Now that the NASL has officially cancelled its 2018 season, San Diego’s 1904 FC is revealing that it plans to move to the USL and begin play in 2019. (more…)
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Best of 2017, #7: SoccerCity On Hold
We end 2017 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Soccer Stadium Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #7: the San Diego SoccerCity proposal receives serious opposition in City Hall. (more…)
New for 2018: 1904 FC
San Diego‘s upcoming expansion entry in the NASL has unveiled its branding, as the club will be known as 1904 FC. (more…)
San Diego SoccerCity Development On Hold — For Now
In a concession to reality, the backers of the proposed San Diego SoccerCity development — which includes a stadium for an expansion MLS franchise — are putting the plan on hold until voters are asked to green-light the proposal in November 2018. (more…)
San Diego NASL Expansion Team in Works
A San Diego NASL team is expected to be announced shortly, with an ownership group that includes European star Demba Ba and three of his former teammates, eventually playing out of a privately financed modular stadium north of the city. (more…)
San Diego Pushes SoccerCity Referendum to 2018
The San Diego City Council voted last night to schedule a SoccerCity referendum in the 2018 November general election, rather than calling for a 2017 special election — potentially putting the city at a disadvantage in landing an MLS expansion team this year or less. (more…)
SoccerCity Backers Will Still Lobby for Special Election
Despite another recent setback, the developers behind SoccerCity will once again make the case for a special election to San Diego officials, with a final vote on the proposal set for June 19 after the City Council fails to cut $5 million from the budget set aside by Mayor Kevin Faulconer for the referendum. (more…)
Appraisals: Proposed Site of SoccerCity Worth $110.1M
The ongoing debate over the proposed SoccerCity in San Diego has taken a new twist, as appraisals for the development’s site have come in at $110.1 million. (more…)
San Diego City Council Rejects Fall SoccerCity Special Election
By a 8-1 margin, the San Diego City Council voted to remove $5 million in funding for a November 2017 SoccerCity special election, raising new obstacles for the city to land an MLS expansion team in 2017 or 2018. MLS has laid out a path for expansion from 24 to 28 teams, with 12 cities applying […]
MLS: We Won’t Wait for San Diego MLS Referendum
We’ve always assumed that a fall San Diego MLS referendum was inevitable, but bad on us, as several City Council members are looking to push it to Fall 2018. That would be a mistake, according to MLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott, who says expansion decisions won’t be put off that long. (more…)