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.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Match Week 10 Standings

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
22   Seattle Sounders
20   Real Salt Lake
16   FC Dallas
16   Vancouver Whitecaps
15   Colorado Rapids
14   Houston Dynamo
10   San Jose Earthquakes
9   LA Galaxy
9   Chivas USA
9   Portland Timbers
5   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East
17   Sporting Kansas City
17   New England Revolution
14   D.C. United
14   New York Red Bulls
12   Columbus Crew
10   Orlando City
9   Toronto FC
9   Chicago Fire
8   Philadelphia Union
6   Montreal Impact
3   New York Cosmos


MLS 2

Second Division West
18   LA Galaxy II
12   Minnesota United
10   Arizona United
10   Sacramento Republic
9   Orange County Blues
8   Dayton Dutch Lions
6   Atlanta Silverbacks
6   Oklahoma City Energy
4   FC Edmonton
2   Indy Eleven


Second Division East
12   Fort Lauderdale Strikers
12   Richmond Kickers
10   Rochester Rhinos
10   Charleston Battery
9   Charlotte Eagles
8   Wilmington Hammerheads
7   Carolina RailHawks
6   Tampa Bay Rowdies
4   Ottawa Fury
4   Harrisburg City Islanders
3   Pittsburgh Riverhounds


If the Playoffs Started Today...

MLS Cup
(1W) Seattle Sounders vs. (4E) New York Red Bulls
(2W) Real Salt Lake vs. (3E) D.C. United
(3W) FC Dallas vs. (2E) New England Revolution
(4W) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (1E) Sporting KC

Relegation Playoff
(LW) San Antonio Scorpions vs. (LE) New York Cosmos

Promotion Bowl
(1W) LA Galaxy II vs. (4E) Charleston Battery
(2W) Minnesota United vs. (3E) Rochester Rhinos
(3W) Arizona United vs. (2E) Richmond Kickers
(4W) Sacramento Republic vs. (1E) Fort Laud. Strikers


Future Expansion Teams... 

New York City FC (MLS 2015)
Virginia Cavalry (NASL 2015)
Jacksonville Armada (NASL 2015)
Oklahoma City (NASL 2015)
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL 2015)
Tulsa Roughnecks (USL 2015)
St. Louis (USL 2015)
Miami (MLS 2016)
Atlanta (MLS 2017)

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