User:MontanaMako/NAL
| Full name | The National Athletic, Transcontinental, and Impartial Organization of North American Leagues |
|---|---|
| Short name | NAL ONAL LNA OLNA |
| Founded | 2058 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| FIFA affiliation | 2058–present |
| President | Harlow Roshan |
The National Athletic, Transcontinental, and Impartial Organization of North American Leagues, occasionally referred to as the Organization of North American Leagues (ONAL), and most commonly referred to as the NAL, is the governing body of association football in North America. The organization controls the top eight tiers of the American football pyramid, including the top tier, the United League (UL). The NAL was founded in 2058 by Azamat Otto as a successor to the North American Soccer Leagues Organization (NASLO).
The NAL organizes all cup competitions for its leagues, including the UL Final, NAL Championship Playoffs, and the NAL Champions League. The organization is headquartered in New York City with lower-tier headquarters (referred to by the NAL as "sub-hubs") in Toronto, Mexico City, Panama City, and Los Angeles.
History
[edit]NASLO
[edit]Prior to the founding of the NAL, major leagues in North America were governed by the North American Soccer Leagues Organization (NASLO).
Founding
[edit]After the 2057 NASLO bribery scandal, Azamat Otto, a retired striker for San Diego FC and CF Capital, first proposed the idea of the NAL. He, alongside 29 other people, including former athletes, businessmen, and other notable figures in the sport, founded the NAL in New York City. Famously, at a ceremony for the founding of the NAL, Otto stated that the organization was to be impartial and free of bribery.
This league–no, this organization–is to be impartial from now 'til its crumbling. This new NAL is to have only the best, most trustworthy people running it; and it's to be a golden standard of the refusal of bribery in the sport of soccer.
— Azamat Otto
The founding clubs of the NAL were:
- CF Ciudad de México (CF Ciudad)
- Chicago FC
- Dallas United (Ager Ludo FC)
- Los Angeles SC
- Miami United
- New York SC
- Toronto United
Leagues
[edit]The NAL controls the top nine leagues in North America. The nine leagues it controls are the following:
| Tier | Name | Clubs | Bids in NAL Champions League | Promoted directly | Promoted via playoffs | Relegated | Year joined NAL pyramid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United League | 20 | 12 | N/A | N/A | Bottom three clubs | 2022 |
| 2 | NAL Championship | 15 | 6 | Top two clubs | One from 3rd to 6th-place finishers | Bottom three clubs | 2022 |
| 3 | NAL League One | 15 | 3 | Top two clubs | One from 3rd to 6th-place finishers | Bottom three clubs | 2051 (split from tier 2 as tier 3) |
| 4 | NAL League Two | 15 | 3 | Top two clubs | One from 3rd to 6th-place finishers | Bottom two clubs | 2044 (as tier 3) |
| 5 | Paizo League (East) | 15 | 1 | Top one club | N/A | Bottom one club | 2073 |
| Paizo League (West) | 15 | 1 | Top one club | N/A | Bottom one club | 2073 | |
| 6 | Paizo Championship | 15 | 2 | Top two clubs | N/A | Bottom two clubs | 2078 |
| 7 | Paizo League One | 15 | 2 | Top two clubs | N/A | Bottom two clubs | 2084 |
| 8 | Paizo League Two | 15 | 2 | Top two clubs | N/A | Bottom two clubs (to non-NAL leagues) | 2084 |
Current member clubs
[edit]United League
[edit]- Ager Ludo
- Atlético Panamá
- Bayou City
- Cancún
- Capital
- Chicago
- Country United
- Derby At River
- Guayaba
- Inter San Antonio
- Long Island
- Niagara Falls
- Pòtoprens
- Providence Athletic
- Realeza
- San Diego
- Sporting MH
- Sporting NVB
- Sporting TC
- Tegucigalpa
NAL Championship
[edit]- Birmingham
- Calgary
- Gioco
- Halifax
- Los Angeles
- Milwaukee
- Minutemen
- Montréal
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Québec
- Renaissance
- St. Louis
- Toronto
NAL League One
[edit]- Atlanta
- Edmonton
- Guatemala
- Managua
- Meadows
- Mississauga
- Oklahoma City
- Philos
- Puebla
- Regina
- San Juan
- Steel
- Tijuana
- Trenton
- Winnipeg
NAL League Two
[edit]- Chihuahua
- Ciudad
- Columbus
- Columnas
- Fresno
- Hermes
- Landers
- Miami
- Monterrey
- Portland
- Santo Domingo
- Saskatoon
- Shikaakwa
- Washington
- Zapopan
Paizo League (East)
[edit]- Baltimore
- Burlington Queens
- Charleston
- Circled
- Hartford
- Jackson
- Kansas City
- L'Esprit
- Nassau
- Ottawa
- Red Stick
- San José
- San Salvador
- Thunder Bay
- Violet Crown
Paizo League (West)
[edit]- Angels
- Billings
- El Paso
- Hermosillo
- Juárez
- Las Rosas
- León
- Mazatlán
- Panthers
- Salt Lake City
- Seattle
- Silicon
- Sporting BA
- Torreón
- Trees Boise
Paizo Championship
[edit]- Dukes
- Greensboro
- Kingston
- Laval Gagnants
- Libertad
- Memphis
- Omaha
- Real Neza
- River City
- Sacramento
- San Pedro Sula
- Santiago de Cuba
- Surrey
- Tucson
- Wichita Air
Paizo League One
[edit]- AC San Antonio
- Alajuela
- Athletic Toronto
- Buena Gente
- Colón
- Forest City
- Houston
- Inter Playa Larga
- Orlando
- Partidarios
- Presidential
- Real Santiago
- San José
- Spokane
- Tercer
Paizo League Two
[edit]- Bayamón
- Bella Airosa
- Belmopan
- CF Belice
- Dorado Veracruz
- Hamilton Ambition
- Hub City
- Mérida
- Mesa
- New Haven
- Querétaro
- San Luis Potosí
- Sault
- Sol Anaheim
- Villa Nueva
Competitions
[edit]The NAL runs seve-ral competitions:
- United League Playoffs
- NAL Championship Playoffs
- NAL League One Playoffs
- NAL League Two Playoffs
- NAL Champions League
- Paizo Leagues Cup
List of presidents of the NAL
[edit]- Q.C. Medeiros (2023–2037)
- Kapila Hardwic (2037–2042)
- Zvonimir Jacob, Jr. (2042–2051)
- Marcelino Jairo (2051–2068)
- Manuel Blas (2068–2077)
- Harlow Roshan (2077–present)