New Arena Football League To Make Tulsa Its Headquarters

September 29, 2009 - The Journal Record reports a newly formly arena football league will be headquartered in Tulsa and bring with it an estimated $1.3 million economic impact.

The newly formed Arena Football League 1 will include a minimum of 16 franchises and begin play in 2010. Both Oklahoma arena teams, the Tulsa Talons and Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, will compete in the new league.

The newly created league will unite the former Arena Football League, arenafootball2 and other indoor football teams under the Arena Football 1 banner.

The Tulsa headquarters will employ up to 12 people and will expand as the league grows.

A final roster of markets and teams for the inaugural season will be announced in mid-October, according to the Journal Record.