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MLS Playoff System Changes; Fewer Games For 2007
Topic Started: Friday Nov 10 2006, 10:05 PM (173 Views)
WeatherManNX01
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From MLSnet.com:
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League address covers upcoming changes

By Jason Halpin / MLSnet.com Staff


The addition of Toronto FC as the league's 13th team necessitated a change in the way the season is formatted, and with MLS players set to take part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Copa America and the soon-to-be-announced Mexico-United States club tournament, a reduction in the number of games played was deemed the right way to go.

The changes in the conference structure and the league calendar are pending approval by the MLS Board of Governors, who are meeting in Frisco on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

Commissioner Garber scuttled recent speculation in the media about the possibility that MLS would use a single table or that the league would play a split season next year, saying Toronto will join the Eastern Conference, bringing it to seven teams while the Western Conference remains at six.

"The break seems logical but makes it the hardest because now you have less time; the only thing you can really do is reduce the number of games," Garber said. "Going from 32 to 30, we think, is not something we want to do long term. We need more games, we don't need fewer games.

"We continue to believe that a conference format with a full slate of games from April through November will best serve the league and our fans and our players."

Each of the seven East teams will play every other East team four times for a total of 24 intraconference games. One game against each West team will round out each East team's schedule.

In the West, each team will play four games against two of their intraconference foes and five games against their other three conference rivals, as well as one game against each East team.

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PSUSyr5
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Hmm...They should get a 14th team to bring balance to the Force...er...schedule. If I remember correctly, San Jose has the history still with them (like the Cleveland Browns did when the old team moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens). So it seems like a team will be in San Jose sometime soon.

I'm not sure if I like the possible unbalanced MLS Cup playoffs. If every team played each other the same number of games, then maybe, since in that case, conferences wouldn't really matter.
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Word of advice MLS, add expansion teams at the same time so you have an even amount of teams.
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WeatherManNX01
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Well, they're looking to add one for 2008, so this could be a one-off.
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