ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico United was unveiled on Tuesday morning as the official name and brand of the 2019 USL Championship expansion side that will play in Albuquerque, New Mexico starting next spring.

The club aimed to select the perfect name for a team that represents the entire state of New Mexico, taking name submissions from the public over the summer, allowing the community to have a hand in the direction of the team from the very beginning.

As a New Mexican team, it was important for New Mexico United to pay homage to the rich history and traditions of the state, while simultaneously being an agent of change, and ultimately, a symbol of progress.

“We had some amazing submissions for names, everything from Yuccas to Chupacabras,” said New Mexico United owner and CEO Peter Trevisani. “Ultimately, we wanted a name that was synonymous with our vision, to unify and create a single team that the entire state can get behind.

“Soccer has the amazing power to unify even the most diversified groups of people, and we wanted to capture that power in our name. We believe that United does just that.”

Designed by local New Mexico agency, 3 Advertising, the New Mexico United black and yellow shield is a modern, minimalist approach to a professional soccer shield with clean typography and design. With the permission of the Zia Pueblo, the shield features the lines of a Zia moving across the shield in forward momentum, symbolic of the direction New Mexico United intends to take our state.