The expansion of the National Women's Soccer League began with the league's sophomore season in 2014, when the league expanded to a ninth team in Houston, and is an ongoing process that currently has
Sunil Gulati, president of the United States Soccer Federation in 2012, announced the NWSL's first eight teams in December.
The Houston Dash became the first expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and played its first season in 2014.
Steve Malik purchased the Western New York Flash and relocated its player assets to a new expansion team in Cary, North Carolina, the North Carolina Courage, in 2017.
FC Kansas City won two championships before dissolving in 2017. Its player assets were transferred to a new expansion team, Utah Royals FC, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Aurora FC
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Minnesota Aurora FC is an American women's soccer club based in Eagan, Minnesota that plays in the Heartland Division of the USL W League. The club began play in the league's inaugural 2022 season as
National Women's Soccer League expansion
…itself is planned for 12,500 fans, with the possibility of expanding to 20,000. As per the Community Owner Town Hall, which occurred February 27, 2024, Minnesota Aurora FC intends on once again submitting a bid to become the 16th NWSL club in 2026. During the Town Hall meeting, front office officials acknowledged their…
Minnesota Aurora game at TCO Stadium on June 12, 2022