2012 UFL season

2012 United Football League season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 26, 2012 – October 19, 2012
2012 UFL Championship Game
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Site 
ChampionLas Vegas Locomotives
Runner-upOmaha Nighthawks

The 2012 UFL season was the fourth and final season of the United Football League. Four teams began what was originally scheduled to be an eight-game schedule beginning September 26, 2012.[1][2] The league ceased operations on October 20, 2012, after four weeks of extensive financial problems and dismal attendance figures.[3] At the time of the cessation, the Las Vegas Locomotives had compiled a perfect season to date.

The league originally stated it would resume the season some time in spring 2013, but the majority of two teams' players filed legal action against the league that winter to claim unpaid salaries, and the league did not set up the necessary agreements to continue by the time spring 2013 had come along. One of the four teams (the Virginia Destroyers) allowed its business license to lapse and folded; the assets of the other franchises were stored in a warehouse in Florida, with the league being left in limbo since the suspension.

  1. ^ Minium, Harry (July 26, 2012). Virginia Destroyers say they'll play games this fall. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. ^ 2012 UFL Schedule
  3. ^ Katzowitz, Josh (2008-06-11). "UFL suspends rest of 2012 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-10-20.