United Football League (2024)

United Football League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2024 UFL season
Classification	Spring football league
Sport	American football
Founded	December 31, 2023
First season	2024
Owner(s)	National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC (Fox Corporation); (50%) ; XFL Properties LLC; (RedBird Capital Partners); (Dwayne Johnson); (Dany Garcia); (American Broadcasting Company) (50%);
CEO	Russ Brandon
President	Russ Brandon
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Headquarters	Centerfield Office Building ; Arlington, Texas ; U.S.
TV partner(s)	United States:; ABC/ESPN/ESPN2; Fox/FS1; International:; ESPN/Disney+; TBD[needs update];
Related; competitions	Direct: XFL, USFL; Affiliated: IFL; Other: NFL
Official website	theUFL.com

The United Football League (UFL) is a professional American football high-level minor league which started play in March 2024. The league was created following the XFL–USFL merger of the latest incarnations of the XFL and United States Football League (USFL).^[3] It consists of eight teams, all of whom were members of the XFL or USFL prior to the UFL's creation, concentrated in the Midwest and Southern United States.^[4]

^ "USFL, BJCC reach tentative MOU to bring relaunch season to Birmingham". AL.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ Perry, Mark (August 3, 2020). "More Details On The Rock Purchase Of The XFL, How Many Bidders". XFL News Hub. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ "UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE ("UFL") SET TO LAUNCH AS THE PREMIER SPRING FOOTBALL LEAGUE". theufl.com (Press release). December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ Schneider, Joey (January 3, 2024). "'St. Louis was all in' – UFL leader Daryl Johnston speaks on Battlehawks and new merger". FOX 2. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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[tentative_MOU-1] "USFL, BJCC reach tentative MOU to bring relaunch season to Birmingham". AL.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[Perry,_Mark-2] Perry, Mark (August 3, 2020). "More Details On The Rock Purchase Of The XFL, How Many Bidders". XFL News Hub. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[4] "UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE ("UFL") SET TO LAUNCH AS THE PREMIER SPRING FOOTBALL LEAGUE". theufl.com (Press release). December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

[5] Schneider, Joey (January 3, 2024). "'St. Louis was all in' – UFL leader Daryl Johnston speaks on Battlehawks and new merger". FOX 2. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 UFL season

Classification	Spring football league
Sport	American football
Founded	December 31, 2023
First season	2024
Owner(s)	National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC^[1] (Fox Corporation) (50%) XFL Properties LLC^[2] (RedBird Capital Partners) (Dwayne Johnson) (Dany Garcia) (American Broadcasting Company) (50%)
CEO	Russ Brandon
President	Russ Brandon
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Headquarters	Centerfield Office Building Arlington, Texas U.S.
TV partner(s)	United States: ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Fox/FS1 International: ESPN/Disney+^[a] TBD^{[needs update]}
Related competitions	Direct: XFL, USFL Affiliated: IFL Other: NFL
Official website	theUFL.com