Ottawa Fury won't take the field next season

Ottawa Fury FC will suspendoperations for the 2020 season, CBCNews has learned.

It's unclear whether the professional soccer club will fold permanentlyor for one season only.

On Thursday, the club said it would make a"major announcement" about its future ata news conference Friday morning.

The Fury's future has been in doubt in before, aftergoverning body CONCACAF told the Canadian Soccer Association in 2018 it would not sanction the team playing in the U.S.-dominated United Soccer League (USL).

The club wasallowed to remain in the USL for the 2019 seasonafter an about-face by the agency.

• Ottawa Fury sanctioned to play in USL in 2019
• Fury FC part ways with head coach Nikola Popovic

Last month, the team announced it was parting ways with head coachNikola Popovic after two seasons.

The Fury are one of three sports teams owned by the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), along withthe CFL's Ottawa Redblacks and the OHL'sOttawa 67's.

The Fury plays home games at TD Place stadium at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park, which can hold 24,000 spectators.

The clubfinished in eighth place in the USL's eastern conference in2019with a 14-10-10 record.

More to come.