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{{Infobox football league
{{Infobox football league
|name          = '''Pro-League Soccer'''
|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    = Meckelnish Supercup<br>Royal Football Cup<br>Community Shield
|league_cup    = Meckelnish Supercup<br>Royal Football Cup<br>Community Shield
|confed_cup    =  
|confed_cup    =  
|champions      = Victoria Clippers
|champions      = Victoria Clippers
|season        = 2021
|season        = 2024
|most_champs    = Victoria Clippers (2)
|most_champs    = Victoria Clippers (4)
|website        = pro.soccer.mb
|website        = pro.soccer.mb
|current        = 2022 Season
|current        = 2025 Season
}}
}}


:''For the amateur league, see [[Meckelnburgh National Soccer League]]''
:''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).
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.
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 ==
== History ==
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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.
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 and over 90 teams and clubs nationwide.
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 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.
 
== Prior results ==


===Previous seasons===
===Previous seasons===
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!Pts.
!Pts.
|-
|-
| [[2020 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|2020A]]{{Cref2|†}}
| rowspan="2" | '''[[2020 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|2020]]{{Cref2|†}}'''
| Tuft Amberjacks (1)
| Tuft Amberjacks (1)
|22
|22
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| colspan="2" | ''No teams''
| colspan="2" | ''No teams''
|-
|-
| [[2020 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|2020B]]{{Cref2|‡}}
| Fríða Outlaws (1)
| Fríða Outlaws (1)
|14
|14
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|19
|19
|-
|-
| [[2021 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|2021]]  
| [[2021 Meckelnburgh United Soccer League|'''2021''']]
| Alexandretta Royals (1)
| Alexandretta Royals (1)
|54
|54
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| Townsville Rumblebees
| Townsville Rumblebees
|45
|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|†|14-game season.}}
{{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.}}
{{Cnote2|‡|7-game Premier season, 9-game Challenger season.}}


=== List of champions ===
=== List of champions ===
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!Winning years
!Winning years
|-
|-
|
|Victoria Clippers
|
|2
|2021
|2022, 2023
|-
|Liubz Vacationers
|1
|2024
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
|Victoria Clippers
|Victoria Clippers
|2
|4
|2020B, 2021
|2020B, 2021, 2023, 2024
|-
|Sanktago Saints
|1
|2022
|-
|-
|Alexandretta Royals
|Alexandretta Royals
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!Wins
!Wins
!Winning years
!Winning years
|-
|Lake Crystal City Mystics
|1
|2024
|-
|La Rochelle Emeralds
|1
|2023
|-
|Cripple Creek Whitecaps
|1
|2022
|-
|Townsville Rumblebees
|1
|2021
|-
|-
|Tillamark Steamwheelers
|Tillamark Steamwheelers
|1
|1
|2020
|2020
|}
=== 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
|Townsville Rumblebees
|
|
|
|
|1
|1
|2021
|Premier
|}
|}


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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 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.
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.
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.


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


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!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
|{{Color box|yellow}}{{Color box|red}}
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK|Albioch Firebirds]]
|[[Albioch Firebirds FK|Albioch Firebirds]]
|ALB
|ALB
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|'''-'''
|'''-'''
|-
|-
| Colors||[[Boulonne Stingrays FC|Boulonne Stingrays]]||BOU||Boulonne||Sixfields Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||5th||5th
| {{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|blue}}
|[[Boulonne Stingrays FC|Boulonne Stingrays]]||BOU||Boulonne||Sixfields Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||5th||5th
|-
|-
|Colors||[[Casted Islanders SC|Casted Islanders]]||CST ||Casted|| Casted Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||12th || 12th
|{{Color box|blue}}{{Color box|green}}
|[[Casted Islanders SC|Casted Islanders]]||CST ||Casted|| Casted Grounds||2||1||2021||''never''||2021&ndash;||12th || 12th
|-
|-
|Colors||[[Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC|Cripple Creek Whitecaps]]||CPC ||Cripple Creek||Cripple Creek Stadium||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||7th||3rd
|{{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||[[Halifax Avalanches SC|Halifax Avalanches]]||HFX|| Halifax|| Antelope Grove||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||8th||9th
|{{Color box|white}}{{Color box|orange}}
|[[Halifax Avalanches SC|Halifax Avalanches]]||HFX|| Halifax|| Antelope Grove||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||8th||9th
|-  
|-  
|Colors||[[Hellani Volcanoes FC|Hellani Volcanoes]]||HLA||Hellani||Don Memorial Grounds||2||2||2022||2021||2020B, 2022&ndash;||-||2nd
|{{Color box|red}}{{Color box|orange}}
|[[Hellani Volcanoes FC|Hellani Volcanoes]]||HLA||Hellani||Don Memorial Grounds||2||2||2022||2021||2020B, 2022&ndash;||-||2nd
|-
|-
|Colors||[[Kingsport Aviators SC|Kingsport Aviators]]|| KNG||Kingsport||Kingsport Stadium||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||3rd||3rd
|{{Color box|grey}}{{Color box|yellow}}
|[[Kingsport Aviators SC|Kingsport Aviators]]|| KNG||Kingsport||Kingsport Stadium||3||1||2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||3rd||3rd
|-
|-
|Colors||[[La Rochelle Emeralds FC|La Rochelle Emeralds]]||RCH||La Rochelle||Stonebridge Field||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||9th||9th
|{{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
|-
|-
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|[[Lake Crystal City Mystics SC|Lake Crystal City Mystics]]|| LCR||Lake Crystal City|| Lakeside Field||3||1|| 2020B||''never''|| 2020B&ndash;||11th||5th
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|Colors||[[Scarborau Knights SC|Scarborau Knights]]|| SCB||Scarborau||Scarborau Stadium||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||4th||4th
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|[[Scarborau Knights SC|Scarborau Knights]]|| SCB||Scarborau||Scarborau Stadium||3||1|| 2020B||''never''||2020B&ndash;||4th||4th
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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
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