Seattle's XFL Team Returning For 2023 Season

SEATTLE — The XFL will return to Seattle in February, nearly three years after the football league's relaunch was cut short by pandemic restrictions. The inaugural season lasted just five weeks before the remainder was canceled, and the league filed for bankruptcy in April 2020. An ownership team led by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson purchased the XFL a few months later for $15 million.

In an announcement Sunday, league officials confirmed Seattle would return as one of just eight XFL markets in 2023, playing at Lumen Field under head coach Jim Haslett.

"We’ve had a clear vision for the XFL – the values to instill, the diversity of our leaders, the innovation of the game and how we want to deeply engage with our communities so they can help bring this vision to life," said Dany Garcia, the XFL's chairwoman. "Today, our league takes another step closer to 2023 kickoff as we officially announce where our teams will play."

The XFL's announcement identified teams only by their city and did not indicate whether they would play under their previous names and branding. In 2020, Seattle played as the Seattle Dragons. The league is scheduled to kick off on February 18 and broadcast rights are exclusive to Disney and ESPN.

Here are the eight XFL teams for 2023:

West Division

• XFL Seattle
  • Head coach: Jim Haslett
  • Stadium Lumen Field
• XFL Arlington
  • Head coach: Bob Stoops
  • Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
• XFL Houston
  • Head coach: Wade Phillips
  • Stadium: TDECU Stadium
• XFL Las Vegas
  • Head coach: Rod Woodson
  • Stadium: TBD

East Division

• XFL Washington D.C.
  • Head coach: Reggie Barlow
  • Stadium: Audi Field
• XFL San Antonio
  • Head coach: Hines Ward
  • Stadium: Alamodome
• XFL St. Louis
  • Head coach: Anthony Becht
  • Stadium: The Dome at America's Center
• XFL Orlando
  • Head coach: Terrell Buckley
  • Stadium: Camping World Stadium