The next logical step for a city with Calgary's size and diversity would be the NASL, the league below MLS that Montreal just moved up from. The last group even started lower, in the PDL to really establish a bedrock.
Edmonton and Ottawa (expansion next year I think) have teams in the NASL, there has been a lot of talk Hamilton will be joining shortly with that new stadium.
Unfortunately, there is no suitable facility in Calgary, which is what caused the last group to fail. A group needs land somewhere central they could grow (or not) as demand required like they did in Montreal, from 14,000 to 20,000 when they stepped up to MLS. I think even 6-8,000 would be OK to start with in Calgary.
You're talking about needing someone to invest big dollars though. Calgary is really lacking a medium sized stadium since Mewata got leveled to build that skatepark.
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