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Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 2 of 8 Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, 2016. less Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 3 of 8 Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, 2016. less Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 4 of 8 Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, 2016. less Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 5 of 8 Image 6 of 8 Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, 2016. less Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 7 of 8 Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, 2016. less Supporters of the "San Francisco Deltas Football Club," including a band and freestyle soccer players, marched outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco on Sunday January 31, ... more Photo: Douglas Zimmerman Image 8 of 8 San Francisco NASL team announces name 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

The Bay Area’s new professional soccer team has a name: the. The self-billed “soccer startup” Bay Area Pro Soccer announced the name via social media on Sunday morning before organizing a march with the team’s supporters outside Super Bowl City and along Market Street in San Francisco.

The Deltas are expected to start play in 2017 in the NASL, the North American Soccer League, which is the second division of soccer in the United States. They would be the first west coast team for the league, which is also rumored to be expanding to Orange County or San Diego.

The self-billed “soccer startup,” plans to have technology play a large role for the team, including using AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology to allow dynamic seating for the team’s home games. The team has not announced what stadium it will call home, but with “SF” featuring prominently in the logo it is believed the team prefers to play in the city of San Francisco.









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Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Image 2 of 17 USF'S Negoesco Field, San Francisco. PRO: Soccer specific stadium, modern facilities and turf field, has lighting for night television broadcasts, urban location. CON: Only seating for 3,000, limited parking and not as transit-friendly. PRO: Soccer specific stadium, modern facilities and turf field, has lighting for night television broadcasts, urban location. CON: Only seating for 3,000, limited parking and not as transit-friendly. less USF'S Negoesco Field, San Francisco. PRO: Soccer specific stadium, modern facilities and turf field, has lighting for night television broadcasts, urban location. CON: Only seating for 3,000, limited PRO: Soccer specific stadium, modern facilities and turf field, has lighting for night television broadcasts, urban location. CON: Only seating for 3,000, limited ... more Photo: Kurt Rogers / The Chronicle Image 3 of 17 Boxer Stadium, San Francisco PRO: soccer specific stadium, historic connection as the home of the San Francisco Soccer Football League, future home of SF's professional rugby team. CON: Not the most accessible location in San Francisco, outdated facilities (most were built in 1950's) Grandstand only seats 3,500. No lighting for night games. PRO: soccer specific stadium, historic connection as the home of the San Francisco Soccer Football League, future home of SF's professional rugby team. CON: Not the most accessible location in San Francisco, outdated facilities (most were built in 1950's) Grandstand only seats 3,500. No lighting for night games. less Boxer Stadium, San Francisco PRO: soccer specific stadium, historic connection as the home of the San Francisco Soccer Football League, future home of SF's professional rugby team. CON: Not the most PRO: soccer specific stadium, historic connection as the home of the San Francisco Soccer Football League, future home of SF's professional rugby team. CON: Not the most ... more Photo: Mike Gonos / Wikipedia Image 4 of 17 Cox Stadium, San Francisco. PRO: SFSU's multi-purpose stadium has a grass field and seating for 5,000 spectators. Used by SFSU's soccer teams. CON: Located on the edge of San Francisco, no close pubs for pre-game supporter gatherings. PRO: SFSU's multi-purpose stadium has a grass field and seating for 5,000 spectators. Used by SFSU's soccer teams. CON: Located on the edge of San Francisco, no close pubs for pre-game supporter gatherings. less Cox Stadium, San Francisco. PRO: SFSU's multi-purpose stadium has a grass field and seating for 5,000 spectators. Used by SFSU's soccer teams. CON: Located on the edge of San Francisco, no close pubs PRO: SFSU's multi-purpose stadium has a grass field and seating for 5,000 spectators. Used by SFSU's soccer teams. CON: Located on the edge of San Francisco, no close pubs ... more Photo: SFSU Image 5 of 17 Image 6 of 17 AT&T Park, San Francisco PRO: Would offer modern facilities, has hosted several soccer matches. CON: Too large a stadium for NASL needs, expensive to rent, would have to schedule games around the San Francisco Giants baseball schedule PRO: Would offer modern facilities, has hosted several soccer matches. CON: Too large a stadium for NASL needs, expensive to rent, would have to schedule games around the San Francisco Giants baseball schedule less AT&T Park, San Francisco PRO: Would offer modern facilities, has hosted several soccer matches. CON: Too large a stadium for NASL needs, expensive to rent, would have to schedule games around the San PRO: Would offer modern facilities, has hosted several soccer matches. CON: Too large a stadium for NASL needs, expensive to rent, would have to schedule games around the San ... more Photo: John Storey / Special to the Chronicle Image 7 of 17 Laney College Field, Oakland PRO: Located in the heart of downtown Oakland, Easy BART access, plenty of parking, modern locker room faciliites, new turf field, nearby bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Lack of seating, field surrounded by track, turf field has football lines. PRO: Located in the heart of downtown Oakland, Easy BART access, plenty of parking, modern locker room faciliites, new turf field, nearby bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Lack of seating, field surrounded by track, turf field has football lines. less Laney College Field, Oakland PRO: Located in the heart of downtown Oakland, Easy BART access, plenty of parking, modern locker room faciliites, new turf field, nearby bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: PRO: Located in the heart of downtown Oakland, Easy BART access, plenty of parking, modern locker room faciliites, new turf field, nearby bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: ... more Photo: Katy Raddatz / The Chronicle Image 8 of 17 Edwards Stadium, Berkeley PRO: Home of UC Berkeley soccer teams, large stadium capacity (22,000), excellent transit options and near BART, many close bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Concrete seating, outdated locker room facilities, track around playing field. PRO: Home of UC Berkeley soccer teams, large stadium capacity (22,000), excellent transit options and near BART, many close bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Concrete seating, outdated locker room facilities, track around playing field. less Edwards Stadium, Berkeley PRO: Home of UC Berkeley soccer teams, large stadium capacity (22,000), excellent transit options and near BART, many close bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Concrete PRO: Home of UC Berkeley soccer teams, large stadium capacity (22,000), excellent transit options and near BART, many close bars for pre-game gatherings. CON: Concrete ... more Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Image 9 of 17 Pioneer Stadium, Cal State Hayward East Bay PRO: Modern, recently renovated facilities. Professional soccer team FC Cal Pride played games there. Seating for 5,000. CON: Location is far away from Bay Area urban center, not mass transit friendly. PRO: Modern, recently renovated facilities. Professional soccer team FC Cal Pride played games there. Seating for 5,000. CON: Location is far away from Bay Area urban center, not mass transit friendly. less Pioneer Stadium, Cal State Hayward East Bay PRO: Modern, recently renovated facilities. Professional soccer team FC Cal Pride played games there. Seating for 5,000. CON: Location is far away from Bay PRO: Modern, recently renovated facilities. Professional soccer team FC Cal Pride played games there. Seating for 5,000. CON: Location is far away from Bay ... more Photo: BrokenSphere / Wikipedia Image 10 of 17 Image 11 of 17 Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, Palo Alto PRO: Home of Stanford soccer teams, modern facilities for team to use, lighting for night games on television, good transit options. CONS: Has only 1,500 permanent seats but has capacity for additional temporary bleachers on the eastside of the field. PRO: Home of Stanford soccer teams, modern facilities for team to use, lighting for night games on television, good transit options. CONS: Has only 1,500 permanent seats but has capacity for additional temporary bleachers on the eastside of the field. less Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, Palo Alto PRO: Home of Stanford soccer teams, modern facilities for team to use, lighting for night games on television, good transit options. CONS: Has only 1,500 permanent PRO: Home of Stanford soccer teams, modern facilities for team to use, lighting for night games on television, good transit options. CONS: Has only 1,500 permanent ... more Photo: Google Maps Image 12 of 17 <B>Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto</B> - PRO: State of the art facilities, natural grass field, ample parking and transit. CON: Stadium too large for needs of NASL soccer team, cost of rental. <B>Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto</B> - PRO: State of the art facilities, natural grass field, ample parking and transit. CON: Stadium too large for needs of NASL soccer team, cost of rental. Photo: Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images Image 13 of 17 Pictured: A view of a packed Kezar stadium, during St. Ignatius Sacred Heart Cathedral high school football game in 2015. Pictured: A view of a packed Kezar stadium, during St. Ignatius Sacred Heart Cathedral high school football game in 2015. Photo: Nathaniel Y. Downes / The Chronicle Image 14 of 17 A view of Laney College Football Field in Oakland, California in 2015. A view of Laney College Football Field in Oakland, California in 2015. Photo: Loren Elliott / The Chronicle Image 15 of 17 Image 16 of 17 In this file photo, members of the Cal soccer team stretch at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley In this file photo, members of the Cal soccer team stretch at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley Photo: Leah Millis / The Chronicle Image 17 of 17 San Francisco NASL team announces name 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

Photos and videos of the march, which featured freestyle soccer players and a Brazilian marching band, were posted on twitter and instagram:

Currently, the only professional soccer team in the Bay Area is the San Jose Earthquakes who play in MLS, the top level of professional soccer in the United States. San Francisco has two amateur soccer teams, San Francisco City FC, and Stompers FC. SF City FC will be playing in the USL PDL this upcoming season, top amateur soccer league in the United States, and plan to bring a professional soccer team to San Francisco as well.

San Francisco has had a checkered history of professional soccer. The city’s last team, the second division California Victory, survived only one season in 2007. The San Francisco Seals also ran a minor league soccer team in San Francisco from 1992-1999.

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