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INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis announced it will be seeking to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to the Circle City.
The City is looking at a site downtown, located at 355 E. Pearl St., for a potential soccer-specific stadium.
Officials say Indianapolis is at an advantage over other United States cities that would be in competition for a club.
A city needs two things to woo MLS:
The City is not revealing the name of the ownership group of the potential MLS team at this point in time.
Officials say on Wednesday, the city filed a resolution with the Metropolitan Development Commission to create a professional sports development arena (PDSA).
The commission will hold a meeting next Wednesday at 1 p.m. to discuss the plan. If they approve the PSDA, the City Council will vote on it.
If the City Council approves the PDSA, it will go back to the Metropolitan Development Commission for a final approval.
City officials say the deadline for the final approval is June 30.
This announcement came just hours after Indianapolis-based Keystone Group accused Mayor Joe Hogsett and his administration of “walking away” from the Indy Eleven Park project.
However, Indianapolis officials say there was never a deal with Keystone, only a proposal, and the City is not walking away.
Councilor Kristin Jones released the following statement regarding the announcement:
