San Diego 1904 FC expansion thread

Source: Two California expansion teams might not enter NASL
The second tier of American soccer might miss out on a pair of teams this season.

https://www.metro.us/sports/source-...ams-might-not-enter-nasl#.Wl5wx9jmfu4.twitter

 

Good. San Diego should have been looking at USL from the beginning.

 

I know that was a big issue back in 2010 with the NuRock acquisition of the USL for the initial NASL to be formed but do those same gripes still apply for the clubs or are does it not matter anymore? I mean that was 7-8 years ago....

 

Won’t dull the pain of the wait for 1904FC (that may never come) but the Xolos are playing Toronto FC at Torero Stadium on January 31 at 6pm. Tickets available here. It was a great time last time they visited.

 

SD in NASL would have faced a lot of expensive flying, as only rivals would have been SF (folded) OC (not in yet), after that, flying to ED (out) would have been expensive.
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Join USL and could possibly bus to LAG2, OC,PHX,LV, FRS at least. That saves a lot of money and hopefully you would have started to get traveling fans to come to SD. SD as "Americas Finest City" is a good attraction itself for a vacation and work in a soccer game would have made it great. Even the other teams in the west SEA<PDX<SLC<RENO<SAC are relatively close short flights and mainly in the same time zone as well. Beats always flying cross country.

 

Looks like they are going the USL route

The #NASL won't be playing in 2018, if ever again. I'm told the San Diego expansion ownership group including Demba Ba and Eden Hazard will be joining the #USL in 2019. https://t.co/MUjUuJkniV

— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) February 27, 2018

 

2019
https://www.1904fc.com/1904-fc-ownership-group-issues-official-statement-tuesday/​

 

You have chosen... wisely

 

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Stolen from the Cal Utd thread.

 

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— ALBION San Diego (@ALBION_SanDiego) April 23, 2018

 

Thanks to all who tuned in! 🙏⚽️ #HappyFriday #1904FC pic.twitter.com/MZtWIbAq1w

— ALBION San Diego (@ALBION_SanDiego) March 9, 2018

 

Just wondering if anyone has seen an official announcement from USL welcoming them as a 2019 expansion club?

 

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...04fc-usl-san-diego-soccer-20180227-story.html

https://www.angelsonparade.com/2018...join-usl-2019-orange-county-sc-nasl-expansion

 

To be fair neither of those are official announcements.

 

These still are not an official announcement. Also they still are not listed on the USL website as an expansion club for 2019.

 

1904 hasn't been accepted into USL. Their announcement from a few months back was just that they are in talks with the league.

 

Probably doesn't bode well that we’ve heard nothing in the interim

 

So is the USL going to assume the existing NASL franchises? Or at least the team names and logos?

 

what is left to assume??? you have only 3 NPSL teams and those are not headed to the USL

 

You mean NY Cosmos, Jacksonville Armada, and Miami FC? Those teams are almost certainly not going to the USL. Puerto Rico FC? Maybe, I guess, eventually.

 

The Cosmos name has to be worth something. Pepe Pinton I believe made over $2 million for their name and logo and it was dormant for 25 years.