Vancouver FC's future is uncertain as MLS owners discuss potential relocation, with Las Vegas emerging as a top contender. The club's lease at BC Place expires at the end of the year, and a new stadium solution is yet to be found. A special committee of Major League Soccer owners met earlier this month to discuss and evaluate the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps, including the possibility of relocation, sources briefed on the conversations told The Athletic. A move to Las Vegas was the chief option discussed at the meeting, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. MLS has had discussions with a group looking to bring a team to the market, the sources said. One group of Las Vegas investors unveiled a $10 billion development plan on the Las Vegas Strip called Starr Vegas that would include a 50,000-seat soccer stadium, but the sources said that is not the group that has engaged with MLS. Vegas is one of a handful of markets with potential investors who have expressed interest in joining MLS, including Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Sacramento. Phoenix, alongside Las Vegas, is another top contender for relocation, the sources said. A club in MLS has not been formally relocated since 2006, when the San Jose Earthquakes were moved to Houston and became the Dynamo. In 2008, San Jose was awarded an expansion club and regained the Quakes' history. More recently, MLS came extremely close to relocating the Columbus Crew to Austin in the late 2010s, but a last-ditch, grassroots 'Save The Crew' effort, led by the fans and the city, ultimately kept the club in Columbus under new ownership. The Haslam family bought the club from Anthony Precourt, who was then awarded a 2021 expansion club in Austin. The Whitecaps continue to work on an in-market solution for a new stadium, as their lease at BC Place expires at the end of this year. The club also remains up for sale. The longer this plays out with no progress, the threat of relocation looms larger. 'Since December 2024, ownership has prioritized finding a buyer committed to keeping the team in Vancouver, and to date, no solution has been found,' the Whitecaps said in a club statement provided to The Athletic. The club later issued a public statement, saying: 'We are aware of today's reporting. The club has faced well-documented structural challenges around stadium economics, venue access, and revenue limitations that have made it difficult to attract buyers committed to keeping the team in Vancouver. Over the past 16 months, the club has worked tirelessly to address these challenges and find a solution that works for everyone involved.'