| 2024 The Arena League season | |
| League: | The Arena League |
| Sport: | Arena football |
| Duration: | June 1 - August 10, 2024 |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 4 |
| Tv: | YouTube |
| Season Champs: | Kansas City Goats |
| Season Champ Name: | Regular Season Champions |
| League Champs: | Duluth Harbor Monsters |
| League Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Iowa Woo |
| Seasonslist: | List of The Arena League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | TAL |
| Nextseason Link: | 2025 The Arena League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2025 |
The 2024 Arena League season is the inaugural season of The Arena League (TAL). The regular season began on June 1, 2024 and ended on July 27, 2024.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Arena League was announced as a six-on-six indoor American football league with the intentions to launch in 2024 with four teams and with Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown as the Commissioner. The league kicked off the regular season on June 1, 2024.
The TAL aim is to highlight the player's athleticism and increase the pace of play.
The first city announced was Springfield[5] with Duluth being the second city.[6] Waterloo was announced as the third team on May 4, 2023.[7] Kansas City was the fourth and final team announced for the inaugural 2024 season.
On October 19, 2023 the Waterloo Woo announced their owners and changed their team name to the Iowa Woo.[8]
| background:white" | Team | background:white" | City | background:white" | Stadium | background:white" | Capacity | background:white" | Joined | background:white" | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Harbor Monsters | Duluth, Minnesota | DECC Arena | align=center | 5,333 | align=center | 2024 | Tony O'Neil | ||||
| Iowa Woo | Waterloo, Iowa | The Hippodrome | align=center | 5,155 | align=center | 2024 | Mook Zimmerman | ||||
| Kansas City Goats | Kansas City, Missouri | Municipal Arena | align=center | 9,987 | align=center | 2024 | Dorsey Golston III | ||||
| Ozarks Lunkers | Springfield, Missouri | Wilson Logistics Arena | align=center | 4,500 | align=center | 2024 | Cam Bruffett |
Former IFL Commissioner, Tommy Benizio, an advisor for the league and his corporation will operate and run the teams,[9] while J.R. Bond leads a small group financing the league; Bond is a political advisor in Kansas City and has served as owner of several professional sports teams including the Sioux City Bandits, Topeka Tropics, and Topeka Golden Giants.[10] The league would later announce owners for all four locations.[11] [12] [13]
Teams have a 15-player roster with the game being played with six offensive players against six defensive players. The league will follow a one-platoon system with offensive and defensive players playing both sides of the ball. There are no restrictions on defense.
On December 5, 2023, the Lunkers signed Matt Rush, the first player to sign with a TAL team.[14]
The inaugural season of The Arena League will have a nine-week regular season schedule with each team receiving one bye week with playoffs to follow. The season will run from June to August 2024.[1] In September The AL released the 2024 schedule.[15]
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)Kansas City Goats | 7 | 1 | – | W3 | ||||
| (2)Duluth Harbor Monsters | 5 | 3 | 2 | W3 | ||||
| (3)Ozarks Lunkers | 3 | 5 | 4 | L3 | ||||
| (4)Iowa Woo | 1 | 7 | 6 | L3 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| (1) – Clinched 1 Seed | |
| (2) – Clinched 2 Seed | |
| (3) – Clinched 3 Seed | |
| (4) – Clinched 4 Seed |
The regular season schedule was released on September 6, 2023.[1]
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 52 | 77 | Kansas City Goats | |||||
| June 1 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 40 | 69 | Ozarks Lunkers | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Duluth Harbor Monsters | 44 | 38 | |||||
| June 15 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 38 | 58 | Kansas City Goats | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Ozarks Lunkers | 52 | 46 | 2OT | ||||
| June 23 | 5:05 p.m. CT | Kansas City Goats | 58 | 57 | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Ozarks Lunkers | 69 | 59 | Game originally scheduled to be held at Municipal Arena[17] | ||||
| June 29 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Iowa Woo | 41 | 22 | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Kansas City Goats | 78 | 45 | |||||
| July 13 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 41 | 52 | Duluth Harbor Monsters | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 18 | 51 | Duluth Harbor Monsters | |||||
| July 20 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Kansas City Goats | 99 | 60 | |||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Duluth Harbor Monsters | 45 | 21 | |||||
| July 27 | 7:05 p.m. CT | 28 | 61 | Kansas City Goats | Inside Out Game | ||||
| Date | Time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Iowa Woo | 59 | 58 | Kansas City Goats | ||||
| August 3 | 7:05 p.m. CT | Ozarks Lunkers | 18 | 50 | Duluth Harbor Monsters | ||||
| + TAL team media deals | ||||
| Team | TV Station(s) | Radio Station(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Harbor Monsters | Northland Fan 106.5 FM and 560AM[19] | |||
| Iowa Woo | KCRG-TV[20] | |||
| Kansas City Goats | ||||
| Ozarks Lunkers | KYTV[21] |