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{{Infobox football league
{{Infobox football league
|name          = '''Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League'''
|name          = '''Pro-League Soccer'''
|image          =  
|image          = Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer logo.png
|pixels        = 150px
|pixels        = 200px
|country        = {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|country        = {{team flag|Meckelnburgh}}
|confed        = [[AEFA]]
|confed        = [[AEFA]]
|founded        = 2020 CE
|founded        = 2020 CE
|first          = 2020 Series A
|first          = 2020A
|teams          = 24
|teams          = 24
|promotion      =  
|promotion      =  
|relegation    =  
|relegation    =  
|levels        = 2
|levels        = 1–2
|domest_cup    =  
|domest_cup    =  
|league_cup    = Royal Football Cup
|league_cup    = Meckelnish Supercup<br>Royal Football Cup<br>Community Shield
|confed_cup    =  
|confed_cup    =  
|champions      = Clippers SC
|champions      = Victoria Clippers
|season        = 2021
|season        = 2024
|most_champs    = Clippers SC (2)
|most_champs    = Victoria Clippers (4)
|website        = soccer.mb
|website        = pro.soccer.mb
|current        = 2022 Season
|current        = 2025 Season
}}
}}


The '''Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League''' ('''MPSL'''; [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Ligue professionnelle Meckelmbourgeoise de football''; [[Aspiranto language|Aspiranto]]: ''Mekelnburga Profesia Futbalo-Ligo''), branded as '''Pro-League Soccer''', is the professional [[Wikipedia:Association football|association football]] league sanctioned in [[Meckelnburgh]], operated by the [[Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation]]. It represents the sport's highest level in the kingdom. The league comprises 24 coed teams across two divisions, 12 in the Premier Division (tier 1) and 12 in the Challenger Division (tier 2).
:''For the amateur league, see [[Meckelnish Soccer League]]''
 
The '''Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League''' ('''MPSL'''; [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Ligue professionnelle Meckelmbourgeoise de football''; [[Aspiranto language|Aspiranto]]: ''Mekelnburga Profesia Futbalo-Ligo''), branded as '''Pro-League Soccer''', formerly known as the '''Meckelnburgh United Soccer League''', is the professional [[Wikipedia:Association football|association football]] league sanctioned in [[Meckelnburgh]], operated by the [[Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation]]. It represents the sport's highest level in the kingdom. The league comprises 24 coed teams across two divisions, 12 in the Premier Division (tier 1) and 12 in the Challenger Division (tier 2).
 
Pro-League Soccer was founded in 2020 CE as the first sanctioned league for Meckelnish soccer. Unlike most soccer leagues on Micras, the Pro-League Soccer has a fixed membership of professional, locally owned teams, instead of an association of clubs. The teams are each owned and managed by their local municipalities, except for the Albioch Firebirds and Lunden Cardsharps, funded by the Church of Meckelnburgh and the Queen respectively. Most of the major cities in Meckelnburgh host one team. All teams are organized and subsidized centrally by the Ministry of Culture & Sport, headquartered in Alexandretta.
 
Most members of the [[Meckelnburgh national football team]] are affiliated with teams in Pro-League Soccer.
 
== History ==
 
Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer began as the Meckelnburgh United Soccer League, intended to be the unified league of competitive soccer in the kingdom. Funding for eight professional teams was allocated for the first season in 2020 CE. Due to the league's small size, two series were planned per season, and Season 2020 Series A concluded to much fanfare. A relegation division, the Challenger Division, was added in 2020 Series B. At the same time, Pro-League Soccer was confirmed to be a full co-ed league. For 2021 CE, the MUSL reached its final size of 24 teams, and the year was finally condensed into a single-series season.


Pro-League Soccer was founded in 2020 CE as the first sanctioned league for Meckelnish soccer. Unlike most soccer leagues on Micras, the MPSL has a fixed membership of professional, locally owned teams, instead of an association of clubs. The teams are each owned and managed by their local municipalities, except for the Albioch Firebirds and Lunden Cardsharps, funded by the Church of Meckelnburgh and the Queen respectively. Most of the major cities in Meckelnburgh host one team. All teams are organized and subsidized centrally by the Ministry of Culture & Sport, headquartered in Alexandretta.
Following the performance of the Meckelnburgh national football team in the [[2021 FMF World Cup]], popular interest demanded the Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation expand sanctioned play to amateur teams. A league comprised of privately owned, amateur clubs was established as the [[Meckelnburgh National Soccer League]] (tiers 3-5), branded as Meckelnish Soccer. The Meckelnburgh United Soccer League was reorganized as Pro-League Soccer to coordinate the expansion. Thus, the Meckelnish soccer pyramid expanded to five tiers.


