Since MLS and USL do not have the infrastructure (or finances) to have actual relegation/promotion between first and second divisions, we here at TYH thought is might be fun to create a mock promotion/relegation battle, if for nothing else but to make the end of the year a bit more exciting for us. Plus, we're soccer geeks.
The competition is simple. At the end of the regular season, the two MLS clubs with the worst records will be "relegated" and the USL.1 regular season champ and the USL.1 Cup winner will be "promoted." If the same USL.1 club wins both honors, "promotion" will go to the second-place team during the regular season. Since USL.1 is nearing the end of their season, our first promoted club will be announced in a matter of weeks (see standings below). TYH's mock promotion/relegation competition will ignore divisions in both leagues and will tabulate a single table (using MLS tie-breaking procedures). Why? Because that's how it should be done.
TYH will post regular columns covering the mock promotion/relegation battle, along with single-table breakdowns of the current candidates in both categories. Questions? Comments? Feel free to stump for your team or to comment on who you think will be relegated or promoted. TYH might highlight your comments in future posts.
MLS Relegation Candidates (Week 23):
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | Pts. | Diff |
| TOR | 23 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 20 | -19 |
| RSL | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -13 |
| LA | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 17 | -9 |
USL.1 Promotion Candidates (Week 17):
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | Pts. | Diff |
| Seattle | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 14 |
| Portland | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 14 |
| Montreal | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 9 |
| Atlanta | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 10 |
| Rochester | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 1 |
3 comments:
Could you imagine the shitstorm if Goldenballs and Landycakes were relegated? All that money wasted on jerseys. They'd have to do it like in Argentina with the 3-year average.
True...of course in most leagues with relegation the rats flee the sinking ship for clubs that stayed up. If MLS were still single entity you can bet they would hastily throw together some kind of unfair trade to keep their poster boys in the top flight.
Oh sure, but there's also the money spent on the HDC. Maybe Chivas could have it =)
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