when will the mls expansion teams be announced
Expansion of Major League Soccer On January 31, 2017, MLS announced Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, and Tampa/St. Petersburg as its official expansion candidates.[1][2] In November 2017, MLS announced Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento as the finalists for the 25th and 26th expansion teams.[3] The winners in this current round of bidding are planned to join in 2020, with expansion fees of $150 million[1] and are expected to be announced in mid-December 2017.[4] Of the 12, Nashville has been announced as one of the two expansion franchises.[5]
Orlando City SC Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Orlando, Florida that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as an expansion team of the league.[2][3][4] The team is the first MLS franchise located in the state of Florida since the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were folded by the league following the 2001 season.[5] The team plays in the privately owned and operated Orlando City Stadium, located in the heart of downtown Orlando.