What if the United States had a relegation system that combined MLS, NASL, and USL teams?

Follow along here all season to see what it would be like in the standings, who might be relegated to the second division, and who might receive a glorious promotion to the first division.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Match Week 2: Houston Dynamo Takes Early Lead in First Division West of New MLS 1

USL Pro finally gets under way March 22, and NASL follows on April 12, but for now the MLS teams are the only ones active in the promotion and relegation standings.

Standings adjusted for all competitions and weighted by talent level at all three leagues.

MLS 1

First Division West
6   Houston Dynamo
4   Vancouver Whitecaps
4   Chivas USA
4   FC Dallas
4   Real Salt Lake
4   Sporting Kansas City
3   Seattle Sounders
3   LA Galaxy
2   Portland Timbers  
2   San Jose Earthquakes
1   Colorado Rapids
1   Chicago Fire
0   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East
4   Philadelphia Union
3   Columbus Crew
3   Toronto FC
1   New York Red Bulls
0   Montreal Impact
0   D.C. United
0   New England Revolution
0   New York Cosmos
0   Carolina RailHawks
0   Orlando City
0   Rochester Rhinos
-    New York City FC (2015)
-    Miami (2016)


MLS 2

Second Division West
0   Atlanta Silverbacks
0   FC Edmonton
0   Minnesota United
0   Orange County Blues
0   Dayton Dutch Lions
0   Phoenix FC
0   Indy Eleven
0   Sacramento Republic
0   Oklahoma City Energy
0   LA Galaxy II
-    Colorado Springs Switchbacks (2015)
-    Tulsa Roughnecks (2015)
-    Oklahoma City (2015)

Second Division East
0   Tampa Bay Rowdies
0   Richmond Kickers
0   Charleston Battery
0   Charlotte Eagles
0   Harrisburg City Islanders
0   Fort Lauderdale Strikers
0   Pittsburgh Riverhounds
0   Wilmington Hammerheads
0   Ottawa Fury
-    Puerto Rico Islanders (2014 fall)
-    Virginia Cavalry (2015)
-    Jacksonville Armada (2015)


If the Playoffs Started Today...

MLS Cup
(1W) Houston Dynamo vs. (4E) New York Red Bulls
(2W) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (3E) Toronto FC
(3W) Chivas USA vs. (2E) Columbus Crew
(4W) FC Dallas vs. (1E) Philadelphia Union

Relegation Playoff
(LW) San Antonio Scorpions vs. (LE) Rochester Rhinos

Promotion Bowl
(1W) Atlanta Silverbacks vs. (4E) Charlotte Eagles
(2W) FC Edmonton vs. (3E) Charleston Battery
(3W) Minnesota United vs. (2E) Richmond Kickers
(4W) Orange County Blues vs. (1E) Tampa Bay Rowdies

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