The MPSL began as the Meckelnburgh United Soccer League, intended to be the unified league of competitive soccer in the kingdom. Following the performance of the [[Meckelnburgh national football team]] in the [[2021 FMF World Cup]], popular interest demanded the Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation expand sanctioned play to amateur teams. Thus, a league comprised of privately owned, amateur clubs was established as the [[Meckelnburghish National Soccer League]] (tiers 3-5). The Meckelnburghish United Soccer League was rebranded as Pro-League Soccer to coordinate the expansion.
==== Sanktago Saints' annus horribilis ====
In the [[2022 Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer|2022 Pro-League]] season, the Sanktago Saints carried the league, being both first-time season champions and first-time winners of the Royal Football Cup. However, fortunes did not last long. For the opener to the [[2023 Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer|2023 Pro-League]] season, the Sanktago Saints lost the Meckelnish Supercup, in a surprise upset, to the 2022 runner-up Victoria Clippers. The Sanktago Saints followed with an atrocious season performance that netted only 19 points, with 13 losses of 22 fixtures, and a goal differential of −11. The team made last in the Premier Division and was relegated.


The season aligns with international competitions, running from September through May (seasons are named after their concluding year). Because of the arctic weather in Meckelnburgh, games played November through March are often indoors, to avoid snow.
== Prior results ==


Many of the best players from throughout the league are often also members of the , also managed by the Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation.
===Previous seasons===


== League format ==
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=== History ===
{| class="wikitable"
While numerous independent clubs existed intermittently in the history of Meckelnburghish soccer, the current league format began to finalize in 2020 CE. That year, parliament established financing for a formal nationwide soccer team, with funding for eight professional teams and two under-21 teams. After attempting multiple formats throughout the 2020 season, the league settled on its present annual season.
! Season
! Season champions<br>(number of titles)
!Pts.
! Runners-up
!Pts.
! Challenger Division
!Pts.
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[2020 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|2020]]{{Cref2|†}}'''
| Tuft Amberjacks (1)
|22
| Alexandretta Royals
|22
| colspan="2" | ''No teams''
|-
| Fríða Outlaws (1)
|14
| Victoria Clippers
|13
| Tillamark Steamwheelers
|19
|-
| [[2021 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|'''2021''']]
| Alexandretta Royals (1)
|54
| Victoria Clippers
|37
| Townsville Rumblebees
|45
|-
|[[2022 Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer|'''2022''']]
|Sanktago Saints (1)
|43
|Victoria Clippers
|40
|Cripple Creek Whitecaps
|46
|-
|[[2023 Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer|'''2023''']]
|Liubz Vacationers (1)
|43
|Victoria Clippers
|34
|La Rochelle Emeralds
|42
|-
|[[2024 Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer|'''2024''']]
|Cripple Creek Whitecaps (1)
|42
|La Rochelle Emeralds
|37
|Lake Crystal City Mystics
|42
|}
 
{{Cnote2|†|Year split into A and B seasons. Season A was 14 games in 1 division. Season B was 7 games in the Premier Division and 9 games in the Challenger Division.}}
 
=== List of champions ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Meckelnish Supercup
!Team
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|Victoria Clippers
|2
|2022, 2023
|-
|Liubz Vacationers
|1
|2024
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Royal Football Cup
!Team
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|Victoria Clippers
|4
|2020B, 2021, 2023, 2024
|-
|Sanktago Saints
|1
|2022
|-
|Alexandretta Royals
|1
|2020A
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Community Shield
!Team
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|Lake Crystal City Mystics
|1
|2024
|-
|La Rochelle Emeralds
|1
|2023
|-
|Cripple Creek Whitecaps
|1
|2022
|-
|Townsville Rumblebees
|1
|2021
|-
|Tillamark Steamwheelers
|1
|2020
|}


Following the popularity of the 2020 season, parliament expanded funding to a two-tier, 24-team league, offering formal leagues to municipalities willing to complement national funding. Players for the expanded league have been sourced from amateur clubs from throughout the kingdom. The U-21 division was also expanded to eight cities, and received its own championship cup.
=== Overall achievement ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!MS
!RFC
!SC
!RU
!CS
!Current div.
|-
|Victoria Clippers
|2
|4
|
|4
|
|Premier
|-
|Liubz Vacationers
|1
|
|1
|
|
|Premier
|-
|Alexandretta Royals
|
|1
|1
|1
|
|Challenger
|-
|Sanktago Saints
|
|1
|1
|
|
|Challenger
|-
|Cripple Creek Whitecaps
|
|
|1
|
|1
|Premier
|-
|Fríða Outlaws
|
|
|1
|
|
|Challenger
|-
|Tuft Amberjacks
|
|
|1
|
|
|Premier
|-
|La Rochelle Emeralds
|
|
|
|1
|1
|Premier
|-
|Lake Crystal City Mystics
|
|
|
|
|1
|Premier
|-
|Tillamark Steamwheelers
|
|
|
|
|1
|Premier
|-
|Townsville Rumblebees
|
|
|
|
|1
|Premier
|}


=== Seasons ===
== Season format==
Since the 2021 CE season, the United Soccer League plays a double round-robin series as part of the regular season, where each team from the Premier and Challenger Divisions meats the teams of their divisions twice. From the regular season, the top point winners from the Challenger Division are promoted to the Premier Division, and the bottom two teams from the Premier Division are relegated.


