2024 NAL season
LeagueNational Arena League
SportIndoor American football
DurationMarch 15 – June 9
Number of teams8
Regular season
2024 NAL Championship

The 2024 National Arena League season is the planned seventh season of the National Arena League (NAL). The league will include eight teams, seven 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 also joined the NAL from the CIF.[6] On September 21, the two-time American West Football Conference champions Idaho Horsemen joined the NAL.[7] On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL.[8] The next day, the North Texas Bulls announced their membership in the NAL.[9] On October 16, the Oklahoma Flying Aces were as announced as the eighth and final team for the 2024 NAL season.[10]

Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead coach
Carolina CobrasGreensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro Coliseum Complex12,00020172018Brandon Negron
Colorado SpartansLoveland, ColoradoBlue Arena7,50020232024Fred Shaw
Idaho HorsemenNampa, IdahoFord Idaho Center12,2792018[lower-alpha 1]2024Chris Reynolds
North Texas BullsFort Worth, TexasCowtown Coliseum3,4182020[lower-alpha 2]2024Victor Mann
Oklahoma Flying AcesEnid, OklahomaChisholm Trail Coliseum8,0002018[lower-alpha 3]2024Richard Davis
Omaha BeefOmaha, NebraskaLiberty First Credit Union Arena4,6002000[lower-alpha 4]2024Mike Tatum
Sioux City BanditsSioux City, IowaTyson Events Center6,9412000[lower-alpha 5]2024Erv Strohbeen
Topeka TropicsTopeka, KansasStormont Vail Events Center10,0002022[lower-alpha 6]2024Kerry Locklin

Map of teams

Standings

2024 National Arena League Standings
TeamWinLossPCTGBPFPASTK
Carolina Cobras 0 0 0 0
Colorado Spartans 0 0 0 0
Idaho Horsemen 0 0 0 0
North Texas Bulls 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma Flying Aces 0 0 0 0
Omaha Beef 0 0 0 0
Sioux City Bandits 0 0 0 0
Topeka Tropics 0 0 0 0

z – clinched home field advantage

y – clinched home playoff game

x – clinched playoff berth

e – eliminated from playoffs

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Season schedule

Regular season

Week 1

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 15TBDCarolina CobrasIdaho HorsemenFord Idaho Center
March 16TBDColorado SpartansNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum
March 17TBDTopeka TropicsSioux City BanditsTyson Events Center

Week 2

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 22TBDNorth Texas BullsOklahoma Flying AcesChisholm Trail Coliseum
March 23TBDOmaha BeefCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex
March 24TBDTopeka TropicsColorado SpartansBlue Arena

Week 3

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
March 29TBDSioux City BanditsTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center
March 30TBDColorado SpartansOmaha BeefLiberty First Credit Union Arena
March 31TBDIdaho HorsemenCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex

Week 4

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 5TBDOmaha BeefTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center
April 6TBDNorth Texas BullsSioux City BanditsTyson Events Center
April 7TBDOklahoma Flying AcesCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex

Week 5

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 12TBDNorth Texas BullsIdaho HorsemenFord Idaho Center
April 13TBDColorado SpartansSioux City BanditsTyson Events Center
April 14TBDTopeka TropicsOklahoma Flying AcesChisholm Trail Coliseum

Week 6

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 19TBDSioux City BanditsOmaha BeefLiberty First Credit Union Arena
April 20TBDCarolina CobrasTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center
April 20TBDIdaho HorsemenColorado SpartansBlue Arena
April 21TBDOklahoma Flying AcesNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum

Week 7

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
April 26TBDNorth Texas BullsCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex
April 27TBDOmaha BeefIdaho HorsemenFord Idaho Center
April 27TBDSioux City BanditsColorado SpartansBlue Arena
April 28TBDOklahoma Flying AcesTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center

Week 8

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 3TBDOklahoma Flying AcesNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum
May 4TBDColorado SpartansIdaho HorsemenFord Idaho Center
May 5TBDCarolina CobrasOmaha BeefLiberty First Credit Union Arena

Week 9

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 10TBDSioux City BanditsNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum
May 11TBDColorado SpartansTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center
May 11TBDIdaho HorsemenOmaha BeefLiberty First Credit Union Arena
May 12TBDCarolina CobrasOklahoma Flying AcesChisholm Trail Coliseum

Week 10

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 17TBDNorth Texas BullsColorado SpartansBlue Arena
May 18TBDTopeka TropicsCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex
May 19TBDOmaha BeefSioux City BanditsTyson Events Center

Week 11

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 24TBDOklahoma Flying AcesIdaho HorsemenFord Idaho Center
May 25TBDColorado SpartansCarolina CobrasGreensboro Coliseum Complex
May 26TBDNorth Texas BullsTopeka TropicsStormont Vail Events Center

Week 12

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
May 31TBDIdaho HorsemenColorado SpartansBlue Arena
June 1TBDTopeka TropicsNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum
June 1TBDCarolina CobrasSioux City BanditsTyson Events Center
June 2TBDOmaha BeefOklahoma Flying AcesChisholm Trail Coliseum

Week 13

Date Time Away Team Result Home Team Stadium Notes Ref
June 7TBDTopeka TropicsOmaha BeefLiberty First Credit Union Arena
June 8TBDIdaho HorsemenNorth Texas BullsCowtown Coliseum
June 8TBDCarolina CobrasColorado SpartansBlue Arena
June 9TBDSioux City BanditsOklahoma Flying AcesChisholm Trail Coliseum

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Postseason

Semifinals

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

NAL Championship

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

Awards

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. ↑ "IDAHO REVEALED AS THE NEXT NAL FRANCHISE TO JOIN IN 2024". NAL. September 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS". Indoor Football League. September 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "NORTH TEXAS BULLS READY TO RUN WITH THE NAL FOR 2024". NAL. September 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "OKLAHOMA ACES JOIN THE NAL FOR THE 2024 SEASON". NAL. October 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Stats - National Arena League". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  12. ↑ "National Arena League Reveals 2024 Schedule". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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