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- Expansion of Major League Soccer has occurred several times since the league began play in 1996. Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996. It has expanded several times since 1998 into new markets across the United States and, since 2006, Canada. Charlotte FC became the 28th team in the league in 2022. The league planned to reach 30 teams with the addition of St. Louis City SC in 2023; Sacramento's addition was put on indefinite hold. It may expand to 32 teams at a later date. Expanding and establishing a larger national reach is seen as essential to securing television rights fees needed to reach MLS's initially stated goal of becoming one of the top leagues in the world by 2022. In 2013, New York City FC agreed to pay a record $100 million expansion fee for the right to join MLS in 2015. This record was surpassed by the ownership groups of FC Cincinnati and Nashville SC, which each paid $150 million to join MLS (FC Cincinnati in 2019 and Nashville in 2020). The same amount was paid as an effective entrance fee by a group that bought Columbus Crew SC in 2018, which led to that team's previous operator receiving a new team in Austin, Texas, that joined MLS in April 2021. Before Sacramento's group withdrew its franchise acquisition, MLS also announced that the ownership groups of the 28th and 29th teams would each pay a $200 million entrance fee and that of the 30th had to pay $325 million. Major League Soccer considers several criteria when determining where to award expansion franchises:
* Owners that are committed to MLS and have the financial wherewithal to invest in a team
* A stadium or approved plans for a stadium (preferably a soccer-specific stadium) that allows the team to control revenue streams such as parking and concessions
* The size of the market of the metropolitan area
* An established local fan base. (en)
- A Major League Soccer começou em 1996 e desde então sofreu várias mudanças. Atualmente possui 26 times. Estão interessadas em vagas no futuro as equipes: Charlotte, Detroit, Indianápolis, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, e Tampa/St. Petersburg. (pt)
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- A Major League Soccer começou em 1996 e desde então sofreu várias mudanças. Atualmente possui 26 times. Estão interessadas em vagas no futuro as equipes: Charlotte, Detroit, Indianápolis, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, e Tampa/St. Petersburg. (pt)
- Expansion of Major League Soccer has occurred several times since the league began play in 1996. Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996. It has expanded several times since 1998 into new markets across the United States and, since 2006, Canada. Major League Soccer considers several criteria when determining where to award expansion franchises: (en)
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