At the end of the season, a single-elimination tournament is played by the top eight teams of the Premier Division. The winner receives the Royal Football Cup.
The Pro-League Soccer season runs September through May. Starting in the 2021 CE season, Pro-League Soccer plays a double round-robin rotation as part of the regular season, where each team from the Premier and Challenger Divisions meats the follow teams in their divisions twice. From the results of the regular season, the top two performing teams from the Challenger Division are promoted to the Premier Division, and the bottom two performing teams from the Premier Division are relegated, automatically. The team from the Challenger division who earns the most points in the regular season earns the Community Shield.


The U-21 season is similar, with a championship match held at the end between the top point winners from the U-21 Division. The winner receives the Dauphin Cup.
The top eight performing teams from the Premier Division qualify for a post-season championship. The winner of the three-round, single-elimination tournament earns the Royal Football Cup and is considered the season champion. As the opener of the next season, the winner of the Royal Football Cup and the previous season champion play for the Meckelnish Supercup. Should those be the same team, the season runner-up challenges the Supercup.


== League teams ==
==League teams==
{{WIP}}
Players are usually called up from their team's affiliated minor-league team in the [[Meckelnburgh Professional Development Soccer League]], branded as Minor-League Soccer. Each team has a limit of 23 players for the season, with three goalkeepers, and may designate a limit of 18 players for a game-day squad. Player transfers occur in the off-season, June through August; each team has an annual allowance to put towards transfers of ₢7 million [[Craitish Cräite|CRC]] (₵10.5 million MCK). There is no league limit to foreign players.


