American Soccer Pyramid

The American Soccer Pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States.

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Soccer - United States

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The league structure in the United States is radically different from that used in almost all the rest of the world (but like most other sports league systems in the United states) in one key respect: there is no effective system of promotion and relegation between any two levels of the league. Major League Soccer has a fixed number of franchises (currently 12), with no promotion possible from the USL First Division, which is run by a completely separate entity, the United Soccer Leagues (USL). The USL manages many leagues including the USL First and Second Divisions. There is no system of relegation, as of 2005, between the USL First and USL Second divisions. A promotion system has been established, but has largely been unused. Several franchises have voluntarily dropped from the First Division to the Second.

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Promotion - Relegation - Major League Soccer - USL First Division - United Soccer Leagues - Second Divisions

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