The United Soccer League, a second-division circuit with 34 teams and growing, is moving closer to expanding into both the Washington and Baltimore markets.
In an interview Thursday, USL President Jake Edwards said the league is working closely with groups in both areas. D.C. United would own and operate a team in Loudoun County, Va., with a likely debut in spring 2019, while unspecified investors are aiming to build a stadium in greater Baltimore for a 2020 launch.
United made its ambitions clear a few years ago but didn’t begin seriously pursuing a USL team until the Audi Field project in Southwest D.