2023 XFL season | |
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League | XFL |
Sport | American football |
Duration | Regular season: February 18 – April 23 Playoffs: April 29 – May 13 |
Number of games | 43 (40 regular-season games, 3 postseason games) |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, FX |
North champions | DC Defenders |
North runners-up | Seattle Sea Dragons |
South champions | Arlington Renegades |
South runners-up | Houston Roughnecks |
2023 XFL Championship | |
Venue | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
Champions | Arlington Renegades |
Runners-up | DC Defenders |
Finals MVP | Luis Perez |
The 2023 XFL season was the second season in the reboot of the XFL, the first under its new ownership group of Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale (RedBird Capital), and the third in the history of the XFL brand created and originally owned by Vince McMahon.
The regular season began on February 18, 2023. A player combine was held on June 18, 2022, the 2023 XFL Draft was held from November 15 to 17, and training camps began on January 8, 2023.[1]
The Arlington Renegades defeated the DC Defenders in the 2023 XFL Championship Game to become the first league champions in this iteration of the XFL. This ended up being the XFL's last season before it merged with the United States Football League to form the United Football League.