| Expansion Team |
Article Index for Expansion |
Website Links For Expansion |
Information AboutExpansion Team |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT EXPANSION TEAM | |
| sports terminology | |
|
When an expansion team begins play, they are generally stocked with less talented free agents and inexperienced staffs. 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. 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 relocated franchises. 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 , San Antonio, TX , and Toronto, ON to be the best possibilities for a brand new NFL team. Each has a population of several million people. List of Expansion Teams in history 1910S 1910 NSWRL 1920S 1920 NSWRL 1921 NSWRL 1930S 1935 NSWRL 1940S 1947 NSWRL 1960S 1960 NFL : 1961 AL : NBA : NFL : 1962 NL : 1966 NBA : NFL : AFL : 1967 NBA : NFL : NHL :
NSWRL 1968 NBA : AFL : 1969 NL : AL : 1970S 1970 NBA : NHL : 1972 NHL : 1974 NBA : NHL : 1976 NFL : 1977 AL : 1980S 1980 NBA : 1982 NSWRL 1987 AFL : 1988 NBA : NSWRL 1989 NBA : 1990S 1991 NHL : AFL : 1992 NHL : 1993 NL : NHL : 1995 NBA : NFL : ARL AFL : 1996 NFL : 1997 Super League AFL : 1998 NL : AL : NHL : MLS : NRL 1999 NHL : NFL :
2000S 2000 NHL : NRL 2002 NFL : 2004 NBA : 2005 MLS : 2006 MLS : 2007 NRL : |
|
|