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==Season schedule==
==Season schedule==
===Regular season===
===Regular season===
All times shown are local to the home team.
====Week 1====
====Week 1====
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| March 15 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || 24 || '''37''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| March 15 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || 24 || '''37''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
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| March 15 || 8:00 p.m. CT || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || '''51''' || 49 || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
| March 15 || 7:00 p.m. MT || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || '''51''' || 49 || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
|}
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! Ref
! Ref
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| March 24 || 2:00 p.m. CT || '''[[Omaha Beef]]''' || '''54''' || 43 || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
| March 24 || 3:00 p.m. ET || '''[[Omaha Beef]]''' || '''54''' || 43 || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
|}
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| March 30 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 32 || '''45''' || '''[[Omaha Beef]]''' || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
| March 30 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 32 || '''45''' || '''[[Omaha Beef]]''' || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
|-
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| April 1 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || 6 || '''42''' || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
| April 1 || 7:30 p.m. ET || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || 6 || '''42''' || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
|}
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! Ref
! Ref
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| April 6 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 35 || '''44''' || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
| April 6 || 7:00 p.m. ET || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 35 || '''44''' || '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
|-
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| April 6 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || 24 || '''42''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| April 6 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || 24 || '''42''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
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! Ref
! Ref
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|-
| April 12 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 61 || '''62''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| April 13 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || 61 || '''62''' || '''[[Sioux City Bandits]]''' || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
|}
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| April 19 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
| April 19 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
|-
|-
| April 19 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
| April 19 || 7:00 p.m. MT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
|}
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! Ref
! Ref
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|-
| April 27 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
| April 27 || 7:00 p.m. MT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
|-
|-
| April 27 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| April 28 || 3:00 p.m. ET || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
|}
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! Ref
! Ref
|-
|-
| May 4 || 5:30 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
| May 4 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
|-
|-
| May 5 || 8:00 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
| May 5 || 5:00 p.m. MT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
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! Ref
! Ref
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| May 11 || 5:30 p.m. CT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
| May 11 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
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| May 12 || 3:30 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || [[Chisholm Trail Coliseum]] || ||
|}
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! Ref
! Ref
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| May 18 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
| May 18 || 5:30 p.m. MT || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
|-
|-
| May 18 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Omaha Beef]] || || || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| May 18 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Omaha Beef]] || || || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
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! Ref
! Ref
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| May 25 || 6:00 p.m. CT || [[Colorado Spartans]] || || || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
| May 25 || 7:00 p.m. ET || [[Colorado Spartans]] || || || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || ||
|-
|-
| May 25 || 8:00 p.m. CT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
| May 25 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Omaha Beef]] || || || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || [[Chisholm Trail Coliseum]] || ||
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| May 25 || 7:00 p.m. MT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || [[Ford Idaho Center]] || ||
|}
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| June 1 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
| June 1 || 7:10 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || [[Tyson Events Center]] || ||
|-
|-
| June 1 || 8:00 p.m. CT || [[Omaha Beef]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
| June 1 || 7:00 p.m. MT || [[Omaha Beef]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
|}
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! Notes
! Notes
! Ref
! Ref
|-
| June 8 || 6:30 p.m. CT || [[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]] || || || [[Omaha Beef]] || [[Liberty First Credit Union Arena]] || ||
|-
|-
| June 8 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || [[Chisholm Trail Coliseum]] || ||
| June 8 || 7:00 p.m. CT || [[Sioux City Bandits]] || || || [[Oklahoma Flying Aces]] || [[Chisholm Trail Coliseum]] || ||
|-
|-
| June 8 || 8:00 p.m. CT || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
| June 8 || 7:00 p.m. MT || [[Idaho Horsemen]] || || || [[Colorado Spartans]] || [[Blue Arena]] || ||
|}
|}


Revision as of 02:53, 17 April 2024

2024 NAL season
LeagueNational Arena League
SportIndoor American football
DurationMarch 15 – June 8
Number of teams6
Regular season
2024 NAL Championship
NAL seasons

The 2024 National Arena League season is the planned seventh season of the National Arena League (NAL). The league will include six teams, five of which are new, with only the Carolina Cobras returning from the previous season.

Offseason

In August 2023, the league announced it had added the Omaha Beef[1] and Sioux City Bandits[2] from Champions Indoor Football for the 2024 season. On August 22, 2023, the Jacksonville Sharks announced they were joining the Indoor Football League (IFL).[3] The league added the expansion Colorado Spartans, based out of Loveland, Colorado, on August 31.[4] Also on August 31, the Warbirds, which had been renamed as the West Texas Desert Hawks, were announced as joining the relaunched Arena Football League.[5] On September 14, the Topeka Tropics, another CIF team, were accepted into the NAL[6] only for the NAL to rescind the group's membership in February 2024, prompting the team's planned owner to back out of the purchase agreement in protest and the current owners to release an open letter begging for new investors.[7] On September 21, the two-time American West Football Conference champions Idaho Horsemen joined the NAL.[8] On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL.[9] The next day, the North Texas Bulls announced their membership in the NAL.[10] On October 16, the Oklahoma Flying Aces were as announced as the eighth and final team for the 2024 NAL season.[11] On February 17, 2024, the league announced that they had terminated the membership of the Bulls.[12] On February 28, 2024, the league terminated the Tropics membership.[13]

