The Fayetteville Mustangs were a professional indoor football team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, playing their home games at Crown Coliseum. The Mustangs began play as members of the National Arena League in 2023.
On August 24, 2022, the National Arena League announced the Fayetteville Mustangs as an expansion franchise for the upcoming 2023 National Arena League season However, the team withdrew from their inaugural season after playing eight games due to financial difficulties with hopes to return in 2024.
2023 regular season The original schedule was changed following the removal of the Albany Empire on June 15. However, the Mustangs also withdrew from the season on June 26 without playing any of the revised schedule. Original schedule Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Saturday April 8 at Orlando Predators W 68–43 1–0 Amway Center 2 Bye 3 Sunday April 23Jacksonville Sharks L 53–73 1–1 Crown Coliseum 4 Saturday April 29 at West Texas Warbirds W 50–18 2–1 Ector County Coliseum 5 Sunday May 7 San Antonio Gunslingers L 27–40 2–2 Crown Coliseum 6 Bye 7 Friday May 19 Carolina Cobras L 34–72 2–3 Crown Coliseum 8 Saturday May 27 at Albany Empire W 49-27 3–3 MVP Arena 9 Saturday June 3 at Carolina Cobras W 70–41 4–3 Greensboro Coliseum 10 Saturday June 10 at Jacksonville Sharks L 35–63 4–4 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 11 Bye 12 Saturday June 24 West Texas Warbirds Crown Coliseum 13 Saturday July 1 at Albany Empire MVP Arena 14 Saturday June 15 Carolina Cobras Crown Coliseum 15 Saturday July 15 Orlando Predators Crown Coliseum 16 Saturday July 22 at San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum 17 Saturday July 29 Albany Empire Crown Coliseum
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