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Line 16: \| headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]] \| inaugural = 2017 \| teams = 76 \| country = {{flatlist\| * United States Line 29: }} 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 ~~seven~~six teams. 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. Line 76: ==== 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== Line 82: {{Location map+ \| United States\|float=left \| width = 593 \| caption = NAL team locations<!-- (current teams in blue, expansion teams in red)--> \| places = Line 96: \| lat_deg = 40.443889 \| lon_deg = -104.989444 \|mark = ~~Red~~Blue pog.svg \|label_size = 70 \|position = top Line 104: \| lat_deg = 43.6081 \| lon_deg = -116.5087 \|mark = ~~Red~~Blue pog.svg \|label_size = 70 \|position = right Line 112: \| lat_deg = 41.256538 \| lon_deg = -95.934502 \|mark = ~~Red~~Blue pog.svg \|label_size = 70 \|position = bottom \|label =[[Omaha Beef\|Beef]]}} ~~{{Location map~ \| United States~~ ~~\| lat_deg = 29.424122~~ ~~\| lon_deg = -98.493629~~ ~~\|mark = Blue pog.svg~~ ~~\|label_size = 70~~ ~~\|position = right~~ ~~\|label =[[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)\|Gunslingers]]}}~~ {{Location map~ \| USA \| lat_deg = 42.30 \| lon_deg = -96.13 \|mark = ~~red~~Blue pog.svg \|label_size = 70 \|position = left Line 136 ⟶ 128: \| lat_deg = 39.056198 \| lon_deg = -95.69531 \|mark = ~~red~~Blue pog.svg \|label_size = 70 \|Position = top Line 150 ⟶ 142: \|- \| '''[[Carolina Cobras (NAL)\|Carolina Cobras]]''' \|\| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] \|\| [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]] \|\| align=center \|12,000 \|\| align=center\|2017 \|\| align=center\|2018 \|\| Brandon Negron \|-▼ \|[[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▼ \|}▼ ===Expansion members===▼ {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"▼ \|-▼ ! Team !! Location !! Arena !! Capacity !! Founded !! Joining !! Head coach▼ \|- \| '''[[Colorado Spartans]]''' \|\| [[Loveland, Colorado]] \|\| [[Budweiser Events Center]] \|\| align=center \|7,500 \|\| align=center\|2023 \|\| align=center\|2024 \|\| Fred Shaw Line 168 ⟶ 152: \|- \| '''[[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]] \|}<!-- ▲===Expansion members=== ▲{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" ▲\|- ▲! Team !! Location !! Arena !! Capacity !! Founded !! Joining !! Head coach ▲\|}- \|}--> {{notelist}} Line 216 ⟶ 207: \|'''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> \|- \|'''[[Orlando Predators (NAL)\|Orlando Predators]]''' \|\| [[Orlando, Florida]] \|\| align=center \|2019 \|\| align=center \|2023 \|\| Started as an expansion team in 2019 named for the former [[Arena Football League]] team. Joined the third incarnation of the [[Arena Football League\|AFL]] for 2024. ▲\|- ▲\|'''[[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)\|~~'''~~San Antonio Gunslingers]]''']] \|\| [[San Antonio, Texas]] ~~\|\| [[Freeman Coliseum]]~~ \|\| align=center \|~~9,000~~2022 \|\| align=center \|~~2020{{efn~~2023 \|~~name=AAL~~\|In Joined from the [[American Arena League]]~~.}}~~ \|\|for ~~align=center~~the \|2022\|\| ~~Tom~~season. ~~Menas~~Joined the [[Indoor Football League]] for the 2024 season. \|- \|'''[[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]]. Line 275 ⟶ 268: bar:16 color:Past from:01/01/2021 till:06/15/2023 text: [[Albany Empire (NAL)\|Albany Empire]] (2021–2023) bar:17 color:~~Now~~Past from:01/01/2022 till:~~end~~12/31/2023 text: [[San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)\|San Antonio Gunslingers]] (~~2022–present~~2022–2023) bar:18 color:Past from:01/01/2023 till:06/26/2023 text:[[Fayetteville Mustangs]] (2023)

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