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some good points such as lack of promotion/relegation but ultimately misses the root cause Requirements to forming a division 1 league, as determined by the ‘U
by uhfraid 4mo ago
some good points such as lack of promotion/relegation but ultimately misses the root cause
Requirements to forming a division 1 league, as determined by the ‘US Soccer Professional League Standards’:
- minimum 12 teams (14 by year 3)
- each team’s principal owner has individual net worth of $40M
- 75% of teams located within major metro markets (at least 1M people)
- 15,000 seat stadium (and enclosed)
- teams located in each of the Eastern, Central and Pacific time zones
https://www.ussoccer.com/organization-members-directory/pro-league-standards https://www.ussoccer.com/organization-members-directory/pro-...
- uhfraid 4mo agoAs for how these requirements were determined… no clue. Never received an answer. Jury’s still out on that… https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-soccer-must-face-trial-over-pro-soccer-league-competition-judge-rules-2024-06-12/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-soccer-must-face... https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-120/274688/20230804130535415_2023-08-04%20USSF%20v.%20Relevent%20Cert%20Petition%20and%20Appendix.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-120/274688/2023...