Mark your calendars! The Birmingham Stallions football team will open its 2nd USFL season on April 15th at Protective Stadium against the New Orleans Breakers.

USFL and Birmingham leaders made the announcement before several events celebrating the 2022 championship with Stallions Head Coach Skip Holtz and star running back Bo Scarbrough.

Welcome Back Champs!

Today, Coach Holtz and Scarbrough, a former University of Alabama standout, will be speaking at the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in the morning and celebrating the team’s championship with members of the community this evening from 4PM to 7PM at Avondale Brewing Company.

The USFL Championship Trophy will be on display at each venue.

“Bo and I are thrilled to be back in Birmingham today to celebrate our USFL Championship with our fans,” said Holtz. “We can’t thank our fans enough for the incredible support they gave us during our championship run throughout the USFL’s inaugural season. All of our players and coaches look forward to returning home to Birmingham next March for training camp and to start our title defense at Protective Stadium on Saturday, April 15.”

USFL Expanding in 2023

As reported by Bham Now in June, the league USFL headquarters will remain in Birmingham. They also announced plans to expand across additional markets in 2023.

The USFL is the first major professional spring football league in nearly 40 years to complete a successful inaugural season and return for a second season.

“The City of Birmingham is honored to have played home to the inaugural USFL season,” said Mayor Randall Woodfin. “Our community embraced the Birmingham Stallions and rallied behind them as they won the USFL Championship. We look forward to again partnering with the other stakeholders to host the Stallions this spring as they defend their title.”

According to the news release about the season opener announcement the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitor Bureau and the BJCC are teaming up to bring back the Stallions for season 2.

“It’s important that Birmingham fans know that the Stallions are here to stay and that we’re going to be here for Season 2 and beyond,” Holtz continued. “Together with our fans, we made history last season by going 11-1 and bringing home the first USFL championship trophy to the Magic City. Let’s make more history together and run it back in 2023. Giddy Up!”

Stallions Season Tickets

Just in time for the holiday season, fans can lock in priority access to 2023 Stallions games by visiting Ticketmaster to make a season ticket deposit for $25. After registering, fans will be contacted about seating preferences and package pricing.

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