=== Premier Division ===
===Premier Division===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Colors !! Team !! Code !! Location !! Stadium !! Total seasons !! Total spells !! Last promotion !! Last relegation !! Seasons !! Most recent finish !! Highest finish !! Honours
!Colors!!Team !! Code!! Location !!Stadium !!Total seasons!!Total spells!!Last promotion!!Last relegation!!Seasons!!Most recent finish!!Highest finish
|-
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
| Colors || [[Tuft Amberjacks SC]] || TFT || Tuft || St. James' Park || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020A&ndash;|| 4th || 1st ||
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|red}}
|-
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK|Albioch Firebirds]]
| Colors || [[Victoria Clippers SC]]  || VIC || Victoria || Victoria Municipal Stadium || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020A&ndash;|| 2nd || 2nd || Royal Football Cup<br>(2020B, 2021)
|-bgcolor="#dedede"
|Colors
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK]]
|ALB
|ALB
|Albioch
|Albioch
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|2022
|2022
|2021
|2021
| 12th
|12th
| 12th
|12th
|
|-
|{{Color box|red}}{{Color box|white}}
|[[Alexandretta Royals SC|Alexandretta Royals]]|| ALX||Alexandretta||Thomas Memorial Field||4||1||2020A||''never''||2020A&ndash;|| 1st||1st
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Boulonne Stingrays FC|Boulonne Stingrays]]||BOU||Boulonne||Sixfields Grounds||2||1 ||2020A||2021||2020A&ndash;2020B||-|| 5th
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|{{Color box|blue}}{{Color box|green}}
|[[Casted Islanders SC|Casted Islanders]]||CST ||Casted|| Casted Grounds||2||1 ||2020A||2021||2020A&ndash;2020B||-|| 7th
|-
| {{Color box|brown}}{{Color box|black}}
|[[Fríða Outlaws FC|Fríða Outlaws]]||FRI||Fríða||Stadium of Fire||4||1||2020A||''never''||2020A&ndash;|| 6th|| 1st
|-
|-
|Colors
|{{Color box|green}}{{Color box|yellow}}
|[[Gilray Harvesters SC]]
|[[Gilray Harvesters SC|Gilray Harvesters]]
|GIL
|GIL
|Gilray
|Gilray
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|''never''
|''never''
|2021&ndash;
|2021&ndash;
| 9th
|9th
| 9th
|9th
|
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
| {{Color box|red}}{{Color box|orange}}
|[[Hellani Volcanoes FC|Hellani Volcanoes]]||HLA||Hellani||Don Memorial Grounds||1||1||2021||2022||2021||11th ||11th
|-
|-
|Colors
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Tatara Hurricanes SC]]
|[[Liubz Vacationers SC|Liubz Vacationers]]
|TTR
|LBZ
|Tatara
|Liubz
|Seaside Court
|Liubz Convention Field
|2
|1
|2021
|''never''
|2021&ndash;
| 8th
| 8th
|
|-bgcolor="#dedede"
| Colors || [[Casted Islanders SC]] || CST || Casted || Casted Grounds || 2 || 1 || 2020A || 2021 || 2020A&ndash;2020B || - || 7th ||
|-
| Colors || [[Fríða Outlaws FC]] || FRI || Fríða || Stadium of Fire || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020A&ndash;|| 6th || 1st ||
|-
| Colors || [[Alexandretta Royals SC]]  || ALX || Alexandretta || Thomas Memorial Field || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020A&ndash;|| 1st || 1st || Royal Football Cup<br>(2020A)
|-
|Colors
|[[Townsville Rumblebees SC]]
|TWN
|Townsville
|Kingsfield Park
|1
|1
|1
|1
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|''never''
|''never''
|2022&ndash;
|2022&ndash;
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
|-
|Colors
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|white}}
|[[Petra Sabercats SC]]
|[[Petra Sabercats SC|Petra Sabercats]]
|PET
|PET
|Petra
|Petra
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|2021
|2021
|''never''
|''never''
|2021&ndash;
| 2021&ndash;
| 10th
|10th
| 10th
|10th
|
|-
|{{Color box|brown}}{{Color box|yellow}}
|[[Sanktago Saints SC|Sanktago Saints]]||SKT||Sanktago||Riverside Stadium||4||1||2020A||''never''||2020A&ndash;|| 5th|| 3rd
|-
|-
| Colors || [[Sanktago Saints SC]] || SKT || Sanktago || Riverside Stadium || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020A&ndash;|| 5th || 3rd ||
|{{Color box|green}}{{Color box|brown}}
|[[St. Cloud Timbers SC|St. Cloud Timbers]]|| STC||St. Cloud||Excelsior Stadium||4||1||2020A ||''never''||2020 A&ndash;||7th||3rd
|-
|-
| Colors || [[Tillamark Steamwheelers SC]] || TLM || Tillamark || Railroad Avenue || 2 || 1 || 2021 || ''never'' || 2021&ndash; || 3rd || 3rd ||
|{{Color box|black}}{{Color box|blue}}
|-bgcolor="#dedede"
|[[Tatara Hurricanes SC|Tatara Hurricanes]]
| Colors || [[Boulonne Stingrays FC]] || BOU || Boulonne || Sixfields Grounds || 2 || 1 || 2020A || 2021 || 2020A&ndash;2020B || - || 5th ||
| TTR
|Tatara
|Seaside Court
|2
|1
|2021
|''never''
|2021&ndash;
|8th
|8th
|-
|-
| Colors || [[St. Cloud Timbers SC]] || STC || St. Cloud || Excelsior Stadium || 4 || 1 || 2020A ||''never'' || 2020 A&ndash; || 7th || 3rd ||
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|black}}
|[[Tillamark Steamwheelers SC|Tillamark Steamwheelers]]|| TLM||Tillamark||Railroad Avenue||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||3rd||3rd
|-
|-
|Colors
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|black}}
|[[Liubz Vacationers SC]]
|[[Townsville Rumblebees SC|Townsville Rumblebees]]
|LBZ
|TWN
|Liubz
|Townsville
|Liubz Convention Field
|Kingsfield Park
|1
|1
|1
|1
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|''never''
|''never''
|2022&ndash;
|2022&ndash;
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
|-bgcolor="#dedede"
|{{Color box|blue}}{{Color box|purple}}
| Colors || [[Hellani Volcanoes FC]] || HLA || Hellani || Don Memorial Grounds || 1 || 1 || 2021 || 2022 || 2021 || 11th || 11th ||  
|[[Tuft Amberjacks SC|Tuft Amberjacks]]||TFT||Tuft||St. James' Park||4||1||2020A||''never''||2020A&ndash;|| 4th|| 1st
|-
|{{Color box|brown}}{{Color box|white}}
|[[Victoria Clippers SC|Victoria Clippers]]||VIC||Victoria||Victoria Municipal Stadium||4||1||2020A||''never''||2020A&ndash;|| 2nd||2nd
|}
|}


