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{{Infobox national association
| name                  = {{team flag|Meckelnburgh|flag}} '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| logo			= Meckelnburgh soccer logo.png
| pixels                = 100px
| Founded		= 2020
| Headquarters          = [[Alexandretta (Meckelnburgh)|Alexandretta, Meckelnburgh]]
| FMF affiliation	= 2020
| Region		= [[AEFA]]
| Region affiliation	= 2020
| Subregion		= 
| Subregion affiliation	= 
| President		= [[Tryggvi Ölvirsson]]
| Website		= soccer.mb
}}

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' ('''RMSF'''; [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Fédération Meckelmbourgeoise royale de football''; [[Aspiranto language|Aspiranto]]: ''Reĝa Mekelnburga Futbalo-Federacio'') is the sanctioning body for [[wikipedia:association football|association football]] in [[Meckelnburgh]]. It is responsible for the organization of the [[Meckelnburgh national football team]] and its domestic leagues, the [[Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League]] (tiers 1-2) and the [[Meckelnburgh National Soccer League]] (tiers 3-5), as well as the training league [[Meckelnburgh Professional Development Soccer League]].

The federation also manages the [[Meckelnburgh Collegiate Soccer League]] for academic soccer and the non-league [[Recreational Soccer Association of Meckelnburgh]].

== Management ==
The federation is an agency of the kingdom's Ministry of Culture & Sport and is publicly funded.

Numerous independent teams and clubs existed prior to the RMSF, but lacked a unified sanctioning body. A formal federation was authorized in 2020 CE by the parliament of Meckelnburgh, which also provided financing for professional teams nationwide. After the success of the 2020 season, parliament has continued to appropriate RMSF funds for development and expansion.

Because of the sub-polar weather in Meckelnburgh, matches are often played indoors or in the snow, necessitating special facilities for many clubs and teams. The Ministry of Culture & Sport subsides a network of sportsplexes nationwide that provide for the warm-weather sports, including clubs of Meckelnish Soccer.

== Subsidiaries ==

* [[Meckelnburgh national football team]]
* [[Meckelnburgh national under-21 football team]]
* [[Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League]] (Pro-League Soccer)
* [[Meckelnburgh Professional Development Soccer League]] (Minor-League Soccer)
* [[Meckelnburgh National Soccer League]] (Meckelnish Soccer)
* [[Recreational Soccer Association of Meckelnburgh]] (Rec-League Soccer)
* [[Meckelnburgh Collegiate Soccer League]] (Collegiate Soccer)

== League system ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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Meckelnish soccer pyramid
!Tier
!Leagues / Divisions
|-
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | '''[[Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League|Professional League]] / Premier Division'''<br>''12 teams''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|
| align="center" | ↓↑ 2 teams
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | '''Professional League / Challenger Division'''<br>''12 teams''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|
|
|-
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | '''[[Meckelnburgh National Soccer League|National League]] / Division I'''<br>''12 clubs''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|
| align="center" | ↓↑ 2 clubs
|-
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | '''National League / Division II'''<br>''12 clubs''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|
| align="center" | ↓↑ 6 clubs
|-
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | '''National League / Regional divisions'''<br>''44 clubs divided in 3 regions''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|
|
|-
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | '''[[Recreational Soccer Association of Meckelnburgh|Recreational Association]]'''<br>''Various clubs''
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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Development pyramid
! colspan="2" |Leagues / Divisions
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Meckelnburgh Professional Development Soccer League|Professional Development League]] / Division A'''<br>''12 teams''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
| colspan="2" align="center" | ↓↑ 2 teams
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" | '''Professional Development League / Division B'''<br>''12 teams''
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
| colspan="2" |
|-
| align="center" | '''Recreational<br>Association'''<br>''Various youth clubs''
| align="center" |'''[[Meckelnburgh Collegiate Soccer League|Collegiate League]]'''<br>''29 teams''
|}
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{{Meckelnburgh football}}

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