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Posted here since I pretty sure this would get removed from r/MLS

With 2023 around the corner, and 29 teams to organize, I have an idea that could provide a good structure until we reach a nice even 30 teams.

5 Divisions, No Conferences

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Red: Pacific, Orange: West, Green: Midwest, Yellow: North, Purple: South

By keeping divisions small instead of using two large conferences, teams will play within their region more often and still have the chance to play every team in the league at least once. There is no good reason for teams in the central time zone to play teams on the west coast 2 or 3 times per season. The divisions are only used for scheduling, playoff seeding will only use the overall league standings.

Under the assumption that the league will keep playing 34 regular season games, the season could break down as such:

• A Home-Away Series against each Intra-Division Opponent: 8-12 Games
• One Game Against each Non-Division Opponent: 22-24 Games
• All Pacific & Midwest Division Teams will play one additional Intra-Division game
• All West & South Division Teams will play two additional games against teams in either division (at least two match ups must be inter-divisional because the divisions have an odd number)

This allows a nearly uniform schedule across all teams, except for 6 games. This is actually even more uniform than the current model, where teams within the same conference can have schedules that differ by as many as 10 games.

A proof of concept for the schedule. Red indicates a Home game for the vertical team, and an Away game for the horizontal team.

For the playoffs, I think it would be great if MLS introduced a two playoff system, similar to the Belgian First Division A or the Kontinental Hockey League. The top 13 teams in the league would qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs, regardless of division, with the top three seeds earning a first round bye. The bottom 16 teams would participate in a consolation tournament. The incentive for winning the consolation tournament could be a variety of things: top draft picks, additional salary cap funds, or target allocation funds. Having this consolation tournament should help encourage teams near the bottom of the table to keep trying.

Let me know what you think!

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I wish I would have tracked this from the beginning of the season, but with the exception of a NYC Derby, every match televised featured one of those 4 clubs and I'm tired of them.

If not for Champions League, I remember only one Philly match from back in ~March. idk if I've seen Montréal, DC, Chicago, Dallas, Colorado, or Vancouver play this season.

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