The United Soccer League has awarded an expansion franchise to DMD Soccer, a Nashville-based ownership group, to own and operate a team - USL Nashville 2018 - beginning with the 2018 USL season. In addition, the ownership group has confirmed that it will host a public event in mid-June to roll out its overall vision for the new team.
The DMD Soccer ownership group is made up of a group of prominent and successful Nashville-based investors that includes David Dill, the President and Chief Operating Officer of LifePoint Health.
The group also includes Marcus Whitney, the President of Jumpstart Foundry, a seed-stage healthcare innovation fund.