Format
The Elite Soccer Federation (ESF) is a fantasy league ran through Major Fantasy League Soccer (MFLS) involving various managers. The teams will be split into two seperate leagues: The Premier League & The Select League.  The top half of the fantasy clubs will be playing in the Premier League while the bottom half will compete in the Select League.  At the end of each season, the bottom portion of the top flight will be relegated down to the Select League while the top portion of the bottom flight will be promoted into the Premier League.  The champion of the Premier League each year will be crowned the Elite Soccer Federation Champion.

Rules

• There will be 14 total teams participating in the Elite Soccer Federation in its inaugural season.  The Premier League (top flight) & the Select League (bottom flight) will each consist seven teams.
• At the end of each season the two last place teams in the Premier League will be relegated while the two top teams of the Select League will be promoted.
• Each team will face off against every team in their league 4 times, giving a grand total of 24 games matches played in the season.
• A win will be worth 3 points, a tie worth 1, and a loss worth 0.
• The participating clubs will accumlate "goals" in a match by the number of actual goals their MFLS team scores for the given week.  MFLS points will not be used and own goals will not be counted against a team.
• In future years the ESF will look to expand to possibly 20+ teams total or even a 3rd league.  The expansion won't be immediately though.
• The first place team at the end of the season in the Premier League will be crowned the Elite Soccer Federation Champion.

Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-Head Record
2. Goal Differential
3. Goals For
4. Goals Against
5. Total MFLS Points

Activity

Activity in MFLS is a very important aspect to the Elite Soccer Federation.  Punishments will be given to a team for inactivity.

• Probation:
1. Skips of 5+ weeks at a time.
2. Over 10+ weeks with no roster moves spread throughout season.
• Out of ESF:
1. Skips of 15+ weeks consecutively.
2. Over 20+ weeks with no roster moves spread throughout season.
3. Dropping off the face of the MFLS-earth completely and failing to make any moves.

Teams can get off probation by consistently making moves for the same amount of consecutive weeks that they missed or by talking in the MFLS Forums and showing that they're active.  If a team gets the boot from the ESF, they will only be allowed to join the ESF again after proving they are active (by playing MFLS the next year and not having skips).