Tuesday was the big day in the Major League Soccer expansion race. Twelve markets submitted their proposals for expansion bids into the league.
As stated previously by MLS, the league will announced two expansion teams by the end of 2017 that will begin playing by the 2020 season. The two other expansion teams will be announced at a later date and the timeline for when those markets will begin their MLS runs will be determined later this year.
Applicants submitted documentation that focused on the following three areas:
1. Ownership – Description of ownership structure and financial information.