by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Mar 25, 2016

NEW TEAMS.

NEW OWNERS.

NEW STADIUMS.

NEW COACHES.

The USL kicks off Friday when Sacramento Republic FC travels to Seattle Sounders 2 and expansion Bethlehem Steel FC plays at FC Montreal. Bethlehem FC is one of six new teams as the USL has expanded to 29 teams. For a look at all the new teams, owners and stadiums as well as the new coaches.The Philadelphia Union second team is named after the original Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club many considered America’s first great soccer team with five U.S. Open Cup victories. It will play at Goodman Stadium in the Lehigh Valley. Former Union assistant coachwill coach the Bethlehem Steel.Carl Lindner III, formerly the owner of the Cincinnati Reds, is among the owners of the team that will play at the University of Cincinnati’s recently renovated Nippert Stadium. FC Cincinnati, coached by former U.S. national team, has sold more than 4,000 season tickets.Orlando City returns to the USL, operating its second team at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla. The head coach will be, who played as a midfielder for the Lions in the USL.The hybrid team is owned by, owner of the NBA Developmental League Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and will be stocked by the Houston Dynamo. The Toros, who are constructing a 10,000-seat stadium in the heart of Edinburg, Texas, hired, the former Chivas USA head coach.The San Antonio Spurs' ownership groupstepped in and bought Toyota Field, the soccer-specific stadium built in 2013 by the NASL Scorpions. The goal is to get an MLS expansion team. San Antonio FC hired former Elon University coach and Orlando City SC academy directoras head coach.Sporting Kansas City’s second team will play at Swope Soccer Village, the nine-field, $20-plus million complex also hosts reigning NWSL champion FC Kansas City. Former Ottawa Fury coachwill coach the Rangers.The Battery was purchased byof B Sports Entertainment, a locally owned and privately held company. Improvements to MUSC Health Stadium on Daniel Island started in January. They include a new electronic message board, a major overhaul of the stadium’s audio system and an upgrade to digital infrastructure.The 2015 champions were sold to local real estate developersandin March after the USL terminated the ownership of the Utica banker's Adirondack Sports Club early in January. A key to the transaction was the Dworkins reaching an agreement with the city of Rochester on a 10-year lease on Sahlen's Stadium for which more than $1 million of renovations have already been put into place ahead of the 2016 season.Grammy winnerhas joined the investment group headed byandAfter playing at Skyline Sports Complex for the last 11 years, the City Islanders will split time in a pair of baseball stadiums in 2016: 10 matches at FNB Field in Harrisburg and five matches at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.replaced, who returned to college soccer as the Pitt head coach. Gregor served as a T2 assistant coach during the inaugural season in 2015 and also guided the Portland Timbers Academy U-16 and U-18 teams for parts of the past two seasons.was promoted to head coach after serving as the assistant coach under Carson Porter in 2015. Porter stepped down from the role following the end of the season.Former MLS coach(San Jose, LA Galaxy and Chicago) was hired as head coach and president of soccer operations on a three-year contract.