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2023 National Arena League season

2023 NAL season
LeagueNational Arena League
SportIndoor American football
DurationApril 8 – August 12, 2023
Number of teams7
Regular season
Season championsJacksonville Sharks
2023 NAL Championship
ChampionsJacksonville Sharks
  Runners-upCarolina Cobras
NAL seasons

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

Teams Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head Coach
Albany Empire[a] Albany, New York MVP Arena[4] 13,785[5] 2020 2021 Maurice Leggett
Carolina Cobras Greensboro, North Carolina[6] Greensboro Coliseum Complex[7][8] 5,000[7] 2017[8] 2018 James Fuller
Fayetteville Mustangs[b] Fayetteville, North Carolina Crown Complex[2][9] 8,500 2022 2023 Charles Gunnings
Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, Florida VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena[10] 13,011 2009 2017 Jason Gibson
Orlando Predators Orlando, Florida Amway Center 17,192 2019 2019 Herkie Walls
San Antonio Gunslingers San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum[11] 9,000 2020 2022[12] Fred Shaw[13]
West Texas Warbirds[9] Odessa, Texas[14] Ector County Coliseum[15] 8,000[16][17] 2019[18] 2023 Tate Smith[19][20]
  1. ^ Albany was expelled from the league and NAL membership was terminated due to non-payment of league dues. Owner Antonio Brown was also fined for conduct detrimental to the league, a fine included with league dues, and Brown failed to pay that fine.
  2. ^ Fayetteville could not afford to keep the team running and folded after Week 12.

Standings

2023 National Arena League Standings
Team Win Loss PCT PF PA STK
z – Jacksonville Sharks 10 3 .769 810 555 L1
y – Carolina Cobras 10 4 .714 814 653 W5
x – San Antonio Gunslingers 8 4 .727 569 606 L3
x – Orlando Predators 4 8 .333 520 618 L3
e – West Texas Warbirds 3 11 .214 576 769 W1
DNF – Fayetteville Mustangs 4 4 .500 371 373 L1
DNF – Albany Empire 1 6 .142 257 339 L6

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:[2][21]

2023 NAL Playoffs

Semifinal 2023 NAL Championship
      
1 Jacksonville Sharks 62
4 Orlando Predators 18
1 Jacksonville Sharks 54
2 Carolina Cobras 45
2 Carolina Cobras 52
3 San Antonio Gunslingers 36

Reference:[2][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
1 Rakeem Cato, Fayetteville Mustangs Marvin Ross, Jacksonville Sharks Kendrick Ings, Fayetteville Mustangs Tre Long, Fayetteville Mustangs
2 Darius Prince, Albany Empire Kenny Veal, Carolina Cobras Marc Orozco, Albany Empire Jalen Childress, West Texas Warbirds
3 Arvell Nelson, San Antonio Gunslingers Sha-ki Holines, Jacksonville Sharks Kevin Didio-Webber, Jacksonville Sharks Phillip Barnett, San Antonio Gunslingers
4 Rakeem Cato, Fayetteville Mustangs Freddie Booth-Lloyd, Orlando Predators T. C. Stevens, Carolina Cobras Jensen Stoshak, Jacksonville Sharks
5 Jalen Childress, West Texas Warbirds Trevon Shorts, West Texas Warbirds Kendrick Ings, Fayetteville Mustangs Trevon Shorts, West Texas Warbirds
6 Zach Brown, Carolina Cobras Mike Green, Carolina Cobras Darius Prince, Orlando Predators Zach Brown, Carolina Cobras
7 Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Jabari Gorman, Jacksonville Sharks Adam Smith, Carolina Cobras Marquel Wade, Jacksonville Sharks
8 Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Jabari Gorman, Jacksonville Sharks Marc Orozco, Jacksonville Sharks Jalen Wilson, West Texas Warbirds
9 Sam Castronova, Jacksonville Sharks Sha-ki Holiness, Jacksonville Sharks Kevin Didio-Weber, West Texas Warbirds Devonte Baker, Fayetteville Mustangs
10 Malik Henry, Carolina Cobras Joshua Jenkins, Orlando Predators Marquel Wade, Jacksonville Sharks Devonte Baker, Fayetteville Mustangs
11 Darius 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]

References

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