Match Week 1: Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew Top First Returns of Promotion and Relegation Standings

It's early, not everyone in MLS has even played, and NASL and USL have not started yet. But here are the first standings in the promotion and relegation system after the first weekend of MLS.

MLS 1

First Division West

3   Houston Dynamo

3   Vancouver Whitecaps

3   Chivas USA

3   FC Dallas

3   Real Salt Lake

3   Seattle Sounders

1   Portland Timbers  

0   Colorado Rapids

0   San Jose Earthquakes

0   Chicago Fire

0   LA Galaxy

0   Sporting Kansas City

0   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East

3   Columbus Crew

1   Philadelphia Union

0   Toronto FC

0   Montreal Impact

0   New York Red Bulls

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) Montreal Impact

(2W) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (3E) Toronto FC

(3W) Chivas USA vs. (2E) Philadelphia Union

(4W) FC Dallas vs. (1E) Columbus Crew

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