== Challenger Division ==
=== Challenger Division===
 
=== Teams history ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Colors !! Team !! Code !! Location !! Stadium !! Total seasons !! Total spells !! Last relegation !! Last promotion!! Seasons !! Most recent finish !! Highest finish  
!Colors!!Team !! Code!! Location !!Stadium !!Total seasons!!Total spells!!Last relegation !!Last promotion!!Seasons!!Most recent finish!!Highest finish
|-
| Colors || [[Halifax Avalanches SC]] || HFX || Halifax || Antelope Grove || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never'' || 2020B&ndash;|| 8th || 9th
|-
| Colors || [[Kingsport Aviators SC]] || KNG || Kingsport || Kingsport Stadium || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never'' || 2020B&ndash;|| 3rd || 3rd
|-
|Colors
|[[Lunden Cardsharps SC]]
|LUN
|Lunden
|Royal Casino Hotel
|2
|1
|2021
|''never''
|2021&ndash;
| 6th
| 6th
|-
| Colors || [[La Rochelle Emeralds FC]]|| RCH || La Rochelle || Stonebridge Field || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;|| 9th || 9th
|-
|-
|Colors
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|red}}
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK]]
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK|Albioch Firebirds]]
|ALB
|ALB
|Albioch
|Albioch
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|'''-'''
|'''-'''
|-
|-
| Colors || [[Casted Islanders SC]]|| CST || Casted || Casted Grounds || 2 || 1 || 2021 ||''never''|| 2021&ndash;|| 12th || 12th
| {{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Boulonne Stingrays FC|Boulonne Stingrays]]||BOU||Boulonne||Sixfields Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||5th||5th
|-
|{{Color box|blue}}{{Color box|green}}
|[[Casted Islanders SC|Casted Islanders]]||CST ||Casted|| Casted Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||12th || 12th
|-
|-
| Colors || [[Scarborau Knights SC]]|| SCB || Scarborau || Scarborau Stadium || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;|| 4th || 4th
|{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC|Cripple Creek Whitecaps]]||CPC ||Cripple Creek||Cripple Creek Stadium||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||7th||3rd
|-
|-
| Colors || [[Lake Crystal City Mystics SC]]|| LCR || Lake Crystal City || Lakeside Field || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;|| 11th || 5th
|{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|orange}}
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|[[Halifax Avalanches SC|Halifax Avalanches]]||HFX|| Halifax|| Antelope Grove||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||8th||9th
| Colors || [[Townsville Rumblebees SC]]|| TWN || Townsville || Kingsfield Park || 2 || 1 || 2020B ||2022|| 2020B&ndash;2021|| 1st || 1st
|-  
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|{{Color box|red}}{{Color box|orange}}
| Colors || [[Tillamark Steamwheelers SC]]|| TLM || Tillamark || Railroad Avenue || 1 || 1 || 2020B || 2021 || 2020B || - || 1st
|[[Hellani Volcanoes FC|Hellani Volcanoes]]||HLA||Hellani||Don Memorial Grounds||2||2||2022||2021||2020B, 2022&ndash;||-||2nd
|-
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|yellow}}
|[[Kingsport Aviators SC|Kingsport Aviators]]|| KNG||Kingsport||Kingsport Stadium||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||3rd||3rd
|-
|-
| Colors || [[New Millaro Snowrunners SC]]|| NML || New Millaro || Deacon Court || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;|| 10th || 4th
|{{Color box|green}}{{Color box|white}}
|[[La Rochelle Emeralds FC|La Rochelle Emeralds]]||RCH||La Rochelle||Stonebridge Field||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||9th||9th
|-
|-
| Colors ||[[Boulonne Stingrays FC]]|| BOU || Boulonne || Sixfields Grounds || 2 || 1 || 2021 ||''never''|| 2021&ndash;|| 5th || 5th
|{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|purple}}
|[[Lake Crystal City Mystics SC|Lake Crystal City Mystics]]|| LCR||Lake Crystal City|| Lakeside Field||3||1|| 2020B||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;||11th||5th
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|Colors
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Liubz Vacationers SC]]
|[[Liubz Vacationers SC|Liubz Vacationers]]
|LBZ
|LBZ
|Liubz
|Liubz
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|2022
|2022
|2021
|2021
| 2nd
|2nd
| 2nd
|2nd
|-
| Colors ||[[Hellani Volcanoes FC]]|| HLA || Hellani || Don Memorial Grounds || 2 || 2 || 2022 || 2021 || 2020B, 2022&ndash;|| - || 2nd
|-
|-
| Colors ||[[Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC]]|| CPC || Cripple Creek || Cripple Creek Stadium || 3 || 1 || 2020B ||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;|| 7th || 3rd
|{{Color box|red}}{{Color box|black}}
|}
|[[Lunden Cardsharps SC|Lunden Cardsharps]]
 
