MLS REIMAGINED Premier Division 2026-27 MD11 - New York Red Bulls (8th) vs Columbus Crew (4th)

What if Major League Soccer had promotion and relegation? MLS REIMAGINED is what it would like if the 30-team MLS split into two tiers - an 18-team Premier Division and a 12-team Championship Division During the first promotion / relegation season in MLS history in 2025-26 Premier Division 1st - Atlanta United FC - 69 pts (Supporter Shield winner), 2nd - Inter Miami CF - 58 pts 3rd - Columbus Crew - 57 pts 4th - Houston Dynamo - 53 pts (MLS Cup winner) 5th - Portland Timbers - 51 pts (Cascadia Cup winner) 6th - Charlotte FC - 51 pts 7th - Seattle Sounders - 50 pts 8th - Vancouver Whitecaps - 48 pts (MLS Challenge Cup winner) 9th - NYCFC - 48 pts 10th - Orlando City SC - 47 pts 11th - LA Galaxy - 46 pts 12th - LAFC - 44 pts 13th - NY Red Bulls - 42 pts 14th - Real Salt Lake - 39 pts 15th - Minnesota Utd - 36 pts 16th - Colorado Rapids - 35 pts (relegated to MLS Championship) 17th - FC Cincinnati - 29 pts (relegated to MLS Championship) 18th - CF Montreal - 26 pts (relegated to MLS Championship) Championship Division 2025-26 1st - Nashville SC - 66 pts (promoted to MLS Premier Division) 2nd - Austin FC - 61 pts (promoted to MLS Premier Division) 3rd - Chicago Fire - 60 pts 4th - Philadelphia Union - 52 pts (promoted to MLS Premier Division, won promotion playoff) 5th - Sporting KC - 51 pts 6th - New England Revolution - 50 pts 7th - FC Dallas - 48 pts 8th - San Jose Earthquakes - 44 pts 9th - DC United - 41 pts 10th - San Diego FC - 32 pts 11th - Toronto FC - 32 pts 12th - St. Louis CITY SC - 25 pts Each division will play a 34-game regular season. Each year, three clubs from the Premier Division will get relegated and three clubs from the Championship Division will get promoted. The top two clubs in the Championship Division will automatically get promoted, while clubs in the 3rd through 6th places will participate in a promotion playoff. The top four teams in the MLS Premier Division will participate in the MLS Cup playoffs.