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March 29, 2024

Las Vegas getting Indoor Football League expansion team

Indoor Football League Expansion

Steve Marcus

Bill Foley, left, owner of the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights, Todd Tryon, center, Indoor Football League commissioner, and Dollar Loan Center founder and CEO Chuck Brennan talk during a news conference at the Dollar Loan Center arena, under construction in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Foley and Brennan announced the purchase of an Indoor Football League franchise.

Indoor Football League Expansion

An artist's rendering is displayed during a news conference at the Dollar Loan Center arena, under construction in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Bill Foley, owner of the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights, and Dollar Loan Center founder and CEO Chuck Brennan announced the purchase of an Indoor Football League franchise. Launch slideshow »

Las Vegas is getting an Indoor Football League franchise that will start play next year at the under-construction Dollar Loan Center arena in Henderson, team officials said.

Bill Foley, who owns the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights, purchased the franchise with Dollar Loan Center founder and CEO Chuck Brennan, officials said.

Details, including the team’s name, logo and ticket pricing, will be announced later, though the team is already taking $50 deposits for season ticket packages.

The expansion franchise, which will play at the 6,000-seat multipurpose venue on Green Valley Parkway, will be the IFL’s 18th team. The Henderson Silver Knights will also play at the Dollar Loan Center arena.

IFL teams will play a 16-game schedule this year, with each team having eight home games and eight road games.

Las Vegas will join teams such as the Arizona Rattlers, Iowa Barnstormers, Green Bay Blizzard and Sioux Falls Storm.

The Indoor Football League started play in 2009 after a merger between the United Indoor Football League and the Intense Football League. It is the longest continuously running indoor football league.