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.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Match Week 31 standings


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

MLS 1

First Division West
60   Seattle Sounders
60   LA Galaxy
49   Real Salt Lake
48   FC Dallas
45   Portland Timbers
43   Vancouver Whitecaps
39   Houston Dynamo
32   Colorado Rapids
29   San Jose Earthquakes
27   Chivas USA
22   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East
52   D.C. United
48   New England Revolution
46   Sporting Kansas City
44   New York Red Bulls
43   Columbus Crew
40   Toronto FC
39   Philadelphia Union
33   Chicago Fire
31   Orlando City
25   Montreal Impact
19   New York Cosmos


MLS 2

Second Division West
64   Sacramento Republic
54   LA Galaxy II
50   Minnesota United
33   Arizona United
32   Oklahoma City Energy
28   FC Edmonton
28   Orange County Blues
22   Dayton Dutch Lions
21   Atlanta Silverbacks
17   Indy Eleven

Second Division East
54   Richmond Kickers
43   Harrisburg City Islanders
41   Charleston Battery
38   Rochester Rhinos
38   Wilmington Hammerheads
34   Fort Lauderdale Strikers
33   Carolina RailHawks
32   Pittsburgh Riverhounds
31   Charlotte Eagles  
27   Tampa Bay Rowdies
26   Ottawa Fury


If the Playoffs Started Today...

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

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

Promotion Bowl
(1W) Sacramento Republic vs. (4E) Rochester Rhinos
(2W) LA Galaxy II vs. (3E) Charleston Battery
(3W) Minn. United vs. (2E) Harrisburg City Islanders
(4W) Arizona United vs. (1E) Richmond Kickers


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 FC (USL 2015)
Louisville City (USL 2015)
Austin Aztex (USL 2015)
New Westminster (USL 2015)
Real Monarchs (USL 2015)
Miami (MLS 2016)
Atlanta (MLS 2017)