Metropolitan Statistical Area • Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Calif., 27th-largest in the U.S.

2017 population estimate • 2.3 million

Growth since 2010 • +176,000, or about 8 percent

U.S. television market • No. 20 in U.S.

Ownership • Pittsburgh Penguins owner, investor and philanthropist Ron Burkle has controlling interest

Stadium • Open-air privately-owned MLS stadium next to a 14-acre entertainment district in downtown Sacramento

Strengths • Burkle's controlling stake, a large and rapidly growing area, and only the San Francisco Giants as pro sports competition nearby during the season.

Weaknesses • Other ownership groups have more money than what Burkle reportedly has; the MLS already has a team less than 100 miles away in San Jose.