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<p>An <b>expansion team</b> is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also hope that the expansion of their competition will grow the popularity of the sport generally. The term is most commonly used in reference to the <a href="page.php?w=Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada">North American major professional sports leagues</a> but is applied</p><p>
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