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The Charlotte City Council approved the expansion fee and funding in late November 2019, but the league officially awarded the franchise at an event held at the Mint Museum on the 17th of December 2019. The reported expansion fee reached near $325 million representing a 62.5 percent increase over previous bids.
David Tepper purchased a 5% stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009 before acquiring the Carolina Panthers in July 2018. He immediately suggested bringing Major League Soccer to Charlotte following his NFL purchase and organized an MLS expansion bid with Tom Glick.
Their first MLS regular season match occurred on the 26th of February 2022 resulting in a 3, 0 loss to D.C. United at Audi Field. The home debut against LA Galaxy on March 5 drew a crowd of 74,479 making it the largest single-match crowd in MLS history at that time.
Renovation work began in March 2021 and finished in early 2022 adding dedicated locker rooms and training rooms for soccer. The project cost $50 million funded jointly by Tepper Sports and city government.
Tepper Sports submitted trademark filings in December 2019 listing eight potential names including Charlotte Crown FC and Carolina Gliders FC. The name announcement was delayed until the 22nd of July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before revealing Charlotte Football Club as the chosen winner.