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, April 20, 2014

Match Week 7: Does LA Galaxy II have unfair advantage with one-day loans from Galaxy?

How much longer until other USL clubs begin to complain about all the loans -- such as Robbie Rogers and Jack McBean -- that LA Galaxy II is getting? These "one-day" loans don't exactly seem fair to the rest of the teams. The result: LA Galaxy II is dominating the competition in MLS 2 and is headed to a hypothetical promotion.

Standings adjusted for all competitions and weighted by talent level for NASL and USL teams placed in the first division.

MLS 1

First Division West
16   FC Dallas
14   Sporting Kansas City
13   Seattle Sounders
13   Real Salt Lake
11   Colorado Rapids
11   LA Galaxy
9   Vancouver Whitecaps
7   Houston Dynamo
6   Chivas USA
6   Chicago Fire
4   Portland Timbers  
4   San Jose Earthquakes
2   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East
11   Columbus Crew
9   Toronto FC
8   D.C. United
8   New England Revolution
8   Philadelphia Union
7   New York Red Bulls
4   Orlando City
3   Montreal Impact
3   New York Cosmos
1   Rochester Rhinos
-    New York City FC (2015)
-    Miami (2016)
-    Atlanta (2017)


MLS 2

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

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


If the Playoffs Started Today...

MLS Cup
(1W) FC Dallas vs. (4E) New England Revolution
(2W) Sporting Kansas City vs. (3E) D.C. United
(3W) Seattle Sounders vs. (2E) Toronto FC
(4W) Real Salt Lake vs. (1E) Columbus Crew

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

Promotion Bowl
(1W) LA Galaxy II vs. (4E) Fort Lauderdale Strikers
(2W) Dayton Dutch Lions vs. (3E) Wilmington Hammerheads
(3W) Sacramento Republic vs. (2E) Carolina RailHawks
(4W) Minnesota United vs. (1E) Richmond Kickers

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