2025 UFL season

Inaugural season of the UFL

Sports season

2025 UFL season

League| United Football League
Sport| American football
Duration| TBD
Number of games| 43 (40 regular-season games, 3 postseason games)
Number of teams| 8
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1
Season MVP| TBD
USFL champions| TBD
USFL runners-up| TBD
XFL champions| TBD
XFL runners-up| TBD
2025 UFL Championship
Venue| TBD
Champions| TBD
Runners-up| TBD
Finals MVP| TBD
Seasons

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2026 →

The 2025 UFL season is the second season of the United Football League, which was created following the merger of the XFL and USFL.

The Birmingham Stallions are the defending champions where they defeated the San Antonio Brahmas 25–0 in the championship game, the only shutout of the entire season, to win their third consecutive spring football championship, adding to their back-to-back championships in the rebooted USFL.

## Offseason[edit]

The UFL exceeded internal expectations for the 2024 season, with Fox Sports executive Eric Shanks commenting that, though the league still lost money, it was "ahead of the expected pace" in terms of achieving self-sustenance. Television viewership rose substantially compared to the previous season as separate leagues, while ticket sales in most cities declined, prompting the league ownership to shift investment toward local ticket sales teams.[1]

## Teams[edit]

As one of the conditions for approving the merger of the XFL and USFL, federal regulators were said to have "prefer(red) more opportunities" (eventual expansion teams) than the eight teams that were included in the 2024 season.[2] No such expansion is planned for 2025, nor are any relocations, as Daryl Johnston stated that the ticket sales in most of the poorer-selling markets could be improved by showing stability and following a more "traditional offseason calendar."[3]

Teams in the 2025 UFL season  Conference  | Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity  | First season  | Head coach

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USFL Conference | Birmingham Stallions | Birmingham, Alabama | Protective Stadium | 47,100  | 2022  | Skip Holtz
Houston Roughnecks | Houston, Texas | Rice Stadium[4] | 47,000  | 2020  | Curtis Johnson
Memphis Showboats | Memphis, Tennessee | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 58,325  | 2023  | John DeFilippo
Michigan Panthers | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field | 65,000  | 2022  | Mike Nolan

XFL Conference | Arlington Renegades | Arlington, Texas | Choctaw Stadium | 25,000  | 2020  | Bob Stoops
DC Defenders | Washington, D.C. | Audi Field | 20,000  | 2020  | Reggie Barlow
San Antonio Brahmas | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | 64,000  | 2023  | Wade Phillips
St. Louis Battlehawks | St. Louis, Missouri | The Dome at America's Center | 67,277  | 2020  | Anthony Becht

Arlington

Houston

Memphis

Michigan

Birmingham

San Antonio

St. Louis

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Locations of current teams for the 2025 UFL season, (USFL Conference – red; XFL Conference – blue)

## Coaches[edit]

The four coaches who came into the UFL by way of the XFL—Arlington's Bob Stoops, San Antonio's Wade Phillips, St. Louis's Anthony Becht and DC's Reggie Barlow—are believed to be reaching the end of their guaranteed XFL contracts, and will be subject to new terms that the USFL coaches and all assistants agreed upon in 2024 that were less generous than the 2023 XFL's were.[5]

## Season structure[edit]

### Preseason[edit]

This is the third and final year of the league's agreement with Arlington, Texas, to serve as the league's centralized hub.[6]

### Regular season[edit]

The league is divided into two conferences, the USFL Conference and the XFL Conference, each a continuation of its respective league. Each team will play a ten-game schedule with no bye weeks, playing two games against each conference rival (one home and one away) and one game against each team in the other conference, all eight teams playing in their home markets.[4][3]

### Postseason[edit]

The postseason will have four teams, with the first and second-ranked team in each conference playing in the XFL Championship and USFL Championship Game, the winners of which will advance to the 2025 UFL Championship Game, which will be held at a neutral site chosen among the league's eight markets as a reward for strong fan support and attendance.[7]

## Media[edit]

### Television[edit]

In the United States, the television rights for the UFL is held by Fox and ESPN (which is under its third season of a five year deal),[8] Most of the advertising revenue the networks will collect is being sold as part part of bulk agreements with Fox Sports and ESPN Inc. and not as a standalone television series.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Cahillane, Mollie; Fischer, Ben (June 21, 2024). "UFL's first season provides a building block". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
2. ^ McCann, Michael; Soshnick, Scott (November 30, 2023). "XFL, USFL Merger Approved by Federal Authorities". Sportico.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
3. ^ a b Williams, Eric (June 18, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports on MSN.
4. ^ a b "UFL President Reveals League's Future Plans, Schedule, Vision". SI.com. January 4, 2024.
5. ^ "UFL Pay Structure for Coaches, Players: What We Know". SI.com. January 12, 2024.
6. ^ "Common Cents! UFL Born Out Of Financial Reckoning For Both USFL, XFL". SI.com. January 14, 2024.
7. ^ Durando, Stu (March 14, 2024). "'Wow, this market is back': St. Louis gets UFL championship game". STLtoday.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
8. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 17, 2022). "Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

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USFL Conference|

| Teams|

* Birmingham Stallions
* Houston Roughnecks
* Memphis Showboats
* Michigan Panthers

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Stadiums|

* Ford Field
* Protective Stadium
* Rice Stadium
* Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

XFL Conference|

| Teams|

* Arlington Renegades
* DC Defenders
* San Antonio Brahmas
* St. Louis Battlehawks

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Stadiums|

* Alamodome
* Audi Field
* Choctaw Stadium
* The Dome at America's Center

Key personnel|

* Dany Garcia
* chairwoman/co-owner
* Dwayne Johnson
* co-owner
* Gerry Cardinale
* Russ Brandon
* Fox Corporation (50%)
* president
* Doug Whaley
* Daryl Johnston
* senior VP, player personnel
* Dean Blandino
* Mike Pereira

Drafts|

2024 dispersal draft

Seasons|

* 2024

Championships|

* 2024

Related articles|

* UFL starting quarterbacks
* USFL (2022)
* XFL (2020)
* Timeline of the UFL

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* Birmingham Stallions
* Houston Roughnecks
* Memphis Showboats
* Michigan Panthers

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* Arlington Renegades
* DC Defenders
* San Antonio Brahmas
* St. Louis Battlehawks

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