The Miami FC club said it had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to force the US Soccer Federation (USSF) to introduce the system of promotion / relegation in its championships.
What about a climb / descent system between NASL and MLS?
The Miami FC Club won this season the title of champion of the NASL, considered by the USSF as a second-tier championship.
Despite this title, the Club is not promoted in Major League Soccer (MLS), this championship does not recognize the system of promotion and relegation common to most of the world football leagues.
This procedure before CAS was introduced jointly with the Club of Kingston Stockade ("4th division" club, National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)), in order to ask Fifa, Concafaf and USSF for their promotion in the championship. considered superior.
The position of the Miami FC Club
The Regulations for the application of the FIFA Statutes
The two Applicant Clubs based their request, in particular, on Article 9 of the Implementing Regulationss Statutes FIFA which has:
"9 Principle of promotion and relegation
1. The authorization granted to a club to participate in a national championship is primarily based on strictly sporting results. A club can qualify for a national championship by remaining in the same division, being promoted or demoted at the end of a season. The authorization given to a club to participate in a national championship is primarily a function of results. strictly athletic. A club can qualify for a national championship by remaining in the same division, being promoted or demoted at the end of a season.
2. In addition to the sporting qualification, the participation of a club in a national championship may also depend on compliance with other criteria under a licensing procedure. In this context, the sports, infrastructure, administrative, legal and financial criteria must be preeminent. Decisions on the granting of licenses shall be subject to review by an appeal body within the member association. (...) ".
