Louisville Kings

Louisville Kings
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Basic info
Established	October 7, 2025;2 days ago (2025-10-07)
Stadium	Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky
Colors	Dark green, lime green, white
Website	www.theufl.com/louisville
Personnel
Owner(s)	Fox Corporation (50%), Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, RedBird Capital Partners (50%)
General manager	Vacant
Head coach	Vacant
Team history
Louisville Kings (2026–present)
Home fields
Lynn Family Stadium (2026–)
League / conference affiliations
United Football League (2026 –present)
Championships
League championships: 0
Conference championships: 0
Division championships: 0

The Louisville Kings are an upcoming 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 will play their home games at Lynn Family Stadium, in Louisville, Kentucky.

History

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]

Eric Wood, the Buffalo Bills former offensive lineman and current radio color analyst, was named the team's first community ambassador. ^[3]

Market overview

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, the Louisville Cardinals.

References

1. Holton, Brooks (October 7, 2025). "Why Mike Repole picked Louisville for UFL team". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
2. Camenker, Jacob (October 7, 2025). "UFL relocating teams to Columbus, Louisville, Orlando amid sweeping changes". USA Today . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
3. Perry, Mark (October 8, 2025). "Repole Announces Louisville Kings, Reveals 31 Cities Applied for UFL Teams, Explains Why Lynn Family Stadium is Perfect Venue" . Retrieved October 9, 2025.

• Holton, Brooks (October 7, 2025). "Louisville is getting a UFL team, the Louisville Kings. What to know". Courier Journal . Retrieved October 7, 2025.

External links

• Official website