<P> On January 31 , 2017 , MLS announced Charlotte , Cincinnati , Detroit , Indianapolis , Nashville , Phoenix , Raleigh / Durham , Sacramento , San Antonio , San Diego , St. Louis , and Tampa / St. Petersburg as its official expansion candidates . In November 2017 , MLS announced Cincinnati , Detroit , Nashville and Sacramento as the finalists for the 25th and 26th expansion teams . The winners in this current round of bidding are planned to join in 2020 , with expansion fees of $150 million and are expected to be announced in mid-December 2017 . Of the 12 , Nashville has been announced as one of the two expansion franchises . </P>
<P> On January 31 , 2017 , MLS announced Charlotte , Cincinnati , Detroit , Indianapolis , Nashville , Phoenix , Raleigh / Durham , Sacramento , San Antonio , San Diego , St. Louis , and Tampa / St. Petersburg as its official expansion candidates . In November 2017 , MLS announced Cincinnati , Detroit , Nashville and Sacramento as the finalists for the 25th and 26th expansion teams . The winners in this current round of bidding are planned to join in 2020 , with expansion fees of $150 million and are expected to be announced in mid-December 2017 . Of the 12 , Nashville has been announced as one of the two expansion franchises . </P>
when will the mls expansion teams be announced
when will the mls expansion teams be announced
mid-December 2017
mid-December 2017