Minnesota finally has an MLS team.
On Wednesday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Minnesota United FC owner Dr. Bill McGuire announced that MLS will expand to Minnesota in 2018.
- ANNOUNCEMENT: MLS awards expansion club to Minnesota
The club is the league's newest franchise, and the first based in the Upper Midwest.
The announcement comes a little less than a year after Atlanta was announced as an expansion team and six months after LA was awarded a new team.
Below you can see every MLS team and what year they entered, or will enter, the league.
Year |
Clubs |
|---|---|
1996 |
Colorado Rapids<br>
Columbus Crew<br>
D.C. United<br>
Dallas Burn<br>
Kansas City Wiz<br>
Los Angeles Galaxy<br>
New England Revolution<br>
NY/NJ MetroStars<br>
San Jose Clash<br>
Tampa Bay Mutiny |
1998 |
Chicago Fire<br>
Miami Fusion |
2005 |
Real Salt Lake<br>
CD Chivas USA |
2006 |
Houston Dynamo |
2007 |
Toronto FC |
2009 |
Seattle Sounders FC |
2010 |
Philadelphia Union |
2011 |
Portland Timbers<br>
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
2012 |
Montreal Impact |
2015 |
New York City FC<br>
Orland City SC |
2017 |
Atlanta<br>
LAFC |
2018 |
Minnesota |