|LUN
==== 2021 Season ====
| Lunden
 
|Royal Casino Hotel
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|2
|-
! width="30" abbr="Position" |Pos.
! width="185" |Team
! width="30" abbr="Played" |Pld
! width="30" abbr="Won" |W
! width="30" abbr="Drawn" |D
! width="30" abbr="Lost" |L
! width="30" abbr="Goals for" |GF
! width="30" abbr="Goals against" |GA
! width="30" abbr="Goal difference" |GD
! width="30" abbr="Points" |Pts
!Qualification
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|1
|1
| align="left" | Townsville Rumblebees SC || 22 || 14 || 3 || 5 || 41 || 17 || +24 || '''45''' || rowspan="2" | Promoted to Premier Division
|2021
|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|''never''
|2
|2021&ndash;
| align="left" | Liubz Vacationers SC || 22 || 10 || 6 || 6 || 34 || 23 || +11 || '''36'''
|6th
|6th
|-
|-
|3
|{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|black}}
| align="left" | Kingsport Aviators SC || 22 || 10 || 5 || 7 || 29 || 24 || +5 || '''35''' || rowspan="10" |
|[[New Millaro Snowrunners SC|New Millaro Snowrunners]]||NML||New Millaro||Deacon Court||3||1|| 2020B||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;||10th||4th
|-
|-
|4
|{{Color box|purple}}{{Color box|grey}}
| align="left" | Scarborau Knights SC || 22 || 10 || 4 || 8 || 42 || 34 || +8 || '''34'''
|[[Scarborau Knights SC|Scarborau Knights]]|| SCB||Scarborau||Scarborau Stadium||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||4th||4th
|-
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|5
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|black}}
| align="left" | Boulonne Stingrays FC || 22 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 34 || 31 || +3 || '''34'''
|[[Tillamark Steamwheelers SC|Tillamark Steamwheelers]]|| TLM||Tillamark||Railroad Avenue||1||1 ||2020B ||2021||2020B||-||1st
|-
|- bgcolor="#dedede"
|6
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|black}}
| align="left" | Lunden Cardsharps SC || 22 || 10 || 4 || 8 || 31 || 32 ||&minus;1 || '''34'''
|[[Townsville Rumblebees SC|Townsville Rumblebees]]||TWN||Townsville||Kingsfield Park||2|| 1||2020B||2022||2020B&ndash;2021||1st||1st
|-
|7
| align="left" | Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC || 22 || 9 || 5 || 8 || 26 || 28 || &minus;2
| '''32'''
|-
|8
| align="left" | Halifax Avalanches SC || 22 || 7 || 5 || 10 || 28 || 37 || &minus;9
| '''26'''
|-
|9
| align="left" | La Rochelle Emeralds FC || 22 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 30 || 35 || &minus;5
| '''25'''
|-
|10
| align="left" | New Millaro Snowrunners FC || 22 || 6 || 7 || 9 || 20 || 28 || &minus;8
| '''25'''
|-
|11
| align="left" | Lake Crystal City Mystics SC
|22
|7
|4
|11
|22
|35
|&minus;13
|'''25'''
|-
|12
| align="left" | Casted Islanders SC
|22
|4
|6
|12
|25
|38
|&minus;13
|'''18'''
|}
|}


==== 2020 Series B ====
{{Meckelnburgh football}}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30 abbr="Position" |Pos.
!width=185 |Team
!width=30 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=30 abbr="Won" |W
!width=30 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=30 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=30 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=30 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=30 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
!width=30 abbr="Points" |Pts
!Qualification
|-bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|1
|align=left| Tillamark Steamwheelers SC || 9 || 6 || 1 || 2 || 12 || 5 || +7 || '''19''' ||rowspan="2"| Promoted to Premier Division
|-bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
|2
|align=left| Hellani Volcanoes FC || 9 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 11 || 7 || +4 || '''15'''
|-
|3
|align=left| Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC || 9 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 19 || 11 || +8 || '''14''' ||rowspan="8"|
|-
|4
|align=left| New Millaro Snowrunners FC || 9 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 10 || 6 || +4 || '''14'''
|-
|5
|align=left| Lake Crystal City Mystics SC || 9 || 4 || 1 || 4 || 9 || 13 || &minus;4 || '''13'''
|-
|6
|align=left| Scarborau Knights SC || 9 || 3 || 4 || 2 || 8 || 7 || +1 || '''13'''
|-
|7
|align=left| Kingsport Aviators SC || 9 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 8 || 9 || &minus;1 || '''11'''
|-
|8
|align=left| Townsville Rumblebees SC || 9 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 8 || 9 || &minus;1 || '''10'''
|-
|9
|align=left| Halifax Avalanches SC || 9 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 9 || 17 || &minus;8 || '''8'''
|-
|10
|align=left| La Rochelle Emeralds FC || 9 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 15 || &minus;10 || '''7'''
|}


[[Category:Meckelnburgh]]
[[Category:Meckelnburgh]]
[[Category:Football competitions]]
[[Category:Football competitions]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 12 August 2024

Pro-League Soccer
Countries Meckelnburgh Meckelnburgh
Confederation AEFA
Founded 2020 CE
First season 2020A
Number of teams 24
Levels on pyramid 1–2
League cup(s) Meckelnish Supercup
Royal Football Cup
Community Shield
Current champions Victoria Clippers
(2024)
Most championships Victoria Clippers (4)
Website pro.soccer.mb
2025 Season
For the amateur league, see Meckelnish Soccer League

The Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League (MPSL; Alexandrian: Ligue professionnelle Meckelmbourgeoise de football; Aspiranto: Mekelnburga Profesia Futbalo-Ligo), branded as Pro-League Soccer, formerly known as the Meckelnburgh United Soccer League, is the professional association football league sanctioned in Meckelnburgh, operated by the Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation. It represents the sport's highest level in the kingdom. The league comprises 24 coed teams across two divisions, 12 in the Premier Division (tier 1) and 12 in the Challenger Division (tier 2).

