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United Football League (UFL) is a professional American football minor league scheduled to start play in March 2024. The league was created following the merger of the XFL and USFL, which was officially confirmed on 31 December 2023.
Further details will be added soon.
USFL/XFL MERGER
In September 2023, according to the Axios website, sources close to the website have confirmed that both the USFL & XFL were to merge both leagues.
TEAMS
Four teams came from the XFL and three came from the USFL, while each league's Houston, Texas-based team was merged with its counterpart to create one. Houston Gamblers were originally set to join the league but have changed their name to the Houston Roughnecks, the former XFL team but are a continuation of the Gamblers franchise and are in the USFL Conference despite the Roughnecks brand and will keep the Gamblers' player rights and coaching staff.
The merged league will be split into two conferences USFL (former USFL teams plus 1 XFL team) and XFL (former XFL teams), with former teams from both leagues on 'pause' and could well be used as future expansion teams.
Arlington,TX will be used as the hub city, with all teams travelling to their home markets, a stadium has yet to be announced for the Houston Roughnecks but possibly Rice Stadium which was previously being considered for the 2024 XFL season before the merger as TDECU Stadium was out of action.
SEASON
The league is divided into two conferences, the USFL Conference and the XFL Conference, each a continuation of its respective league. Each team will play a ten-game schedule with no bye weeks, playing two games against each conference rival (one home and one away) and one game against each team in the other conference. The regular season will kick off on March 30, 2024, with a game between the USFL and XFL champions, the Birmingham Stallions and the Arlington Renegades.
2024 SEASON
Seasons will run from March 30 with the schedule to be confirmed.
The UFL will continue the XFL agreement with Arlington, Texas, to serve as the league's centralized hub. The league will host training camps on February 24, 2024, and all eight teams will play in their markets.
League Champions
| 2024 CHAMPIONS | HALL OF FAME |
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 TBC (-) |
TBC (-) |
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