ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A tweet from the Major League Soccer ownership group in St. Louis says "our @MLS club will begin play in 2023 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic."
The team was supposed to start play in the 2022 season.
ICYMI: @thesoccerdon just announced that our @MLS club will begin play in 2023 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.We’re still moving full-steam ahead on the stadium, new hires, and more! We look forward to sharing our club name, crest and colors soon! #MLS4THELOU pic.twitter.com/gIwSZMMrtW
— MLS4TheLou (@MLS4theLou)
July 17, 2020 “We’ve been working closely with the league and collectively agreed that the adjusted timeline was the best decision to position our club for a historic launch and long-term success,” said Carolyn Kindle Betz, MLS4TheLou CEO. “We can’t wait to get on the pitch in 2023 and are still moving full steam ahead to build a world-class club and stadium district that will invigorate Downtown West and be a meaningful part of our current downtown renaissance.”
Construction of the club’s stadium district and team headquarters is still moving forward and the club’s construction partners are closely following guidelines from health and government officials to effectively and safely manage the ongoing stadium project, according to a press release from MLS4TheLou.
Major League Soccer announced on Friday a new timeline for the inaugural seasons of three of the four expansion clubs: St. Louis, Charlotte and Sacramento.
Austin FC remains on schedule to begin competition in 2021 as planned. Charlotte, originally scheduled to begin MLS play next season, will now debut in 2022. St. Louis and Sacramento will begin play in 2023 instead of 2022.
The latest from CEO @BetzKindle, on @MLS pushing back @MLS4theLou to 2023 due to COVID-19: “We’ve been working closely with the league and collectively agreed that the adjusted timeline was the best decision to position our club for a historic launch and long-term success.”
— Tom Ackerman (@Ackerman1120)
July 17, 2020 Led by Carolyn Kindle Betz and the first female majority ownership in league history, St. Louis was awarded an MLS team last August.
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