New L.A. MLS team officially named Los Angeles Football Club

Los Angeles’ newest MLS team announced its official name and launched a campaign to determine their colors.

Los Angeles’ newest MLS team will be named the Los Angeles Football Club​, the team announced Tuesday.

The club will make its debut in the 2018 season.

“The name that we chose is true to Los Angeles, authentic to world football and speaks to our global ambitions,” said LAFC Managing Partner and co-owner Henry Nguyen.

The team also launched a social media campaign to determine their team colors.

“We promise to give our supporters an opportunity to have a significant voice as we build and co-create this Club together,” said Tom Penn, LAFC’s President and co-owner.

You can vote until Sept. 18.

LAFC Club Colors campaign continues on Monday. During week 1, Black, Blue, and Red received the most support. pic.twitter.com/G4IvQQ28ja

— LAFC (@LAFC) September 13, 2015

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