After a four-year hiatus, the Arena Football League is attempting a comeback, per Sports Illustrated.
The indoor football league will be heading to 16 cities across the United States starting April 2024, with stops ranging from Orlando, Florida, to Everett, Washington.
The football organization announced all locations where AFL teams will be stationed this week, and the league promised that more cities will be added to widen the competitive pool in the future.
The AFL has been on-and-off since 1987 and will restart next year under new ownership.
“The first edition of the AFL launched in 1987 and ran through 2008 before internal issues forced the league to cancel its ’09 season,” SI‘s Nick Selbe reported. “The league relaunched in ’10 but filed for bankruptcy after the ’19 season. New ownership took over and announced in February of this year that play would resume in ’24.”
The moment 🏈 fans have been waiting for!
🙌 First 16 teams have been announced ( Watch until the very end 😎)
Whose ready for the AFL's return?!? pic.twitter.com/N92Zz35KFU
— Arena Football League (@OfficialAFL) July 18, 2023
Is your town about to welcome the AFL back for its 2024 relaunch?
You can see the full list of 16 cities below.
Austin, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Bakersfield, California
Chicago, Illinois
Denver, Colorado
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Cincinnati, Ohio
Orlando, Florida
Salem, Oregon
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Antonio, Texas
Tallahassee, Florida
Nashville, Tennessee
Everett, Washington
Odessa, Texas
