United Football League
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The United Football League was a short-lived professional American football league that operated in the United States in the late 2000s and early 2010s as an alternative to the NFL.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
professional American football league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announced | 2007 ⓘ |
| businessModel | single-entity structure ⓘ |
| championshipGame | UFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Michael Huyghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Las Vegas Locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Tim Armstrong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Hambrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSalaryCap | yes ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
California Redwoods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida Tuskers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hartford Colonials NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Vegas Locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha Nighthawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento Mountain Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jacksonville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| leagueFormat | single table ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| playedIn |
fall 2009
ⓘ
fall 2010 ⓘ fall 2011 ⓘ fall 2012 ⓘ |
| playerSource |
NFL free agents
ⓘ
undrafted college players ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
financial difficulties
ⓘ
low television ratings ⓘ poor attendance ⓘ |
| ruleVariationFromNFL |
challenge system
ⓘ
overtime rules ⓘ |
| seasonPlayed |
2009
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ 2011 ⓘ 2012 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetMarket | underserved NFL markets ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
CBS Sports Network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HDNet NERFINISHED ⓘ Versus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | http://www.ufl-football.com/ ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.