Pro-League Soccer was founded in 2020 CE as the first sanctioned league for Meckelnish soccer. Unlike most soccer leagues on Micras, the Pro-League Soccer has a fixed membership of professional, locally owned teams, instead of an association of clubs. The teams are each owned and managed by their local municipalities, except for the Albioch Firebirds and Lunden Cardsharps, funded by the Church of Meckelnburgh and the Queen respectively. Most of the major cities in Meckelnburgh host one team. All teams are organized and subsidized centrally by the Ministry of Culture & Sport, headquartered in Alexandretta.

Most members of the Meckelnburgh national football team are affiliated with teams in Pro-League Soccer.

History

Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer began as the Meckelnburgh United Soccer League, intended to be the unified league of competitive soccer in the kingdom. Funding for eight professional teams was allocated for the first season in 2020 CE. Due to the league's small size, two series were planned per season, and Season 2020 Series A concluded to much fanfare. A relegation division, the Challenger Division, was added in 2020 Series B. At the same time, Pro-League Soccer was confirmed to be a full co-ed league. For 2021 CE, the MUSL reached its final size of 24 teams, and the year was finally condensed into a single-series season.

Following the performance of the Meckelnburgh national football team in the 2021 FMF World Cup, popular interest demanded the Royal Meckelnburgh Soccer Federation expand sanctioned play to amateur teams. A league comprised of privately owned, amateur clubs was established as the Meckelnburgh National Soccer League (tiers 3-5), branded as Meckelnish Soccer. The Meckelnburgh United Soccer League was reorganized as Pro-League Soccer to coordinate the expansion. Thus, the Meckelnish soccer pyramid expanded to five tiers.

Sanktago Saints' annus horribilis

In the 2022 Pro-League season, the Sanktago Saints carried the league, being both first-time season champions and first-time winners of the Royal Football Cup. However, fortunes did not last long. For the opener to the 2023 Pro-League season, the Sanktago Saints lost the Meckelnish Supercup, in a surprise upset, to the 2022 runner-up Victoria Clippers. The Sanktago Saints followed with an atrocious season performance that netted only 19 points, with 13 losses of 22 fixtures, and a goal differential of −11. The team made last in the Premier Division and was relegated.

Prior results

Previous seasons

Teams: Premier Division (red), Challenger Division (yellow).
Season Season champions
(number of titles)
Pts. Runners-up Pts. Challenger Division Pts.
2020[†] Tuft Amberjacks (1) 22 Alexandretta Royals 22 No teams
Fríða Outlaws (1) 14 Victoria Clippers 13 Tillamark Steamwheelers 19
2021 Alexandretta Royals (1) 54 Victoria Clippers 37 Townsville Rumblebees 45
2022 Sanktago Saints (1) 43 Victoria Clippers 40 Cripple Creek Whitecaps 46
2023 Liubz Vacationers (1) 43 Victoria Clippers 34 La Rochelle Emeralds 42
2024 Cripple Creek Whitecaps (1) 42 La Rochelle Emeralds 37 Lake Crystal City Mystics 42
  • ^ Year split into A and B seasons. Season A was 14 games in 1 division. Season B was 7 games in the Premier Division and 9 games in the Challenger Division.
  • List of champions

    Meckelnish Supercup
    Team Wins Winning years
    Victoria Clippers 2 2022, 2023
    Liubz Vacationers 1 2024
    Royal Football Cup
    Team Wins Winning years
    Victoria Clippers 4 2020B, 2021, 2023, 2024
    Sanktago Saints 1 2022
    Alexandretta Royals 1 2020A
    Community Shield
    Team Wins Winning years
    Lake Crystal City Mystics 1 2024
    La Rochelle Emeralds 1 2023
    Cripple Creek Whitecaps 1 2022
    Townsville Rumblebees 1 2021
    Tillamark Steamwheelers 1 2020

    Overall achievement

    Team MS RFC SC RU CS Current div.
    Victoria Clippers 2 4 4 Premier
    Liubz Vacationers 1 1 Premier
    Alexandretta Royals 1 1 1 Challenger
    Sanktago Saints 1 1 Challenger
    Cripple Creek Whitecaps 1 1 Premier
    Fríða Outlaws 1 Challenger
    Tuft Amberjacks 1 Premier
    La Rochelle Emeralds 1 1 Premier
    Lake Crystal City Mystics 1 Premier
    Tillamark Steamwheelers 1 Premier
    Townsville Rumblebees 1 Premier

    Season format

    The Pro-League Soccer season runs September through May. Starting in the 2021 CE season, Pro-League Soccer plays a double round-robin rotation as part of the regular season, where each team from the Premier and Challenger Divisions meats the follow teams in their divisions twice. From the results of the regular season, the top two performing teams from the Challenger Division are promoted to the Premier Division, and the bottom two performing teams from the Premier Division are relegated, automatically. The team from the Challenger division who earns the most points in the regular season earns the Community Shield.

