Greatest North American Expansion Sports Teams that Were Founded in the 21st Century

Any team founded in 2000 or later is eligible for the list. NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, and CFL teams are acceptable.
The Top Ten
1 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo are an American professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas. The franchise competes in Major League Soccer, as a member of the Western Conference. The Dynamo had first played their home games at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus until 2011.
2 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer.
3 Toronto FC Toronto Football Club, commonly referred to as Toronto FC, is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario. The team competes in Major League Soccer as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO Field, located at Exhibition Place on Toronto's shoreline. ...read more.
4 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer franchise that competes as a member club of Major League Soccer Western Conference. RSL began play in 2005 as an expansion team of the league.
5 Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer as a member club of the league's Western Conference.
6 Ottawa Redblacks Also a CFL team, the Ottawa Redblacks were established in 2014 as a replacement for the defunct Ottawa Rough Riders. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, they play their matches at TD Place Stadium. The team's colors are red, black, and white.
7 Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division.
8 Atlanta United FC Established in 2014, this MLS team is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta United FC quickly achieved success by winning the MLS Cup in 2018. The team has a strong fan base and plays in red, black, and gold kits.
9 Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expansion team, the Golden Knights are the first major sports franchise to represent Las Vegas. The team is owned by Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, a consortium led by Bill Foley and the Maloof family. Their home games are played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

The run of success they've been on their first year is amazing.

10 Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.
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