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See also: Relocation of professional sports teams

An expansion team is a term used for a brand new team in a sports league. Dilated Peoples is an Underground hip hop group residing in California. Expansion Team is the second album from West Coast hip hop group Dilated Peoples. Relocation of Professional sports teams, is a common practice in North America but not at all common in Europe. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the fact that the league expands its presence into new cities. This sometimes results in the payment of an expansion fee to the league by the new team.

In North America, expansion takes place in response to population growth and geographic shifts of population, driven by the resulting financial opportunity made possible by such demographic change. Population growth is the change in Population over time and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for For example, Major League Baseball was limited to 16 teams located north and east of St. Louis, Missouri for the first half of the 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on During this time, the United States population doubled and expanded to the south and west. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rival interests explored the possibility of forming a rival league in these untapped markets. The Continental League (or formally the Continental League of Professional Baseball Clubs) was a proposed third major league for Baseball, announced in 1959 and scheduled To forestall this possibility, one of the measures MLB took was to expand by four teams in 1961 and 1962. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Over the past four decades, MLB expanded further to its current membership.

When an expansion team begins play, they are generally stocked with less talented free agents and inexperienced staffs. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Additionally, prospective owners must pay extremely steep fees to the league as well as expensive start-up costs such as stadiums and facilities. As a result, most expansion teams are known for their poor play during their inaugural season. However, with increasing parity (mainly due to first pick drafts) and experience, some are known to win championships only a few years after their first season. A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, and Australia to allocate certain players to Sports teams

Most teams are considered as an expansion team usually in their first season and sometimes in their second season. A team that moves to another location and/or changes its name is generally not considered an expansion team. They are known as relocated teams. If the name changed they are known as renamed teams. The two major exceptions to this rule are the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL and Houston Dynamo in the MLS. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States.

Cities and/or regions with large populations that lack a team are generally regarded to be the best candidates for new teams. For example, the National Football League(NFL) has recently considered Los Angeles, CA to be the best possibility for a brand new NFL team. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Contents 1 List of expansion teams in history 2 1890s 2.1 1899 3 1900s 3.1 1905 4 1910s 4.1 1910 5 1920s 5.1 1920 5.2 1921 5.3 1922 5.4 1924 5.4.1 1925 5.4.2 1926 6 1930s 6.1 1933 6.2 1935 7 1940s 7.1 1947 8 1960s 8.1 1960 8.2 1961 8.3 1962 8.4 1966 8.5 1967 8.6 1968 8.7 1969 9 1970s 9.1 1970 9.2 1972 9.3 1974 9.4 1976 9.5 1977 9.6 1978 9.7 1979 10 1980s 10.1 1980 10.2 1982 10.3 1983 10.4 1984 10.5 1985 10.6 1986 10.7 1987 10.8 1988 10.9 1989 11 1990s 11.1 1990 11.2 1991 11.3 1992 11.4 1993 11.5 1995 11.6 1996 11.7 1997 11.8 1998 11.9 1999 12 2000s 12.1 2000 12.2 2001 12.3 2002 12.4 2003 12.5 2004 12.6 2005 12.7 2006 12.8 2007 12.9 2008 12.10 2009 12.11 2010 12.12 2011

List of expansion teams in history

1890s

1899

CC:

• Worcestershire CCC

1900s

1905

CC:

• Northamptonshire CCC

1910s

1910

NSWRL

• Annandale

1920s

1920

NSWRL

• University

1921

NSWRL

• St. George Dragons

1922

:CC

• Glamorgan CCC

1924

NHL

• Boston Bruins
• Montreal Maroons

1925

NHL

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• New York Americans

1926

NHL

• Detroit Cougars
• Chicago Black Hawks
• New York Rangers

1930s

1933

NFL

• Cincinnati Reds (now defunct)

• Philadelphia Eagles

• Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers)

1935

NSWRL

• Canterbury-Bankstown

1940s

1947

NSWRL

• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Parramatta Eels

1960s

1960

NFL:

• Dallas Cowboys

1961

MLB:

• Los Angeles Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
• Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers)

NBA:

• Chicago Packers (now Washington Wizards)

NFL:

• Minnesota Vikings

1962

MLB:

• Houston Colt .45s (now Houston Astros)
• New York Mets

1966

NBA:

• Chicago Bulls

NFL:

• Atlanta Falcons

American Football League:

• Miami Dolphins

1967

NBA:

• San Diego Rockets (now Houston Rockets)
• Seattle SuperSonics

NFL:

• New Orleans Saints

NHL:

• Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars)
• Los Angeles Kings
• Oakland Seals (defunct)
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• St. Louis Blues

NSWRL

• Penrith Panthers
• Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1968

NBA:

• Milwaukee Bucks
• Phoenix Suns

AFL:

• Cincinnati Bengals

1969

MLB:

• Montréal Expos (now Washington Nationals)
• San Diego Padres
• Kansas City Royals
• Seattle Pilots (now Milwaukee Brewers)

1970s

1970

NBA:

• Buffalo Braves (now Los Angeles Clippers)
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Portland Trail Blazers

NHL:

• Buffalo Sabres
• Vancouver Canucks

1972

ABA:

• San Diego Conquistadors

NHL:

• Atlanta Flames (now Calgary Flames)
• New York Islanders

1974

NBA:

• New Orleans Jazz (now Utah Jazz)

NHL:

• Kansas City Scouts (now New Jersey Devils)
• Washington Capitals

1976

NFL:

• Seattle Seahawks
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1977

MLB:

• Seattle Mariners
• Toronto Blue Jays

1978

PBA:

• Filmanbank Bankers

1979

PBA:

• Gilbey's Gin

1980s

1980

NBA:

• Dallas Mavericks

PBA:

• CDCP Shippers

1982

NSWRL

• Canberra Raiders
• Illawarra Steelers

1983

PBA:

• Manhattan

1984

PBA:

• Manila Beer

1985

PBA:

• Shell Azordin Bugbusters

1986

PBA:

• Alaska Aces

1987

AFL:

• Brisbane Bears
• West Coast Eagles

1988

NBA:

• Charlotte Hornets (now New Orleans Hornets)
• Miami Heat

NSWRL:

• Newcastle Knights
• Brisbane Broncos
• Gold Coast-Tweed Giants

PBA:

• Purefoods

1989

NBA:

• Minnesota Timberwolves
• Orlando Magic

NLL:

• Detroit Turbos
• New England Blazers

1990s

1990

PBA:

• Sunkist Orange Juicers

1991

NHL:

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AFL:

• Adelaide Crows

1992

CC:

• Durham CCC

NHL:

• Ottawa Senators
• Tampa Bay Lightning

NLL:

• Buffalo Bandits

1993

MLB:

• Colorado Rockies
• Florida Marlins

NHL:

• Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks)
• Florida Panthers

PBA:

• Sta. Lucia Realtors

1995

NBA:

• Toronto Raptors
• Vancouver Grizzlies (now Memphis Grizzlies)

NFL:

• Carolina Panthers
• Jacksonville Jaguars

NLL:

• Rochester Knighthawks

ARL

• Auckland Warriors
• North Queensland Cowboys
• South Queensland Crushers
• Western Reds

AFL:

• Fremantle Dockers

1996

NFL:

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PBA:

• Mobiline Cellulars

NLL:

• Charlotte Cobras

1997

Super League:

• Hunter Mariners
• Adelaide Rams

AFL:

• Port Adelaide Power (technically not an expansion team, as the Port Adelaide Football Club was formed in 1870)

WAFL:

• Peel Thunder

1998

MLB:

• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now Tampa Bay Rays)

NHL:

• Nashville Predators

MLS:

• Chicago Fire
• Miami Fusion

NRL

• Melbourne Storm

VFL

• Bendigo Bombers

1999

NHL:

• Atlanta Thrashers

NFL:

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PBA:

• Tanduay Rhum Masters

2000s

2000

NHL:

• Columbus Blue Jackets
• Minnesota Wild

NLL:

• Albany Attack

PBA:

• Red Bull Thunder

NRL:

• Northern Eagles
• Wests Tigers

2001

NLL:

• Columbus Landsharks

VFL:

• Tasmanian Devils

2002

CFL:

• Ottawa Renegades

NLL:

• Calgary Roughnecks
• Montreal Express
• New Jersey Storm
• Vancouver Ravens

PBA:

• FedEx Express
• Coca Cola Tigers

NFL:

• Houston Texans

2003

WHL:

• Everett Silvertips

2004

NBA:

• Charlotte Bobcats

2005

MLS:

• Real Salt Lake
• CD Chivas USA

NLL:

• Minnesota Swarm

QMJHL:

• St. John's Fog Devils
• Saint John Sea Dogs

2006

NTFL:

• Tiwi Bombers

Super 14:

• Cheetahs
• Western Force

MLS:

• Houston Dynamo (though they maintained the roster of the San Jose Earthquakes)

NLL:

• Edmonton Rush
• Portland Lumberjax

WHL:

• Chilliwack Bruins

Super League:

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PBA:

• Welcoat Dragons (from the PBL, note that the promotion and relegation system was not used . The Philippine Basketball League (PBL is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. )

MLL:

• Chicago Machine
• Denver Outlaws
• Los Angeles Riptide
• San Francisco Dragons

2007

New South Wales Cup:

• Auckland Lions

A-League:

• Wellington Phoenix

NRL:

• Gold Coast Titans

NBL:

• South Dragons
• Singapore Slingers

MLS:

• Toronto FC

NLL:

• Chicago Shamrox
• New York Titans

2008

Jim Beam Cup:

• W.A. Reds

Queensland Cup:

• Mackay Cutters
• Northern Pride

MLS:

• San Jose Earthquakes

WNBA:

• Atlanta Dream

2009

A-League:

• Gold Coast A-League franchise

MLS:

• Seattle Sounders FC

NLL:

• Boston Blazers - Originally slated to commence in 2008, but franchise elected to wait another year

2010

MLS:

• Philadelphia MLS team

2011

AFL:

• GC17

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