| Louisville Kings | |
|---|---|
 Current season | |
| Basic info | |
| Established | October 7, 2025; 49 days ago (2025-10-07) |
| Stadium | Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky |
| Colors | Dark green, lime green, white |
| Website | www |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | League owned |
| General manager | Vacant |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Team history | |
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| Home fields | |
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| League / conference affiliations | |
| United Football League (2026–present) | |
| Championships | |
| League championships: 0 | |
| Conference championships: 0 | |
| Division championships: 0 | |
TheLouisville Kings are an upcoming professionalAmerican football team based inLouisville, Kentucky. The Kings compete in theUnited Football League (UFL). The team was founded in 2026 by current owners and operators by Alpha Acquico, controlled by actorDwayne Johnson, andFox Corporation. The Kings will play their home games atLynn Family Stadium, inLouisville, Kentucky.
The Kings were established October 7, 2025. Its name and mascot comes from Kentucky'sthoroughbred racing history; co-ownerMike Repole had a 20-year history operating a horse racing stable in the state and racing horses in theKentucky 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 theLouisville 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 afterLouis 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 useL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, the much larger football stadium in the city, he would have not brought a team there.[1]
Eric Wood, theBuffalo Bills former offensive lineman and current radio color analyst, was named the team's first community ambassador.[3]
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 theAmerican Football Association in 1980. Louisville is home to three major and minor league professional sports teams, theLouisville Bats of theInternational League,Louisville City FC inUSL Championship, andRacing Louisville FC of theNational Women's Soccer League.
The market is also heavily influenced by the collegiate teams from theUniversity of Louisville, theLouisville Cardinals.
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]
