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THE LEAGUES
F I R S T D I V I S I O N • Composed of exactly twenty clubs • Each club plays a home and away match against every opponent. • Bottom three finishers relegated to second division at close of season • Top finishers receive bids to CONCACAF Champions League as allocated • Playoff structure TBD
S E C O N D D I V I S I O N • Composed of twenty clubs • Top three clubs are promoted and bottom four are relegated at the close of each season
T H I R D D I V I S I O N • East and West leagues of at least ten, but no more than twenty clubs • Top two clubs are promoted and bottom four are relegated from each league at the close of every season
F O U R T H D I V I S I O N • Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, and Southeast leagues of up to twenty clubs each • One promotion from each league at the close of every season • Rules for admittance into fourth division TBD |
THE TRANSFER
F I R S T Y E A R • Third and fourth division pre-season play-in tournament • Promotion and relegation begins between third and fourth divisions at the close of the season • Third division clubs promoted at the close of the season to fill out second division to twenty clubs as needed • MLS abolishes squad size limits and salary caps, allocations, and defines transfer windows
S E C O N D Y E A R • Second division clubs promoted at the close of the season to fill out first division as needed
T H I R D Y E A R • First division begins relegating bottom three clubs at the close of the season
BASIC CONSTITUTION
• Current USL-1 and MLS clubs shall be granted initial bids to their current division • Current USL-2 and PDL clubs shall be granted initial bids to third or fourth division • An individual or may invest in/own one club • Each league shall have a governing board composed of one representative from each club. • Each league shall set minimum stadium and pitch requirements • Salary caps and squad size limits prohibited • Foreign nationals admitted to leagues based on national team appearance |
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