    The top eight performing teams from the Premier Division qualify for a post-season championship. The winner of the three-round, single-elimination tournament earns the Royal Football Cup and is considered the season champion. As the opener of the next season, the winner of the Royal Football Cup and the previous season champion play for the Meckelnish Supercup. Should those be the same team, the season runner-up challenges the Supercup.

    League teams

    {{{1}}} This article or section is a work in progress. The information below may be incomplete, outdated, or subject to change.

    Players are usually called up from their team's affiliated minor-league team in the Meckelnburgh Professional Development Soccer League, branded as Minor-League Soccer. Each team has a limit of 23 players for the season, with three goalkeepers, and may designate a limit of 18 players for a game-day squad. Player transfers occur in the off-season, June through August; each team has an annual allowance to put towards transfers of ₢7 million CRC (₵10.5 million MCK). There is no league limit to foreign players.

    Premier Division

    Colors Team Code Location Stadium Total seasons Total spells Last promotion Last relegation Seasons Most recent finish Highest finish
             Albioch Firebirds ALB Albioch Alexandretta Munistadion 1 1 2021 2022 2021 12th 12th
             Alexandretta Royals ALX Alexandretta Thomas Memorial Field 4 1 2020A never 2020A– 1st 1st
             Boulonne Stingrays BOU Boulonne Sixfields Grounds 2 1 2020A 2021 2020A–2020B - 5th
             Casted Islanders CST Casted Casted Grounds 2 1 2020A 2021 2020A–2020B - 7th
             Fríða Outlaws FRI Fríða Stadium of Fire 4 1 2020A never 2020A– 6th 1st
             Gilray Harvesters GIL Gilray Gilray Municipal Stadium 2 1 2021 never 2021– 9th 9th
             Hellani Volcanoes HLA Hellani Don Memorial Grounds 1 1 2021 2022 2021 11th 11th
             Liubz Vacationers LBZ Liubz Liubz Convention Field 1 1 2022 never 2022– - -
             Petra Sabercats PET Petra Felinus Field 2 1 2021 never 2021– 10th 10th
             Sanktago Saints SKT Sanktago Riverside Stadium 4 1 2020A never 2020A– 5th 3rd
             St. Cloud Timbers STC St. Cloud Excelsior Stadium 4 1 2020A never 2020 A– 7th 3rd
             Tatara Hurricanes TTR Tatara Seaside Court 2 1 2021 never 2021– 8th 8th
             Tillamark Steamwheelers TLM Tillamark Railroad Avenue 2 1 2021 never 2021– 3rd 3rd
             Townsville Rumblebees TWN Townsville Kingsfield Park 1 1 2022 never 2022– - -
             Tuft Amberjacks TFT Tuft St. James' Park 4 1 2020A never 2020A– 4th 1st
             Victoria Clippers VIC Victoria Victoria Municipal Stadium 4 1 2020A never 2020A– 2nd 2nd

    Challenger Division

    Colors Team Code Location Stadium Total seasons Total spells Last relegation Last promotion Seasons Most recent finish Highest finish
             Albioch Firebirds ALB Albioch Alexandretta Munistadion 1 1 2022 never 2022– - -
             Boulonne Stingrays BOU Boulonne Sixfields Grounds 2 1 2021 never 2021– 5th 5th
             Casted Islanders CST Casted Casted Grounds 2 1 2021 never 2021– 12th 12th
             Cripple Creek Whitecaps CPC Cripple Creek Cripple Creek Stadium 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 7th 3rd
             Halifax Avalanches HFX Halifax Antelope Grove 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 8th 9th
             Hellani Volcanoes HLA Hellani Don Memorial Grounds 2 2 2022 2021 2020B, 2022– - 2nd
             Kingsport Aviators KNG Kingsport Kingsport Stadium 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 3rd 3rd
             La Rochelle Emeralds RCH La Rochelle Stonebridge Field 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 9th 9th
             Lake Crystal City Mystics LCR Lake Crystal City Lakeside Field 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 11th 5th
             Liubz Vacationers LBZ Liubz Liubz Convention Field 1 1 2021 2022 2021 2nd 2nd
             Lunden Cardsharps LUN Lunden Royal Casino Hotel 2 1 2021 never 2021– 6th 6th
             New Millaro Snowrunners NML New Millaro Deacon Court 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 10th 4th
             Scarborau Knights SCB Scarborau Scarborau Stadium 3 1 2020B never 2020B– 4th 4th
             Tillamark Steamwheelers TLM Tillamark Railroad Avenue 1 1 2020B 2021 2020B - 1st
             Townsville Rumblebees TWN Townsville Kingsfield Park 2 1 2020B 2022 2020B–2021 1st 1st