2023 National Arena League season
| 2023 NAL season | |
|---|---|
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| League | National Arena League |
| Sport | Arena football |
| Duration | April 8 – August 12, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
The 2023 National Arena League season is scheduled to be the sixth season of the National Arena League (NAL).[1] The league is scheduled to have seven teams play, all of which are located in the Eastern area of the United States of America. In July 2022, the league announced a expansion team that will play for this season, in which the team will play in Fayetteville, North Carolina as the Fayetteville Mustangs.[2][3]
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Teams
As of January 2023, there are seven teams in the National Arena League.
| Teams | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Empire | Albany, New York | MVP Arena[4] | 13,000[5] | 2020 | 2021 | Tom Menas |
| Carolina Cobras | Greensboro, North Carolina[6] | Greensboro Coliseum Complex[7][8] | 5,000[7] | 2017[8] | 2018 | James Fuller |
| Fayetteville Mustangs[9] | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Crown Complex[2] | 8,500 | 2022 | 2023 | Charles Gunnings |
| Jacksonville Sharks | Jacksonville, Florida | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena[10] | 15,000 | 2009 | 2017 | Jason Gibson |
| Orlando Predators | Orlando, Florida | Amway Center | 20,000 | 2019 | 2019 | Herkie Walls |
| San Antonio Gunslingers | San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum[11] | 9,000 | 2020 | 2022[12] | Fred Shaw[13] |
| West Texas Warbirds[9] | Odessa, Texas[14] | Ector County Coliseum[15] | 8,000[16][17] | 2019[18] | 2023 | Tate Smith[19][20] |
Debut of Fayetteville Mustangs
In the 2022 National Arena League season, the NAL stated that they planned to have a seventh team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina to join the league, and that they will have the team name and logo during the off season.[2][3] In August 2022, the NAL announced that the new team will be named the Fayetteville Mustangs and that they will play this year.[9]
Expansion of the West Texas Warbirds
In August 2022, the NAL announced that they will add the West Texas Warbirds, a team that previously played in the Arena Football Association (AFA).[21]
Removal of the Columbus Lions
In December 2022, it was announced that the league had discontinued the membership of the Columbus Lions, which was a founding member of the NAL.[22] The team will now play in the American Indoor Football Alliance (AIFA).[23]
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