Louisville Kings
| Louisville Kings | |||||||||||||
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| Founded | October 7, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Dark green, lime green, white | ||||||||||||
| Mascot | Derby | ||||||||||||
| Website | theufl.com/teams/louisville | ||||||||||||
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| Owner | League owned | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Chris Redman | ||||||||||||
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| United Football League (2026–present) | |||||||||||||
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| League championships: 1 | |||||||||||||
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The Louisville Kings are a professional American football team based in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kings compete in the United Football League (UFL). The team was founded in 2026 by current owners and operators by Alpha Acquico, controlled by actor Dwayne Johnson, and Fox Corporation. The Kings play their home games at Lynn Family Stadium, in Louisville, Kentucky.
History
[edit]The Kings were established October 7, 2025. Its name and mascot comes from Kentucky's thoroughbred racing history; co-owner Mike Repole had a 20-year history operating a horse racing stable in the state and racing horses in the Kentucky Derby. Noting that most of the other horse-related mascots such as "Stallions" and "Colts" were already taken, Repole drew inspiration from horse racing's reputation as a "sport of kings."[1][2] He also considered the possibility of approaching the Louisville Slugger baseball bat company about licensing the name Louisville Sluggers, but decided against it.[1] Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg noted the name's appropriate fit, given the city being named after Louis XVI, the French monarch.[3]
Lynn Family Stadium is the smallest stadium in the UFL, with most others having a capacity of at least 20,000 spectators. Repole had specifically sought out the stadium for a more intimate atmosphere and remarked that if he had been required to use L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, the much larger football stadium in the city, he would have not brought a team there.[1]
Former Louisville Cardinals offensive lineman Eric Wood, who spent nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills and currently serves as the Bills' current radio color analyst, was named the Kings' first community ambassador.[3]
Market overview
[edit]The Kings are the only professional football team in not only Louisville, but in all of Kentucky and the first professional outdoor team in Louisville since the Kentucky Trackers of the American Football Association in 1980. Louisville is home to three major and minor league professional sports teams, the Louisville Bats of the International League, Louisville City FC in USL Championship, and Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
The market is also heavily influenced by the collegiate teams from the University of Louisville and, to a lesser extent, the University of Kentucky.
The Kings have had the strongest demand for ticket sales of the three newly relocated teams for the 2026 season. Within a month of the announcement, a supporters group, the Kings' Court, had been established and was seeking official recognition.[4]
Current roster
[edit]Players
[edit]| Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
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Staff
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Player history
[edit]Current NFL players
[edit]| Season | Pos | Name | NFL Team |
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| 2026 | WR | Tarik Black | Detroit Lions |
| 2026 | WR | Lucky Jackson | Detroit Lions |
| 2026 | K | Tanner Brown | New Orleans Saints |
| 2026 | RB | Ian Wheeler | Buffalo Bills |
Notable players
[edit]| Season | Pos | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–present | CB | Cameron Dantzler | Former Minnesota Vikings Cornerback, 2020 3rd Round Pick |
| 2026 | WR | Lynn Bowden | Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver, 2020 3rd-round pick |
| 2026 | RB | Benny Snell | Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back, 2019 4th-round pick |
| 2026–present | RB | James Robinson | Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back |
Defensive Player of the Year award winners
[edit]| Kings UFL DPOY winners | |||
| Year | Player | Position | Selector |
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| 2026 | Cam Gill | LB | UFL |
Special Teams Player of the Year award winners
[edit]| Kings UFL STPOY winners | |||
| Year | Player | Position | Selector |
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| 2026 | Tanner Brown | K | UFL |
Coach history
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]| # | Coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| Louisville Kings | ||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Redman | 2026–present | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Offensive coordinators
[edit]| # | Coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| Louisville Kings | ||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Logan | 2026–present | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Defensive coordinators
[edit]| # | Coach | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
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| 1 | Jamie Sharper | 2026–present | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Season by season record
[edit]| UFL champions† (2024–present) | Conference champions* | Division champions^ | Wild Card berth# |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | Pct. | ||
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| Finish | W | L | |||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | UFL† | N/a | N/a | 3rd# | 6 | 4 | Won Semifinals (at Battlehawks) 29–20 Won United Bowl (vs. Defenders) 27–20 |
Cam Gill (DPOY) Tanner Brown (STPOY) Ian Wheeler (UBMVP) |
Chris Redman | .667 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | All-time regular season record (2026–) | .600 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | All-time postseason record (2026–) | 1.000 | ||||||||
| 8 | 4 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2026–) | .667 | ||||||||
| 1 UFL Championship | |||||||||||
Franchise matchup history
[edit]As of 2026 UFL season
| Team | Record | Pct. |
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| Birmingham Stallions | 0–1 | .000 |
| Columbus Aviators | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Dallas Renegades | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| DC Defenders | 3–0 | 1.000 |
| Houston Gamblers | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Orlando Storm | 0–2 | .000 |
| St. Louis Battlehawks | 1–1 | .500 |
Records
[edit]| All-time Kings leaders | ||||
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| Leader | Player | Record | Years with Kings | |
| Passing yards | Chandler Rogers | 1,119 passing yards | 2026–present | |
| Passing touchdowns | Chandler Rogers | 5 passing touchdowns | 2026–present | |
| Rushing yards | Ian Wheeler | 370 rushing yards | 2026–present | |
| Rushing touchdowns | Ian Wheeler | 6 rushing touchdowns | 2026–present | |
| Receiving yards | Isaiah Winstead | 474 receiving yards | 2026–present | |
| Receiving touchdowns | Isaiah Winstead | 3 receiving touchdowns | 2026–present | |
| Receptions | Lucky Jackson | 32 receptions | 2026–present | |
| Tackles | Jaheim Thomas | 64 tackles | 2026–present | |
| Sacks | Cam Gill | 10 sacks | 2026–present | |
| Interceptions | Corey Mayfield Jr | 4 interceptions | 2026–present | |
| Coaching wins | Chris Redman | 6 wins | 2026–present | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Holton, Brooks (October 7, 2025). "Why Mike Repole picked Louisville for UFL team". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ↑ Camenker, Jacob (October 7, 2025). "UFL relocating teams to Columbus, Louisville, Orlando amid sweeping changes". USA Today. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- 1 2 Perry, Mark (October 8, 2025). "Repole Announces Louisville Kings, Reveals 31 Cities Applied for UFL Teams, Explains Why Lynn Family Stadium is Perfect Venue". UFL News Hub. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ↑ Perry, Mark (October 31, 2025). "Louisville Kings Steve Macy Reveals Head Coach Search Strategy and Ticket Sales Battle with Orlando, Columbus". Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- Holton, Brooks (October 7, 2025). "Louisville is getting a UFL team, the Louisville Kings. What to know". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
