The DFL has released its schedule for Season 6, outlining a 12-team season that the league said will mark a new phase after offseason expansion and franchise relocations.

According to the press release, teams will compete in two newly established groupings, the Commonwealth Conference and the National Conference. Each club is scheduled to play 14 regular-season games, split evenly between seven home games and seven road games.

The league said the scheduling format calls for teams to meet conference opponents twice and to play four games against clubs from the opposite conference. The regular season is set to run from Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, September 6.

The press release also detailed a new broadcast structure that concentrates all league games on two days each week. Rather than spreading matchups throughout the week, the DFL said all games will now be played on Thursdays and Sundays. Each game day is scheduled to feature six games played sequentially every two hours, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. The league said the aim is to give each matchup its own broadcast window and create a more focused viewing experience for fans and players.

The defending champion Richmond Capitols are slated to open the season at home against the expansion Denver Summit on Thursday, July 23. That game will serve as the first matchup of the new season under the revised format.

Other opening week games, according to the schedule release, include Atlanta at Charleston, Dallas at Charlotte, Delta at Miami, Louisville at Tampa Bay, and San Antonio at Washington. The lineup reflects the league’s expanded footprint and the changes made during the offseason.

The DFL said the regular season will end with what it called the league’s first official Rivalry Week on Sunday, September 6. The closing slate is scheduled to include Washington at Richmond, Miami at Tampa Bay, Charleston at Charlotte, Dallas at Denver, Louisville at Delta, and San Antonio at Atlanta.

The league said playoff spots could still be unsettled entering that final week. Under the postseason format described in the release, the Commonwealth Conference champion, the National Conference champion and two wildcard teams will advance to the DFL Playoffs to compete for the Season 6 championship.

The schedule announcement comes as the league continues to expand its structure and branding. The press release characterized Season 6 as the most ambitious and competitive in DFL history, citing new cities, new rivalries and the shift to a faster-paced schedule centered on two weekly football event days.

The release did not provide additional details on how expansion and relocations were finalized, nor did it outline any further changes to playoff seeding beyond the four-team field. It also did not specify whether the new conference alignment will affect long-term rivalries beyond the designated Rivalry Week at the end of the regular season.

While the announcement focuses on scheduling and presentation, it also signals a significant operational step for the league as it moves into a broader national format. Concentrating games on Thursdays and Sundays gives the DFL a more defined weekly rhythm, while the conference structure and rivalry branding suggest an effort to sharpen the league’s identity as it grows.

For now, the most immediate milestone is the July 23 opener in Richmond, where the reigning champions will begin their title defense against Denver, one of the league’s new expansion teams. With the full schedule now public, teams and fans have their first complete look at how Season 6 will unfold from opening day through the playoff race.