Meckelnburgh Pro-League Soccer
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| Countries |
 Meckelnburgh |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AEFA |
| Founded | 2020 CE |
| First season | 2020 Series A |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| League cup(s) |
Royal Football Cup Dauphin's Shield |
| Current champions |
Clippers SC (2021) |
| Most championships | Clippers SC (2) |
| Website | pro.soccer.mb |
 2022 Season | |
For the amateur league, see Meckelnburgh National Soccer League
The Meckelnburgh Professional Soccer League (MPSL; Alexandrian: Ligue professionnelle Meckelmbourgeoise de football; Aspiranto: Mekelnburga Profesia Futbalo-Ligo), branded as Pro-League Soccer, 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). Players are often sourced from clubs of the amateur Meckelnburgh National Soccer League, and many Pro-League Soccer players are themselves on the Meckelnburgh national football team.
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.
The MPFL 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.
History
The MPSL 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 MPSL 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 Meckelnburghish National Soccer League (tiers 3-5), branded as Meckelnish Soccer. The Meckelnburghish United Soccer League was rebranded as Pro-League Soccer to coordinate the expansion. Thus, the Meckelnish soccer pyramid expanded to five tiers and over 70 teams and clubs nationwide.
Season format
| Teams: Premier Division (red), Challenger Division (yellow). |
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.
League teams
Premier Division
| Colors | Team | Code | Location | Stadium | Total seasons | Total spells | Last promotion | Last relegation | Seasons | Most recent finish | Highest finish | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colors | Tuft Amberjacks SC | TFT | Tuft | St. James' Park | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020A– | 4th | 1st | |
| Colors | Victoria Clippers SC | VIC | Victoria | Victoria Municipal Stadium | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020A– | 2nd | 2nd | Royal Football Cup (2020B, 2021) |
| Colors | Albioch Firebirds FK | ALB | Albioch | Alexandretta Munistadion | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 12th | 12th | |
| Colors | Gilray Harvesters SC | GIL | Gilray | Gilray Municipal Stadium | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 9th | 9th | |
| Colors | Tatara Hurricanes SC | TTR | Tatara | Seaside Court | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 8th | 8th | |
| Colors | Casted Islanders SC | CST | Casted | Casted Grounds | 2 | 1 | 2020A | 2021 | 2020A–2020B | - | 7th | |
| Colors | Fríða Outlaws FC | FRI | Fríða | Stadium of Fire | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020A– | 6th | 1st | |
| Colors | Alexandretta Royals SC | ALX | Alexandretta | Thomas Memorial Field | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020A– | 1st | 1st | Royal Football Cup (2020A) |
| Colors | Townsville Rumblebees SC | TWN | Townsville | Kingsfield Park | 1 | 1 | 2022 | never | 2022– | - | - | |
| Colors | Petra Sabercats SC | PET | Petra | Felinus Field | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 10th | 10th | |
| Colors | Sanktago Saints SC | SKT | Sanktago | Riverside Stadium | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020A– | 5th | 3rd | |
| Colors | Tillamark Steamwheelers SC | TLM | Tillamark | Railroad Avenue | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Colors | Boulonne Stingrays FC | BOU | Boulonne | Sixfields Grounds | 2 | 1 | 2020A | 2021 | 2020A–2020B | - | 5th | |
| Colors | St. Cloud Timbers SC | STC | St. Cloud | Excelsior Stadium | 4 | 1 | 2020A | never | 2020 A– | 7th | 3rd | |
| Colors | Liubz Vacationers SC | LBZ | Liubz | Liubz Convention Field | 1 | 1 | 2022 | never | 2022– | - | - | |
| Colors | Hellani Volcanoes FC | HLA | Hellani | Don Memorial Grounds | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 11th | 11th |
Challenger Division
| 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– | 8th | 9th |
| Colors | Kingsport Aviators SC | KNG | Kingsport | Kingsport Stadium | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 3rd | 3rd |
| Colors | Lunden Cardsharps SC | LUN | Lunden | Royal Casino Hotel | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 6th | 6th |
| Colors | La Rochelle Emeralds FC | RCH | La Rochelle | Stonebridge Field | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 9th | 9th |
| Colors | Albioch Firebirds FK | ALB | Albioch | Alexandretta Munistadion | 1 | 1 | 2022 | never | 2022– | - | - |
| Colors | Casted Islanders SC | CST | Casted | Casted Grounds | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 12th | 12th |
| Colors | Scarborau Knights SC | SCB | Scarborau | Scarborau Stadium | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 4th | 4th |
| Colors | Lake Crystal City Mystics SC | LCR | Lake Crystal City | Lakeside Field | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 11th | 5th |
| Colors | Townsville Rumblebees SC | TWN | Townsville | Kingsfield Park | 2 | 1 | 2020B | 2022 | 2020B–2021 | 1st | 1st |
| Colors | Tillamark Steamwheelers SC | TLM | Tillamark | Railroad Avenue | 1 | 1 | 2020B | 2021 | 2020B | - | 1st |
| Colors | New Millaro Snowrunners SC | NML | New Millaro | Deacon Court | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 10th | 4th |
| Colors | Boulonne Stingrays FC | BOU | Boulonne | Sixfields Grounds | 2 | 1 | 2021 | never | 2021– | 5th | 5th |
| Colors | Liubz Vacationers SC | LBZ | Liubz | Liubz Convention Field | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2nd | 2nd |
| Colors | Hellani Volcanoes FC | HLA | Hellani | Don Memorial Grounds | 2 | 2 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020B, 2022– | - | 2nd |
| Colors | Cripple Creek Whitecaps SC | CPC | Cripple Creek | Cripple Creek Stadium | 3 | 1 | 2020B | never | 2020B– | 7th | 3rd |
