In 2026, the United Football League consisted of 8 professional teams in a single alignment with no divisions, as the Conferences were dropped following the 2025 UFL Season. This page lists active UFL team, and links to former teams including the original conference alignment from 2024-2025.
However, both the Birmingham Stallions and Houston Gamblers were dropped following the season as the only remaining USFL teams and will be replaced by two replacement teams in the same way as Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings, and Orlando Storm replaced the previous Memphis Showboats (USFL), Michigan Panthers (USFL) and San Antonio Brahmas (XFL).
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CURRENT TEAMS
Louisville Kings are the 2026 UFL Champions, beating the DC Defenders 27-20 in the 2026 United Bowl.
TEAMS |
FIRST SEASON | UFL | USFL/XFL | STADIUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
COLUMBUS AVIATORS |
2026 | 0 | N/A |  Historic Crew Stadium (COLOMBUS,OH) (2026-) |
  |
DALLAS Renegades |
2020 | 0 | 1 |  TOYOTA STADIUM (DALLAS,TX) (2026-) |
  |
DC DEFENDERS |
2020 | 1 | 0 |  AUDI FIELD (WASHINGTON,DC) (2024-) |
  |
LOUISVILLE KINGS |
2026 | 1 | N/A |  Lynn Family Stadium (LOUISVILLE,KY) (2026-) |
  |
ORLANDO STORM |
2026 | - | N/A |  Inter&Co Stadium (ORLANDO,FL) (2026-) |
  |
ST.LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS |
2020 | 0 | 0 |  THE DOME AT AMERICA'S CENTER (st.louis,mo) (2024-) |
Future Teams
On October 3, 2025, the UFL officially announced that the team would be discontinued and players under contract were transferred to the Columbus Aviators. However, Repole cited Michigan as a return candidate for 2028 when AlumniFi Field opens. In July 2026, Repole reaffirmed his intent to bring back the Panthers once AlumniFi Field is complete, which is, as of that date, scheduled for early 2028; such a launch date would lead to the Panthers relaunching along with the Oklahoma City franchise.
TEAMS |
FIRST SEASON | UFL | USFL/XFL | STADIUM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
MICHIGAN PANTHERS* |
2022-2025/2028- | 0 | 0 | 
AlumniFi Field (DETROIT,MI) (2028-) |
 |
OKLAHOMA CITY | 2028 | - | N/A |  Oklahoma City Stadium (OKLAHOMA CITY,OK) (2024-) |
(*) Michigan Panthers are currently listed as inactive pending construction of AlumniFi Field as it was deemed too expensive to continue playing at Ford Field.
LEGEND
UFL/USFL/XFL Championship Title
Stadiums have smaller capacities than the actual stadium
Team Profiles
Columbus Aviators
Conference affiliations- UFL Division (2026–)
Dallas Renegades
Conference affiliations- XFL (2020–2023)
- West Division (2020)
- South Division (2023)
- UFL (2024-)
- XFL Conference (2024–2025)
- UFL Division (2026-)
- XFL: 2023
- South Division (XFL): 2023
- XFL: 2023
DC Defenders
Conference affiliations- XFL (2020–2023)
- East Division (2020)
- North Division (2023)
- UFL (2024-)
- XFL Conference (2024–2025)
- UFL Division (2026-)
- XFL: 2023
Louisville Kings
Conference affiliations- UFL Division (2026–)
- UFL: 2026
- UFL: 2026
Michigan Panthers
Conference affiliations- United States Football League (2022–2023)
- North Division (2022–2023)
- United Football League (2024–2026/2028-)
- USFL Conference (2024–2025)
- UFL Division (2028–)
- USFL Conference (UFL): 2025
Orlando Storm
Conference affiliations- UFL Division (2026–)
- UFL: 2026
- UFL: 2026
St. Louis Battlehawks
Conference affiliations- XFL (2020–2023)
- East Division (2020)
- North Division (2023)
- UFL (2024-)
- XFL Conference (2024–2025)
- UFL Division (2026-)
- UFL- XFL Conference: 2024, 2025
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
The regular season champion is the number one seed for the playoffs.
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |
Orlando Storm (1) |
Standings
| Team | A | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Orlando Storm | 1 | 2025 |
LEGEND
Conferences (2024-2025)
As part of the merger, teams were split into the USFL Conference and XFL Conference, of which Houston Gamblers (USFL) were rebranded as the Houston Roughnecks (XFL) but played in the USFL Conference to make up the numbers.