Teams

Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
Carolina Cobras Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Complex 12,000 2017 2018 Brandon Negron
Colorado Spartans Loveland, Colorado Blue Arena 7,500 2023 2024 Fred Shaw
Idaho Horsemen Nampa, Idaho Ford Idaho Center 12,279 2018[a] 2024 Chris Reynolds
Oklahoma Flying Aces Enid, Oklahoma Chisholm Trail Coliseum 8,000 2018[b] 2024 Richard Davis
Omaha Beef Omaha, Nebraska Liberty First Credit Union Arena 4,600 2000[c] 2024 Mike Tatum
Sioux City Bandits Sioux City, Iowa Tyson Events Center 6,941 2000[d] 2024 Erv Strohbeen
  1. ^ In the American West Football Conference.
  2. ^ In Champions Indoor Football.
  3. ^ In the Indoor Professional Football League.
  4. ^ In the original Indoor Football League.

Map of teams

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NAL team locations

Standings

2024 National Arena League Standings
Team Win Loss PCT GB PF PA STK
Sioux City Bandits 3 0 1.000 141 109 W3
Omaha Beef 2 0 1.000 0.5 99 75 W2
Carolina Cobras 3 1 .750 0.5 180 144 W2
Oklahoma Flying Aces 0 2 .000 2.5 48 79 L2
Idaho Horsemen 0 2 .000 2.5 55 93 L2
Colorado Spartans 0 3 .000 3.0 128 151 L3
Legend
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff berth
e – eliminated from playoffs

[14]

Season schedule

Regular season

All times shown are local to the home team.

Week 1

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 15 7:10 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces 24 37 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
March 15 7:00 p.m. MT Carolina Cobras 51 49 Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center

Week 2

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 24 3:00 p.m. ET Omaha Beef 54 43 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Week 3

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 30 6:30 p.m. CT Colorado Spartans 32 45 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
April 1 7:30 p.m. ET Idaho Horsemen 6 42 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Week 4

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 6 7:00 p.m. ET Colorado Spartans 35 44 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex
April 6 7:10 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces 24 42 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center

Week 5

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 13 7:10 p.m. CT Colorado Spartans 61 62 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center

Week 6

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 19 7:00 p.m. CT Idaho Horsemen Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
April 19 7:00 p.m. MT Carolina Cobras Colorado Spartans Blue Arena

Week 7

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 27 7:00 p.m. MT Oklahoma Flying Aces Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center
April 28 3:00 p.m. ET Sioux City Bandits Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Week 8

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 4 6:30 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
May 5 5:00 p.m. MT Colorado Spartans Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center

Week 9

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 11 6:30 p.m. CT Sioux City Bandits Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
May 12 3:30 p.m. CT Carolina Cobras Oklahoma Flying Aces Chisholm Trail Coliseum

Week 10

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 18 5:30 p.m. MT Oklahoma Flying Aces Colorado Spartans Blue Arena
May 18 7:10 p.m. CT Omaha Beef Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center

Week 11

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 25 7:00 p.m. ET Colorado Spartans Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex
May 25 7:00 p.m. CT Omaha Beef Oklahoma Flying Aces Chisholm Trail Coliseum
May 25 7:00 p.m. MT Sioux City Bandits Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center

Week 12

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 1 7:00 p.m. CT Idaho Horsemen Oklahoma Flying Aces Chisholm Trail Coliseum
June 1 7:10 p.m. CT Carolina Cobras Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
June 1 7:00 p.m. MT Omaha Beef Colorado Spartans Blue Arena

Week 13

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 8 6:30 p.m. CT Carolina Cobras Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
June 8 7:00 p.m. CT Sioux City Bandits Oklahoma Flying Aces Chisholm Trail Coliseum
June 8 7:00 p.m. MT Idaho Horsemen Colorado Spartans Blue Arena

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Postseason

Semifinals

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 15 TBD TBD TBD TBD
June 15 TBD TBD TBD TBD

NAL Championship

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 22 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Awards

Media

NAL team media deals
Team TV Station(s) Radio Station(s)
Carolina Cobras TBD TBD
Colorado Spartans TBD TBD
Idaho Horsemen TBD TBD
Oklahoma Flying Aces TBD TBD
Omaha Beef TBD TBD
Sioux City Bandits TBD TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "CIF CHAMPION OMAHA BEEF JOINS THE NAL". National Arena League. August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "NAL ANNOUNCES SIOUX CITY BANDITS AS EXPANSION FRANCHISE". National Arena League. August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "IFL ADDS JACKSONSVILLE SHARKS". Indoor Football League. August 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024". NAL. August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Arena Football League announces that the West Texas Desert Hawks will be the newest franchise". NewsWest9. August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE EXPANSION CONTINUES IN KANSAS". NAL. September 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Self, Matthew (2024-02-22). "Topeka Tropics put out 'heartfelt call' for investors after owner backs out". KSNT via Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  8. ^ "IDAHO REVEALED AS THE NEXT NAL FRANCHISE TO JOIN IN 2024". NAL. September 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS". Indoor Football League. September 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "NORTH TEXAS BULLS READY TO RUN WITH THE NAL FOR 2024". NAL. September 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "OKLAHOMA ACES JOIN THE NAL FOR THE 2024 SEASON". NAL. October 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "NAL BOARD TERMINATES NORTH TEXAS BULLS MEMBERSHIP". NAL. February 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "NAL BOARD TERMINATES TOPEKA TROPICS MEMBERSHIP". National Arena League. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Stats - National Arena League". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  15. ^ "National Arena League Reveals 2024 Schedule". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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