am Indoor Football League">Can-Am Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champions_Professional_Indoor_Football_League" title="Champions Professional Indoor Football League">Champions Professional Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">Continental Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Indoor_Football_Alliance" title="Independent Indoor Football Alliance">Independent Indoor Football Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League_(1999%E2%80%932000)" title="Indoor Football League (1999–2000)">Indoor Football League (1999–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Professional_Football_League" title="Indoor Professional Football League">Indoor Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intense_Football_League" title="Intense Football League">Intense Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Football_League" title="Lone Star Football League">Lone Star Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Football_League" title="National Indoor Football League">National Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League_(1998)" title="Professional Indoor Football League (1998)">Professional Indoor Football League (1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League" title="Professional Indoor Football League">Professional Indoor Football League (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Indoor_Football_League" title="Southern Indoor Football League">Southern Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Indoor_Football" title="Supreme Indoor Football">Supreme Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Indoor_Football_League" title="Ultimate Indoor Football League">Ultimate Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Indoor_Football" title="United Indoor 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