2023 National Arena League season explained

2023 NAL season
League:National Arena League
Sport:Indoor American football
Duration:April 8 – August 12, 2023
Season:Regular season
Finals:2023 NAL Championship
Finals Champ:Jacksonville Sharks
Finals Runner-Up:Carolina Cobras
Seasonslist:List of National Arena League seasons
Seasonslistnames:NAL
Prevseason Link:2022 National Arena League season
Prevseason Year:2022
Nextseason Link:2024 National Arena League season
Nextseason Year:2024
No Of Teams:7

The 2023 National Arena League season was the sixth season of the National Arena League (NAL).[1] The league started the season with seven teams following the additions of the expansion team, the Fayetteville Mustangs,[2] [3] and the West Texas Warbirds joining from the Arena Football Association, while the Columbus Lions left the league following the previous season.

Teams

TeamsLocationArenaCapacityFoundedJoinedHead Coach
Albany EmpireAlbany, New YorkMVP Arena[4] 13,785[5] 20202021
Carolina CobrasGreensboro, North Carolina[6] Greensboro Coliseum Complex[7] [8] 5,00020172018James Fuller
Fayetteville MustangsFayetteville, North CarolinaCrown Complex8,50020222023Charles Gunnings
Jacksonville SharksJacksonville, FloridaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena[9] 13,01120092017Jason Gibson
Orlando PredatorsOrlando, FloridaAmway Center17,19220192019Herkie Walls
San Antonio GunslingersSan Antonio, TexasFreeman Coliseum[10] 9,00020202022[11] Fred Shaw[12]
West Texas Warbirds[13] Odessa, Texas[14] Ector County Coliseum[15] 8,000[16] [17] 2019[18] 2023Tate Smith[19] [20]

Standings

2023 National Arena League Standings!Team !!Win !!Loss !!PCT !!PF !!PA !!STK
z – Jacksonville Sharks103.769810555L1
y – Carolina Cobras104.714814653W5
x – San Antonio Gunslingers84.727569606L3
x – Orlando Predators48.333520618L3
e – West Texas Warbirds311.214576769W1
DNF – Fayetteville Mustangs44.500371373L1
DNF – Albany Empire16.142257339L6
z – clinched home field advantage

y – clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff berth

e – eliminated from playoffs

DNF – Did not finish the season

Reference:[21]

2023 NAL Playoffs

Reference:[22] [23] [24]

Players of the Week

Players of the Week throughout the 2023 NAL Season!Weeks!Offensive Player of the Week!Defensive Player of the Week!Special Team Player of the Week!Ironman Player of the Week
1Rakeem Cato, Fayetteville Mustangs Marvin Ross, Jacksonville Sharks Kendrick Ings, Fayetteville Mustangs Tre Long, Fayetteville Mustangs
2Darius Prince, Albany Empire Kenny Veal, Carolina Cobras Marc Orozco, Albany Empire Jalen Childress, West Texas Warbirds
3Arvell Nelson, San Antonio Gunslingers Sha-ki Holines, Jacksonville Sharks Kevin Didio-Webber, Jacksonville Sharks Phillip Barnett, San Antonio Gunslingers
4Rakeem Cato, Fayetteville MustangsFreddie Booth-Lloyd, Orlando Predators T. C. Stevens, Carolina Cobras Jensen Stoshak, Jacksonville Sharks
5Jalen Childress, West Texas WarbirdsTrevon Shorts, West Texas WarbirdsKendrick Ings, Fayetteville MustangsTrevon Shorts, West Texas Warbirds
6Zach Brown, Carolina Cobras Mike Green, Carolina Cobras Darius Prince, Orlando Predators Zach Brown, Carolina Cobras
7Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Jabari Gorman, Jacksonville Sharks Adam Smith, Carolina Cobras Marquel Wade, Jacksonville Sharks
8Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Jabari Gorman, Jacksonville Sharks Marc Orozco, Jacksonville Sharks Jalen Wilson, West Texas Warbirds
9Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Sha-ki Holiness, Jacksonville Sharks Kevin Didio-Weber, West Texas Warbirds Devonte Baker, Fayetteville Mustangs
10Malik Henry, Carolina Cobras Joshua Jenkins, Orlando Predators Marquel Wade, Jacksonville Sharks Devonte Baker, Fayetteville Mustangs
11Darius Prince, Orlando Predators Dwayne Hollis, Orlando Predators Kevin Didio-Weber, West Texas Warbirds Trevon Shorts, West Texas Warbirds
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Reference:[25] [26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the NAL - National Arena League . 2022-08-04 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  2. Web site: Rubel . Abigail . 2022-07-14 . National Arena League announces expansion team . 2022-08-04 . Times Union . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-07-14 . National Arena League Announces Expansion Team for 2023 . 2022-08-04 . OurSports Central . en.
  4. Web site: Singelais . Mark . 2021-12-22 . Albany Empire's 2022 schedule is announced . 2022-07-25 . Times Union . en-US.
  5. Web site: MVP Arena . 2022-07-25 . www.albany.org . en-us.
  6. Web site: Carolina Cobras - Indoor/Arena Football on OurSports Central . 2022-07-25 . www.oursportscentral.com.
  7. Web site: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center . 2022-07-25 . Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau . en-US.
  8. Web site: Carolina Cobras Arena Football . 2022-07-25 . Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau . en-US.
  9. Web site: Jacksonville Sharks . 2022-07-25 . Downtown Jacksonville . en-US.
  10. Web site: Ramirez . Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry . 2022-04-22 . The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman Coliseum . 2022-07-25 . KSAT . en.
  11. Web site: Rachuk . Stephan . 2021-11-11 . NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise . 2022-07-25 . XFL Newsroom . en-US.
  12. Web site: Staff - San Antonio Gunslingers . 2022-07-25 . www.sanantoniogunslingers.com.
  13. Web site: News: Expansion Team Reveals Logo and Name - National Arena League . 2022-08-28 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  14. Web site: 2022-07-17 . HIGHLIGHTS: Warbirds finish another undefeated championship season . 2022-08-28 . Yourbasin . en-US.
  15. Web site: Aguirre . Priscilla . 2022-07-20 . VIDEO: Brawl at West Texas indoor football game spills into stands . 2022-08-28 . mySA . en-US.
  16. Web site: Ector County Coliseum . 2022-08-28 . www.cvent.com.
  17. Web site: Data view of Ector County Coliseum from United States - Sports Stadiums & Arenas dataset . 2022-08-28 . rlist.io.
  18. Web site: 2019-10-02 . Professional Indoor Football Coming to West Texas in 2020 . 2022-08-28 . OurSports Central . en.
  19. Web site: Coaching Staff Warbirds Football . 2022-08-28 . warbirdfootball.com.
  20. Web site: 2021-05-12 . Warbirds introduce Tate Smith as head coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512104650/https://www.cbs7.com/2021/04/27/warbirds-introduce-tate-smith-as-head-coach/ . 2021-05-12 . 2022-08-28 .
  21. Web site: Stats - National Arena League . 2022-07-26 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  22. Web site: Stats - National Arena League . 2022-08-14 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  23. Web site: Stats - National Arena League . 2022-08-14 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  24. Web site: Stats - National Arena League . 2022-08-14 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  25. Web site: Players of the Week - National Arena League . 2022-07-26 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  26. Web site: News: THE EMPIRE LEAVES JACKSONVILLE IN WEEK TWO WITH THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON - National Arena League . 2022-07-30 . www.nationalarenaleague.com . Team for Rob Jones..

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