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The '''National Arena League''' ('''NAL''') is a professional [[Indoor American football|indoor football]] league that began play in 2017 and has been primarily based on the [[East Coast of the United States]]. For the upcoming 2024 season, the league consists of
A team's typical payroll budget is $600,000 per season,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/The-Empire-are-back-but-will-they-make-enough-16148319.php|title=The Empire are back, but will they make enough money to stay?|work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]|date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> but as of 2022 season, there's no salary cap limit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AbcsptegQ0|title=Interview Series; with NAL Commissioner Chris Siegfried|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> Players are usually paid $200 per week (before taxes), and veterans can make $225 with the potential raises for loyalty on a year-by-year basis. Additionally, $50 bonus is given to players on the winning team each week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-hs-orlando-predators-0117-story.html|title=Kenny McEntyre revives Orlando Predators in National Arena League|date=January 17, 2019 }}</ref> Some teams also provide housing for their players during the season.
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==== 2024 season ====
In August 2023, the league announced it had added the [[Omaha Beef]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/cif-champion-omaha-beef-joins-the-nal |title=CIF CHAMPION OMAHA BEEF JOINS THE NAL |website=National Arena League |date=August 9, 2023}}</ref> and [[Sioux City Bandits]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-iowa |title=NAL ANNOUNCES SIOUX CITY BANDITS AS EXPANSION FRANCHISE |website=National Arena League |date=August 8, 2023}}</ref> from [[Champions Indoor Football]] for the 2024 season. On August 22, 2023, the [[Jacksonville Sharks]] announced they were joining the [[Indoor Football League]] (IFL).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goifl.com/news/2023/8/20/football-ifl-adds-jacksonsville-sharks.aspx |title=IFL ADDS JACKSONSVILLE SHARKS |website=Indoor Football League |date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> The league added the expansion [[Colorado Spartans]], based out of [[Loveland, Colorado]], on August 31.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-announces-expansion-in-color |title=Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024 |website=NAL |date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newswest9.com/article/sports/arena-football-league-announces-west-texas-desert-hawks-will-be-newest-league-franchise/513-47c5c148-7fd2-441a-b244-7ee28ec04ecd |title=Arena Football League announces that the West Texas Desert Hawks will be the newest franchise |website=NewsWest9 |date=August 31, 2023}}</ref> On September 14, the [[Topeka Tropics]] also joined the NAL from the CIF.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/national-arena-league-expansion-continues-in-kansa |title=NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE EXPANSION CONTINUES IN KANSAS |website=NAL |date=September 14, 2023}}</ref> On September 21, the two-time [[American West Football Conference]] champions [[Idaho Horsemen]] joined the NAL.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/idaho-revealed-as-the-next-nal-franchise-to-join-i |title=IDAHO REVEALED AS THE NEXT NAL FRANCHISE TO JOIN IN 2024 |website=NAL |date=September 21, 2023}}</ref> On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goifl.com/news/2023/9/26/football-ifl-adds-san-antonio-gunslingers.aspx |title=IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS |website=[[Indoor Football League]] |date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>
==Teams==
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| '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)|Carolina Cobras]]''' || [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] || align=center |12,000 || align=center|2017 || align=center|2018 || Brandon Negron
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|[[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)|'''San Antonio Gunslingers''']] || [[San Antonio, Texas]] || [[Freeman Coliseum]] || align=center |9,000 || align=center |2020{{efn|name=AAL|In the [[American Arena League]].}} || align=center |2022|| Tom Menas▼
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===Expansion members===▼
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| '''[[Colorado Spartans]]''' || [[Loveland, Colorado]] || [[Budweiser Events Center]] || align=center |7,500 || align=center|2023 || align=center|2024 || Fred Shaw
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| '''[[Topeka Tropics]]''' || [[Topeka, Kansas]] || [[Stormont Vail Events Center]] ||align=center|10,000 || align=center| 2022{{efn|In [[Champions Indoor Football]].}} || align=center| 2024 || [[Kerry Locklin]]
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|'''Ontario Bandits''' || [[Ontario, California]] ||colspan=2; style="text-align:center" | Never played || Announced as a 2021 expansion team, but then went dormant for the season. Not listed as a member for the 2022 season.<ref name = "NAL December 2021 teams"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111212049/https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/about-the-nal |title=About the NAL |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |website=NAL}}</ref>
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|'''[[Orlando Predators (NAL)|Orlando Predators]]''' || [[Orlando, Florida]] ||
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|'''[[Tampa Bay Tornadoes]]''' || [[Tampa, Florida]] ||colspan=2; style="text-align:center" | Never played || Announced as a 2021 expansion team, but the league terminated the team's membership three months later.<ref name="LouisvilleTampa" /> The organization re-joined the [[American Arena League]].
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bar:16 color:Past from:01/01/2021 till:06/15/2023 text: [[Albany Empire (NAL)|Albany Empire]] (2021–2023)
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bar:18 color:Past from:01/01/2023 till:06/26/2023 text:[[Fayetteville Mustangs]] (2023)
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