Fixtures
| Date | R | Thuis vs Uit | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04 16:00 | 6 | BHM Stallions vs MEM Showboats | View |
| 05/04 19:00 | 6 | HOU Roughnecks vs STL BattleHawks | View |
| 05/05 17:00 | 6 | ARL Renegades vs MI Panthers | View |
| 05/05 20:00 | 6 | SA Brahmas vs DC Defenders | View |
| 05/11 17:00 | 7 | ARL Renegades vs MEM Showboats | View |
| 05/11 20:00 | 7 | BHM Stallions vs STL BattleHawks | View |
| 05/12 16:00 | 7 | DC Defenders vs MI Panthers | View |
| 05/12 19:00 | 7 | HOU Roughnecks vs SA Brahmas | View |
| 05/18 20:00 | 8 | MI Panthers vs MEM Showboats | View |
| 05/19 00:00 | 8 | BHM Stallions vs HOU Roughnecks | View |
| 05/19 16:00 | 8 | STL BattleHawks vs DC Defenders | View |
| 05/19 20:00 | 8 | SA Brahmas vs ARL Renegades | View |
Results
| Date | R | Thuis vs Uit | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/28 19:00 | 5 | [2] MI Panthers vs MEM Showboats [3] | 35-18 |
| 04/28 16:00 | 5 | [2] STL BattleHawks vs DC Defenders [3] | 45-12 |
| 04/27 23:00 | 5 | [1] BHM Stallions vs HOU Roughnecks [4] | 32-9 |
| 04/27 23:00 | 5 | [2] SA Brahmas vs ARL Renegades [4] | 25-15 |
| 04/21 18:00 | 4 | [4] ARL Renegades vs HOU Roughnecks [4] | 9-17 |
| 04/20 23:00 | 4 | [2] MI Panthers vs SA Brahmas [2] | 9-19 |
| 04/20 23:00 | 4 | [2] DC Defenders vs BHM Stallions [1] | 18-20 |
| 04/20 16:30 | 4 | [3] MEM Showboats vs STL BattleHawks [1] | 17-32 |
| 04/14 19:00 | 3 | [3] STL BattleHawks vs SA Brahmas [1] | 31-24 |
| 04/14 16:00 | 3 | [4] HOU Roughnecks vs MI Panthers [2] | 20-34 |
| 04/13 23:00 | 3 | [2] MEM Showboats vs BHM Stallions [1] | 14-33 |
| 04/13 17:00 | 3 | [3] DC Defenders vs ARL Renegades [4] | 29-28 |
Wikipedia - United Football League (2024)
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). 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.
History
XFL–USFL Merger
In September 2023, Axios reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the two leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons. On September 28, 2023, the XFL and USFL announced their intent to merge with details surrounding the merger to be announced at a later date. The merger would also require regulatory approval. In October 2023 the XFL filed a trademark application for the name "United Football League". On November 30, 2023, Garcia announced via her Instagram page that the leagues had received regulatory approval for the merger and were finalizing plans for a "combined season" to begin March 30, 2024.
The merger was formally announced on Fox NFL Sunday on December 31, 2023. The eight surviving teams were announced the following day on College GameDay, along with the alignment; the XFL and USFL will survive as separate conferences. Daryl Johnston would note in February that maintaining the XFL and USFL conferences as separate entities was designed to build an on-field rivalry between the two brands and to give the winner of the league's championship "bragging rights". President/CEO Russ Brandon would later say that the league would be looking at expansion shortly, while Defenders defensive coordinator Gregg Williams revealed plans to expand to 12 teams by 2025 and to 16 teams by 2026.
2024 season
The 2024 UFL season began on March 30, 2024, with a matchup between the 2023 XFL champion Arlington Renegades and the 2023 USFL champion Birmingham Stallions.
De UFL werd opgericht door Bill Hambrecht en Tim Armstrong. Hambrecht was een voormalig investeringsbankier en Armstrong was een voormalig uitvoerend directeur van Google. De liga ontving financiële steun van verschillende investeerders, waaronder de Carlyle Group en de Blackstone Group.
De UFL startte haar eerste seizoen in 2009 met vier teams: de California Redwoods, de Las Vegas Locomotives, de New York Sentinels en de Omaha Nighthawks. De liga breidde zich in 2010 uit tot acht teams met de toevoeging van de Chicago Rush, de Hartford Colonials, de Omaha Beef en de Sacramento Mountain Lions.
De UFL stopte na het seizoen 2012 met haar activiteiten. De liga had moeite om financieel levensvatbaar te blijven en verloor veel geld. De UFL werd ook geteisterd door juridische problemen, waaronder een rechtszaak aangespannen door voormalige spelers die beweerden dat de liga de arbeidsovereenkomst had geschonden.
Ondanks zijn korte levensduur had de UFL een aantal opmerkelijke spelers in dienst, waaronder Heisman Trophy-winnaar Matt Leinart, voormalig NFL MVP Kurt Warner en Pro Bowl-speler Terrell Owens. De UFL bood ook een kans voor jonge spelers om hun talenten te tonen en te dromen om ooit in de NFL te spelen.