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Republic FC Begins Prep Work At Sacramento Railyards For MLS Bid

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Sacramento Republic FC officials announced Thursday morning that they're beginning prep work at the Railyards for a new soccer stadium.

The work comes in tandem with their bid to bring a Major League Soccer team to Sacramento.

Thursday's event was a "ground making," as prep work for the new stadium starts.

New renderings of the stadium were also released on Thursday.

mls stadium railyards render
(Photo By: Sac Republic FC)

MLS will make a decision on which city gets a new expansion team later this year.

The Republic FC says construction of the new stadium should wrap by February of 2020.

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